Customizing the Motorola Vxxx or mototola likewise
A Guide to Hex Editing
What You'll Need:
* A Motorola Vxxx Phone (V300, V400, V500, V600, etc)
* A USB Cable for your Motorola Vxxx Phone (no, you can't do it through bluetooth)
* P2Kman, a program to upload and download seems and files to and from your Vxxx
* XVI32, a simple but powerful hex editor
* A list of potential hacks you can perform
Where To Get What You'll Need:
* A USB Cable for your Motorola Vxxx can be found at cheap. Avoid the 'futuredial' cable; it doesn't work very well.
* P2Kman is available here: http://www.motomodders.net/
* XVI32 is available here: http://www.handshake.de/user/chmaas/del ... /xvi32.zip
* A master list of hacks is here: http://xlr8.us/hofo/map.txt (compiled from various sources... I do not take credit for all of these)
Additional Resources:
* Howard's Motorola Forum: http://motorola.howardforums.com/
* MotoModders: http://www.motomodders.net/ (alternate download links available here)
* P2Kseem: http://anton.tbg.ru/files/p2kseem.zip (from the author of P2Kman, this is an all-in-one seem editor... XLR8 recommends - great stuff!)
* P2Kmenu: http://max.h15.ru/P2KMenuEditor_22.zip (a great program to assist you in manipulating your mma files... XLR8 recommends)
* Hex/Decimal/Binary Converter: http://www.iboost.com/tools/number.htm
* RGB to Hex Color Converter and Preview Tool: http://www.creativepro.com/eservices/rgb_to_hex
* XLR8's V551 Reflash Files: http://xlr8.us/hofo/flash/
Installation:
* First install Mobile Phone Tools. It should come with your USB cable, or you can try to find a copy on the web somewhere. You don't specifically need the program to customize your Vxxx, but the USB driver that comes with it is necessary. P2Kman includes it, I think, but I installed MPT first, so I'm not sure if this step is necessary or not. MPT rocks - install it. You'll like it.
o To verify installation of the USB driver, connect your phone to the computer via the USB cable and go to Control Panel > Phone and Modem Options and select the "Modems" tab. You should see one (or more) copies of 'Motorola USB Modem' and one of them should have a COM port underneath 'Attached To'.
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* Next, install P2Kman. Installation is as simple as unzipping the archive and running p2kman.exe. Have your phone plugged in to the USB cable and the USB cable plugged in to your computer. When you first run P2Kman, a bunch of drivers will install:
o Motorola USB Device: Accessories Interface
o Motorola USB Device: Communications Class - Communications Interface
o Motorola USB Device: Communications Class - Data Interface
o Motorola USB Device: Data Logging DSP Interface
o Motorola USB Device: Data Logging MCU Interface
o Motorola USB Device: Test Command Interface
o Sound, video and game Controllers: USB Audio Device
* If Windows can't find the driver (pretty likely), you'll need to point it to the directory where you unzipped P2Kman. There should be a subdirectory called 'drv' in there. That's where the driver for all these devices is. It's called p2k.sys.
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* If you get the Completing Found New Hardware Wizard a bunch of times, that's good.
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* To verify everything's installed, double check that everything is in your device manager. Right Click My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager.
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* When P2Kman says 'Connected' (bottom left of the status bar) and you can get a file listing (click "Update list"), you're in business. You may have to restart P2Kman.
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* Finally, install XVI32. It's as easy as unzipping the archive and running XVI32.exe. (No strings this time - it doesn't require any drivers.)
Using P2Kman to Download and Upload:
Downloading the Files You'll Need to Edit:
* Connect your phone to your computer, open P2Kman, and wait for it to say 'Connected' and get a file listing.
* We're going to download a few 'seem' files and some other files from your phone. We'll start with the seem files.
* You'll see a box at the bottom center of P2Kman called "Seem." In it, you'll see some text boxes and two buttons: "Download seem" and "Upload seem".
* We need the following seem files:
o 0025_0001.seem
o 004a_0001.seem
o 0032_0001.seem
o 0061_0001.seem
o 0062_0001.seem
o 010a_0001.seem
o 0126_0001.seem
o 01a8_0001.seem
* To get these seem files, we type the first number in the "From" and "to" boxes.
* So to get 004a_0001.seem type "004a" into the "From" box and "004a" into the "to" box. Then click "Download seem".
* [Screen Shot]
* A "Save As" dialog will come up. Browse to the directory where you want to save your files. Where it says file name, LEAVE THAT AS "xxxx_yyyy.seem" - this is important, because it won't save the seem if you change the name from that.
* [Screen Shot]
* Repeat this process to get the other seems you need.
* We also need a few other files from the phone.
* If you haven't gotten a file listing from P2Kman yet, you can do so by clicking the "Update list" button in the Files area.
* Expand the directory tree (upper left portion of the window) and find the "system" folder.
* You need to find the files "mma_ucp" and "mma_dcp".
* Highlight them and click "Phone >>> PC". You can then save these files to your computer.
* [Screen Shot]
* We also need the file "gain_table.bin" and it's in the root directory on the directory tree: "Vxxx (/a)".
* Download it the same way you got the mma files.
* VERY IMPORTANT: Make backup copies of all of the files you got off your phone. This is extremely important, because if you mess something up, you can always go back to 'the way things were' before you starting changing things.
A Guide to Hex Editing
What You'll Need:
* A Motorola Vxxx Phone (V300, V400, V500, V600, etc)
* A USB Cable for your Motorola Vxxx Phone (no, you can't do it through bluetooth)
* P2Kman, a program to upload and download seems and files to and from your Vxxx
* XVI32, a simple but powerful hex editor
* A list of potential hacks you can perform
Where To Get What You'll Need:
* A USB Cable for your Motorola Vxxx can be found at cheap. Avoid the 'futuredial' cable; it doesn't work very well.
* P2Kman is available here: http://www.motomodders.net/
* XVI32 is available here: http://www.handshake.de/user/chmaas/del ... /xvi32.zip
* A master list of hacks is here: http://xlr8.us/hofo/map.txt (compiled from various sources... I do not take credit for all of these)
Additional Resources:
* Howard's Motorola Forum: http://motorola.howardforums.com/
* MotoModders: http://www.motomodders.net/ (alternate download links available here)
* P2Kseem: http://anton.tbg.ru/files/p2kseem.zip (from the author of P2Kman, this is an all-in-one seem editor... XLR8 recommends - great stuff!)
* P2Kmenu: http://max.h15.ru/P2KMenuEditor_22.zip (a great program to assist you in manipulating your mma files... XLR8 recommends)
* Hex/Decimal/Binary Converter: http://www.iboost.com/tools/number.htm
* RGB to Hex Color Converter and Preview Tool: http://www.creativepro.com/eservices/rgb_to_hex
* XLR8's V551 Reflash Files: http://xlr8.us/hofo/flash/
Installation:
* First install Mobile Phone Tools. It should come with your USB cable, or you can try to find a copy on the web somewhere. You don't specifically need the program to customize your Vxxx, but the USB driver that comes with it is necessary. P2Kman includes it, I think, but I installed MPT first, so I'm not sure if this step is necessary or not. MPT rocks - install it. You'll like it.
o To verify installation of the USB driver, connect your phone to the computer via the USB cable and go to Control Panel > Phone and Modem Options and select the "Modems" tab. You should see one (or more) copies of 'Motorola USB Modem' and one of them should have a COM port underneath 'Attached To'.
o [Screen Shot]
* Next, install P2Kman. Installation is as simple as unzipping the archive and running p2kman.exe. Have your phone plugged in to the USB cable and the USB cable plugged in to your computer. When you first run P2Kman, a bunch of drivers will install:
o Motorola USB Device: Accessories Interface
o Motorola USB Device: Communications Class - Communications Interface
o Motorola USB Device: Communications Class - Data Interface
o Motorola USB Device: Data Logging DSP Interface
o Motorola USB Device: Data Logging MCU Interface
o Motorola USB Device: Test Command Interface
o Sound, video and game Controllers: USB Audio Device
* If Windows can't find the driver (pretty likely), you'll need to point it to the directory where you unzipped P2Kman. There should be a subdirectory called 'drv' in there. That's where the driver for all these devices is. It's called p2k.sys.
* [Screen Shot]
* If you get the Completing Found New Hardware Wizard a bunch of times, that's good.
* [Screen Shot]
* To verify everything's installed, double check that everything is in your device manager. Right Click My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager.
* [Screen Shot]
* When P2Kman says 'Connected' (bottom left of the status bar) and you can get a file listing (click "Update list"), you're in business. You may have to restart P2Kman.
* [Screen Shot]
* Finally, install XVI32. It's as easy as unzipping the archive and running XVI32.exe. (No strings this time - it doesn't require any drivers.)
Using P2Kman to Download and Upload:
Downloading the Files You'll Need to Edit:
* Connect your phone to your computer, open P2Kman, and wait for it to say 'Connected' and get a file listing.
* We're going to download a few 'seem' files and some other files from your phone. We'll start with the seem files.
* You'll see a box at the bottom center of P2Kman called "Seem." In it, you'll see some text boxes and two buttons: "Download seem" and "Upload seem".
* We need the following seem files:
o 0025_0001.seem
o 004a_0001.seem
o 0032_0001.seem
o 0061_0001.seem
o 0062_0001.seem
o 010a_0001.seem
o 0126_0001.seem
o 01a8_0001.seem
* To get these seem files, we type the first number in the "From" and "to" boxes.
* So to get 004a_0001.seem type "004a" into the "From" box and "004a" into the "to" box. Then click "Download seem".
* [Screen Shot]
* A "Save As" dialog will come up. Browse to the directory where you want to save your files. Where it says file name, LEAVE THAT AS "xxxx_yyyy.seem" - this is important, because it won't save the seem if you change the name from that.
* [Screen Shot]
* Repeat this process to get the other seems you need.
* We also need a few other files from the phone.
* If you haven't gotten a file listing from P2Kman yet, you can do so by clicking the "Update list" button in the Files area.
* Expand the directory tree (upper left portion of the window) and find the "system" folder.
* You need to find the files "mma_ucp" and "mma_dcp".
* Highlight them and click "Phone >>> PC". You can then save these files to your computer.
* [Screen Shot]
* We also need the file "gain_table.bin" and it's in the root directory on the directory tree: "Vxxx (/a)".
* Download it the same way you got the mma files.
* VERY IMPORTANT: Make backup copies of all of the files you got off your phone. This is extremely important, because if you mess something up, you can always go back to 'the way things were' before you starting changing things.