Flash K750c (chinese) to W800 (also chinese)

[daddo]

in the guide to add a language, there is a step that says:
"5) you will need to find and edit the allowed_language.txt...." and add "it"
i went to the dowload section and downloaded the file u said and extract IT.lng and IT.T9 and put them in FS/tpa/preset/system/language
deleted lng.lst and lng.dat
and replace the original customize.xml (FS/tpa/preset/custom) with the one you gave me.
then disconnect and restart... but no italian language in the phone nor in sms writing language...

i noticed one thing, in the FS/tpa/preset/system/language there is en.t9 and zs.lng but no en.lng or zs.t9
why italian w800_Language_EUROPE_5 contain 2 italian files? (IT.lng and IT.T9)

then i downloaded W800_R1N035_FS_EUROPE_5_RED36.rar from firmware download section and i tried to extract the files using main2raw (or babe2raw, or gextract) & SEFStool4 (i didnt find any other software for this step... i tried with version 4.4 and 4.7 but didnt work..)
but SEFStool4 give me a fatal error coz cant open file version 23....

i tried to extract with some other software (read3150.exe) but i couldnt do it....
any idea how to do it?

[hyperion17]

Try to access your phone's FS with XS++. Except that, I have no more ideas

[daddo]

in some way i did it....

i repeated the tutorial 4 or 5 times, and everytime no italian at all...
last time, i got crazy, i added also hong kong chinese... (would be nice to have both.. hehe)
and from allowed_language.txt and customize.xml i removed 2 languages i will never use from the list....
and added IT and ZH....
close everything, turn on the phone... still nothing...
then i did a MASTER RESET from the menu...
and after it... ITALIAN appeared and works!!! (as SMS language but not as phone language... but is ok) but no hong kong chinese.... i tried the chinese and its the one i had before.. pity!

but is strange, why italian works after the master reset and hong kong chinese doesnt? seems i have to convince my phone to do what i want, not only follow the guide, is it human? ^^

anyway im happy enough, except one thing...
the problem i had in the begin.... still come...
once per day (more or less) the wallpaper and the ringtone will disappear....
and the menu cursor will be a black square...
but now, i guess is an hardware problem.. =)

i will have a try to add again hong kong chinese... and if can, i will post the result...

by the way, should i add the winning steps in the first post? to make a kind of poor "guide" for the same kind of problems i had?

and finally, thanks to the website and to everyone who helped me in this adventure.. and of coz, thanks a lot to Hyperion!

[hyperion17]

in some way i did it....
but is strange, why italian works after the master reset and hong kong chinese doesnt? seems i have to convince my phone to do what i want, not only follow the guide, is it human? ^^

Did you added also the line:
<allowed-language>zh</allowed-language> in customize.xml ?
customize.rar.

[daddo]

i did that...
i tried to do it again and again but nothing, no hong kong chinese..
i tried also with taiwan chinese... but still nothing, no taiwan chinese...

i finally have my own idea about it...
chinese from china or from hong kong/taiwan are different... maybe is not possible to use both with the chinese firmware...

just like i read somewhere that is not possible to add chinese to the european firmware
probably is not possible to add a different kind of chinese (different set of characters) to this firmware..

i wonder, maybe is possible to add china chinese to the hong kong firmware? =))

anyway im happy already

[daddo]

ok, i finished the big thing..
and i wanna make a quick list of the thinkgs i did and the problems i had (and how i solved)
hope is a good idea. ^^

i had a k750c (chinese) CID 36 BROWN and wanted to make it W800c (chinese)

downloaded these files
W800_R1N035_MAIN_CHINA_CA_RED36
W800_R1N035_FS_APAC_1_RED36
W800i_CDA102430_101_R3A_Generic_APAC_1 (custom file)

first step, convert CID BROWN to RED:
i did it following hyperion17 guide:

using "GFlash":
- make sure that your battery is fully charged! (At least 85% up)
- Much better if, before you start Gflash that your phone already turned off and dettached battery.
- Avoid disconnecting the phone while in flashing process!
- FLASHING EROM - BROWN CID36 TO RED CID36 ONLY!
- Start Gflash
- Under the "REPAIR/GDFS/PATCHING" tab,
- enter the RED CID36 RAW erom file (make sure it's RAW)
ex. RED_CID36.Erom (download from topsony or already inside Gflash directory)
- put the battery back in. (do not connect your phone, not yet!)
- then click the "REPAIR/GDFS/PATCH" button
you will get this message:
GFlash version 2.0 beta 6
**** REPAIRING/PATCHING STARTED ****
Turn off the phone.
Hold "C" button and plug USB cable.
- as instructed, hold the "c" button and plug it to the usb cable.
(release "c" button only when flashing process is already starting)
- and just wait till it's done.(in just a minute or so)
- do not shut down Gflash.
- disconnect your phone from the usb cable,
- but DO NOT TURN IT ON!
- remove the battery for a few seconds.
- place it back in. (do not connect the cable, not yet!)
- get ready to flash the firmware... (don't turn on the phone!!)

i did it, and i flashed it with xs++ 3.1 using (downloaded previously):
W800_R1N035_MAIN_CHINA_CA_RED36
W800_R1N035_FS_APAC_1_RED36

following this guide, step 3 and 4: XS++ 3.1 Guide-Flashing, Customizing, Recovering - Top Sony Forums
(REMEMBER TO SELECT "REMOVE SE WAP LINKS"!!!! i didnt do it at first and it was very annoying)
for the step 4, the custom file should match FS, so i used
W800i_CDA102430_101_R3A_Generic_APAC_1

END of flashing ^^

but i also wanted to add italian language, so, i followed this guide to do it
how to add languages to your phone - Top Sony Forums
with a small difference, when finished to do it... i had to MASTER RESET my phone.
before the master reset, italian language didnt appear, after the reset.. it came =)
anyway, BEFORE MASTER RESET YOUR PHONE, REMEMBER U WILL LOSE EVERYTHING U PUT INSIDE, and also will lose many of the original videos, sounds, games....
so save everything u can, before make a master reset...

and about FAR MANAGER... i had a bad error in the begin... while trying to use the SEFP (plugin for sony)
plugin call error
exception occurred
"unknown exception"
........
............
.....
the plugin will be unloaded!
and when push ok...
internal error....
....
....
...
far manager will be terminated

and finally i understood, computer must have a COM port installed.. or the plugin will not load... so, u must make a fake one.. or a real one.. and in my case, i simply turned on the bluetooth.. and it includes a COM port

after this, finally works!!!

last thing i did, was to add hong kong chinese or taiwan chinese.... but no way to add them.... probably the firmware supports only china's chinese.

to do one more attempt
i downloaded FS files from firmware download section and i tried to extract the files using main2raw (or babe2raw, or gextract) & SEFStool4 (i didnt find any other software for this step... i tried with version 4.4 and 4.7 but didnt work..)
but SEFStool4 give me a fatal error coz cant open file version 23....
and i didnt find any way to solve this...

END of language adding... ^^

finally i realized i should remove the wap links while flashing.. coz they are very annoying... and a bit complicated to remove them after flashing

to delete them after flashing (coz u didnt do it before) u should enter in your phone using FAR MANAGER and delete these files:
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/FM_PICTURES_HOOK_1/FM_PICTURES_HOOK_1.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/FM_PICTURES_HOOK_3/FM_PICTURES_HOOK_3.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/FM_SOUNDS_HOOK_1/FM_SOUNDS_HOOK_1.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/FM_SOUNDS_HOOK_3/FM_SOUNDS_HOOK_3.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/FM_THEMES_HOOK_3/FM_THEMES_HOOK_3.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/FM_VIDEOS_HOOK_3/FM_VIDEOS_HOOK_3.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/GAMES_HOOK_1/GAMES_HOOK_1.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/GAMES_HOOK_3/GAMES_HOOK_3.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/cust_menu_data.dat
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/cust_menu_done_unpacking.dat
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/SETT_RINGTONE_HOOK_1/SETT_RINGTONE_HOOK_1.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/SETT_RINGTONE_HOOK_2/SETT_RINGTONE_HOOK_2.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/SETT_RINGTONE_HOOK_3/SETT_RINGTONE_HOOK_3.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/SETT_SCREENSAVER_HOOK_1/SETT_SCREENSAVER_HOOK_1.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/SETT_STARTSHOW_HOOK_1/SETT_STARTSHOW_HOOK_1.xml
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/SETT_WALLPAPER_HOOK_1/SETT_WALLPAPER_HOOK_1.xml
- and also delete
/tpa/preset/custom/FM_PICTURES_HOOK_1.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/FM_PICTURES_HOOK_3.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/FM_SOUNDS_HOOK_1.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/FM_SOUNDS_HOOK_3.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/FM_THEMES_HOOK_3.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/FM_VIDEOS_HOOK_3.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/GAMES_HOOK_1.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/GAMES_HOOK_3.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/SETT_RINGTONE_HOOK_1.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/SETT_RINGTONE_HOOK_2.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/SETT_RINGTONE_HOOK_3.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/SETT_SCREENSAVER_HOOK_1.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/SETT_STARTSHOW_HOOK_1.itm
/tpa/preset/custom/SETT_WALLPAPER_HOOK_1.itm

ok, that's all i did

hope it can be useful for someone else ^^

thanks to everyone and a special thanks to hyperion17 !!

[riders4sia]

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