This is only confirmed working for the AT&T Lumia 1520 and may work as is for other phones but also might require tweaks to the XML (see below). It is very possible to brick your phone with this. Your mileage may vary!
From a high level this works by using FiddlerCore to intercept the traffic going to the Microsoft WPflights server that controls the Insider app and responds with our own custom data. The app accepts registry editing information from the web responses and acts upon that. This allows us to write stuff to select locations in the registry. In the case of the Windows 10 Preview, it appears to only look for your phone's PhoneManufacturerModelName to decide if it should be offered previews. Windows Update also checks this value. Other devices like Samsungs or HTCs may need different settings. My phone did revert to it's factory values after Windows 10 was installed (I actually think it might have done it after Windows 8.1 was installed but it continued with 10 nonetheless).
1. For the Lumia 1520 (and other phones?) reset your phone using the Windows Phone recovery tool. I recommend not logging in and setting everything up yet and just waiting til the end and doing a reset and letting it restore after you’re on Windows 10. This may not be required for your device but most likely is due to the space issue cited by Microsoft. You can see your available space in the About menu of the Windows Insiders app. Before resetting mine was ~200mb and after it was ~600mb. You can try without resetting but may get an error after it tries to download and install the update.
2. Install the [url=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=522524]Windows Insider app on your phone (you will need to have a store account configured)
3. Open the insiders app and go to the about options in the app bar and screenshot/make notes/email the settings to yourself. You may need this later.
4. Download and extract the WPInsidersHacks app (attached to this post) to your computer
5. Start the WPInsiderHacks app on pc, approve any firewall requests
6. Connect to the same WiFi that your PC is on. Edit the settings for the WiFi connection to turn on the Proxy and set it to use the PC’s IP address and enter 8877 for the port
7. Open Internet Explorer on your phone and navigate to http://[pc.ip.add.ress]:8877 where [pc.ip.add.ress] is the IP address of the PC running the WPInsidersHacks app
8. Tap on the link at the bottom to the fiddler root certificate
9. When prompted click open and then install to trust the cert and ok at the confirmation
10. Run the Windows Insider app and tap get preview builds
11. Tap on which custom action you’d like to perform. In my case I hit "Set to ATT Lumia 635" and click the arrow at the bottom
12. Accept the agreement and click the check mark at the bottom. the app will close
13. Now clear your proxy settings and run the insider app again
14. Tap get preview builds and login with your Microsoft account
15. Select the fast branch (if you’re reading this of course you want the fast branch) and click the arrow at the bottom
16. Go into the phone settings and check for updates. With any luck you should have Windows 10 there for you to install. On my AT&T 1520 it had to do 8.1 first but it kept going to 10 after 8.1 installed (had to check for updates again)
17. You’ll probably want to go into the settings and do another reset and then log into the phone and let it restore your previous data
The Windows Insider options are populated from the WPFlights.xml file. Feel free to edit/add stuff. I've experimented with writing to other keys but had mixed results. I wasn't able to write to the Software\Microsoft\Settings\{1DEF9B7D-2322-40eb-A007-16A75D5CDA6F} for example (seemed to not like the curly braces?). It should have all the same permissons as the preview for developers app. You'll just need to run the WPInsiderHacks app on your PC and point your phone's proxy settings to it if you want to go back and set something again (such as enabling tethering).
I just used this to install the TP on my Lumia 930 and .. it worked like a charm! phone is booting, OS is working! Thank you very much for the work you put into this! Really excited to try out the Preview now..
Edit: I did change the target device ID from ATT though.
Confirmed working for the Lumia 930
Confirmed working for the Lumia 920
I will try tomorrow on Lumia 520 and post result.
Not working on my Lumia 535
tried it on a Lumia 535. After Setting no proxy again the Windows Insider app shows that there is no update available.
the about-setting Shows RM-975 correctly instead of RM-1089, but I think the FW Version needs to be changed too.
Does anyone know a fix? Tried it several times by now.
LogString: DefaultCertMaker: GetRootCertificate() did not find the root in t
he Windows TrustStore.?
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tried it on a Lumia 535. After Setting no proxy again the Windows Insider app shows that there is no update available.
the about-setting Shows RM-975 correctly instead of RM-1089, but I think the FW Version needs to be changed too.
Does anyone know a fix? Tried it several times by now.
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Which carrier are you on? Sometimes you have to use device information for a phone on the same carrier as you're on for it to work.
I tried this with both a 520 and a 920. Everything works fine until I tap Get preview builds. I get the no builds message, but I know it's using the proxy because the WPInsiderHacks window gives this message:
** LogString: !SecureClientPipeDirect failed: System.IO.IOException Authenticati
on failed because the remote party has closed the transport stream. on pipe to (
CN=login.live.com, O=DO_NOT_TRUST, OU=Created by http://www.fiddler2.com)
** LogString: !SecureClientPipeDirect failed: System.IO.IOException Authenticati
on failed because the remote party has closed the transport stream. on pipe to (
CN=sn3301.storage.live.com, O=DO_NOT_TRUST, OU=Created by http://www.fiddler2.co
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Both devices get exactly the same result.
EDIT: I should clarify something: both the 920 and the 520 get this script. The 920 differs a bit on the device itself. Instead of going directly to the no builds page, an error pops up that says:
Server error
A connection error prevented us from downloading programs for you. Please check the date/time of your device and its network connection and try again.
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Lumia 920
OK certificate installed
Windows insider no change ?
What would the registry entry for MOID be?
I have a non AT&T carrier, and I want to change that entry to be AT&T
Tried it on my Lumia 530 don't work i get we weren't able to find a preview build for you please confirm
Working fine on my 920 now.
I just installed. Working fine here on my Lumia 720.
For those asking, I've found you absolutely have to modify the WPFlights.xml PhoneManufacturerModelName to one that matches the carrier your device is from. In my case, I have a //Build/ (Rogers Canada) Lumia 920, and a Hong Kong unlocked 620 & 1520.
I managed to spoof the build check by using the following:
Unlocked/Hong Kong: RM-1027_1007
Rogers/Canada: RM-985_1004
http://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/566460948291260417
Also, wiping the devices first /with the Windows Phone Recovery Tool/ (not Reset in Settings->About) for the most part isn't optional; only the 920 for me had enough space to install without doing that
Hope this helps
stroughtonsmith said:
For those asking, I've found you absolutely have to modify the WPFlights.xml PhoneManufacturerModelName to one that matches the carrier your device is from. In my case, I have a //Build/ (Rogers Canada) Lumia 920, and a Hong Kong unlocked 620 & 1520.
I managed to spoof the build check by using the following:
Unlocked/Hong Kong: RM-1027_1007
Rogers/Canada: RM-985_1004
http://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/566460948291260417
Also, wiping the devices first /with the Windows Phone Recovery Tool/ (not Reset in Settings->About) for the most part isn't optional; only the 920 for me had enough space to install without doing that
Hope this helps
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Hi, would you be able to upload your WPFlights.xml for me to have a look at what you have changed. For me it's not working. Cheers.
ajay003 said:
Hi, would you be able to upload your WPFlights.xml for me to have a look at what you have changed. For me it's not working. Cheers.
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You just need to change the phonemanufacturermodel to whatever phone that supports windows 10 from your carrier/region.
ajay003 said:
Hi, would you be able to upload your WPFlights.xml for me to have a look at what you have changed. For me it's not working. Cheers.
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The line in the screenshot is what you'd need to change; nothing too complicated, but finding a valid model for your phone's carrier is the hard part (took me a lot of Googling to find the two I needed), hence why I posted mine
stroughtonsmith said:
The line in the screenshot is what you'd need to change; nothing too complicated, but finding a valid model for your phone's carrier is the hard part (took me a lot of Googling to find the two I needed), hence why I posted mine
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Not working for me. I'm having Lumia 920 and the carrier rom is RM-821_apac_australia_new_zealand_218. Here's my file attached. Am i doing something wrong?
What exactly did you google ? because the i am with is Telstra in Australia they have a prepaid Nokia Lumia 635 so where would i get the PhoneManufacturerModelName ?
German, Unlocked 830: RM-984_1002
For googling help: some forums automatically include the model variant in signatures of members, I just started with RM-984_10XX for 830 and tried increasing numbers for XX in order to find one that was posted a lot on german forums. Good luck!
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Not working for me. I'm having Lumia 920 and the carrier rom is RM-821_apac_australia_new_zealand_218. Here's my file attached. Am i doing something wrong?
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Yeah, you just placed RM-821_apac_australia_new_zealand_218 into the XML - that's your existing device. You need to use the correct form for a 63x/730/830 on same carrier, not your existing 920. That's the hard part to find.
My 1520 was "RM-937_apac_hong_kong_222", which I substituted for "RM-1027_1007" (a Hong Kong Lumia 636) - from what I could tell it doesn't need the "apac_hong_kong" part, but it needs the valid number at the end, and I don't know an easy way to find out what that should be (took me 50 mins of Googling to find that one).
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German, Unlocked 830: RM-984_1002
For googling help: some forums automatically include the model variant in signatures of members, I just started with RM-984_10XX for 830 and tried increasing numbers for XX in order to find one that was posted a lot on german forums. Good luck!
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lmfao. I was far too lazy to try bruteforcing it, but again, that's why I posted my working ones!
Dear,
A few months ago, I've upgraded my Lumia 925 to Windows 10 (preview) using Windows Insider: it went smoothly.
I decided to go back to WP8.1 using the Lumia Recovery Tool.
Today, I tried to update (again) to one of the Windows 10 previews, but I'm unable to upgrade: no updates found.
I know MS decided to exclude Lumia 925 to Windows 10 final: but: is there any possibility to upgrade to one of the developer previews?
When I download Windows Insider, I select fast ring: no updates are found (my account is enabled for developer previews).
Is this normal behaviour? I also tried to edit the registry to get Windows 10 redstone: unable to update: Update is downloading but when I try to install: unable to open update it says.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Pieter
No one?
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No one?
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If I could help dude I would , recently moved from android to windows phone and can say the community bad, ignorance seems to be a major player. I can kinda see why the app developers don't want create any or port any over.
use release preview ring
Same problem here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dear,
A few months ago, I've upgraded my Lumia 925 to Windows 10 (preview) using Windows Insider: it went smoothly.
I decided to go back to WP8.1 using the Lumia Recovery Tool.
Today, I tried to update (again) to one of the Windows 10 previews, but I'm unable to upgrade: no updates found.
I know MS decided to exclude Lumia 925 to Windows 10 final: but: is there any possibility to upgrade to one of the developer previews?
When I download Windows Insider, I select fast ring: no updates are found (my account is enabled for developer previews).
Is this normal behaviour? I also tried to edit the registry to get Windows 10 redstone: unable to update: Update is downloading but when I try to install: unable to open update it says.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Pieter
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Same problem here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I need help too, root tool and vcreg don't install for xap deployer (error menssage) CustomPFD need SD card, so this are hard to solve, I've used wpinternals too to edit the registre file !!!!!!!
Some one in this FORUM PLEASE HELP US !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Same problem here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I need help too, root tool and vcreg don't install for xap deployer (error menssage) CustomPFD need SD card, so this are hard to solve, I've used wpinternals too to edit the registre file !!!!!!!
Some one in this FORUM PLEASE HELP US !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey out there !
Upgrading to W10M works actually !!
Yesterday i upgraded my 925 from 8.1 Denim to W10M 10.0.14393.89
In Short:
All you need is the same 8.1 Firmware (.ffu)-File as is installed on your Phone.
Grab your FW on lumiafirmware Site
You need WP Internals 1.2 to unlock Bootloader and enable the Root access.
-YOU DIDN´T need Root-Tool and vcreg and all the other Stuff, ONLY WP Internals !!
Reboot Phone
After that, you must Boot your Phone via WP Internals into the Storage Mode
On PC open regedit and point to your Phone, called MainOS
In Regedit, you load the Registry of your Phone and do some Hacks and write the registry back to Phone
Reboot your Phone, go to MS Store and download Windows Insider App, start it and register for the Insider programm.
All done, you can use the fast ring, Slow ring and Preview .
If you wish, i can do a complete tutorial here !
Cya
http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...le/installing-windows-10-mobile-tech-t3431454
visit this.
Broken phone
Ok people... Process failed after tried flashing the FFU and guess what? phone doesn't boot anymore, keeps on looping.. when i try the down and power botton and then down again, i get the gear screen but either it gets stuck there or it gives me a bad face.. non of the relative software (WPinternals - Windows Device Recovery) recongize the phone. I guess it's pretty dead, any ideas on what can i do??
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Ok people... Process failed after tried flashing the FFU and guess what? phone doesn't boot anymore, keeps on looping.. when i try the down and power botton and then down again, i get the gear screen but either it gets stuck there or it gives me a bad face.. non of the relative software (WPinternals - Windows Device Recovery) recongize the phone. I guess it's pretty dead, any ideas on what can i do??
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With the phone turned off, press and hold "volume up" + "power". Keep pressing them until you see a lighting with a gear. From there, flash using "Windows Phone Image Designer".
My Lumia 630 keep saying "ERROR: Unable to find a bootable option. Press any key to shut down". WDRT doesn't help, it says installation successful but after NOKIA screen the phone shows this error again. This happened after I installed Reset Protection cab file with iutool, but it has installed successfully, then I restarted the phone and it showed BitLocker recovery error saying that the key is missing from the TPM. Then I used WDRT and it flashed and after restart this error appeared What can I do now to make my phone live?
I had some issue on Lumia 520. Nokia care ppl said mother board failed/locked. Only way to get back it to work is by flashing*.
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f672/success-lumia-520-wplock-emmc-error-unable-find-bootable-option-1931094/
Enable reset protection on unsupported phone will write an UEFI Variable to your phone that isn't supported by WP8.1 GDR1 or older version, which make your phone not bootable.
Currently you can't fix it unless a Lumia 630 firmware with WP8.1GDR2 or newer version available. As far as I know, only Lumia 930 has a leaked firmware with W10M 10240 available. I don't know how to erase that UEFI Variable on a retail phone manually.
Hi to all,
I had an issue with my lumia 930 (Orange) and I sent it to be fixed, when it came back to me it was branded by Verizon and when I checked extras&info the model changed from 930 to 929. Now I am trying to flush it with RM1045 but it is not accepting and it is telling me:
The boot loaders in FFU file are not signed for this device. RKH of device: 24227AEE093862F0D3BF26A38C97CCEE7E9EF9351E0D507B1B4B606CE5769CD0. RKH of FFU image: 800EEB508F7BBDF12A19262621FD837297A3B062FE2A7078C0F3167E57F21217
DEV_RKH_MISMATCH_ERROR
THOR2 1.8.2.18 exited with error code 196615 (0x30007)
is there any way that I can restore my Lumia 930 to its orginal model state?
Thanks guys.
Well, it seems that they replaced motherboard from Lumia Icon for you.
Your phone is now become into Lumia Icon, and unfortunately, the firmware of Lumia Icon RM-927 is not compatible with Lumia 930 RM-1045/1087 and vice versa.
If you still own the original package of Lumia 930, check the IMEI by dialing *#06# to confirm if your phone is replaced with another motherboard.
Hi there,as title says i got a dead bricked lumia 925 (RM-892) wich i managed to get it recognised by windows as QHUSB_DLOAD by shorting R3209.i am trying now to unbrick it by using thor2 mode,but however im stuck with that error wich says to try again with the right hex file.
Now,as i remember there is a 3050 fw version on my phone and every files i used are the latest,from 3051 fw.it makes sense that error.
Do somebody has any clue where can i get the right files for 3050 FW?have to mention my phone is a RM-892 VODAFONE GB (16gigs).
Phone model:*Lumia 925
PackageTitle:*RM-892 VAR GB VODAFONE 16GB SL WHITE
Product Code:*059S702
manufacturerHardwareModel:*RM-892
Thanks
No one?im kinda pissed with this phone already..but could really do use rightnow.
Seems to get nothing on google.where should i look for older firmwares of lumias?