Important Notice
This will void your warranty!
By following this guide you recognize that myForum or me take no responsibility for any damage caused to your handset while doing so, having said that, it is very unlikely that you will. Rarely a phone gets damaged during flashing. But if you do not agree to these terms leave this page now.
Your phone have to be fully charged before doing this, if the battery is low, it'll may die when flashing (DEAD PHONE).
Advantages by flashing to a W610
[*]Walkman 2.0 (you can skin it)
[*]Patches
[*]Flash support (menus, screensavers etc.)
[*]Most of the features of W610
[*]If your phone is branded by for example O2, Vodafone or Orange, this will debrand it.
Requirements:
DCU-60 cable (the one that came with your phone)
USB Flash Drivers http://www.akshayy.com/sonyericsson/tutorials/installing-usb-flash-drivers/
XS++ 3.1
CID 52 on your W610.
Files you need:
XS++ 3.1
Download: http://wrox.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/xs-31/
Language list http://filebeam.com/f11d65bacc8be7abf25824f425970e4a
just look
http://wrox.wordpress.com/fs-language-list/
W610_R6BC002_MAIN_GENERIC_NA_RED52
(Download: http://filebeam.com/ce88afa48a7f3b19547fca0ced384f09
W610_R6BC002_FS_*******_RED52
(choose the right region, download the language list to see which region you need)
(Download: http://www.se-life.ru/index.php?name=FW&page=fw-w&folder=W610/R6BC002_RED52/
(PM me or post here if you didn't find the FS you need)
STEP 1 :BECKUP
All stuff in your phone will be deleted!
So backup your contacts to your memory card:
Contacts > Options > Advanced > Backup to M.S.
And use MyPhoneExplorer to backup your messages:
http://www.fjsoft.at/
And also all games, applications saved on your phone will be deleted. Move the music, pictures etc. to your memory card.
Step 2:Make a backup of the GDFS
Start XS++
Shut your phone off.
Press on the button 'Connect'
Hold the 'C' button on the phone and connect the cable
Choose GDFS
Press on the button 'Backup GDFS'
Step 3: Making the folder 'own_custpack'
Download all custpacks for W610
http://filebeam.com/f6a573d9cf94cc51acbd617505782010 (password: wrox). You have to choose same CDA as your FS (for example EUROPE_4).
Start making a folder named ]own_custpack in the XS++ directory (in the folder you have XS++).
Extract all the stuff from the RAR archive into the folder [own_custpack
It should look like this:
Step 4:Flashing your phone to a W610
Start XS++
Shut your phone off.
Press on the button 'Connect'
Hold the 'C' button on the phone and connect the cable
Tick 'Flash Main Firmware' and choose the file you want to flash (W610_R6BC002_MAIN_GENERIC_NA_RED52.mbn).
Tick 'Flash file system' and choose the file you want to flash (W610_R6BC002_FS_*******_RED52.fbn).
Tick 'Customize File System' then choose '/own_custpack', then press Flash.
Enjoy your "new" phone!