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6200 Data cable?
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Posted by: Pablo88

Can I upgrade my 6200 firmware using DKU-5 USB cable? I noticed there is other type of cable with SERIAL, what is this SERIAL one for??
Thx

Posted by: ujduche

I'm kinda new at this, and have just started playing with my 6200. But in reading through the documentation for the software, the DKU-5 is apparently not a pure USB cable, and the software treats it like a serial cable.

The DKU-2 (I think) was for older phones and was a true serial cable. I'm not sure about compatibility.

I don't know about a firmware flash with the DKU-5 - I haven't tried it yet. In order to get my phone and PC to talk, I had to have both the USB connection selected and the serial connection selected (and set to Nokia cable) in the communications menu on the PC.

Posted by: manta1

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Originally Posted by ujduche

I'm kinda new at this, and have just started playing with my 6200. But in reading through the documentation for the software, the DKU-5 is apparently not a pure USB cable, and the software treats it like a serial cable.

The DKU-2 (I think) was for older phones and was a true serial cable. I'm not sure about compatibility.

I don't know about a firmware flash with the DKU-5 - I haven't tried it yet. In order to get my phone and PC to talk, I had to have both the USB connection selected and the serial connection selected (and set to Nokia cable) in the communications menu on the PC.

You are partly right: DKU-5 (and the new CA-42) are both cable that from PC point of view are serial cables (although both connect to PC USB port).

BUT: DKU-2 (and the new version of it, CA-53) is a true USB cable.

Here's a one pager about the Nokia cables:

http://www.nokia.com/cda2/0,5184,5867,00.html