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firware versions breakdown
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Posted by: danatola

I remember a post awhile back which described what every character and number in the firmware version was. more or less a complete breakdown as to what everything stood for. I've searched and searched and cant find it.

can anybody provide some insight.

any help much apreciated.

Dana

Posted by: valentz142

R372_G_0E.20.9CR_LP0003_DRM0001_JPJAVA_G_0E_E398_0 4_09R_GIKE398000AC0DB_1FF

perhaps my little knowledge may help you
R372_G_0E.20.9CR --> FIRMWARE
DRM0001 --> DRM (Graphics like baterry icon, startup, etc)
GIKE398000AC0DB --> FLEX

sorry that's only that i know...

Posted by: Rassilon

R372_.G_.0E.20.39R_.LP0016_.DRM0001_.JPJAVA_.G_.0E _.E398_06_.02R_.GSKE398T673JA0D5

R372_.G_.0E.20.39R = flash
LP0016 = language pack
DRM0001 = drm graphics
JPJAVA_.G_.0E_.E398_06_.02R = java
GSKE398T673JA0D5 = american flex (same goes for GIKExxxxxxxx)

Language packs are broken down by numbers to reflect the language on it:

Lang #. Language it has in it.
0001 US English
0002 uk English
0003 us English, Canadian French, American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese
0004 uk English, Standard French, Standard German, Standard Italian
0005 uk English, French, German, Dutch
000A UK English, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek
000B UK English, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
000C UK English, Estonian, Swedish, Finnish
000D UK English, Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian
000E UK English, Polish, Czech, Slovak
000F UK English, Turkish, Bulgarian, Hungarian
0010 uk English, Serbian, Slovenian, Croatian
0011 uk English, Russian, Romanian, German
0012 uk English, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian
0014 uk English, Chinese Complex
0015 us English, Chinese Simple
0016 us English, Chinese Complex
0017 uk English, French
0018 uk English, Spanish
0019 uk English, Portuguese
001A UK English, Spanish, Portuguese
001B American English, Canadian French, American Spanish
0020 uk English, Turkish, French
0021 UK English, Malasian, Tieng Viet, Thai, Vietnamese, Bahasa
0024 uk English, Simplified Chinese
002C UK English, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Russian
002D UK English, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Finnish, Polish, Russian
00И UK English, German, Russian, Ukrainian, French, Spanish, Portuguese
002F UK English, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian
0030 uk English, Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, German
0031 UK English, Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian, Italian, German, Russian
0032 uk English, French, Arabic, German, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
0033 uk English, French, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
0034 uk English, French, Urdu, Farsi, Arabic, Russian, Spanish
0035 uk English, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian, Greek
0036 uk English, Danish, Polish, Russian, Slovak
0037 uk English, German, Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Croatian
0038 uk English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Greek
0039 uk English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Portuguese
004B UK English, Hindi
004D UK English, Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese

Posted by: danatola

thanks guys

Posted by: rivvah

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rassilon

Language packs are broken down by numbers to reflect the language on it:

FYI, I added to the Wiki - edit as you see fit.

http://wiki.howardforums.com/motoro...rpack_Breakdown

...and added a bigger Langpack list I keep around; some more esoteric packs you don't see as much floating around.

http://wiki.howardforums.com/motoro...guage_Pack_List

Posted by: Rassilon

Quote:

Originally Posted by rivvah

FYI, I added to the Wiki - edit as you see fit.

Wow, I feel special

Danke.

Posted by: Rassilon

Quote:

Originally Posted by danatola

thanks guys

Anytime. We hear to help.

Posted by: xlr8

More detailed info:

Breaking down the flash portion:
R372_G_0E.20.9CR
R372 - phone platform
G - always "G" (probably for GSM)
0E - appears to always be the same for each platform
20 - major version number
9C - minor version number
R - always "R"

Some people have said that the letters have certain meanings, etc (AR = alpha release, BR = beta release, etc). I don't buy it. All the versions increment using hexadecimal counting, that is, 0123456789ABCDEF. If the letters do mean something, then how do you explain 72R and 75R in the TRIPLETS firmwares?

For the flex, the first two letters can tell you the region of the flex. Generally, you can use a flex from any region, but you may need to enable the AMR audio codecs if you use a non-american flex. Also, you can potentially expect foreign branding and/or foreign web/mms settings with non-american flexes as well.
SE - European
SA - Australian
GS - North American
GI - South American
GC - Asian

If the flex is provider specific (and potentially locked) you can usually find a provider tag somewhere in the flex version. (CIN=cingular, TMB=tmobile, RGR=rogers, AWS=at&t, etc)

JPJAVA_G_0E_E398_04_09R = Java Version, probably follows a similar version scheme as the flash version. Usually everything's the same except for the last two groups (04_09R) and I think it's safe to assume that 04 = major revision and 09 = minor revision. Again, counting is hexadecimal.

Posted by: Rassilon

Nice one xlr8.

Posted by: rivvah

Thanks xlr8 -- I redid the page now with all the additional info. While I was in the wiki, I also added the FEM Guide and SHX Modding Guide (that was a bear), y'all feel free to edit anything I made a mistake on.

http://wiki.howardforums.com/motoro...rpack_Breakdown
http://wiki.howardforums.com/motoro...x.php/FEM_Guide
http://wiki.howardforums.com/motoro...e_Modding_Guide

...also fixed up the main page a bit, added a Links section at the bottom.