<<<< H2O >>>>Featured Custom Firmware for N8, by faenil!

Hi guys, here it is, this is my first firmware for N8, even if we can still only modify the C DRIVE

I have decided to name it H2O, thus naming it after the successful N2O series of Custom Firmwares of firmwares for i8910, that I started publishing back in August 2009, and which has been downloaded million of times worldwide!

I hope you'll appreciate this firmware, let me hear your feedback, your opinion, and your suggestions to make a better firmware, as soon as you have tested this one! I haven't had much time to test it, so if you find any bug or problem, just let me know as soon as possible, and I'll be glad to fix it as soon as I can

I'd also like to really thank CODeRUS, Il.Socio, and fonix232, for their side support and help

Here's the list of the mods included in the firmware, lots of which have been adapted by myself for the N8!



Changelog:

- More cpu time to alfappserver.exe
- Hacked InstallServer! Thanks to CODeRUS
- Full System Dir Access FileBrowser (Thanks to PNHT Team / Hx Team)
- Theme Effects complexity reduced to speed up system
- Music harvester will now only look in E:\\MUSIC\\|F:\\MUSIC\\ to speed up library refresh, note: you have to create the MUSIC folder manually
- Doubled MPX heap size
- You can now use the dialer in LANDSCAPE
- MediaPlayer's percentage of max volume raised from 40% to 60%
- Wlan wizard icon unlocked in menu!
- HTTP cache set to Infinite and moved to RAM to avoid browser from easy crashes and to speed up navigation!
- Voice Recorder max time set to 5 HOURS instead of 1!
- Voice recorder quality set to High by default
- Voice recorder kbps set to 256kbps instead of 128kbps!!
- Max data object size set to 4096bytes
- Added many folders to the blacklist for Gallery, so that you won't see software icons and stuff like that in gallery
- ADDED SHUTDOWN ANIMATION AND SOUNDS, DISABLED BY DEFAULT ON N8!
- You can change Startup/Shutdown animations in C:/Anim/   (startup.gif, startup.mp3, shutdown.gif, shutdown.mp3) ... You have to create the Anim folder manually
- Removed Default accessory connected notification ----> BY CODeRUS, thanks bro!

You can find CODeRUS's mods on his blog

aaaaand!


- Continuous autofocus (IT ONLY WORKS FOR SHORT DISTANCES, disable it to record videos of far objects!)
- Video 30 FPS and bitrate lowered to 9Mbps for HD videos to allow LAGLESS video recording! (It will miss frames when going from short to far distance all at once, because the camera changes focus mode, but this is normal)
- IN VIDEO RECORDING ---> AUDIO QUALITY SET TO 288kbps INSTEAD OF DEFAULT   128kbps!! (this does not mean you'll get more than double audio quality of course )
- Picture quality set to 95 instead of 85 (photos will be bigger in size and more definite)
[/b]

There is also a NetworkMod.sis package which you can find in C, which will set this options as default (PLEASE NOTE: INSTALL IT RIGHT AFTER FLASHING!!! AND REBOOT!!!):

- Local Network set to ONLY WIFI (it won't autoconnect to 3g anymore! )
- Roaming network set to ONLY WIFI (it won't autoconnect to 3g anymore! )
- Wifi AutoSearch is DISABLED

I created this package because everytime I flash my N8 after 5minutes it autoconnects to 3G network, and makes me spend lots of money...with this patch I know that once I have flashed, I install that sis, reboot, and I'm ok, no more worries


Since the N8 is missing lots of icon skinning features at the moment I decided to give theme makers a hand, restoring some of the minor uid skinning for the icons that could not be skinned so far by theme makers on N8, such as the TOOLS folder, the WEBTV folder, and the LOGS icon in the homescreen. This means that with H2O, you'll have those icons skinned with the theme icons, while on official fw or any other cfw not using my mods, those icons will stay default ones

[/b]

The theme is Aurora by BabiNokia, modified on purpose for H2O! (You'll notice the H2O app loader in the upper right corner of your open applications )

Thanks BabiNokia!

This is all for this first custom firmware...

Research took more than 2 weeks, so if you wish to support my work, or you wish to thank me with a donation, you can do so with the button on the right of my website

ANY amout is greatly appreciated...thanks!
www.i8910tuning.com is my website

Otherwise, keep supporting me with new ideas and comments! I NEED your opinions!

Here's the Download Link:
H2O CFW for N8, by faenil, i8910tuning.com

I wrote a guide my blog, feel free to check it out

can you use marked after hack ? and unsigned software ? the other hack on forum crashes marked

here you guys go, install guide

1) Download and install Phoenix 2010 cracked (can’t tell you where to download it from, look for it)

2) Download navifirm 0.4, and the UDA you wish to flash

3) Open Navifirm, and wait for it to load the Products list, then hit N8 (RM596)

4) Select 11.12 and wait for navifirm to load the Variants list

5) Use the search variants box at the bottom to look for the product code of your phone (you can find the product code on the transparent sticker which was on the back of your N8 when you bought it, mine is 0599857******, 0599857 is the product code) then hit MARK ALL, and then DOWNLOAD WITH THE PROGRAM, and choose the directory where you want to download the OFFICIAL firmware files

6) Once you have downloaded the official firmware files, copy those files to “C:/Program Files(x86)/Nokia/Phoenix/Products/RM-596″ which is the directory where Phoenix will look to get the files it needs to flash the firmware to your N8

7) Connect your N8 via USB cable and open PHOENIX

Hit File–>Scan Product, and then hit Flashing–>Firmware Update

9) In the firmware update screen, you’ll see that Phoenix have found the firmware files of the official firmware you downloaded from navifirm (if it doesn’t find any firmware, add the directory C:/Program Files(x86)/Nokia/Phoenix in all the three boxes in Tools–>Options–>Product Location, and repeat step 8 ) , now hit REFURBISH

10) Now a warning dialog box will appear, telling you that one file is missing. THIS STEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. Do not click anything on the warning box, just minimize Phoenix screen, go to the folder where you downloaded the hacked UDA file (decompress the .7z file using peazip or 7zip first), and copy it to C:/Program Files(x86)/Nokia/Phoenix/Products/RM-596 .

11) If it asks you to overwrite say yes, then go back to Phoenix and hit yes on the warning dialog box. If it doesn’t ask you to overwrite the file, rename the OFFICIAL UDA FILE to something else (for example, if the name of the official UDA file is RM-596_011.012_U01.01_79.92_prd.uda.fpsx, rename it to RM-596_011.012_U01.01_79.92_prd_ORIGINAL.uda.fpsx) and rename the HACKED UDA to the former name of the OFFICIAL UDA FILE (the name of the hacked uda is RM-596_011.012_U03.01_79.92_prd.uda.fpsx, in this case you have to rename it to RM-596_011.012_U01.01_79.92_prd.uda.fpsx, which is the name of the UDA you download from navifirm)

12) Now go back to the Phoenix’s warning dialog box, and hit YES, and wait for the flashing process to complete

13) Done Now you can install unsigned apps

ENJOY

battleponcho: you need to get an older version. i got the same problem with the newest version yesterday. you can get the older version here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/1he57gtlk9wj8j8/Phoenix_Service_Software_v2010.8.4.41526.exe

Hi all,
I followed exactly the tutorial, it works very well, to note that internet works faster, the phone is more responsive and quick, that's for now. Faenil thank you and others. Soon.

i think why it wasn't working its this step right here

go to the folder where you downloaded the hacked UDA file (decompress the .7z file using peazip or 7zip first)

I didn't "decompress" the uda file, so i got peazip and 7zip and both are unable to open the uda file... so what does it mean decompress?

either this is being difficult to me or im just being difficult.

To Faenil:

Well, thanks for the firmware and the steps for installing it, I will give it a try...

I have a question here, after installing the new firmware, will I be able to revert back to Nokia's original firmware? I mean, can I install back the original firmware that I downloaded using Navifirm? If yes, how can I do that? Is it the same as installing your firmware?

Thanks.