SE K610i to W660i Conversion Guide [ Edited version ]

[HX_unbanne]

Okay, recently I converted my SE 610i to W660i using:
Converting K610/K618/V630, Z610 and K530 to W660. Full Guide! - myForum
and was quite happy, BUT

1. The guide is quite messy - you have to read everything three times ...
2. There are few thing that is not noticed in guide.

So, I decided to make linked guide, extract most important and add some additional things to do after general flashing operation.

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Before doing this conversation, you must obtain these files:

- Firmware ( also called MAIN ): Download in attachment.
- File System ( also called FS ): Download in attachment.
- Customization Pack ( also called CustPack ): Download in attachment. My region is BALTIC. If you have other - sorry, I cant help you.

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TIP #1. Although in almost every guide is said, that you must disconnect your phone from PC afters Elapsed: xx:xx message appearance or XS++ related finalization message, I, paradoxically, am more cautious and disconnect phone AFTER the USB Disconnection Sound has been played in Windows XP. I don't want to say, that others are wrong but I think, that only that sound truly signalizes that there are no more communication between PC and Phone.
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After storing them in place where you can access them during conversation procedure,
do following:

- Recommended, but not Required -

WARNING! THE CID IS NOT DOWNGRADE-ABLE, ONCE IT'S UPGRADED THERE'S NO TURNING BACK!
Now, click the GDFS tab then click 'Backup GDFS'.
This will make a backup of your GDFS, which will restore your phone in 90% of cases of a bad flash.

Do not disconnect during "flashing" operations or you may damage your phone!
Only disconnect your phone when XS++ says "Disconnected... Unplug the phone"!

Once the GDFS backup is done, XS++ will disconnect your phone.

1. Flash MAIN, FS and CustPack.

Once you've got the firmware, open the Custpack and extract it (with Folders!) to the own_custpack folder in the XS++ directory.
Make sure that your phone is charged 100%!
Once you've done that open XS++ and then connect your phone.
It should automatically go to the Flash tab.
Tick 'Flash Main Firmware' and browse to the MAIN file. (It should be a .mbn file)
Tick 'Flash File System' and browse to the FS file. (It should be a .fbn file)
Tick 'Customize File System' and in 'Phone Model' select 'Own custpack'

2. Using FSX+, upload K610i display driver, camera driver and power_up_musicmode file(s) to phone.

Now browse to ifs/settings/camera, extract the camdriver0.dat and camdriver1.dat from the ZIP and again place them in the 'Enumerated files' pane.
Now browse to tpa/preset/system/lighteffects/system, extract the power_up_musicmode.ble from the ZIP and drag into the 'Enumerated Files' pane.
Now click 'Shutdown FSX', and when XS++ says to, disconnect your phone.

- Recommended, but not Required -

Now start SEtool2 Lite, select W660 as the phone type and then click 'Read GDFS'.
It will make a copy of your GDFS, like XS++ did, and DO NOT disconnect the phone or press Stop until SEtool says "Elapsed: xx secs."
Disconnect the USB cable, remove the battery then reinsert it.

3. Using SeTool2 Lite Edition, make Quick Access patch to MAIN. After QA patching, apply Illumination Patch.
QA Patch:

Now start SEtool2 Lite, select W660 as the phone type.
Make sure W660 is selected as Phone Type, tick 'Bypass DB2020 security'.
In the files box, click 'Add' and add the MAIN file.
Then in the MISC files box, add the Quick Access patch you generated not long ago.

Illumination Patch:

Now in SEtool2 Lite, make sure W660 is selected as Phone type, uncheck 'Bypass DB2020 security', and check 'Use "quick access" patch', (if it hasn't already) remove the MAIN from the files box, and in the MISC files box, browse to the Illumination Patch you just extracted.

Here is first noticeable thing what was not been wrote to this review.
- There is one patch, witch is added in these reviews files, BUT there is other one, it works too, but it limits you to use only 50 - 60 percent brightness range. It works, as pointed seamonkey.

4. Now, generally, you have W660i, BUT,
Here is second noticeable thing what was not been wrote to this review.
You will understand it, if you would watch on K610i and W660i phone front pictures ( button layout ). As you can see, the left button in the middle of Action Buttons in K610i is Shortcut to WEB Browsers ... but what we have in W660i ??? WE HAVE Shortcut to Walkman!!! Its is hard to understand how could solidsnake204 write guide but forgot about this button issue .. :mad:

So - I don't know how to fix it in the moment ( my first guess is that I must edit Menu.ml file ) of posting this, but Ill try to find it out. If you know already, how to fix this - please - post it!


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Edited by HX. Original guide by solidsnake204.

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a) ----------- Additional Part: W660i VKP Patches.

5. A little testing ...
- The extended_brightness.vkp does not work.
- The keypad_timer.vkp probably works, but I did not see any difference ...

b) ----------- Aditional Part: W660i Compatable mods and files.
- Just copied contacteffects from Modded Lighteffects! - Top Sony Forums to my K610i@W660i. Works Fine ;)

Here are link to these and other W660i patches:
Top Sony Forums - View Single Post - Patches For All DB2020 CID52 Phones