Corrupt connection database

[ttest81]

Dear all,

currently I'm facing an issue with my Nokia N8 that I just updated to Symbian Anna related to the connection database, i.e. \private\10202be9\cccccc00.cre.

The database is corrupt and I'm not able to edit my access points anymore. In order to fix this issue my idea is to copy the default file in the ROM under Z: to the C: drive to restore the default database contents.

In order to do this I figured that some modding techniques are necessary since files under private\10202be9 cannot be edited with regular file manager. Also the very nice NetQin Mobile Guard was only able to show me the file but renaming/moving/deleting was not possible. That's why I'm asking this question here.

I tried to hack my phone using the technique described under [1] in order to get a full access file manager to work. But this did not work since seemingly the Symbian Signed certificate which I created today for this purpose isn't working (know issue as stated in [2]). When trying to install the CertHack_Installer.sisx the install fails with a certificate error.

I now tried getting an OPDA certificate but due to the artificial delay for certificate generation I cannot continue on that path.

At this point I'm out of ideas on what I could try to get rid of the corrupt database. Do you here have any ideas and what else I could try?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[1]: ...coderus...just-hackit-automatic-hack-app.html
[2]: ...forum.dailymobile.net/index.php?topic=50734.0

PS: I also tried editing the access points with the Nokia Configuration Tool but this also doesn't work anymore since the Anna update. The tool cannot connect to the phone anymore.

[sigmma]

Make yourself a cooker, do your own CFW hacking your device and testing your proposal, follow this thread:

http://forum.dailymobile.net/index.php?topic=52426.0

[ttest81]

Before actually going for the method you suggest. It might make sense to wait for the OPDA certificate. Does anyone know if the Coderus hack(s) work with an OPDA certificate?

[oreo27]

Before actually going for the method you suggest. It might make sense to wait for the OPDA certificate. Does anyone know if the Coderus hack(s) work with an OPDA certificate?

I believe that the certificates being issued now cannot install apps within the protected UID range. Which means it will probably not work. I suggest cooking your own hacked firmware and flashing. This method is quite safe considering that this has been being done by people for more than a year now.

[hagar006]

You are willing to modify a .cre to edit your access points but putting a installserver in your sys/bin is something you are not sure about? "Make sense to wait for OPDA"? I'm sorry guy but i think the solution to your problems are right there...

[ttest81]

I do not want to edit the file directly, I just want to replace it with the default contents from the ROM (Z:) drive.

From the howtos and manuals I've read getting a full file access file manager running seems to be a lot easier than creating a custom firmware for my purpose. That's why I'm asking if the OPDA certificate works with the coderus hack(s).

[hagar006]

there has been a long gap from when certs were available until now, and I think a majority of people hacked their phones rather than wait for certs so if you now have a cert from OPDA, please try it but i doubt it will work... 

[Lurker]

After seeing your post and having the same problem, I decided to see what I could do about it.

So I used the hack from forum.dailymobile.net/index.php?topic=54910 (I'd post a proper link but being a newbie I can't).

Then I copied the file from Z: to C: using ActiveFile and went to the destination list but no joy, it said that everything was protected and couldn't be edited. There were the Internet and WAP Services destinations in the list but no visible MMS destination. I turned the phone off and on again and things were still the same and I still wasn't allowed to add or edit anything.

So then I deleted the file on C:, turned the phone off and on again, and found the default access points off the SIM loaded into the default destinations and I was allowed to edit them. There was still no visible MMS destination yet the MMS messaging settings had the MMS access point from the SIM so we can conclude that this is by design or the default connection database is corrupt... (rant about Nokia here)

As my SIM doesn't come loaded with the correct APs I edited the Internet access point using the phone and edited the MMS access point using betalabs.nokia.com/apps/nokia-configuration-tool (reject the first dialog that appears and use the online editing in the Tools menu). You need to use the Configuration Tool because it can get at the MMS AP whereas the phone GUI can't because it's hidden.

I also found that a few other things were reset, including wi-fi discovery settings and Chat passwords. My e-mail notification also started working again.

Isn't it great that you have to root the phone to fix things that randomly break?

[ttest81]

Good to hear that my original plan seemed to work. I reverted to hard-resetting my phone to get the issue fixed because back then a cert was needed for a succesful hack.