Detailed instructions on how to flash your W810

Looking through the threads on this is forum (and DavinciTeams) about flashing the W810 is painful to say the least. The DavinviTeam software documentation is scattered and confusing. I created these instructions for those of you who were getting frustrated about this – like I was. The most helpful post on flashing on this forum came from the user Paco. Thanks Paco for leading the way!

A quick history on how I got here- I got my W810 for LALA West on EBAY last week. It was running R4CF002 firmware. Like many of you I could not talk on it for more than 5 minutes without dropping a call. I am using Cingular in San Jose,CA. After flashing my phone the dropped call problem went away!

The software to I used to flash my W810 is free, but you need to pay for “log accounts” to use it. It will cost you one log account ($12 US) to flash your W810.

The cable referenced as “DCU60” is the USB cable that was shipped with your W810. You use this cable to flash your phone with the new firmware.

The steps to take –

Buy a DavinciTeam log account

1. Go here and purchase one log account.

2. After you pay, go back here then enter your paypal E-mail under “Lookup your (lost) login detail(s) + status”. Your Login and Pass is then E-mailed to you. For some reason mine was not automatically sent until I did this. Perhaps I’m just impatient.

Download all the stuff you need to Flash your W810

1. Create a directory on your C drive named W810

2. Download the USB driver for the DCU60(USB cable for your phone) and unzip it in this directory.

3. Download the W810 Client1594. DO NOT USE Client1595! You must use client1594 or IT WILL NOT WORK! Unzip and save the client in the W810 directory.

4. Download the following files from this site - W810_R4CE012_MAIN_GENERIC_HN.DVT and W810_R4CE012_FS_AMERICA1.DVT save them in the W810 directory

Install and test USB driver/DCU60 Cable.

1. Connect your phone to the PC using the USB cable. When your PC detects the phone and prompts you for a driver point to the c:W810USBFlash folder. If your computer has already installed the driver try right clicking on the EPIUSB.INF then select install. (You might need to reboot after doing this) Other suggestions on how to load the driver on systems that have already loaded the default driver would be helpful.

2. Turn your phone off (you don’t need to worry about removing the SIM or memory cards yet)

3. Plug the DCU60 cable into your computer

4. Open the client1594 program. (Click on the Text “Sony Ericsson flasher/unlocker v15.94” this is a useless launcher that just confuses users in my option)

5. Under “Port Settings” Select DCU60 in the drop down.

6. Click on the “Read CID/Test cable” button

7. While holding down the “C” button on your phone plug the cable into the phone. (Remember your phone must be turned off)

8. If working you should see something like this

Select the files and flash your W810.

1. Unplug the cable from your phone

2. Open the cover and remove the battery (Your battery should be fully charged before you flash your phone)

3. Remove the SIM card

4. Remove the memory card

5. Reinsert the battery and close the cover

6. Enter your “Login” and “Pass”

7. Click on the “Update Settings” button

8. From the client1594 program select the Main and FS files you download into the c:W810 directory. See screen shot.

9. Select the CDA as America 1. (there is only one America 1 you can select in the dropdown)

10. Check the "Finalization" box

11. Uncheck “Increase SMS Inbox volume” - Confirm your screen looks like the screen shot below.

12. Click on the “Flash” button

13. While holding down the “C” button on your phone plug the cable into the phone.

14. Watch as your phone is flashed. Takes about 4-5 min. (Do not remove the cable or do anything on your computer while the phone is flashing or you will end up with an expensive paper weight. (I was paranoid and continued to hold down the “C” button during the entire flash process. I don’t think this is necessary .)

15. When completed you will see the text that looks like this-

Flash Finalization - successfull !!!

Exiting Test mode. Please wait...

Execution Time - 00:05:17

Done!

16. Disconnect the cable from your phone

17. Remove the battery

18. Plug in the SIM card

19. Plug in the memory card

20. Power on. It takes about 2-3 min for the phone to initialize the first time. You will see a progress bar.

The client should look like this before you click the "flash" button