Restoring A GDFS
Jan 11
Restoring the GDFS (Writing GDFS)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Don’t Write GDFS simply just because something happened and your phone is not starting. Its written only if gdfs is corrupt.
If your phone for some reason behaves abnormally and fails to start and you get a white screen of death when you try to start your phone, then its time to restore the backup of the gdfs you had made. In case you have not made a backup of gdfs then there is no way to fix the phone , In such a case Contact Me.
Go through the GDFS Backup Post once if you have not read it.
Do Not Unnecessarily write a GDFS if your phone is working good.
VERY IMPORTANT: Your phone GDFS is unique to your phone. Writing a GDFS from any other phone will permanently damage your phone beyond repair. You must always write a gdfs that came from your very own handset. Lets say you have a w610i and you try to restore a gdfs that came from your friends w610i then your phone is in big trouble. Hence make sure that the GDFS that your writing is your own GDFS.
Download XS++
Charge your phone battery to 100%
Click connect phone in XS++
Shutdown and reinsert battery
Connect Phone holding C
In Configuration Select GDFS.
Select the gdfs to restore. Click Write GDFS.
Reinsert battery Start Phone.
Your phone must now work flawlessly
Picture Credits to Rekoil of Se-nse
Regards
Akshay
SE Flashing
Jan 11 at 16:21
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Jan 20 at 15:47
hello Aksay i do need your help. there is white screen of death appear on my k550. i think because of gdfs. i haven’t got backup of gdfs so like you said no way to fix the phone. Can you help me please?
Jan 20 at 16:06
yes bro.. no way to fix it. you can try to do a full reflash of main and fs. .. !
i think ur phone is in warranty .. go get it replaced fast. time is running out.
Jan 20 at 16:29
thank you! i hope you can help me more in case you get some new ways.
Jan 20 at 17:19
Hello Akshay. I had some problems when trying to unlocking my s500i, maybe the battery was gone in between the process. The thing is that now my phone is dead, I can’t turn it on, charge it, etc. Fortunately, i had backed up de GDFS, so with XS++ i want to restore it. But is very difficult to connect the phone to the programme, and when i’m already connected, the process called “Activating GDFS…” is taking more than 20 minutes. Is that normal?
Jan 20 at 18:15
the phone does not start .. what does that mean ??
does the Red light at the infrared port blink when you try to start your phone ?
Jan 20 at 18:16
Tithsya .. unfortunately there is no other way. ! sorry .. GDFS is something important
i don’t know if any paid tool can repair your phone
Jan 20 at 20:46
Please erase my comment afterwards.
Jan 28 at 09:30
i hav updated my cam driver….how can i reload d original cam driver..one which came preloaded?i hav back up d gdfs…
Jan 28 at 11:40
download the FS of your phone extract it and in it you will get original cam drivers of yours
Feb 02 at 20:31
hey akshay im getting an error which says “configuration error.please check network operator or service centre.” i tried to flash it again but it still gives me the same message.
Feb 03 at 03:32
If once gdfs backup has been done then every time when t
Feb 03 at 03:37
If once gdfs backup has been done then every time when the phone is to be connected with xs++ then gdfs bacup is to be done or not neccessary
Feb 03 at 07:56
yeah dude i hv mentioned clearly .. do it only once ..
Feb 04 at 05:20
Thank u Akshay.I want the next tutorials(v2) .As soon as possible please publish that.
Feb 04 at 10:41
Hi. I tried to use SE update tool. As a result when the phone turned on the welcome screen appeared then the setup progress bar with the message ‘Please Wait’. The problem is my k550 stucked at this step. You’ve got any idea? Good luck!
Oh i forget to tell you that my k550 got problem because it was flashed with k800 firmware. By the way would you mind sending me complete firmware for k550 (Fs, m, custpack…). Cos i want to have reflash.
Feb 04 at 11:53
The ‘Please Wait’ screen is because the phone is applying a customization xml file. It might take long, so I suggest you should wait for a few minutes. If it isn’t working then, reflash main and FS, and upload a cuspack. You can find K550i’s stuff here: http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=628213#post628213
Feb 21 at 14:40
How can i use Flash themes on my W610i without flashing the FileSystem
Feb 21 at 15:28
hi man !! you can use flash themes on w610 without fs flash.
but it must be debranded or flash menus must be already working
Feb 21 at 17:32
akshay i have taken backup of my gdfs of my older firmware version.n now i m using new firmware version. so is it require to take backup of gdfs again or older one will work????????? thanx in advance.
Feb 21 at 17:50
^^ its said every where … GDFS backup only once ! in phone’s lifetime !!
Mar 10 at 12:05
i have a sony ericson unlocked by gdfs
Mar 10 at 12:13
that’s good !
Mar 10 at 19:06
please help me i have a k800i and i tried to unlock it using he se tool 2 software when i started the phone back up again it said “configuration error. Please contact your network operator or service centre.” I have restored the gdfs but the same message pop’s up. PLease ihelp me what do i do. I just want the phone to go back to normal. Please… i need the phone to work
Mar 10 at 19:08
i knoiw there is an nulcok/repair function on the se tool 2 software do i use that? please help me im desperate
Mar 11 at 06:19
What is a Sony Ericsson unlocked by GDFS?!
@pav: You shouldn’t just write GDFS whenever something goes wrong. Configuration error happens when you don’t have the necessary cfg files. So try to upload a custpack, if it isn’t working, then reflash FS and then upload the cust_pack.
Also if that doesn’t work, do full reflashing.
SeTool 2 Lite doesn’t have those functions…. (only full version)
Mar 12 at 18:42
Thanks for the help phone is working 100% now. Cheers. I used the Xs++ software i cnt remember exactly what i did now but its working fine.
By the way what exactly is a cust_pack.
Thanks again
Mar 12 at 20:27
Custpack is a set of files, most importantly, scripts. The customize.xml is applied and written into the GDFS when you start your phone after you flashed FS. It configures the phone. Sets what languages it supports, what time is the earliest that it should support etc.
Mar 15 at 18:48
hello again, after successfully unlocking my phine i have found the following problems:
. when i try to download applications from the mobile internet (WAP) an error message keeps popping up saying “operation failed”
Is there any way to fix this problem and is it becasue i have unlocked my phone maybey i have done something wrong?
. The second problem is that i downlaoded the application from my pc and installed it into my phone via bluetooth becasue i couldnt use the mobile wap to downlaod the application
the application i downloaded was windows live messenger and when i answer yes to allow the phone to access the internet it keeps saying server timed out.
Does anyone know how to fix these two problems… and has anyone else come accross these problems?
Mar 15 at 18:48
ps.. the phone is a k800i
Mar 15 at 22:12
I guess you reflashed FS and the custpack you used does not have the right settings for Wap. Try to configure it somehow, use google and ask flashers from your country or download the setting files from a phone from the same country with the same provider… Strange, because when I flashed, my new WAP settings worked ok…
Mar 16 at 05:25
download settings from sony ericsson website !
it should work then fine !
this is no way related to unlocking and stuff !
Mar 16 at 19:40
i have allready downlaoded the settings for the network from the sonyericsson website and am still having the same problem. I have done soem research and looked into some forums in actual fact this problem semms to be very common on k800’s after unlcoking them using the setool 2. some people have said to reflash the phone but i dnt want to risk wrecking my phone again. How can i install a different cust pack?
Can you run me through the steps…
Mar 16 at 19:50
Another question… i have though about using SEUS on my phone which might get the settings to work but i wanted to make sure by asking
what will happen if you use seus after flashing and unlcoking your phone via patch and if i do use it, will my phone become locked again??
Mar 25 at 23:52
Hi Akshay,
I want to debrand my phone but i also want to make sure that i can put it back branded if i need to replace it with warranty. Will writing the GDFS put the original firmware back on or do i need anything else? Please help me. Thnx in advance.
Mar 26 at 13:49
pav. Sorry for late reply. To install a different cust pack, you should reflash FS. Don’t use SEUS, because it will probably update the phone to CID53, so it will be useless, not flashable.
Luv. I’ve read somewhere that they can spot it anyway, so it’s no use trying. You will need the custpack of your service provider, or you need to hack in the file system and download all customization things. Also acquire the same firmware version as it is now. Though I think it won’t be possible, becasue your phone might be a CID51, and when you flash it, you update to CID52, and you won’t be able to revert it back. Or maybe by restoring a GDFS that was read before flashing… but how?…
So I doubt you could make it without losing warranty.
Mar 27 at 19:30
Oh thats not good then. What are the advanages of debranding it anyways?
Mar 27 at 20:32
It depends on the phone. You can delete the provider-related stuff from the phone at first. Remove limits as you can’t apply flash themes (if the phone would be capable of doing so). The real good thing about all of this isn’t the debranding itself, you can apply patches that can change almost everything in the phone. My favourite patch is the one that causes a flashing light at the bottom of my phone.
Mar 28 at 21:47
What do you mean by flashing light at the bottom of your phone? By the way, where can I find all these cool patches and how do i install then? Thank in advance!
Mar 29 at 16:45
My K550i had a LED on the back side. That is flashing when I have a call. Patches are from mobilefree.ru.
Mar 30 at 22:17
Ok thanks, but is there an american website to find patches?
Mar 31 at 04:19
I’m trying to flash my s500 but its saying header type: unknown/damaged. what do i do?
Mar 31 at 12:36
It is probably wrong CID number. Check it in phone info.
Apr 03 at 19:13
What is a GDFS? What would happen if i restore it?
Apr 03 at 19:37
GDFS is a set of values. Some of them are just for storing tasks and calendar, but others are necessary to start the phone. If those get damaged, the phone is bricked, unless you restore a backup of that GDFS, or make a hacked one.
And there is no american site, but we are making a site where we are collecting patches. http://seflashing.extra.hu/ but we need help from users all over the world.
Apr 10 at 10:27
Hi Akshayy,
I have flashed a P1i, that I bought from Hong Kong to GW1 using XS++, then updated software with SEUS.
I started to have problems in receiving and getting calls, so I restored GDFS (my backup), without flashing the phone. However, now my phone displays two organizer codes and two CDA’s as below:
Phone:
CXC162037 R9J005
Bluetooth:
CXC162143 R1D
Organizer:
CXC162156 R6F41
CXC162108 R6F41
CDA:
CDA162024/74 R10A
CDA162022/1 R6F38
I still have problems with receiving calls. Can you help me to restore back to original (to HK with my backup GDFS)
Thanks a million!
Apr 10 at 12:59
You mustn’t use SEUS after using XS++. Besides reflashing main and fs probably fixes this problem, but I don’t think that this is too much of a problem, you can only see this in secret menu…
Apr 11 at 11:40
sorry i don’t know in case of smart phones
you should try to reflash main and fs .. a
Apr 13 at 12:11
Hi i bricked my w810i and im trying to write my GDFS back. Its not working cuz its stuck at sending applet csloader. What do i do?
Apr 13 at 14:59
Is the red light blinking?
Apr 13 at 15:12
Nope. There’s no red light.
Apr 13 at 15:23
23:01:35| Baseband ID: 8040
23:01:35| Protocol Version: 3.1
23:01:35|
23:01:35| Sending db2010_cid00_prodid_p3l.bin…
23:01:35| Applet ID: 061113 1250 ALUCXC125872_COMPACTPRODUCTION_ID_LOADER P3L
23:01:35| This is a PRODUCTION_ID loader
23:01:35| Activating GDFS…
23:01:35| Cannot open GDFS
23:01:35| Activating GDFS…
23:01:35| Cannot open GDFS
23:01:35| Activating GDFS…
23:01:35| Cannot open GDFS
23:01:35| Activating GDFS…
23:01:35| Cannot open GDFS
23:01:35| Activating GDFS…
23:01:35| Cannot open GDFS
23:01:36| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:W810 GDFS:n/a)
23:01:36| …using IMEI name
23:01:36|
23:01:36| Profiling SEMC phone…
23:01:36| Platform: DB2010
23:01:36| OTP CID: 49
23:01:36| EROM CID: 49
23:01:36| EROM Color: Red
23:01:36| IMEI: 35906400xxxxxx
23:01:36| Phone ID: W810
23:01:36| Region: n/a
23:01:36| CDA: n/a n/a
23:01:36| Firmware Version: n/a
23:01:36| EROM: n/a
23:01:36| Ready for operation!
23:01:41|
23:01:41| Sending db2010_cid49red_cs_r3a010.bin…
23:01:43| Applet ID: 070524 1030 AN2CXC1327364_COMPACT_SEMC_CS_LOADER__R3A010
23:01:43| This is a CHIPSELECT loader
23:01:43| Activating loader…
23:01:43| Activating GDFS…
Apr 13 at 20:01
hey you try to reflash fs and main ! then try gdfs operation ! regards
i hope this works out
many phones have same problems
what’s up with your phone ? its not starting ??
or you get WSOD at startup ?
Apr 13 at 20:01
Also using SeTool 2 lite follow this tutorial
it should fix the EROM…
try this after flash of main and fs
http://www.akshayy.com/sonyericsson/tutorials/red-light-blinking-dead-revive-it-to-life/
Apr 13 at 23:17
It wont start. Dun even have wsod. But i’ll try to reflash when i get home from skl. Thx so much..
Apr 14 at 10:30
I reflashed the main and it worked!! Thank you so much!! Btw ive looked at other websites and this is the most easiest to understand..
Apr 14 at 11:39
nice
that was obvious.. i thought you had already tried the option of relfash !
Apr 15 at 07:32
Hello Akshay and John
i had taken firmware and GDfs backup of my phone SE W810i with following specification
Platform DB2010
OTP CID: 49
EROM CID: 49
EROM Color: Red
IMEI: 35906400xxxxxx
Phone ID: W810
Region: S_ASIA_LEVAN
CDA: CDA102494/139 R1A
Firmware Version: R4DB005
EROM: n/a
But after backup phone has become dead. For backup i used the SEtool2lite 1.11 and for
GDFS backup used XS++ 3
Only different thing i had done is
didn’t worked for me).
i clicked Profile Phone under Profile: ( This is in GDFS Operations XS++ 3).
Now i have many backup binaries.
Full backups from SEtool with start 40040000,44000000, 40040000 all with length 00020000, 02000000.
Phone is detected in XS++ and SEtool but do not turn on.
tried gdfs restore
No blinking on IR LED.
Then i tried to take gdfs backup after restore option, new file size is less than 100 kb around 88 kb but the original backup file is 101 kb.
What are my options?
Also please confirm the start address and length of main firmware and FS
Thanks in Advance.
Apr 15 at 11:37
Try like what i did, reflash the main. Might work.
http://sek750.extra.hu/letoltes/?path=./Firmware/W810/
Apr 15 at 17:00
How do i reflash main?
i mean with what software application and what is start address and also what is the length?
what format is the main and fs files?
i have binary backup with me.
Apr 15 at 18:19
please help me..i have backup my gdfs,but when i want to restore it stuck at ‘activating GDFS’..
now my phone wont start..also no red light blingking..what should i do??
someone please help me!
Apr 15 at 18:24
well flash your FS and MAIN !!
download them from may be here
http://www.sek750.extra.hu/letoltes/
that’s all
then again try
Apr 15 at 18:41
i found on the website for my w850..
but my firmware version is R1ED001
is it possible to flash it with R1KG001?
Apr 15 at 19:26
Yes sure. But if you are using a different fw version, you must reflash both main and fs, because they might be incompatible (different versions).
Apr 15 at 21:09
~~~~~~~~~~ Custpack information ~~~~~~~~~~
04:42:31| Custpack: APAC (CDA102568/101) (W850)
04:42:31| Generic(non-branded) custpack: Yes
04:42:31| Allowed languages: en, ms, id, tl, vi, zs,
04:42:31| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
04:42:34|
04:42:34| Sending db2020_cid01_prodid_p3j.bin…
04:42:34| Applet ID: 070129 0950 NGUCXC1250330_DB2020_PRODUCTIONIDLOADER_P3J
04:42:34| This is a PRODUCTION_ID loader
04:42:34|
04:42:34| Sending db2020_mem_patcher_cid52_r2a006.bin…
04:42:34| Applet ID: 061205 1523 HANCXC9876543210_DB2020_MEM_PATCHER_R2A006 0
04:42:34| This is a MEM_PATCHER loader
04:42:34|
04:42:34| Sending db2020_cid52red_flash_r2a005.bin…
04:42:35| Applet ID: 061201 1314 HANCXC1329129_DB2020_FLASHLOADER_R2A005
04:42:35| This is a FLASH loader
04:42:35| Now flashing firmware main…
04:42:35| Flashing c:\documents and settings\apik\desktop\w850_r1ed001_main_generic_eu-emea_red49.mbn
04:42:35| Header type: BABE
04:42:35| 455 flashblocks
04:42:35| Binary acknowledge failed with: 89
04:42:35| Failed
04:42:35| Binary acknowledge failed with: 68
04:42:35| Command: Error 0×68
04:42:35| Failed sending flashblock 1. Returnvalue 0xD0022D00
04:42:35| Finishing flash
04:42:36| Binary acknowledge failed with: 02
04:42:36| Failed
04:42:36| Failed
04:43:12| Error: Flashing failed
04:43:12| Disconnected… Unplug the phone
04:43:17| Shutting down…
anyone?help me please….why it is failed??
Apr 16 at 01:53
hi, i have the sony k550 i was trying to do that flash to change it to walkman-cybershot while i made a mistake and i didn’t choose the right mobile… anyways now my phone when i start it it says insert a correct sim card, what do i hav to do? please help me, and please add me in msn mine is Khinjare@hotmail.com if any1 can help me please! thank you all
Apr 16 at 11:54
peti .. not a problem
phone will work if different and fs and main.
aksipan try to repair your EROM…
http://www.akshayy.com/sonyericsson/tutorials/red-light-blinking-dead-revive-it-to-life/
Khinjare…. Unlock your phone… !! its locked now
http://www.akshayy.com/sonyericsson/tutorials/unlock-db2020-se-phones/
Apr 16 at 22:34
Hi. I’m in big trouble here. I tried to flash my K810 with a Walkman patch using SEtool2 Lite, now the phone won’t start at all. I hold the power button but nothing’s happening. I used correct firmware, I’m sure of it. Correct color and stuff. Although it was a FBN file, not MBN as the tutorial had said (oops). I have a GDFS backup which I made just before doing all this. I’m trying to restore it but neither XS++ nor SEtool2 1.11 would do it. XS++ just hangs doing nothing for dozens of minutes straight, SEtool2 refuses to restore, sais “CSloader refused to start GDFS services,error is:29 failed, that is fatal”. So what can be done here? After all I DO have the GDFS backup.
Apr 17 at 02:37
why is my filesystem consist only ifs?
where is the tpa?what happen here?
Apr 17 at 04:30
Does FAR Managerdetect thrm?
Apr 17 at 08:51
why the hell do people want to restore gdfs ?
sergage.. reflash Main.. then FS… then flash CDA
http://www.akshayy.com/sonyericsson/tutorials/flash-firmwaredebrand-with-xs/
file system consists of all tpa, ifs queue, system
Apr 17 at 10:05
Well I can’t flash anything now, cuz i have CID 53
. Ain’t it funny?
Apr 17 at 10:33
lol….. now nothing can be done..
JD Flasher Support CID53 .. but its too confusing.. i am soo confused what loaders to use … i will have to manually find out and set the flash loaders and put up the tutorial here.
Apr 23 at 21:50
I f’ed dred i tried to patch my w610i and now i flashed it and i cannot locate my gdfs. Is there really nothing that i can do?
Apr 24 at 05:22
Like reflash your main. Patching can only f*ck up main, not GDFS, however, most beginners think that then they need to restore GDFS.
Apr 24 at 18:06
i got my phone to work but now it blanks out
after a fe seconds wat shyould i do then? And thanks for ur help on the first problem
Apr 25 at 12:26
It may be the battery. But if you have modified stuff in the phone’s file system, then you will have to reflash FS and custpack. If these won’t work, you will need a hacked GDFS. :S
Apr 25 at 23:49
ok how do i do those and if needed were can i get a hacked gdfs
Apr 26 at 05:22
http://www.akshayy.com/sonyericsson/tutorials/flash-firmwaredebrand-with-xs/
Long ago I’ve found such gdfs hacking tutorial. It was like get the gdfs of a phone that is identical to yours, and apply a few scripts in SeTool2 and then it should be all right. But I don’t know where it was. :S
Apr 26 at 12:21
whats wrong with you guys, the tutorial is absolutely to the point, why dont you guys read the tutorial. flashing the firmware is like flashing the bios on the motherboard. its not childsplay, its not software installation. follow the tutorial point by point. write down the procedure. try to learn it by heart. you will have no problems. 100% battery means 100% battery. backup gdfs means backup gdfs. its like an order, so obey else you end up with a dead phone.
Apr 26 at 12:27
dear akshayy, can i wipe out the main and the FS and then the cust pack of my fone leaving the gdfs intact so that its open to further firmware flashing. safely ? eg. i want to write some other fones main,FS,cust pack (experiment), then if it conks, rewrite the original main,FS & cust pack ? my wifes got a k550 too. ca i backup main,FS n cust pack of her fone to my laptop and then experiment ?
Apr 26 at 13:29
thanks foryour help guys
Apr 26 at 14:46
i did not get you…
gdfs is left intact by XS++ and SeTool 2 lite
but using Far Manager you can rip the gdfs also if you know the GDFS Address in flash chip that is.
you want to try to flash k550 to other phones ?? did you say that ??
First… you can’t do backup of Main/FS/CDA which is already in phone.
instead you download k550 main and fs and flash it back in k550 after your experiments.
most of the times nothing happens. some times EROM will die when bad cross flash happens. that can be fixed
writing bad/alien gdfs also kill EROM. again first restore EROM then immediately write back original gdfs without starting phone.
Apr 26 at 21:41
So I can never kill my phone?:O Not even with flashing totally different fw?:O
Apr 27 at 05:25
yes most of the times.
Apr 30 at 04:51
akshay.. i do need ur help… i had read my gdfs but in the end i’ve got a message said thats is fatal bla bla bla … and my phone cant starting when i try to tunr it on… i already have a backup for gdfs, then i try to restore backup … said “
Apr 30 at 04:53
said “sending applet CSloader ” but it takes so long … is that normal or the progres it doesnt work ??? pls i need ur help
Apr 30 at 12:33
newbie that’s bad. use XS++ and try to reflash FS and Main and cda. which phone ?
check out flashing tutorial with xs++
May 02 at 12:53
hi,
I recently ‘patched’ my k800i with this command
gdfswrite:000000AC12
in SEtool. I believed that that would make my phone work in the 850 Mhz band (how foolish)
While the software info does SAY its 850Mhz enabled. It really isn’t. Tried and tested.
would you recommend I restore my backed up gdfs to overwrite this? i’ve not patched or done anything with the phone since this 850 mhz ‘patch’.
Why bother restoring? Knowing that configuration still sits in my phone is a constant reminder of my stupidity = )
thanks
May 02 at 17:35
Try restoring.
Am not sure if those values were also backed up
May 07 at 05:35
hi…
today i did flashed into my K810i….
but…unfortunately when i tried to on my K810i,itz juz came blinking n blinking….wat should i do?
May 07 at 05:46
what exactly did you do ?
and why are you restoring your gdfs.
what’s the problem…. ??
May 07 at 06:44
actually i’m trying to do patch into my phone vkp….but itz became blinking when i’m trying to switch on my phone…..
i dun y?i also did restore my gdfs…itz still same..
2) why i cant played the game when i’m trying to open it?itz keep said “Operation failed”?
May 07 at 07:22
now reflash main and fs and cda.
see the xs++ flashing/debranding tutorial
May 07 at 08:38
And backup contacts before doing so…
May 07 at 08:52
I don’t know if this helps anyone or not… but I found it long ago and then I couldn’t find it for a while, and now I stumbled into it:
http://myforum.lasyk.net/showthread.php?t=39486
It is about fixing dead GDFS, without backup.
May 08 at 08:24
PLease can you help? I have this problem and i have forgotten to make a copy. My mobile ist w810i
May 08 at 09:17
You have ‘this’ problem? Then I suggest reflashing main, fs and custpack.
May 08 at 09:59
Any manual? And is it easy? I’m kinda noob
May 08 at 10:11
just backup the gdfs now. that’s all.
May 08 at 10:21
It’s teh corrupted one. WHy would i do that if it’s not working?
May 08 at 12:44
While trying to fix it, you may screw it up even more, that’s why it is better to have a copy of a corrupted GDFS that to have a dead phone.
Before hacking GDFS, did you try reflashing main and fs? Many people don’t try it, but it isn’t the solution in most of the cases.
May 08 at 17:46
Mino !! that sucks !! your gdfs is gone ??
how can you say that your gdfs is gone ??
also which phone. i hope its a db2020 .. then i can help you fix that dead phone … provided some brings you a gdfs of same phone. this is risky.
May 09 at 15:04
hey.. can anybody help me.. i’m writing a patch at setool lite when a lights go off(power off) now i cant open my phone.. i have forgotten to back up the gdfs.. pls help.. wat should i do? i have i w810i
May 09 at 15:16
hey.. can anybody help me.. i’m writing a patch at setool lite when the lights go off(power off) now i cant open my phone.. i have forgotten to back up the gdfs.. pls help.. wat should i do? i have i w810i
May 09 at 15:21
i mean turn it on..
May 09 at 15:31
23:05:52| XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !
23:05:52| Executed on Microsoft Windows XP
23:06:00|
23:06:00| Attempting to open the interface…
23:06:00|
23:06:00| TURN OFF PHONE!
23:06:00| Hold ‘C’ button on phone and connect phone NOW.
23:06:00| You have 30 seconds…
23:06:00|
23:06:06| Baseband ID: 8040
23:06:06| Protocol Version: 3.1
23:06:06|
23:06:06| Sending db2010_cid00_prodid_p3l.bin…
23:06:06| Applet ID: 061113 1250 ALUCXC125872_COMPACTPRODUCTION_ID_LOADER P3L
23:06:06| This is a PRODUCTION_ID loader
23:06:06| Activating GDFS…
23:06:06| Cannot open GDFS
23:06:06| Activating GDFS…
23:06:06| Cannot open GDFS
23:06:06| Activating GDFS…
23:06:06| Cannot open GDFS
23:06:06| Activating GDFS…
23:06:06| Cannot open GDFS
23:06:06| Activating GDFS…
23:06:06| Cannot open GDFS
23:06:06| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:W810 GDFS:n/a)
23:06:06| …using IMEI name
23:06:06|
23:06:06| Profiling SEMC phone…
23:06:06| Platform: DB2010
23:06:06| OTP CID: 49
23:06:06| EROM CID: 49
23:06:06| EROM Color: Red
23:06:06| IMEI: 35906200xxxxxx
23:06:06| Phone ID: W810
23:06:06| Region: n/a
23:06:06| CDA: n/a n/a
23:06:06| Firmware Version: n/a
23:06:06| EROM: n/a
23:06:06| Ready for operation!
this iis what it shows.. what should i do?
May 10 at 14:10
JC reflash main and fs.
see xs++ flashing tutorial
May 11 at 07:36
where can i download the main and fs for w810i?? tnx in advance ^^
May 11 at 10:50
see download page at this site.
May 21 at 10:47
hi akshay my k810 is re blinking led i send it to service center they told me EROM must be chnaged and changed it after changing no led blinking but white screen blinking.
May 21 at 10:50
i tried to flash the blank Erom XS++ told me flash main & FS is done . but phone is blinking white screen. and i tried to write GDFS in XS++ write Activating GDFS . i wait for 5 hour and nothing . stop the process program said That is Fatal. please help me.
May 21 at 13:15
Can’t you take it back to the service center guys? Not flashing gdfs seems to be erom failure, but that is not likely, because it was fixed recently. If you can’t take it back and you have a backup of gdfs, you can try connecting the phone to pc holding 2+5. Also try using the SeTool EROM fixing method in the red light tutorial.
May 21 at 19:10
i’m in iran. Iran Guarantee not like another countries .
May 21 at 19:28
i do that but this log :
Can’t get packet properties .
wrong response , break.
failed , that is fatal
Elapsed : 371 secs.
May 21 at 23:26
wat do u mean by “Iran Guarantee not like another countries .”?????????????????
May 22 at 10:47
when i sent the phone to guarantee service . he said to me u drop that phone or take off battery in working state . .. . in your phone state not in gurantee .
May 22 at 12:39
Is that the 2+5 or the erom fixing thing?
May 22 at 19:35
Can’t get packet properties .
wrong response , break.
failed , that is fatal
Elapsed : 371 secs.
May 25 at 20:40
hi there man.. i have a big problem with my w810i
i`m from romania.. and my w810i doesn`t start
very big problem.. when i put it to charge he doesn`t start but the IR led is starting to blink.. you know.
when i start the xs++ it shows me:
Sending db2010_cid00_prodid_p3l.bin…
18:57:45| Applet ID: 061113 1250 ALUCXC125872_COMPACTPRODUCTION_ID_LOADER P3L
18:57:45| This is a PRODUCTION_ID loader
18:57:45| Activating GDFS…
18:57:45| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:W810 GDFS:????)
18:57:45| …using IMEI name
18:57:45|
18:57:45| Profiling SEMC phone…
18:57:45| Platform: DB2010
18:57:45| OTP CID: 49
18:57:45| EROM CID: 49
18:57:45| EROM Color: Red
18:57:45| IMEI: 35906300xxxxxx
18:57:46| Phone ID: W810
18:57:46| Region: ›WvÐA
18:57:46| CDA: ›W¢ÐA ›W¢ÐA
18:57:46| Firmware Version: ›W‰
18:57:46| EROM: n/a
18:57:46| Ready for operation!
it flash my main and fs but he doesn`t want to start
i dont have a backup gdfs.. what i showld do .. ?!
thank`s
May 26 at 05:30
Try the red light blinking tutorial.
May 30 at 05:55
hi akshayy…wat s GDFS.can u explain it briefly..plz..plz..wat s use of flashing d mobile and how to flash it…?
May 30 at 11:39
gdfs is a set of variables. Some of them contain your data, like calendar, tasks. Others are necessary to start the phone. When those get damaged, you can end up with a bricked phone, though in most cases it can be brought back.
Flashing mobile - debranding, unlocking, custom camera/display/sound drivers, custom menu and layout, elves etc…
May 31 at 04:39
hi akshay.. i loses my font.. how? i think i deleted something in tpa/preset/font…
can i replaced it.
May 31 at 07:39
hi akshayy..i tried flashin ma k550i to a w810 i ..i had a GDFS backup..but after flashin it when i switched on da fone..i got a white screen..yried restorin da GDFS..but even afta doin that i get da same white screen..what do i do..plz help guys..!
May 31 at 10:51
@wan: check the files there fonts.xml, and two ttf files, Sans-Serif. If you deleted them, follow the tut here to unpack an fs (which you can get at sek750.extra.hu). Get the files from an unpacked fs.
@sreekanthkrishna: nice name.XD W810?!! Stupid thing, totally different hardware architecture. Don’t you mean W610?:O
If W810, then the EROM is damaged, I think. Connect to SeTool2, and click “unlock/repair”. That should fix it. Then reflash main.
Jun 05 at 13:34
hai i am facing a problem while uploading acoustics, i deleted some file in that folder.now ican only hear music through call speaker im using W580i no sound through speakers how can i restope my phones sound please help me
Jun 05 at 17:36
Gerad you had problems right.. ??
you emailed me right ??
now to fix your phone sound reflash FS and CDA/Custpack with XS++.
http://www.akshayy.com/sonyericsson/tutorials/flash-firmwaredebrand-with-xs/
Jun 06 at 09:31
help i have bricked my girlfriends k810i with the setool2 as it didnt save the gdfs. please help with a hack of a different gdfs. how do i do this?
your help would be much appreciated as i am going to loose the ability to father another child if you know what i mean!
thanks
tony
Jun 06 at 13:04
dude let me tell you … gdfs in left untouched in all cases like unlocking flashing etc
now just backup your gdfs. no big deal .. it has not changed.
some people press random buttons. they are crazy and they seriously need gdfs backup.
now just REFLASH your phone with XS++ and phone should work well.
Tell me what’s the problem, you are not telling anything. Neither you show logs nor you tell me how the phone reacts now to XS++ and SeTool 2 lite and also you don’t tell what happens when phone starts.
Jun 06 at 13:06
TONY Playing with GDFS is something extreme. Lets not play with it. Unless you really have written alien gdfs into phone. or written a script in place of gdfs in gdfs area.
which i am sure you have not done.
incase you wrote back alien gdfs then phone is dead.
we could try recovery which is of course terrible risky. and i am sure you don’t need anything as such. since your gdfs is still clean and good.
Jun 08 at 16:15
hey, I guess theres a serious prob. in ma cell.
I followed ur tutorial to apply Quick Access Patch, but after that, my cell is not starting. The log in XS++ gets struck on
“Activating GDFS…”
also in setool2lite, when I try to READ GDFS, it says:
“Welcome to SEtool2 ( LITE edition ) v 1.10
supported DB2010/DB2012 CID49/50/51/52, DB2020 CID49/51/52
Loaded 51 flash descriptors
if you like LITE edition - please visit http://www.setool.net and buy FULL.
Will backup GDFS now.
ChipID:9900,EMP protocol:0301
PHONE IS RED RETAIL PRODUCT
FLASH CID detected:52
Speed:921600
OTP LOCKED:1 CID:51 PAF:1 IMEI:35220601924561 CERT:RED
FLASH CID:52 COLOR:RED
LDR:061201 1314 HANCXC1329129_DB2020_FLASHLOADER_R2A005
Flash ID check:897E
Flash props sent ok
CSloader version:
070410 1557 HANCXC1250562_DB2020_CSLOADER_R3A009
loader startup: executed
CSloader refused to start GDFS services,error is:29
failed, that is fatal
Elapsed:8 secs.”
Plz help me…..
Jun 08 at 17:47
Did you reinsert the battery after that?
It may be bad patch, try reflashing main.
Jun 09 at 15:26
my w550i is dead…the restoring gets stuck to activating GDFS….i need the fs for w550i to reflash it….where can i find it.??
Jun 09 at 15:53
vikhyat use XS++ 2.2 and just REFLASH MAIN and FS and CDA.
no need to restore GDFS.
yes i SAID XS++ 2.2 not 3.1
Jun 10 at 03:35
Mr Akashya
i have also same problem as Mr.anupam.and the error codes r also same.i have w610.Wht to do please help me.
Jun 10 at 05:28
anupam asked about a problem elsewhere and for him reflashing main did the trick.
Jun 11 at 18:17
XS++ v2.2 Ready !
20:52:18| Executed on Microsoft Windows Vista
20:52:25|
20:52:25| Attempting to open the interface…
20:52:25|
20:52:25| Turn off phone
20:52:25| Hold ‘C’ button on phone and connect phone.
20:52:25| You have 30 seconds.
20:52:29| Baseband ID: 9900
20:52:29| Hardware Platform: DB2020
20:52:29| Protocol Version: 3.1
20:52:29| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:K530 GDFS:W660)
20:52:29| …using IMEI name
20:52:29|
20:52:29| Profiling SEMC phone…
20:52:29| Baseband ID: DB2020
20:52:29| OTP CID: 51
20:52:29| EROM CID: 53
20:52:29| EROM Color: Red
20:52:29| IMEI: 35780401xxxxxx
20:52:29| Phone ID: K530
20:52:29| Network: EUROPE_2
20:52:29| CDA: CDA102568/4 R5A
20:52:29| Firmware Version: R8BB001
20:52:29| EROM: R3A022
20:52:29| Ready for operation!
20:53:39| Shutting down…
plz help me how can i flash back again my k530i into w660
Jun 11 at 18:52
Isn’t it W660 right now?
Anyway, you must download CID 53 firmwares for it from share2flash.com. Then use JDFlasher (oflash) to flash them on.
Jun 19 at 02:00
I just unbranded my phone and installed flash themes on my phone… worked like a charm! I did it with my girl’s phone and it is messed up bad. The screen wraps around and is all fuzz and stuff. I used the exact same files for her phone as mine…after that I used my gdfs to restore into hers… bricked it… but thank god I saved a copy of hers… so I restored her gdfs and now I am still with a unbranded phone with a messed up display! … Its a w580… any help please
Jun 19 at 03:20
Hi Akshay,
I unbranded my w580 last night. I also backed up the GDFS and used Setools to unbrand it. Everything was successful!
Here’s the thing: I forgot to save some of my data like my contacts, text messages, bookmarks, downloaded themes, etc. I thought these were on the SIM and M2 memory stick I pulled out before i unbranded it. My question is this: does the backup GDFS contain this “lost” data or just configuration files for the w580i phone?
I wanted to restore the GDFS and see if I could get my “lost” data back; back it up somewhere to safe keeping.
Thanks in advance for your help!!
JMF
Jun 19 at 04:54
Task , lol if you don’t follow instruction properly that’s what happens.
now just reflash fs and main and cda.
if phone blinks white you have killed the gdfs. restoring gdfs is only solution. nothing can be done beyond it.
Jun 19 at 05:28
Janii.
no man the gdfs backup you made won’t have all that.
Jun 23 at 12:54
have lost my manu in sony ericsson k800, anyone who knows how to get it back?
please help
Jun 23 at 15:20
Get menu.ml from one of these archives. http://sek750.extra.hu/letoltes/?path=./Directory%20Files/K800/
Use XS++ FSX or FAR or JDFlasher to upload it.
Jun 24 at 16:22
i flashed my k750i main & fs & cda its does not start it displays please wait but dont begin
Jun 30 at 23:44
w800i — permanent white screen — no GDFS backup —where do I go from here………
regards IAN
Jul 01 at 00:12
First you tell what you did to it. Then check if the memory stick is in, I once had white screen with a K750@W800 because of bad mem stick.
Jul 01 at 19:28
Hi Peti,
w800i was working OK for several years, then one morning on power-up the WSOD. Plugged in power supply to charge battery—–black screen.
Used SEUS update—–ran OK but problem persists.
Yes memory stick is in—-removed stick (is that correct)——same result.
Jul 01 at 23:07
It looks very much like a hardware problem, but still you can try this:
Open XS++, connect the phone. Get firmwares according to your CID number (see in xs++ log tablet, erom cid). Flash them on, following the xs++ tutorial here. Then get a CDA (aka custpack) and flash it on, too. You can get them from the download page, I think.
Jul 02 at 16:50
Before following your advice, I have no idea of the battery charge level. Is there any way of checking this ?
Jul 02 at 19:03
Well there are technical tools to check the battery voltage, but that’s not really SE flashing stuff. Ask a friend with same or almost same phone (only battery must be the same) to change batteries?
Jul 03 at 00:13
Thanks Peti……I am a Machine tool electrical/electronic technician, i’m just being lazy—maybe hoping to use any knowledge base to check the battery as such items are not really relevant to my profession. I have an array of tech. equipment which just requires me to research the relevant info and charging characteristics of the battery involved……..then we can get back to the flashing stuff. Will reply ASAP with any reliable way of checking battery charge unless a friend has the same battery….cheers