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Far Manager Tutorial/Guide

You can upload files to phone’s FS using Far Manager
you can edit files in phone’s file system
you also can delete files from phone’s file system using FAR manager

in case you wanted to delete flash menu or walkman skins then FAR Manager is the way to go. Because FSX deletion can be really cumbersome. Instead using FAR manger u can select the skin folder and press delete or select a file and delete !

Here i assume you have used programs like XS++ and have already made a gdfs backup and also installed usb flash drivers.


Download FAR Manager !


Start FAR Manager

Press Alt+F1 and choose SEFP

Take DCU-60 in Device, 921600 in Speed and Your’s CID in Boot script. and choose db2020 CID 52. IF Your phone is CID51 and DB2020 then choose db2020_51 or if its CID49 or then db2020_49.


HIT Enter The Matrix !

Connect Phone holding C.. don’t leave C


Wait ! Phone Detected … Wait for few second .. Leave C.
Now it will read phone file FS.. will take a minute


Then you get this
Select FS ! and Hit enter !!
( don’t select FLASH )

Then You get this directory Structure.. !!


Pressing Alt+F2 lets you choose what device you want to see on the right hand side
You can choose C: or D: and copy necessary files like Flash menu and skins ! etc


Now Goto Appropriate places and make necessary changes !!
like editing files and deleting files and also uploading files like flash menu and skins !!!

To upload Acoustics Go To correct Directory and drag and drop files from computer to phone !

ifs/settings/acoustic/ >> Acoustics file
ifs/settings/camera/ >> Camera driver
ifs/settings/display/ >> Display driver

tpa/preset/system/desktop/flash >> flash menus

tpa/system/layout/ >> layout.xml
tpa/system/mutlitmedia/mp/skin >> Walkman 2 skins
tpa/system/preset/multimedia/pe >> frames , clipart etc
tpa/system/preset/multimedia/av >> visualizations

tpa/user >> stock pics and themes…

tpa/preset/system/settings >> startup and shutdown screens !
tpa/preset/system/sound >> all sound files
tpa/preset/system/menu >> the famous menu.ml
tpa/preset/system/fonts >> fonts !

tpa/preset/system/language >> language files (.t9 and .lng)
Note on language >> add more languages .t9 and .lng (first delete all setting files put the language files, leave other .t9 and .lng files. when you restart phone new setting files will be created)

IMPORTANT!
When you’ve finished with the changes on the phone move up to the root of the filesystem, until you get this screen:



Exit FAR .. Reinsert Battery and Start phone !

I have tested this.. it works very fine for any db2020 CID 52 phones
your phone will be detected as k800 but don’t worry..!

here is Video Tutorial By Amr zero may be you want to check out !

A note on flash menu. for a flash menu to work it must be coupled to a theme .thm file. That is you must have. You can use this software to do it !!!

You can download Lots of flash menus from my Download Page at this site.

Regards !
Akshay !

Related posts:

  1. Customize Your Phone
  2. GDFS Backup
  3. Restoring A GDFS
  4. Creating Walkman 2 Skins Easily
  5. Flash Firmware/Debrand With XS++

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  1. Vinay0709 says

    I have made some mistake while installing flash driver and on backuping gdfs it shows ur phone not supported

  2. Vinay0709 says

    I have made some mistake while installing flash driver and on backuping gdfs it shows ur phone not supported can u help me please

  3. Sapir says

    I have got a K660 and I cannot connect the FAR to my phone.
    None of the boot scripts work!

    (I can connect K610 and K530) but Mine K660 cannot be connected.
    I cannot connect it to XS++ as well

  4. bhuvan says

    @Sapir

    got its driver installed?
    what all comes in the log?

  5. Brainless genius says

    Hi akshay i m 4m Pakistan i m very thankful 2u for providing a good set of tutorials that can help me to debrand my k550i. Unfortunately i updated my mobile to cid 53 just before 2 days reading your tutorials but by the help of ur tutorials i converted my k550i main to w610i main i have converted entire of my mobile(camera, accoustics ,fonts, cliparts etc i have posted that only to thank u so thank u very much one question i want 2 ask 4m u that when the new version of XS++ is launching and when it will be seen on your website. Thanks again bro.

  6. bhuvan says

    @Brainless genius
    akshay is iff for few dayz!
    well….its a secret…da linux version is released…but phone xs for widnows…noting sure till date!
    as many guyzz asked the same question his rply was
    phoneXS is developed on Linux and complied in linux.
    works great on linux. even windows version is made in linux lol. of course has to be compiled in win32 environment though.

    setool 2 lite CID53 patching won’t come free, until den_po or fredrik release it for free in jdflasher or phonexs ! then only enters mr the_laser ! else expect nothing free from him.

    its kind of boring to announce next release time/week or give out more details about development. also no fun sharing what’s new in it.

    phoneXS team likes to keep all the excitement for release day only.
    one thing is certain.. it will definitely come..

  7. afsiza says

    Dear Akshayy
    I have been succed to cross flasing my K610i to W660, but there is radio menu in my phone after flashing I want to delete it cause it can not be operated, can you help me how to delete the radio menu using Far Manager, Thanks.

  8. bhuvan says

    @afsiza
    for that u will have to edit your menu.ml file!
    which is quite a big heck!!!
    i wud suggest u to download any of the mega pack…in which such menu is not there!

  9. Ashutosh says

    Dear Akshay
    I’m tring to connect ( k530i , DCU 65 ) with farmanager_seep but not successed it give me message…….
    ERROR
    unable to open device: EPIUSB
    Check for EPIUSB>SYS driver installed
    so please help me

  10. Ashutosh says

    i dont know,”what is CID51 or CID52 for k530 so please solve

  11. Akshay says

    Ashuthosh
    dude first install usb flash drivers.
    then proceed.

    use XS++ to check stuff like CID.
    see tutorials lists and sections.

  12. rathod says

    Hi Guys,
    Iam not able to connect my phone through setool lite,XS++ ,Farmanager please help me brothers
    My handset model is W700i
    I want to change the menu icons,sound drivers,startup menu etc
    please help me.

  13. Akshay says

    install usb flash drivers first. else how can you connect.

  14. Lahiru says

    Dear akshay when i connect my K530i to far manager it is not show any boot script.please tell me shortly how i set pluggin to my K530i.where can i find pluggin to my K530i.please show me direct download link .im Srilanka; my english so bad.

  15. bhuvan says

    @Lahiru
    boot script??
    not getting u!

  16. Maxctro says

    i llook that that tuturioll..wen i do that K800_R8BA024_MAIN_GENERIC_WI_RED52.mbn this file pick and put on the mkrest2 ..nothing hapins…wy?? by the tuturiol it must generate and apeer new generated file..for me ist not generating..plz help..pm me… :(

  17. bhuvan says

    @Maxctro
    u must be using xp
    do that manually with cmd commands

  18. Lahiru says

    When i hit enter matrix i connect my K530i pressing with c . But far is say ‘error while reading CID’.im all ready got pluggins to db 2020.what i do next.

  19. bhuvan says

    @ Lahiru
    matrix?
    what u talking bout?

  20. hellboy says

    @bhuvan
    entering the matrix is like jumping in the rabbit hole, but it was used in old FAR plugins, I think.

  21. rohit says

    hey Akshaya,

    it doesn work with w700i, please help me out.

    give me your id so i can send you with detail photo graph i captured via print screen.

  22. hellboy says

    @rohit
    Upload to photobucket or imageshack, and just post the link here…..:)

  23. bhuvan says

    @ rohit
    u can show us the pic on our forum…jump on there

  24. chuakz says

    akshay….I’ve tried to connect to XS++ and was successful but thn it said my phone is not supported…help!!

  25. bhuvan says

    chuakz
    ur phone must be cid:53
    use jdflasher

  26. gregt says

    thanks for the easy-to-folloe guide. However, I got stuck – I enter the matrix and the phone is recognised, but when I select FS I get the following message, and I have to shut FARmanager down because everything freezes:

    ???????????? k750/w800/w550 ?????????????? D:\…rManager_SEFP\FarManager ?23:35
    ?n Name ? Name ??n Name ? Name ?
    ?FLASH ? ??.. ?k750w800_r2e_dcu.49}
    ?FS ?
    ? ???????????????????? SE Flash Plugin (c)Darkmen ???????????????????? ?
    ? ? ? ?
    ? ? ? ?
    ? ? ? ?
    ? ? ? at?
    ? ? ? ?
    ? ? Connect cable holding “c” key. Waiting answer from phone ? ?
    ? ? ChipID: 80 40 03 01 FF FF FF FF k750/w800/w550 series detected ? ?
    ? ? EPIUSB: speed changed from 921600 to 921600 ? ?
    ? ? ***All loaders are taken from SETOOL2*** ? ?
    ? ? Sending break_in ldr: cid49run: sent 1 byte(s) ? ?
    ? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?
    ? ? Command progress: 1 of 1 byte(s) ? ?
    ? ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 100% ? ?
    ? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?
    ? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?
    ??? ???
    ?FS Folder ??.. Up 04/05/09 12:51?
    ?????????? 0 bytes in 0 files ??????????????? 1,515,773 bytes in 22 files ??????

    Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, gregt.

  27. dj516 says

    is there any way of changing/repairing *i-*m-*e-*i- for w890i

  28. Akshay says

    dj516, sorry, not possible. its illegal also. try some paid server center.

  29. gregt says

    Hi, I’ve been trying for MONTHS to copy FS (smsdata) from my k750i onto my computer without success. I’ve tried everything I can think of, followed the tutorials, installed the flash drivers, tried every app I can find and still haven’t had any success. Before this drives me completely crazy I thought I should ask the experts. I need some precise instructions on how to do this. So far:

    I’ve managed to backup the GDFS with XS++, so obviously the phone is being connected and identified. I’ve attached a copy of the log file here for more phone details. However, I noticed something really weird – when I selected “identify” using setools2 it said the phone is db2010, 8040 3.1 red cid 49, but XS++ tells me it is red cid 36. I think xs++ is probably correct, but it hasn’t helped because neither one works.

    I’ve tried a hundred times or more using FAR manager without much success. I can get to the FLASH/FS screen okay (so the phone is connected) but when I select FS and plug the cable in (yes, holding down “c” at the same time – I’ve also tried taking the battery out and reinserting it again before this step), I get some strange stuff happening: if I’ve selected the script as “k750/w800 cid 36″ I get a message saying “script error code. Error 0″ in a popup box and FAR stops. But if I try using the “k750/w800 cid 49″ script, the only thing that happens is the phone turns itself on and FAR freezes. Just to make things more interesting, I’ve also noticed that when the phone is first connected a message on the screens says that “all loaders are taken from setools2 lite”, even when setools2 hasn’t been started. The only thing I can think of is that FARmanager is getting the wrong information from setools, and I’ve got no idea about how to fix it. I’d appreciate your assistance. I really want to get a copy of the FS onto my computer before I upgrade it to w800 and start playing around with it. I haven’t been game to upgrade it yet because I don’t know if it would overwrite the FS that I want a copy of.

    Help, PLEASE! I’m going nuts with this thing! Note: I can’t insert xs++ log file here, so I’ve copied the contents:

    XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !

    23:48:40| Executed on Microsoft Windows XP

    23:50:26|

    23:50:26| Attempting to open the interface…

    23:50:26|

    23:50:26| TURN OFF PHONE!

    23:50:26| Hold ‘C’ button on phone and connect phone NOW.

    23:50:26| You have 30 seconds…

    23:50:26|

    23:50:33| Baseband ID: 8040

    23:50:33| Protocol Version: 3.1

    23:50:33|

    23:50:33| Sending db2010_cid00_prodid_p3l.bin…

    23:50:34| Applet ID: 061113 1250 ALUCXC125872_COMPACTPRODUCTION_ID_LOADER P3L

    23:50:34| This is a PRODUCTION_ID loader

    23:50:34| Activating GDFS…

    23:50:34| Phone name detected!

    23:50:34|

    23:50:34| Sending db2010_cid36red_flash_r2ab.bin…

    23:50:35| Applet ID: 050425 0904 MATCXC1326738_COMPACTFLASHLOADER R2AB

    23:50:35| This is a FLASH loader

    23:50:35|

    23:50:35| Profiling SEMC phone…

    23:50:35| Platform: DB2010

    23:50:35| OTP CID: 36

    23:50:35| EROM CID: 36

    23:50:35| EROM Color: Red

    23:50:35| IMEI: 35655200xxxxxx

    23:50:35| Phone ID: K750

    23:50:35| Region: APAC_1

    23:50:35| CDA: CDA102337/101 R4A

    23:50:35| Firmware Version: R1A044

    23:50:35| EROM: n/a

    23:50:35| Ready for operation!

    23:52:25| Bypassing RSA…

    23:52:25|

    23:52:25| Sending db2010_cid00_prodid_r2f.bin…

    23:58:39| Error: GDFS operation failed.

    23:58:39| Disconnected… Unplug the phone

    23:59:03| Shutting down…

    00:12:02| XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !

    00:12:02| Executed on Microsoft Windows XP

    00:12:23|

    00:12:23| Attempting to open the interface…

    00:12:23|

    00:12:23| TURN OFF PHONE!

    00:12:23| Hold ‘C’ button on phone and connect phone NOW.

    00:12:23| You have 30 seconds…

    00:12:23|

    00:12:31| Baseband ID: 8040

    00:12:31| Protocol Version: 3.1

    00:12:31|

    00:12:31| Sending db2010_cid00_prodid_p3l.bin…

    00:12:31| Applet ID: 061113 1250 ALUCXC125872_COMPACTPRODUCTION_ID_LOADER P3L

    00:12:31| This is a PRODUCTION_ID loader

    00:12:31| Activating GDFS…

    00:12:31| Phone name detected!

    00:12:31|

    00:12:31| Sending db2010_cid36red_flash_r2ab.bin…

    00:12:32| Applet ID: 050425 0904 MATCXC1326738_COMPACTFLASHLOADER R2AB

    00:12:32| This is a FLASH loader

    00:12:32|

    00:12:32| Profiling SEMC phone…

    00:12:32| Platform: DB2010

    00:12:32| OTP CID: 36

    00:12:32| EROM CID: 36

    00:12:32| EROM Color: Red

    00:12:32| IMEI: 35655200xxxxxx

    00:12:32| Phone ID: K750

    00:12:32| Region: APAC_1

    00:12:32| CDA: CDA102337/101 R4A

    00:12:32| Firmware Version: R1A044

    00:12:32| EROM: n/a

    00:12:32| Ready for operation!

    00:12:45| Bypassing RSA…

    00:12:45|

    00:12:45| Sending db2010_cid00_prodid_r2f.bin…

    00:12:46| Applet ID: 050404 1011 LLECXC125872_COMPACTPRODUCTION_ID_LOADER R2F

    00:12:46| This is a PRODUCTION_ID loader

    00:12:46|

    00:12:46| Sending db2010_cid00_cert_r2e.bin…

    00:12:46| Applet ID: 040319 0923 LLECXC1326739_COMPACTCERTLOADER R2E

    00:12:46| This is a CERTIFICATE loader

    00:12:46| RSA security disabled!

    00:12:46|

    00:12:46| Sending db2010_cid00_hack_cs_v23.bin…

    00:12:48| Applet ID: 060118 0312 EMPCXC1327364_COMPACT_SEMC_CS_LOADER

    00:12:48| This is a CHIPSELECT loader

    00:12:48| Activating loader…

    00:12:48| Activating GDFS…

    00:12:49| This loader is UNLOCKED

    00:12:49| Backing up the GDFS…

    00:12:53| Stated variables: 1034

    00:13:16| Variables found: 942

    00:13:17| Variables found: 92

    00:13:17| Wrote backup to .\Backup\K750_35655200xxxxxx_GDFS_BACKUP.bin

    00:13:17| GDFS was backed up successfully!

    00:13:17| GDFS operation was successful

    00:13:19| Disconnected… Unplug the phone

    00:17:16| Shutting down…

    00:41:17| XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !

    00:41:17| Executed on Microsoft Windows XP

    00:43:41|

    00:43:41| Attempting to open the interface…

    00:43:41|

    00:43:41| TURN OFF PHONE!

    00:43:41| Hold ‘C’ button on phone and connect phone NOW.

    00:43:41| You have 30 seconds…

    00:43:41|

    00:43:48| Baseband ID: 8040

    00:43:48| Protocol Version: 3.1

    00:43:48|

    00:43:48| Sending db2010_cid00_prodid_p3l.bin…

    00:43:48| Applet ID: 061113 1250 ALUCXC125872_COMPACTPRODUCTION_ID_LOADER P3L

    00:43:48| This is a PRODUCTION_ID loader

    00:43:48| Activating GDFS…

    00:43:49| Phone name detected!

    00:43:49|

    00:43:49| Sending db2010_cid36red_flash_r2ab.bin…

    00:43:49| Applet ID: 050425 0904 MATCXC1326738_COMPACTFLASHLOADER R2AB

    00:43:49| This is a FLASH loader

    00:43:49|

    00:43:49| Profiling SEMC phone…

    00:43:49| Platform: DB2010

    00:43:49| OTP CID: 36

    00:43:49| EROM CID: 36

    00:43:49| EROM Color: Red

    00:43:49| IMEI: 35655200xxxxxx

    00:43:49| Phone ID: K750

    00:43:49| Region: APAC_1

    00:43:49| CDA: CDA102337/101 R4A

    00:43:49| Firmware Version: R1A044

    00:43:49| EROM: n/a

    00:43:49| Ready for operation!

    00:49:37| Sendinging shutdown signal to phone…

    00:49:37| Done.. You may now connect again…

    00:49:37| Shutting down…

    01:06:47| XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !

    01:06:47| Executed on Microsoft Windows XP

    01:07:15| Shutting down…

  30. Akshay says

    GREG, your phone is CID36. did you try updating your phone with SEUS ?
    also try XS++ 2.2 just google search it. i should work.

  31. kenjimoh says

    Hi all,nowaday got another software call SETool3 Script Maker software.i think is same can modify sound and camera…but i received that not clear detail…how can somebody can guide me…

    Thanks regards
    kenjimoh

  32. bhuvan says

    kenjimoh
    wheres that software?

  33. Soni says

    Akshay i folwd ur tutorial n i debranded my phone succesfuly with no bugs n thank you very much,nw i have w660i i added flashmenus n walkman skins corectly through ur tutorial using jdflasher bt they r not working pls give me some details how can i add flash menus pls…i hope you wil help

  34. soni says

    How can i add fonts n flash menus to w660i

  35. bhuvan says

    Soni
    whats exactly happening?
    upload all font files to font dir in fs and delete old files!

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