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Phone(s):
1: Samsung Jack i637
2: HP iPAQ 910c
3: Motorola W376g
Provider(s):
AT&T (main) TracFone (decoy) T-Mobile and Sprint (canceled)
Joined: Jan 2004
From: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Posts: 7,351
I don't think any phone manufacturer provides software updates through Linux. I'd be surprised if you could update a G1 or a Pre on Linux and those are Linux-based phones.
That's why I'll never leave Windows. A Windows partition is always needed, even if it isn't your primary OS. You'll always have something to fall back when updating your phone. Else, find a friend or relative who has a Windows PC and update your phone from his/her PC.
Phone(s):
1: Samsung Jack i637
2: HP iPAQ 910c
3: Motorola W376g
Provider(s):
AT&T (main) TracFone (decoy) T-Mobile and Sprint (canceled)
Joined: Jan 2004
From: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Posts: 7,351
Sorry but you'll have to use Windows one way or another - either borrowing someone else's PC, installing Windows on a partition on your own PC or installing it through VMWare, VirtualBox or something similar so you can run Windows from within Linux. I wouldn't trust WINE for installing firmware.
Otherwise, switch to a phone manufacturer that supports Linux for their firmware updates... if that even exists.
Phone(s):
1: Nokia E71 (unlocked)
2: Nokia 6650
3: Iphone 3G
Provider(s):
AT&T-NO DATA
Joined: Sep 2008
From: Northern New Jersey
Posts: 132
When I sent my 6650 for repair a little while ago, the page that I got back with my phone said UPDATE, so I assumed there was one....
I really have no idea. Is that just a standard line from Nokia?
Phone(s):
1: BB Bold,Iphone 8GB, BB 8100, BB 8700
2: Nokia E61, Nokia N80 Black
3: BBM PIN: 207C2FA1
Provider(s):
Fido Rogers
Joined: Dec 2002
From: Toronto
Posts: 2,339
From Nokia's standpoint, why pay the money to develop an application used by a small percentage of the market? Last time I checked, the programmers at Nokia don't work for free!!
06-18-2009, 21:14
Updating Nokia 6650 on Linux
Linear Mode
