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lukechris
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Posted: 2008-10-19 12:01
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In this very in depth tutorial for beginners I am going to flash a K800i into a K810i, this is called crossflashing (crossflashing can only be done to some phones with some firmwares ask before you try).
YOU NEED FLASH DRIVERS GUYS
DB2020 ONLY, I DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BRICKING YOUR PHONE

1. Download softwares all grouped together in one .rar file, Flashing_Software.rar
(Contains XS++, setoolkit, SimLockPatchGen and qamaker). Then download the flash drivers, if you don't already have them then install them. THEY ARE COMPULSARY

2. Downloading your appropiate firmwares and custom files from 4shared.com (try cybershot.4shared.com if not there do 4shared search)


3. Rename your 2 files to something easy to remember (ie. main.mbn and fs.fbn)


Then make a few folders (as below) to make everything easy to do after)


3. Open up SimLockPatchGen from "downloaded_archive>SIMLockPatchGen>SIMLockPatchGen.exe", and click on the file browser at the bottom, and find your file

Click make patch and this happens

then in the SimLockPatchGen folder there will be a folder called "VKP", and there should be a patch in there. Put that in the "Stuff to go onto phone" folder and rename it to "Unlock"

4. Go onto folder "downloaded_archive>setoolkit>qamaker.exe" and this will open

Follow the instructions in the program and then get the patch made and also put that in the "Stuff to go onto phone2 folder.

5. Now run XS++ from "downloaded_archive>XS++>XS++.exe".
This will open

MAKE SURE IT SAYS CRYSTAL IN BRACKETS SIMILAR TO BELOW

IF NOT DON'T USE THAT PROGRAM, IT WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE
So when that is open you remove from phone the battery, sim card and Memory card just in case
Then put battery back in, and click the "Connect" button

Hold the "C" (delete) button on your phone, and put in your USB cable included with the phone (DCU-60). Once it is connected you will see something similar to this


6. BACKUP GDFS. Go to GDFS button at bottom and then click BACKUP GDFS and save it somewhere obvious just in case

You now need to tick the boxes on the right and put the appropiate files in the appropiate boxes and put Customisation as own_custpack. In the directory of XS++ there is a folder called Own_Custpack, and in there we want to create some folders. Make TPA,

then inside that make preset,

then inside there make a folder called custom,

So the overall address is

Paste your custom files into there
Then click the "Flash" button

It will then start counting in the bottom left corner, and it will do that twice

This is fine, it flashes your Main and FileSystem in blocks, and they are the blocks. Nothing spectacular to watch, quite boring actually

Just leave it to do its thing now , go and listen to some music or do something for 5 minutes
Once it's done the first one it will start again and show this at the left hand side

Then lots of green and black flashing down the left hand side
That's OK. Then when it says

then take out your battery, put it back in and your phone will turn on, but a problem, it is locked, so we need to unlock it, see post below

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lukechris
K800 @ K810 SW-R8BA024
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[ This Message was edited by: lukechris on 2008-10-20 16:27 ]

[ This Message was edited by: lukechris on 2009-01-23 18:23 ]
lukechris
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Posted: 2008-10-19 12:05
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Open up setool2lt.exe from the setoolkit folder. Select your phone, TICK DB2020 SECURITY and click on the "Add" button add your MAIN ONLY
IN MISC ADD YOUR QUICK ACCESS PATCH by clicking the 3 dots ...

Click Flash (RIGHT HAND SIDE) and hold "C" button on phone and insert USB cable (DCU-60)
Then it bypasses security
Part 1 (quite quick)


Part 2 (imbertween speed)


Part 3 (1 second) but then a long bit (5 minutes long ).


When that bit is eventually over you have to remove usb, then battery, click ready, hold "C" and last waiting now

Last waiting now


When you get a popup asking if you want to apply patch CLICK NO or else you will have to start again from this post not start all over again.


Now close and open setoollt2.exe again, choose phone, click
Use "Quick access" patch only and don't tick bypass security.
Go onto MISC and click 3 dots ... then add unlock patch, along right hand side click Write Script and NOT WRITE GDFS
Hold "C", Insert USB, Click no, and walla

TUTORIAL BY lukechris
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K800 @ K810 SW-R8BA024
K800 CASINO ROYALE SILVER
TONS OF PATCHES (VKP & GFX), WALKMAN PLAYER FOR K810, PM ME FOR PATCHES

[ This Message was edited by: lukechris on 2008-10-19 11:29 ]

[ This Message was edited by: lukechris on 2008-10-20 16:28 ]
Boysie
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Posted: 2008-10-19 12:12
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Nice tut but id say XS 3.1 is more stable than 3.2 as this a development version (DEV1).
lukechris
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Posted: 2008-10-19 12:14
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Thanks
I wanted this to be easy for a beginner so i flooded my photobucket with pics to show what you're doing

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lukechris
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Posted: 2008-10-19 12:32
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TUT DONE
yea g
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Posted: 2008-10-20 07:03
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On 2008-10-19 12:05:14, lukechris wrote:
Open up setool2lt.exe from the setoolkit folder. Select your phone, TICK DB2020 SECURITY and in the firmware box add your MAIN ONLY
IN MISC ADD YOUR QUICK ACCESS PATCH by clicking the 3 dots ...

noo add the firmware in the files box I put it in the firmware box once and it corrupted the main
groovepeppy
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Posted: 2008-10-20 12:07
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Very clear tutorial !!!
Please make this a sticky . . .
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lukechris
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Posted: 2008-10-20 17:26
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@ yea g
Changed

@groovepeppy
Thank you I appreciate it
lukechris
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Posted: 2008-10-20 18:12
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This will (might) be my first sticky, is that something to be happy about?
groovepeppy
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Posted: 2008-10-22 11:05
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he he . .
you should be, just be well informed so you can add any update regarding flashing term...

sorry, my English is kind of rubbish
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lukechris
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Posted: 2008-10-23 16:32
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@groovepeppy

It would be something to look forward too if someone would sticky it for me
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Posted: 2008-10-23 16:58
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you'd better bookmark it
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lukechris
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Posted: 2008-10-29 18:59
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@boysie99

Would change but it took me hours to upload that
Junz
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Posted: 2008-11-01 16:44
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why when i open "qamaker.exe" it say app error

;K810 SW-R8BA024
;Extended range of the brightness regulation
;Allows to adjust brightness from 10 to 100%
;At 10-20% the backlight turns off
;© IronMaster
;(p) jasiek
;(e) Victor_k
+44140000
12a747c: 401D 401C
12a870c: 262801D200207047312801D2 00B50149884700BD815ECB45
12a8738: 042810D801A1095C8F44C046 00B50149884700BDCD5ECB45
12a8786: 0522 0922
135a93c: 242901D22421 0A2901D20A24
1b75e80: 00000000000000000000000000000000 142801D2002070471E2801D201207047
1b75e90: 00000000000000000000000000000000 282801D202207047322801D203207047
1b75ea0: 00000000000000000000000000000000 3C2801D204207047462801D205207047
1b75eb0: 00000000000000000000000000000000 502801D2062070475A2801D207207047
1b75ec0: 00000000000000000000000000000000 642801D2082070470920704708281AD8
1b75ed0: 00000000000000000000000000000000 01A1095C8F44C0460A0E12161A1E2226
1b75ee0: 00000000000000000000000000000000 2A000A207047142070471E2070472820
1b75ef0: 00000000000000000000000000000000 7047322070473C207047462070475020
1b75f00: 00000000000000000000 70475A20704764207047

CODE

and how to using this code into our phone to make a pacth?
Boysie
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Posted: 2008-11-01 18:26
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U cant open QAMaker.exe u drag ur firmware .mbn file onto it. Apply that patch the same way as qapatch using the guide above.

[ This Message was edited by: Boysie99 on 2008-11-01 17:32 ]
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