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Talking Prepare-Install-Play N-Gage 2 For ALL S60v3 Devices (Play N Gage 2 Games)
Prepare-Install-Play N-Gage 2 - Update July 2, 2008

ALL S60v3 Devices
I Personally Tested This On My N73 ME and N82

Repacked the latest version of N-Gage 2.0 (the real N-Gage 1.01 Build 1281) and added some details, improved the tutorial (minus two steps)

Hey guys! I think you're gonna love this! I just finished repacking the latest version of N-Gage 2.0 found on the official website (the real N-Gage 1.01 Build 1281)!!! If you downloaded the installer from the official webstie, you'll noticed, as I've said before, the file will not let you install N-Gage on your phone (if your phone is not compatible with it). It requires the real N-Gage 2.0 compatible phones. Security of the installer is pretty strong, and as I'm writing here, it took me 5 FLAT days to broke it. NOW! I found a work-around and done a repacking of it. And now it's working!!! This is great!

Here are some of observations and discoveries:

1. As I've experienced, NO MORE of the annoying "Unable to start game" error after playing a game! Yes!

2. Also experienced, on my frnds Nokia N71, eventhough I copied the n73_20001079.txt (no landscape mode capability on the previous N-Gage 2.0), and I've NOT deleted the file "C:\Private\10202be9\persists\20001079.cre". The new version gave me the capability to rotate screens on some games! But still, it messed up the display on my screen, IMHO, N71 really doesn't support screen rotations. Even the correct version of RotateMe and Landscape PRo won't work for me. I got the latest firmware version. Too bad.

3. I've found out that the latest N-Gage version (as stated on some of the threads that it already has the Symbian OS PIPS v1.2). But in-fact, the one found on the previous version is identical to the one found on the latest version. So I'm modifying my tutorial, changing the upgrade of Symbian OS PIPS to OPTIONAL. I myself did not update mine.

4. Also found out that N-Gage_Autostart.sisx is not needed for this new version. N-Gage_Autostart.sisx I think is for the previous version fixing the "Update" error then upgrading to a non-real N-Gage 1.01 Build 1281. I managed to play games without installing this. But on the real N-Gage installer, this file is embedded and will install on the phone. For me, this file is also optional.

5. On my phone, no actual change on loading time of the launcher and the games, some loads slightly faster, some loads slighlty slower. But hey, it's the latest version!

6. I've extracted lots of 20001079.txt from the package, clearly this states that it can support other phones too, I don't even know the other phones that exist. I even found out a 20001079.txt for a Nokia 3250 (176x208 screen resolution!). Sorry, couldn't find anything about the 320x240 and 352x416 screen resolutions. I've modified another version of 20001079.txt for this screens, see if it works.


>>>Here in my NEW step-by-step tutorial, not only it will let you install N-Gage 2.0 on your phone, but install almost all UNSIGNED applications!!! That's right! you read it right, UNSIGNED APPLICATIONS!!! (I've renamed some of the files or mostly of the files for it to be easily recognized, again)

HOPEFULLY, new phone firmwares having trouble installing AppTRK and Python(N93, N93i, N95-2, N95-3, etc.) are now welcome to try and install N-Gage 2.0



-= FULL SCREEN FIX OR NOT FIX=-


As far as i can get to a conclusion on my experiments. I offer you guys my modified 20001079.txt found on the bottom of the post. Although as reported by some, System Rush Evolution and The Sims 2 Pets worked with the full screen fix.
Here are my conclusion:
1. SOME games are pre-made to a 240x320 graphics, resolution. If only somebody could hack on to the graphics engine of the games, then, MAYBE then there will be a real fix for this screen resolution issue.
2. N-Gage 2.0 is pre-made for 240x320 screens. But in my experiment on an N80, the screen is trying hard for a full screen, the options and the bars are working on full screen but not the most launcher graphics. (game images, etc.)
3. For me, A REAL FIX FOR THIS IS TO GET A 240x320 phone. If you are that rich.
For N80 phones, try using the unmodified e70_20001079.txt, I just found out that E70 has a screen resolution of 352x416. See if this works.



Tested and working on:
  • Nokia 3250
  • Nokia 5500
  • Nokia 5700 XpressMusic (use 6110_5700XM_6120c_20001079.txt for landscape gameplay)
  • Nokia 6110 Navigator
  • Nokia 6120 classic (use 6110_5700XM_6120c_20001079.txt for landscape gameplay)
  • Nokia 6290
  • Nokia E50 (use 6110_5700XM_6120c_20001079.txt or n82_20001079.txt for landscape gameplay)
  • Nokia E51 (use 6110_5700XM_6120c_20001079.txt for landscape gameplay)
  • Nokia E65 (use 6110_5700XM_6120c_20001079.txt for landscape gameplay)
  • Nokia E71
  • Nokia E90 (use 352x416_n95_20001079 and delete this file: "C:\Private\10202be9\persists\20001079.cre")
  • Nokia N71
  • Nokia N73 (use 6110_5700XM_6120c_20001079.txt for landscape gameplay)
  • Nokia N73 Music Edition (use 6110_5700XM_6120c_20001079.txt for landscape gameplay)
  • Nokia N76 (use 6110_5700XM_6120c_20001079.txt for landscape gameplay)
  • Nokia N80 (use 6110_5700XM_6120c_20001079.txt for landscape gameplay)
  • Nokia N81 (landscape view already activated)
  • Nokia N82 (landscape view already activated)
  • Nokia N91
  • Nokia N93
  • Nokia N95 (landscape view already activated, confirmed working on 21.0.016 firmware, try others)



-= T I P S =-


1. Please update to the latest firmware version of your phone, before going onto the tutorial.
2. This tutorial works best for UNHACKED phones, I recommend doing it on a clean/unhacked phone, or from a fresh hard format. But also feel free to try it on hacked phones, just be sure that you know what you are doing.
3. It will be much better if you would do as you read the tutorial.



-= Doing a hard format =-


1. Back up all your important data (e.i. Images, Sounds, Videos, etc.) MANUALLY. Not by PC-Suite or something.
2. Format the phone and the memory card SEPARATELY.
3. Format the phone using this: (I call this, an S60v1/v2/v3 phone's Self-Healing)
*#7370# - Input on standby mode.
OR
Turn off the phone. Then PRESS and HOLD the Green Button + Number 3 + Symbol "*" (asterisk/star) SIMULTANEOUSLY. Turn on the phone. Keep holding until the phone asked you to input which country you reside.
4. Format the Memory Card via Card Reader on the PC having the FAT disk attribute.
5. After formatting the phone, and the memory card. Put back the memory card again on the phone. Then format the Memory Card again using your phone. (Just to be safe)
6. Bring back all your files on your phone or/and memory card.
A very important information : (regardless of N-Gage 2.0)
As you have read right, I made or wanted you to format the phone and the memory card separately and back up your phone manually is because, here's the thing, IF AND ONLY IF your phone has a virus on it, making a back up via PC-Suite also backs up the virus file (I think). Saying that, when you want to return your back up from PC-Suite, it will also return the virus. AND, as I have experienced, these nasty viruses sometimes (or all the time) copies a clone of itself from the phone to the memory card. So, if you already has a virus, then format your phone, you actually don't know that the virus is also there on your memory card. After format the virus copies itself from the memory card to the phone. Making your phone format a waste. See what I mean?
Now you are worrying if the virus is in the memory card, then your PC is in danger? The answer is NO. A PC and a Mobile Phone has different Operating Systems. Saying that, a virus for the phone has no result on the PC, and vice-versa (unless someone made a single virus file for both OS. I'm not giving ideas you F***ing virus makers). The only way you could be infected is if your memory card already has a virus for the PC. Then you are DEAD (not literally). It is always and very best that you have a file explorer on your phone that can see hidden files on the phone and memory card (I use FExplorer) so that you can see if a PC-already-affected-virus copies something on your phone or memory card. This way you can always have the first move on protecting both your phone and your PC from a virus.



(All files mentioned below are already uploaded here, download it below the post. This time, no more PC applications needed.)
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