How To: Flash ATT Lumia 830 (RM-983) with 8.1 Update 2 and Proper Denim

[Long Syntax]

A fabulous job documenting the process and supporting folks who own the AT&T 830!

I was able to flash my 830 before the package was taken down, but my wife's phone would have still been in update purgatory without a way to flash it. Used my downloaded / cached package and downloaded the NCS tool from the top post in this thread - everything went well. In addition, because I now had a way to recover my phone with update 2 / denim, I went back to WP10 TP - armed with the updated firmware.

I do hope the firmware package is released at some point though.

 

[gmfeld]

downloaded the NCS tool from the top post in this thread - everything went well.

I don't see a link to the NCS tool in any of the posts. Just to be sure, is this it:

Nokia Care Suite - Download

I assume I download from that link. Does it matter if it goes directly to my phone, or to the SD card?

Thanks for all your help. And I apologize in advance if these are silly/obvious questions.

 

[oryan_dunn]

I don't see a link to the NCS tool in any of the posts. Just to be sure, is this it:

Nokia Care Suite - Download

I assume I download from that link. Does it matter if it goes directly to my phone, or to the SD card?

Thanks for all your help. And I apologize in advance if these are silly/obvious questions.

NCS is installed to a desktop PC, not your phone.

 

[ashram]

I don't see a link to the NCS tool in any of the posts. Just to be sure, is this it:


I assume I download from that link. Does it matter if it goes directly to my phone, or to the SD card?

Thanks for all your help. And I apologize in advance if these are silly/obvious questions.

The links needed are in the 1st. If you didn't see them, check again. They are there. As for your your link, uncertain as to what version it is. Also, as mentioned. It's a desktop app, not a phone app.

 

[gmfeld]

The links needed are in the 1st. If you didn't see them, check again. They are there. As for your your link, uncertain as to what version it is. Also, as mentioned. It's a desktop app, not a phone app.

OK, I see a link to NCS inside the link to the instructions posted in the previous topic. I was looking for a direct link in the OP.

 

[LongTrail]

Quick question...

In the original post, step (6), is says this:

6. Browse to the download folder you extracted (see packages link below)

Can I clarify, I downloaded a zip file called:

RM-983(only 02179).zip

I have unpacked it and note it contains a folder structure:

RM-983

This folder then contains:

040-121998_ATT_RM-983_001_dark.png
040-121998_ATT_RM-983_001_light.png
12133503.pcx
BLUE_ATT_US_v2_simlock_crc5585.bin
CustomerNvi_02179.00000.15213.43037_1001_ef82caec9a365366f841ac29fa7ded44.nvi
DC_WP8_Template_NwWP_v2.bin
MirrorLink_template_production_v4.bin
mvsim_02179.00000.15213.43037_1001_a35ccea534a7a421722d93d257a36115.xml
RetailModeNvi_02179.00000.15213.43037_1001_1475feedc9ca9b5023cbe4059b036b8c.nvi
RM983_02179.00000.15213.43037_RETAIL_prod_signed_1001_024B54_ATT-US.ffu
RM983_059W4P1_02179.00000.15213.43037_447.dcp
RM983_059W4P1_02179.00000.15213.43037_447.signature.bin
RM983_059W4P1_02179.00000.15213.43037_447.vpl
RM983_059W4P1_ccc_vs_v447.bin
RM983_059W4P1_hwt_vs_v447.bin
RM-983_ATT_BLACK_SKU6664A_Barcodes_2stickers_004.xml

Am I correct in saying that it is these 16 files that should be stored in:

C:\ProgramData\Nokia\Packages\Products\rm-983\

Thanks for posting these instructions, other than not being sure about the above they're really helpful :grin:

 

[gmfeld]

For others, the link to NCS I posted above gets to Nokia Care Suite 5.0 (148.12 MB). The link inside the link in the OP gets you to a larger file labeled 5.4.

 

[Long Syntax]

I don't see a link to the NCS tool in any of the posts. Just to be sure, is this it:

Nokia Care Suite - Download

I assume I download from that link. Does it matter if it goes directly to my phone, or to the SD card?

Thanks for all your help. And I apologize in advance if these are silly/obvious questions.

For clarification - Nokia Care Suite 5.4.119.1432 - listed in the initiating post of this thread

 

[Dirigent82]

I successfully flashed this last night - many thanks all around. I wasn't able to go the Recovery route, though, instead using the Refurbish option. I couldn't get the timing right with holding power & volume down and I wouldn't seem to ever get it to vibrate. But, NCS detected my phone just fine using the Refurbish option.

Now, I'm debating putting W10 on it...

 

[anon(123856)]

Too late for me but thanks for posting this. Hopefully it provides some relief for all the long suffering AT&T 830 users.

 

[511pf]

Related question about this ROM and WPRT from a new (whaaa?) Windows phone user. I flashed the official Lumia Denim AT&T ROM to my Lumia 830 with WPRT while it was live. This works great!

Let's say I need to use WPRT to reflash WP8.1, to do a clean upgrade to the Windows 10 Technical Preview or final build. My question is, will WPRT to downgrade me to the previous, pre-Denim ROM, necessitating me reflashing that ROM using this method?

Thanks for any assistance!

 

[Derausgewanderte]

Too late for me but thanks for posting this. Hopefully it provides some relief for all the long suffering AT&T 830 users.

Yeah, same here....
Using a 640XL now.
NOT from ATT of course.

 

[Derausgewanderte]

Related question about this ROM and WPRT from a new (whaaa?) Windows phone user. I flashed the official Lumia Denim AT&T ROM to my Lumia 830 with WPRT while it was live. This works great!

Let's say I need to use WPRT to reflash WP8.1, to do a clean upgrade to the Windows 10 Technical Preview or final build. My question is, will WPRT to downgrade me to the previous, pre-Denim ROM, necessitating me reflashing that ROM using this method?

Thanks for any assistance!

if the situation is the same as it is now (files not on official server nor OTA), then the answer is yes you would have to go the route listed in the OP. In this case WPRT will grab the pre 8.1 Update 2 and incomplete Denim rom if you used it.

 

[Derausgewanderte]

OK, I see a link to NCS inside the link to the instructions posted in the previous topic. I was looking for a direct link in the OP.

I don't know what browser you are using. The links to the files, including NCS are on the first post at bottom. Am I missing something?

 

[Derausgewanderte]

Quick question...

Am I correct in saying that it is these 16 files that should be stored in:

C:\ProgramData\Nokia\Packages\Products\rm-983\

yes

 

[511pf]

if the situation is the same as it is now (files not on official server nor OTA), then the answer is yes you would have to go the route listed in the OP. In this case WPRT will grab the pre 8.1 Update 2 and incomplete Denim rom if you used it.

Excellent. Thanks for the info! Hopefully, the real Denim ROM will come back via WPRT.

 

[AdamInTx]

One quick question.... when doing this is it safe to leave a MicroSD and the SIM still in the phone or should we remove them just to be safe?

 

[Derausgewanderte]

safe

 

[LongTrail]

Thank you, very much appreciated.

 

[AdamInTx]

Awesome! Worked just like you guys said it would. Now I just have to sit through the boring process of re-downloading all my apps.