U8655
Maintenance Manual
5 Software Upgrade
Issue 1.0 (2012-02-23)
Huawei Proprietary and Confidential
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Software Upgrade
5.1 Upgrade Preparation
Category
Item
Description
Upgrade
environment
Computer
To copy upgrade software
microSD card
With more than 512 MB free space
Battery
With at least 30% power remaining
Upgrade file
Main upgrade pack
dload/UPDATE.APP
Vendor upgrade pack
vendor_XXX_XXX/UPDATE.APP
Upgrade
method
Using the microSD card Normal upgrade
Forcible upgrade
5.2 Upgrade Procedure
1.
Format the microSD card.
2.
Create a folder named
dload
in the root directory of the microSD card.
3.
Copy the upgrade file to the
dload
folder.
4.
Install the microSD card on the phone. Power the phone on, and enter
*#*#2846579#*#*
on the idle screen.
5.
Select
SD Upgrade
then
Yes
to start the upgrade.
6.
Before the upgrade, NV items backup is performed (if the phone's NV items has not
been backed up before). Then the phone restarts and the upgrade starts.
7.
The upgrade progress is displayed on the LCD.