8250 questions..

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Hi all

I am new to the nokia scene, and have just built up a 8250 using 8210 chassis and connectors with a 8250 PCB and UI module.

Everything works fine except the microphone intermittently stops working. I can hear people on the phone but they cant hear me.

Is there anything i should be looking for ? I dont think its a mechanical problem, i have just cleaned all the contacts.

Also is the microphone the 2pin device located in the bottom right hand corner of the phone ? Just to be sure im looking at the right part ..

thanks!

[chunkhead]

Where did you get the parts? Maybe there was a problem with the board originally? Try a different board in the chassis to check!;)

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Cheers chunkhead. I think i have it sorted for now. Replaced the microphone with one from another phone and it seems to be fine. Hopefully its fixed for good this time.

I see your also in australia.. do you know what language pack we use in australia ? I think its J ?? My phone has 3.18 firmware and its horribly slow and buggy, i would like to flash it up to the 6.02 firmware if i can find out which files to use..

[chunkhead]

I'm not to sure what pack comes standard, but I personally don't really care as I speak english and they are on all of the packs I have in my flashes! Sorry! As for your firmware version, an upgrade is definately in order! I use 8250 v5.04 as standard! It hasn't given me any problems or bugs so far! If it ain't broke don't fix it!!!:D

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so you recommend the 5.04 firmware over the 6.02 ?? I am thinking about flashing my phone some time soon (if i can think of a way to connect onto the programming pins of the 8250)

[chunkhead]

For flashing you need cables! You can build them yourself, there are loads of schematics on the board, or you can buy one from the net! U-Cables (Top right corner) sell these cables and they come highly recommended! I bought mine in the U.K so I don't know much about these ones!;)

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I have built a programmer and mbus cable, i just have to make some sort of connector for the pins on the phone. its a pain in the ass to connect to. Any ideas ?? I em even considering soldering some temporary wires directly onto the board, but would like to avoid it if i can.

About firmware versions .. you recommend 5.04 over 6.02 ?? (cant be any worse than what i have thats for sure - 3.18 is so damn buggy !)

[tennisball]

if i were you i would buy an 8210 connector for the flasher kit, they dont cost much. Then on your flasher cable put a mini 6 pin din socket. Then there isnt any need to solder to the phone pcb

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sounds like a good idea ... any idea where i can get one in australia ???

[thaNNers]

Try:

http://www.centralpark.net.au/
http://www.mobacc.com.au/ <- This is where I got my flasher kit :)

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hey thanners

I had a look at mobacc.com.au - their flasher kit looks great. How have you found it ? Is it good quality ?

Unfortunately they wont sell me just the connector for my phont, so im just gonna buy the whole kit.

Also with the mbus/fbus part of the kit - how does it select automatically between mbus and fbus ??

thanks !

[thaNNers]

So far I have found it fine! I thought the 8210 connecter was dodgy at first, but it ended up being my own 8210 as I can flash other 8210s just fine.

Quality is ok, but don't go swinging cable around :) First time I used the 3210 connector, the catch to hold it in place broke, but it still sits and makes a tight connection regardless.

I don't know how it automatically selects mbus/fbus connection but so far I haven't had troubles with NokiaTool or Logomanager.

I only order the base kit (without the 8310 connector) but it came with the 8310 connector! Hopefully yours does too. :)

I found this place quite good to deal with and packaging is good, so your cable won't be damaged in transit.

Regards,
thaNNers

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I just ordered mine now. Cheers for the info Thanners