★ How to download ROM Image for Samsung S60 Phones
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)
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.
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.
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.
Select PDA and PHONE images(
and
) and then select model.
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