Universal Box
User manual
Table of contents:
Nokia
DCT4
• Flash page 3.
• Maintenance page 4.
• Lock manage page 5.
• IMEI manage page 6.
• ASK-RPL manage page 7.
BB5
• Flash page 8.
• Maintenance page 9.
SonyEricsson
Smartcard
• Flash page 11.
• Maintenance page 12.
UMTS
• Flash page 13.
• Maintenance page 14.
• GDFS page 16 .
EPOC
• Flash page 17.
• Maintenance page 17.
A2
• Flash page 18.
• Maintenance page 18.
S1
• Flash page 19.
• Maintenance page 19.
Misc
• MMC maintenance page 20.
Setup
• General page 20.
• User info page 20.
• Network page 21.
• Algorithms page 21.
Update
• Self Update/Files
page 21.
Nokia DCT4
Flashing
- How to flash your DCT4 phones?
If your phones software is installed by Phoenix data package to phoenix directory please tick Phoenix checkbox first.
1.) Select corresponding model, desired version, from listboxes.
2.) From Product code listbox you can select the language pack you wish to flash to your phone.
MCU, PPM, UCP files will be automatically selected.
Press Flash button and your phone will be flashed.
Options for flashing:
Enable FTD: this setting enables Nokia net monitor on phones.
Skip Bluetooth flash: Skips Bluetooth flashing.
Skip flash erase: Tick this option only if you erased flash just before, or you are uploading the same software version to your phone.
Erase Flash: Erases flash area from erase file. Take care! PM values will be deleted also! (Only for experts)
Erase full: Erases the whole flash IC. Take care! PM values will be deleted also!
Easy flash cable: If you use easy flash cable, please tick this checkbox before any operation.
After flash processing settings:
Set Default: Full factory is enabled automatically! Pay attention to this setting!
- If you want to delete your phone settings and saved data (contacts, pictures) leave this checkbox selected. Otherwise unselect it!
Unlock: Click on this checkbox if you want to unlock your handset after flashing.
- (Check your local laws, in some countries this operation is illegal!)
Upload pm: Select this, if your phone has network problems. Permanent memory has values regarding this, and also other data also, so
always make a backup of your phonebook before doing this operation.
Repair BT: Repairs BT address.
Self test: You can diagnose your phone.
Set product code: You can modify the phones product code to the flashed one.
Reset warranty: You can reset your warranty menu to factory defaults. (IMEI, call data, repaired,…)
Maintenance
Change powering mode
You can change your phones power up settings on F-bus cable.
Change phone mode
Test mode is needed for self test operation.
All others: Local mode
Format user area
If your phone has Contact retailer problems, even after flash, try to repair it with formatting. (User data will be lost!)
This option helps following models especially: 3650,7650,6600,6230
We recommend to leave the AUTO option ticked. (Wd2 stands for Symbian DCT4 phones, Tiku for example: 6230)
PM maintenance
Permanent memory can be read and written by this option. Use this if your phone has network or charging problems for example.
Important values range contains specific data for phones.
Full area contains also phonebook data, etc.
You can select Custom also (Not for beginners)
Other options
Repair BT: Repair BT module.
Self test: You can diagnose your phone.
Set product code: You can modify the phones product code.
Reset warranty: You can reset your warranty menu to factory defaults.
Read info: Reads information regarding software version, hardware version, Locks etc.
Lock manage
Calculate lock codes
For normal DCT4 models, you can calculate unlock codes. Just enter IMEI, Asic type, mask, box ID and provider also.
If the phone is on the cable, you can use Read Info And Calculate button also.
Manage SIM
Write to phone: If you want lock phones to specific provider, use this option.
Read from phone: You can read the actual SIM-lock fields from phone.
Other options
Read lock info: Read your phones lock info.
Unlock: Unlock your phone (Check your local laws, in some countries this operation is illegal!)
Auto Poll checkbox at the right side helps you, if you have big quantity of phones to unlock and you wont click the unlock button every
time.
For Dct4+ and Asic11 phones unlock:
Our method unlocks these phones in a unique way, so your phone will not locked after you flash the phone!
If you get error after the „Write lock succeeded” message, you don’t need unlock the phone again, just flash it with highest available
version.
Imei Manage
Warning! IMEI change in most countries is illegal! Check your local laws!
These operations conduct credits from your account. Check prices at our website: http://universalbox.com/?page=pricing
IMEI change by patch -> This is for normal DCT4 phones.
Enter desired IMEI (or ESN), tick patch software, and click Do job.
If you want repair your phones with original IMEI tick Use original also!
Patch SW validity check is just for 6610i, 7250 phones with Contact Service problems.
Set warranty too: If you want to set warranty IMEI to the new patched one.
Asic11 IMEI change by patch
This field is for Asic11 phones. Use the same way as stated above.
After IMEI change you can’t change the IMEI again and again, because you will have problems with the phone.
If you face these problems (no network, rebooting), please visit our forum on this link:
http://gsmhosting.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=477978 and download 100%.rar.
1. Erase your phone with Erase full button
2. Flash your phone with latest version.
3. Upload the corresponding PM file.
4. Do Full factory reset
5. Check your phone. It should work without any problem, but with old IMEI / Lock-info.
Patch phone again. All should be ok!
IMEI repair
This is for empty phones. Write desired IMEI, and press Write UEM.
(Caution! You can do this only once, because UEM is OTP- one time programmable!)
Write flash checksum: If your phone reboots in every 30 sec, try to repair it by this.
Read UEM: You can read out the original OTP IMEI from UEM
ASK / RPL Manage
Ask maintenance
This option was used in past time for getting RPL from other servers for credits.
RPL maintenance
Read / Write RPL from phone.
Generate RPL
This conducts credits from your account. Check prices at our webpage. http://universalbox.com/?page=pricing
You can generate RPL for your empty phones with desired IMEI. Afterwards you can write it by RPL maintenance.
If you have many phones, use auto increment options for an automated process.
- How to use RPL functions with UniversalBox:
In some cases, you must recalculate UEM/Flash checksum in Nokia phones, like: UEM changing, Flash changing, Flash checksum
corrupted by some reason. UB can help you to solve these problems.
It is working with all ASIC types (ASIC-1 to ASIC-7).
Connect the phone to the box.
If you select „Write UEM”, it will recalculate both UEM/Flash checksum, but you must enter an IMEI or ESN number. In this case,
UEM must be empty.
If you need only recalculate the flash checksum, just press the „Write flash checksum” button.
The software always makes backup RPL file to Uni/Files/Nokia/DCT-4/RPL/ directory.
If you need to make RPL files for later reuse, you can generate them also here.
Enter the IMEI/ESN number to the correct field.
Select the phone ASIC type.
If you want to make multiple RPL’s, you can do it with select „Auto increment”.
Enter a number to the field. This number means, when an RPL generated, the software increments the number by the entered value.
Enter to the count field, how much RPL need to be generated.
Press the „Generate” button.
The software places the RPL files to Uni/Files/Nokia/DCT-4/RPL/ directory.
Nokia BB5
Flashing
- How to flash your BB5 phones?
If your phones software is installed by Phoenix data package to phoenix directory please tick Phoenix checkbox first.
1.) Select corresponding model, desired version, from listboxes.
2.) From Product code listbox you can select the language pack you wish to flash to your phone.
MCU, PPM, UCP files will be automatically selected.
Options for flashing:
USB flashing: Tick this checkbox if you connecting your phone through USB cable
Dead USB: If your phone doesn’t power-on, and you want flash it anyway over USB you should check it. (Not all models support this!)
Enable High Speed Flash: This option will enable 7,5M speed. It is checked by default, but if you get problems, uncheck it.
Enable downgrade: Nokia BB5 models are not supporting firmware downgrade. If you want downgrade it anyway, check it.
Skip flash erase: Tick this option only, if you erased the flash before, or you are uploading the same software version to the phone.
Save certificates before flash: Tick this checkbox if you want save certificates like NPC, sim-lock data before flashing. It is necessary,
because these certificates are unique at each BB5 phones.
After flash processing settings:
Set Default: Full factory is enabled automatically! Pay attention to this setting!
- If you want to delete your phone settings and saved data (contacts, pictures) leave this checkbox selected. Otherwise unselect it!
Unlock: Click on this checkbox if you want to unlock your handset after flashing.
- (Check your local laws, in some countries this operation is illegal!)
Upload pm: Select this, if your phone has network problems. Permanent memory has values regarding this, and also other data also, so
always make a backup of your phonebook before doing this operation.
Self test: You can diagnose your phone.
Set product code: You can modify the phones product code to the flashed one.
Reset warranty: You can reset your warranty menu to factory defaults. (IMEI, call data, repaired, …)
Reset life timer: Set to 0 your total talk time.
Erase maintenance:
Flash size: Select flash IC size. You can choice 256M if you don’t know exactly the whole size.
PM size: You can select the PM size here. It is 128k by default.
Erase type: Select here what areas need to erased
Maintenance
Change powering mode
You can change your phones power up settings on F-bus cable.
Change phone mode
Test mode is needed for self test operation.
All others: Local mode
Format user area
If your phone has Contact retailer problems, even after flash, try to repair it with formatting. (User data will be lost!)
PM maintenance
Permanent memory can be read and written by this option. Use this if your phone has network or charging problems for example.
Important values range contains specific data for phones.
Full area contains also phonebook data, etc.
You can select Custom also (Not for beginners)
RPL maintenance
This conducts credits from your account. Check prices at our webpage. http://universalbox.com/?page=pricing
When do you need to calculate BB5 RPL?
• BB5 handset has bad IMEI 123456-10-654321 because of wrong flashing.
• Not accept any original sim-card.
• You need to unlock it, but phone has 3/3 and 10/10 counters (not accept any NCK)
If you face one of these problems follow these steps:
1. Click Send ASK (this will read some data from your phone, and sends to us)
2. Wait about 24 hours.
3. Click Get RPL (If your RPL is ready or not, you will notice here)
4. Once you got RPL click Write RPL.
5. Do PM AUTH
6. Write phone specific PM (without field 120, 308).
Your phone should be OK.
Enter NCK
If you have the original NCK from your provider, you can enter it manually from the keypad, or if you have no more tries, then you can
enter from UB also. Plug your phone to the cable, enter the correct NCK to the field and push send button.
No-TP maintenance
You can unlock your phone at this place. You don’t need to know if the phone is SL, SL20 or SL30. Software will know how to unlock
your phone. Just connect the phone to the cable and press the Unlock button.
If your phone has wrong lock info, unlock it again, if possible UB will try to repair them. If you have old SL phone you can use Simlock
repair button. If phone is not old SL software will tell you this.
Other options
Read info: Reads information regarding software version, hardware version, Locks etc.
Reset life timer: Set to 0 the phones total talk time. (*#war0anty#)
PM Auth: This function is needed before PM writing. Without this you will get Contact Service problems.
If you get Step 1 error, try again because answer must be under 3 sec.
If you get Step 2 error, write RPL first and try again, because your Super-dongle data is probably corrupted.
Restore lock: If you have backup file from the original state, you can restore sim-lock state.
Restore certificates: If you have taken backup from your phone before flashing, you can restore it with this function
Self test: You can diagnose your phone.
Set product code: You can modify the phones product code. If wrong product code is set after NSU update, the phone will have other
languages!
SonyEricsson Smartcard
Flashing
- How to flash without patching the software (this will flash original flash image)
Select correct phone model
Check the “Skip AVR patch” checkbox.
Select flash files. (Software versions MUST be same on AVR and ARM)
Press the “Flash” button.
- How to flash with patching the software
This kind of flashing is necessary when OTP and GDFS IMEI are not the same.
(E.g. IMEI changed)
Procedure is the same as before, just make sure “Skip AVR patch” checkbox isn’t checked!
- How to flash PDA phones
Supported models:
- P800, P802, P900, P908, P910, P910a, P910c, P910i
These kinds of phones must be flashed in 2 steps.
1. Flashing AVR part (with or without AVR patch)
2. Flashing PDA files
Step by step:
AVR part
1. Select phone model.
2. Select AVR file. (Patch the software if necessary)
3. Press the “Flash” button.
PDA part
1. Select PDA1, PDA2, PDA3 flash files.
2. Press “PDA” button.
Note: At the end of the PDA flashing you may receive an error message. You can safely ignore it since it is the error of the original
loader.
Maintenance
- How to write GDFS
1. Select phone type.
2. Select the “GDFS” checkbox and select the GDFS file.
3. Press the “Write GDFS” button.
This operation should repair dead, freezing phones at language selection.
- How to rebuild EPROM on T610, T630, Z600 phones
1. Select phone type.
2. You should either specify an IMEI number or check the “Use OTP IMEI” checkbox in order to rebuild EPROM.
3. Press the “Rebuild EE” button.
- How to unlock phone
1. Select the desired model.
2. Press the “Unlock” button.
Other options
Read codes: With this function you can read out the NCK codes
Clear user code: This function will set the user code to default 0000
SonyEricsson UMTS
Flashing
- How to flash UMTS phones
1. Select phone model.
2. Select flash files. (Software versions MUST be same with generic)
3. Press the “Flash” button.
If you have “phone start up failed” problem, upload Custom image again. This image contains ringtones, pictures and user profiles.
Use smartcard: leave it activated. It’s needed for flashing, and other operations.
Use test point: Tick this to unlock by TP. (Old method. Now it’s not needed)
Restore RED: Restore phone state to red after each operation. (Recommended)
USB Mode: If you connect your phone over USB cable, check this option out.
Recover certificate: If you face with old CID 36 phones witch have wrong certificate, you can repair them with this function
Change CID
You can upgrade your CID version. Downgrading not possible. This is necessary if you have “red led blinking” phone.
Select correct model
Select the actual CID version from the listbox.
Press Upgrade CID button
With Make important GDFS values after flash you can automatically this process after each flashing.
Maintenance
Changing IMEI
Warning! IMEI change is in most countries illegal! Check your local laws!
1. Select phone model. (If functions are inactive, then not supported for given model)
2. Specify IMEI number, (or tick: use OTP IMEI)
3. Tick Patch software checkbox
4. Press Do job.
OTP
You can write OTP IMEI to empty phones. (Or after flash IC change)
Please specify CID number and tick PAF checkbox.
Lock
You can lock your phone to desired provider
Db2020 unlock (by CSCA signature, full unlock)
This conducts credits from your account. Check prices at our webpage. http://universalbox.com/?page=pricing
Drivers for CSCA are at \Uni\Files\Ericsson\Drivers\A1, A2 Phone Modem Drivers path.
1. Select phone model
2. Press: Send Log
3. Wait 10min - 72 hours
4. Press Request Log (You will be noticed if your log is ready or not)
After this, your phone will be closed to all providers, but don’t worry.
5. Press Activate.
And your phone is unlocked!
JAVA maintenance
This should work with all available CID versions (49, 51, 52, and 53) on DB2010, 2012, 2020 and PNX5230 platforms.
Unlock
Click to „Unlock” button
After java application uploaded, please turn on the phone with home network card or Motorola test card.
Go to Entertainment menu then enter Games submenu. Start Unlocker application, and wait till the phone restarts.
When the phone restarted, check if the phone is unlocked or not by pressing keys: >*<<*<*
Enter Service info menu, then select SIM lock submenu. If the phone is still locked start the Unlocker java application again.
IMEI change procedure
Just write any IMEI to “Java Unlocker” group box and click to Write IMEI.
Procedure is the same as before just you will have new IMEI also.
Make rest file: If you have new software version witch is not supported yet, you can make rest files for this procedure. Procedure is
very simple, just follow software messages.
Other options
Read info: Reads phone info, locks, software version.
Debug info dump: This operation is like Self test at Nokia. You can check for errors.
Enter file explorer: You can manage pictures, sounds and other user data also.
Restore: Restores your phones lock zone if it was backed up before
Unlock: Unlocks your DB2020 CID49 handset by patch. If you face any problem during unlock upload any tested GDFS and try again.
Repair red blinking: If you have red led blinking phones, (not HW problem) you can repair them by using this button.
Repair EROM: This function will write standalone EROM to your phone. This is needed only if phone is dead.
Clear user code: This function will set the user code to default 0000
GDFS
Important values
You can edit Lang Pack, CDA, revision code, reset total call timer and user code.
GDFS file
You can also read GDFS zone from phone, and also write GDFS file to phone.
(Not recommended for beginners)
GDFS image
The same as before, just in this case UB will flash the full GDFS image to the phone. Necessary on absolutely dead phones.
SonyEricsson EPOC
How to flash
1. Select phone model
2. Select package, from the drop down list, what you wish to flash to the phone.
The progress window will notify you, if all files are available on your computer. If not, please download the files witch are marked red.
3. Press: Flash.
4. Connect phone to USB cable while pressing “C” key. In same cases there is no “C” key. In this case press “@” key.
Drivers for flashing are at \Uni\Files\Ericsson\Drivers\USB_flash_driver_v2.1.0.0 path.
Maintenance
Unlock
This conducts credits from your account. Check prices at our webpage. http://universalbox.com/?page=pricing
Drivers for CSCA are at \Uni\Files\Ericsson\Drivers\A1, A2 Phone Modem Drivers path.
1. Select phone model
2. Press: Send Log
3. Wait 10min - 72 hours
4. Press Request Log (You will be noticed if your log is ready or not)
5. After this, your phone will be closed to all providers, but don’t worry.
6. Press Activate.
And your phone is unlocked!
Other options
Read info: Reads phone info, locks, software version.
Unlock: This operation will unlock the phones if possible without CSCA
SonyEricsson A2
Flashing
- How to flash A2 phones
1. Select phone model.
2. Select flash files. (Software versions must be same with Generic)
3. Press the “Flash” button.
4. Connect your phone to USB cable while pressing the “C” key.
Drivers for flashing are at \Uni\Files\Ericsson\Drivers\USB_flash_driver_v2.1.0.0 path.
If you have “phone start up failed” problem, upload Custom image again. This image contains ringtones, pictures and user profiles.
.
Maintenance
Unlock with CSCA
This conducts credits from your account. Check prices at our webpage. http://universalbox.com/?page=pricing
Drivers for CSCA are at \Uni\Files\Ericsson\Drivers\A1, A2 Phone Modem Drivers path.
7. Select phone model
8. Press: Send Log
9. Wait 10min - 72 hours
10. Press Request Log (You will be noticed if your log is ready or not)
11. After this, your phone will be closed to all providers, but don’t worry.
12. Press Activate.
And your phone is unlocked!
You can unlock / repair your phone with the Unlock button also. This is free and works on most of A2 platform.
SonyEricsson S1
Flashing
- How to flash S1 phones
5. Select phone model.
6. Select flash files. (In same cases there are only Software files for actual model. This is no problem.)
7. Press the “Flash” button.
8. Connect your phone to USB cable while pressing the “C” or “2+5” key.
Drivers for flashing are at \Uni\Files\Ericsson\Drivers\USB_flash_driver_v2.1.0.0 path.
If you have “phone start up failed” problem, upload Custom image again. This image contains ringtones, pictures and user profiles.
Maintenance
Unlock
This conducts credits from your account. Check prices at our webpage. http://universalbox.com/?page=pricing
Drivers for CSCA are at \Uni\Files\Ericsson\Drivers\A1, A2 Phone Modem Drivers path.
By some models u need use F-Bus cable.
13. Select phone model
14. Press: Send Log
15. Wait 10min - 72 hours
16. Press Request Log (You will be noticed if your log is ready or not)
17. After this, your phone will be closed to all providers, but don’t worry.
18. Press Activate.
And your phone is unlocked!
MISC
Here you can Lock / Unlock / Reset your MMC / SD / Micro SD card. (You need F-Bus adapter)
Setup
General
Communication platform
You can set USB or LPT port. (LPT port is only available at old Universal Boxes.)
Auto update
You can set automatic update for universal files (recommended)
Logging
You can enable / disable logging and set the path of the log file.
Other options
Load files on startup: Your last used flash files will be loaded to software at every startup.
Warn before credit usage: If set we inform you if an operation requires credits.
Repair box: If you have any problem with your box, (not device open failed) then use this function.
Service status: You can check easy Universal Box service status.
User Info
You can register your UB directly to your nick name. (Used at universalbox.com)
You can unregister your box also if you have minimum 100 credits.
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