★ How to download ROM Image for Samsung S60 Phones

 

1. Preparation

□ Apollo_v4[1].01 : Downloader application. Proper version for a ROM image.

□ USB Driver for Apollo: This differs to USB driver for PC Studio.

: Extract SS60_Downloader_Driver.zip to a folder

□ ROM Images : PDA(*.IMG), PHONE(*.BIN) images

□ USB Cable (S20 PIN)

□ Charged battery(Upper level 3)

 

2. Concepts & Cautions

• There are two ways to download. Use Apollo with images or use .EXE package which is an integrated executable of Apollo and required images.

• User can download PDA or PHONE separately but it is always recommended to download both at the same time with same version.

• To download an image, the phone need to be set to a proper download mode. There are 3 download modes.

• PDA download : Hold 1, 4 keys and power on -> blue screen with information.

• PHONE download : Hold 7, * keys and power on -> black screen with white horizontal lines

• PDA + PHONE download : Hold 4, 7 keys and power on -> black screen with white horizontal lines

• For PDA download, the phone shows progress on the screen while it shows black screen with white lines for PHONE download.

• After downloading PDA, touchkey firmware is downloaded automatically so always check the phone screen to check download completion.

• For PDA + PHONE download mode, PHONE image is downloaded first then PDA downloading starts after rebooting.

• Do NOT interrupt downloading process or the phone will be damaged. You would be unable to boot up the phone or to re-flash the phone. Let it finish downloading process even though you are flashing wrong images.

• You need to flash same image 3 times whenever the bootloader or partition configuration is changed. Check release information to get details. If the phone doesn't boot up properly after flashing, try to flash twice more.

• Apollo version should match with specific image releases. Check release information to figure out correct Apollo version. If you are not sure use latest version.

 

3. USB Driver installation

• Launch Apollo.

• Install PDA side driver

• Turn on a phone into PDA download mode(1+4) and connect to a PC

• Select IBootHostUSB.inf file under SS60_Downloader_Driver.zip\PDA folder when Windows asks for a driver. It is safe to choose “Yes” for the waring window.

** If Windows doesn't ask for USB driver, it means USB driver installation was failed before. Open Hardware Manager then delete devices with ? or ! mark then try again. If it doesn't work, you need to right click on the device then try Driver Update.

• After installing PDA driver, Apollo shows the connection status if it is installed properly.

• Install PHONE side driver

• Turn on a phone into PHONE download mode(7+*) and connect to a PC

• Select PHONE folder under SS60_Downloader_Driver.zip when Windows asks for a driver.

• After installing PHONE driver, Apollo shows the connection status if it is installed properly.

4. Download

• Execute Apollo_v4[1].01

• Turn on the phone into PDA + PHONE download mode(4+7) then connect to PC.

• Check the connection from Apollo. It will show one COM port.

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• Select PDA and PHONE images(
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• Start download using
  

• After PHONE download, the phone will be reboot automatically to PDA download mode to download PDA image.

Troubleshooting

• Unable to install USB driver

• Try another USB cable or phone.

• Try another PC.

• Consult to R&D team.

• Download stops in the middle

• Close and launch Apollo again then try again.

• Check the phone is charged enough

• Download doesn't start

• Check the connection between Apollo and a phone.

• Select an image again.

• Check the image is not damaged.

• Check Apollo version matches with the image.

• Phone doesn't boot up after downloading

• Download twice more.

• Check the release version of PDA and PHONE. They should be same.

• Touchkey doesn't work(if the phone has touch key)

• Check touchkey firmware download message on the phone screen after PDA downloading.

• Check Touchkey Checksum value on PDA downloading screen. If the value is 0x0, the touchkey firmware can NOT be updated automatically. Send the phone to R&D to fix the problem.

• Malfunctioning after bootup

• Download twice more.

• Report to R&D

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