nokia firmware update disastah!

as a stress reliever i got myself
 a new ring because i thought it
was really cute.

i updated my e71's firmware yesterday and it was a disaster. i thought it would be THAT easy since my sister never complained about any drawbacks after she updated her phone's software few days back. i was excited so as soon as got home from work, i started reading through forums check latest firmware available for nokia e71. i thought it will fix all the bugs if i update it.  so, i backed up all my files to the memory card prior to downloading the latest firmware but as soon as i restored them all from my memory card, all gprs settings (internet, mms) ceased working as if the settings were erased from my e71! the worst thing of all was when i requested for gprs settings from globe, all i got was  'unable to open' and 'unsupported format'  yeah right.

my head really hurts since this morning and it just subsided as soon as i got the problem fixed omg. thank god.  i found on one the forums the exact type of issue i'm having with my e71 after firmware update. according to the resolution i should'nt have restored everything including the gprs settings from my mmc because that aggravated the whole situation since it's like incorporating the old with the new firmware whilst there were stuff from the old version which will no longer work with the new version. I got the 500.21.009 version and i used to have the 400..something version. the resolution stated on the forum did not help 100% as it did not state that if the rest fails better NOT restore anymore and just face the fact that i already lost all the previous data saved on my phone. i actually re-installed the firmware 3 times and it worked the 3rd time when i finally decided not to back up my files anymore and just copy my active notes to my mmc instead. i lost my calendar stickies and profile settings (the ones i customised) but i'm no longer choosy because that resolved the problem oh my goodness. i can finally sleep sound tonight i guess...this was the toughest issue i've resolved so far.

manual set up for e71. download here.