HOW-TO: Flash / Flex Vxxx phones

Last edited by duceduc on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:22 pm, edited 6 times in total

I will not be held responsible for your dead phone if something goes wrong.
Use at your own risk!!

Pros in flash/flex Vxxx series phones.
Eliminate bugs. Unbrand the phone from advertisment logos. Improves RF. Adds additional programs, plus more.
Note: Improvment varies on phones.

Cons in flash/flex Vxxx series phones.
Menu icons look slightly different. Disables several features. Cannot revert back to orignal firmware.
Note: These features may be enable through the process of hexing.

To Learn more about hexing. Go here.
List of of hacks to enable features.
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How to flash/flex Vxxx phones.

Items needed
Flash files
Flex files
Pst Phone Programmer
Usb data cable

Backup!!!!
Make sure you backup your phonebook, customize ringers, wallpapers, wap settings, etc. It will be deleted.

Begin
Find MultiflashFlex in your motorola folder under program files.
Create a shortcut icon in your desktop or where you want it to be.
Double click on MultiFlashFlex icon
A screen will appear like this one.
Screenshot
Under Preferences, make sure Override existing phone software...., Master clear phones after flexing, & master reset phones after felxing are checked.
Make sure the Multiflashflex sees your phone under Device on the bottom screen.

Begin Flashing
Enable flash under flash. Click on browse and search the flash file
you have downloaded.
Click on start to begin process.
Do not run other programs, disconnect phone, or power off phone. You will end up with a dead phone if you do.
The program will go through a series of deleting and installing new files. The process should take about 2mins.
When complete, you should see a "flash successfully" prompt under result.
Disconnect phone from pc and turn it back on.

Begin Flexing
Plug you phone to pc once again.
Restart Multiflashflex program.
Make sure you see your phone name display under device.
Enable flex under Flex Setup. Click on browser and search the flex file you have downloaded.
Click on start to begin process.
Do not run other programs, disconnect phone, or power off phone. You will end up with a dead phone if you do.
The program wil go through a series of deleting and installing new s/w to
phone. The process will take about 5 mins.
When complete, you should see a "flex successfully" prompt under result.
Disconnect phone from pc and turn it back on.

Verifying new installed firmware.
Go to menu, settings, phone status, flex version, then S/W version.
Reconfigure your phone to your liken and you are are done.
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I will not be held responsible for your dead phone if something goes wrong.
Use at your own risk!!

Okay, so I busted my phone doing this and I cannot locate a flex/flash for the v180 is it possible for me to create the flex/flash with a friends phone?

I believe you cannot extract a flash/flex from a phone.

Okay, know where I can get a flex for v180 then?

I don't have it. That is a tough one to find if there is one.

Hi,

I am the beginner for flash cell phones. I got a V220 and do you have something useful to uclock it?

thanks

Hey man,

You seem to know what you're talking about. I've got a v60i unlocked (gsm) and i'm using it on t-mobile. however, i'm unable to access the browser settings and therefore unable to use the browser. i understand that flexing the phone will enable me to access the browser settings. so my questions are:

1. Can I flex using a serial data cable or do i have to get USB?

2. I found the following flex files but have no idea which ones (if any) i should use. How do i know whether they are unbranded or legit, etc.?

protected Software and Firmware Motorola V60

Name Date Size

phx4_g_01.01.58r.rar 14-12-2003 00:00:00 7.2 MB

PHX4_G_01.01.58R_flash.zip 14-12-2003 00:00:00 3.47 MB

PHX4_G_01.05.02Rus.rar 14-12-2003 00:00:00 3.8 MB

phx4_g_01.05.14r.rar 14-12-2003 00:00:00 38.08 MB

PHX4HA_G_01[1].05.03R_lang0020_image.zip 14-12-2003 00:00:00 3.4 MB

ANY help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

dc

mason7:

I can't tell you which files are legit or which ones will unbrand the phone. I've never work with the V60; therefore the files are new to me. I have not yet came across anyone upgrading their V60 firmware.

Mu suggestion is to search and find more info about which files will work for you. As far as the data cable is concern, I would use the usb data cable versus the serial.

Please post your end results; I would like to know how it went. Sorry If I wasn't much help....

ok thanks. will see what i can dig up and let you know.

HOW-TO: Flash / Flex Vxxx phones

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