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P2K Commander V6 (6.0.0) is Available!

2009-10-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

The latest full version release of P2K Commander, 6.0.0 also known as V6 is now available for download. Although, honestly...I am not entirely sure what it means. We know the focus for P2K Commander V5 (5.0.0) was on the P2K over USBLAN with associated features enabling it to be a full featured communication profile. But with P2K Commander V6 (6.0.0), the changes are not readily apparent.

First, I checked out both the ChangeLog.txt and the Whatsnew.txt file to see if there were any documented changes. Unfortunately, there were not any documented changes with the files for V6.

Next, I proceed to load up the application to see if there were any noticable changes. I checked the main screen, the options and all of the commands in the menu bar, but still could not find and new features or changes to the P2K Commander Application. Even checking the about section, I noticed that both the verison name and the build date were updated so minimally it is a new build.

Here is a screen shot of the new version:

The good news is that my phone still connects with ease to P2K Commander V6 and it appears to have all the functionality working properly.

This leads me to the following conclusions; and either one of them is the case.

1. P2K Commander V6 is a minor update to the V5 releases and has some bug, performance, and stability fixes.

2. With the P2K over USBLAN feature completely built out in version 5.1.0; the P2K Commander developers may have made the decision to simply consider it a complete version upgrade and repackaaged it as V6, version 6.0.0.

In either case, if you're looking to download P2K Commander V6, you can get it directly from this link:
http://www.el-co.hu/dl/P2kCommander-V6.0.0.zip

Otherwise, please visit this page for all versions of P2K Commander as well as any updates that may have occurred since this post:
http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/03/motorola-v3-complete-list-of-p2k.html

P2K Commander V5 (5.1.0 MR) is Available!

2009-10-19T10:55:00.000-07:00

It's been quite some time since I have updated my site on the availability and features with P2K Commander. First off, I have been focused on a number of other things which have distracted me from keeping updated. But, then the creator of P2K Commander has made a number of changes to the site and availability and some of the initial vesions of P2K Commander V5 had some major issues with being able to establish connectivity to my Motorola V3 RAZR phone.

However, with the introduction of P2K Commander V5.1.0MR, which stands for Market Release -- a fully functional version of P2K Commander V5, that gets some great new bells and whistles. First, here is some history for P2K Commander V5 in terms of the releases:

P2kCommander-V5.0.0.zip 30-Jul-2008 20:42 357K
P2kCommander-V5.0.1.zip 01-Aug-2008 20:55 357K
P2kCommander-V5.0.2.zip 13-Aug-2008 21:26 358K
P2kCommander-V5.0.3.zip 18-Aug-2008 22:09 358K
P2kCommander-V5.0.5-MR.zip 03-Sep-2008 21:37 376K
P2kCommander-V5.0.6-MR.zip 30-Sep-2008 20:48 378K
P2kCommander-V5.0.7-MR.zip 03-Nov-2008 08:26 379K
P2kCommander-V5.0.8-MR.zip 04-Dec-2008 14:59 417K
P2kCommander-V5.1.0-MR.zip 06-Jan-2009 21:11 419K

Looking for updates to this list, the complete P2K Commander release list can be found here:
http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/03/motorola-v3-complete-list-of-p2k.html

This article is a part of the complete guide to Motorola Phones, Modding, Software, and Troubleshooting guide. For additionl articles on Motorola Phone tools and other tips, please click here.

The great news about P2K Commander V5; is that it is the most fully functional and user friendly P2K Commander created thus far. In addition, it is packed with some great new features and updates that include some of the following items:

P2k over USBLAN support
P2K over USBLAN for reading/writing files, download hidden files, create/delete folders, filefilters, new paritions.
New logging code, autodetect if startup mode and phone type differ (p2k vs usblan)
Updated scripting (.p2kc files) for use with backup/restore user files.
Backup folders, recursively copy folders and containing files

And from my perspective, the use of P2K Commander V5.1.0MR was my best experience yet, here's how it went:

First off, when P2K Commander V5 starts up -- there is a snazzy new graphic of a Motorola RAZR phone rotating around. Entertaining update to the software.
After start-up the detection of a new version actually works. It notified me that there was an updated version of P2K Commander available and asked me if I wanted to download it. Since the download location changed recently; this feature is broken in many previous versions.
Lastly, the automatic detection of which mode you should be using worked very well. By default in V5, P2K Commander starts you up in P2K05 over USBLAN where my phone only works with P2K/P2K05 (USBLAN / Samba / Netbios and USBLAN / Ftp are two other options). The software detected my phone and automatically switched. The startup completed properly, connected to my phone and immediately pulled all of the data back

P2K Commander V5 was a homerun from my perspective after a few troublesome beta-like releases. If you need to update your P2K Commander to V5, V5.1.0-MR is the release you want.

Here are a couple of screenshots and descriptions of the tryout...

The new introduction graphic of a Motorola RAZR phone rotating as the P2K Commander V5 Application loads

The pop-up informs you that a newer version of P2K Commander is available and will pop you out to the download area so you can update.

After recognizing my connection mode via P2K05 over USBLAN would not work, it moved me back to P2k/P2k05, connected my phone automatically and read the files on my Motorola RAZR V3 properly.

MPT V5 Communicate Wireless Internet Dial-Up

2009-06-12T06:02:00.000-07:00

Another great feature of the Motorola Phone Tools software is that it will enable you to use your phone as a modem for connecting to the Internet. Depending on your phone and your plan, you may be able to connect to the CDMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, or 3G networks to get broadband speeds through your Motorola Phone -- although charges might apply, so make sure to check out your plan.

This is the description from the help:

With the Internet option, you can connect to the Internet using your phone. To perform this feature, your phone has to be connected and turned on.

Within the Internet Connection Manager window, you can also:
Manage your connections (create, delete or edit your connections).
View in real time the connection information (Operator, Network, Connection time, Data received or sent).
View your connection logs.

This guide will help you go through the process of setting up the Wireless Internet Connection so that you can use it. Here is the step-by-step guide on how to set it up for your phone.

1. Under the Communicate tab on the left hand side of the screen, click on the Internet link at the bottom to open the Internet Connection Manager in MPT.

2. Click on the Create a New Connection link and the tradition Internet Connection Wizard with the Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) skin or look to it.

3. Click on next and the wizard automatically creates the ATT wireless High Speed Internet connection for you.

4. From there you can open the properties and see the customer Cingular / AT&T settings that were put in the Internet Conncetion Wizard to fine tune if you like.

5. AT&T / Cingular provides you with the warning I mention above about being careful in regards to your service plan as extra charges may apply -- data charges can add up quickly!

Now just go back to the Internet Connection Manager and click on "Connect" to use your phone as a modem -- and connect to the Internet!

Here is the list of phones this guide and the Wirless Internet Connection feature may work with:
A1200 Bluetooth
A1200 Edge
A1200 Edge Bluetooth
A1200e America
A1200e America Bluetooth
A1200i
A1200i BT
A1200r
A1200r BT
A1210
A1600
A1800
A732
A780
A780 BT
A780+
A780+ BT
A810
A860
A860 BT
A910
A910i
Aura
C305 Asia
C363
C381
C390
C698p
E1
E1000
E1070
E1070r
E1075
E2
E375
E378
E378i
E6 Bluetooth
E6 USB
E680
E680 BT
E680g
E680g BT
E680i
E680i BT
E690
E690 BT
E6e
E770
E770v
E790
E8
E815
E815m
E816m
E825
E895
EM325
EM35
K1
K1c
K1cm
K1m
K1m Asia
K1m-Sprint
K1mk
K1mm
K1s
K1t
K1v
K2
K3
K3m
L2
L6
L6e
L6i
L7
L71
L72
L7c
L7cm
L7cmm
L7e
L7i
L7v
L9
M800
M900
M930
M990
maxx K3
maXX V3
maxx V3 i-mode
Ming
Ming BT
Ming Edge
MS 600
Pebl U3
Pebl U6
QA30 (Canada)
QA30 (USA)
U6
U6c
U6c Asia
U9
V.
V1050
V1050 BT
V1075
V1100
V190
V191
V195
V197
V230
V235
V260
V262
V262 BT
V265
V265m
V265m BT
V266
V266 BT
V266m
V267
V276
V276m
V280
V3
V3 CTP
V3/p
V320
V323
V323i
v323im
V323m
V325
V325i
V325xi
V360
V360i
V360m
V360q
V360v
V361
V362
V365
V367p
V3a
V3am
V3amf
V3b
V3c
V3C Asia
V3c Rev2
V3cm
V3e
V3i
V3i EDGE
V3ire
V3iv
V3m
V3m refresh
V3mm
V3r
V3re
V3t
V3v
V3x
V3xR
V3xv
V3xx
V3xxi
V3xxR
V3xxv
V501
V560
V6
V635
V635i
V6maxx
V6v
V6vb
V6vc
V710m
V750 (Canada)
V750 (USA)
V8
V8 2GB
V9
V950
V975
V975 BT
V980
V980 BT
V9c
V9cC
V9m
V9mm
V9mS
V9s
V9x
VA76r
Ve
ve20
VE20 (Canada)
VE20 (USA)
ve20 Canada
VE240
VE465
VE66
VU204 (USA)
vu30
W315
W360
w385
W385m
W385x
W450
W490
W5
W510
W750
W750 (Canada)
W755
Z1
Z3
Z3i
Z3mS
Z6
Z6c
Z6m
Z6mm
Z6tv
Z6w
Z9
ZN200
Zn4 (USA)
Zn5

MPT V5 SMS Message Inbox Send

2009-06-11T05:45:00.000-07:00

In Motorola Phone Tools V5 (MPT) you can use the tool as a complete SMS mailbox to send, receive, and create SMS text message. This is great if you're sick of typing or just want to keep a record of all your inbound and outbound text messages. Additionally, you can also create a number of messages when your phone is not connected to the network and send them at once.

In this guide, I'll briefly describe the feature of the Motorola Phone Tools V5 SMS Message manager and show you how to use it.

Here is the step-by-step guide.

1. First access the SMS mailbox by clicking on the SMS word on the left side menu bar under communicate. This will open up your message box.

2. This is the settings where you can modify a few items including the number you specify for a callback. Some of the other key features you can changes are: Delivery Reports, Message Retention, and Call back number.

3. When you attempt to create a message, it is just like any other email where you can specify the TO in the form of a mobile / cellular number, and up to 158 characters that make up the SMS message. Then click on send to deliver the message to your recipients through Motorola Phone Tools and then your phone.

Here are the list of Motorola Phones that this guide may be compatible with:
A1200 Bluetooth
A1200 Edge
A1200 Edge Bluetooth
A1200e America
A1200e America Bluetooth
A1200i
A1200i BT
A1200r
A1200r BT
A1210
A1600
A1800
A732
A780
A780 BT
A780+
A780+ BT
A810
A860
A860 BT
A910
A910i
Aura
C305 Asia
C363
C381
C390
C698p
E1
E1000
E1070
E1070r
E1075
E2
E375
E378
E378i
E6 Bluetooth
E6 USB
E680
E680 BT
E680g
E680g BT
E680i
E680i BT
E690
E690 BT
E6e
E770
E770v
E790
E8
E815
E815m
E816m
E825
E895
EM325
EM35
K1
K1c
K1cm
K1m
K1m Asia
K1m-Sprint
K1mk
K1mm
K1s
K1t
K1v
K2
K3
K3m
L2
L6
L6e
L6i
L7
L71
L72
L7c
L7cm
L7cmm
L7e
L7i
L7v
L9
M800
M900
M930
M990
maxx K3
maXX V3
maxx V3 i-mode
Ming
Ming BT
Ming Edge
MS 600
Pebl U3
Pebl U6
QA30 (Canada)
QA30 (USA)
U6
U6c
U6c Asia
U9
V.
V1050
V1050 BT
V1075
V1100
V190
V191
V195
V197
V230
V235
V260
V262
V262 BT
V265
V265m
V265m BT
V266
V266 BT
V266m
V267
V276
V276m
V280
V3
V3 CTP
V3/p
V320
V323
V323i
v323im
V323m
V325
V325i
V325xi
V360
V360i
V360m
V360q
V360v
V361
V362
V365
V367p
V3a
V3am
V3amf
V3b
V3c
V3C Asia
V3c Rev2
V3cm
V3e
V3i
V3i EDGE
V3ire
V3iv
V3m
V3m refresh
V3mm
V3r
V3re
V3t
V3v
V3x
V3xR
V3xv
V3xx
V3xxi
V3xxR
V3xxv
V501
V560
V6
V635
V635i
V6maxx
V6v
V6vb
V6vc
V710m
V750 (Canada)
V750 (USA)
V8
V8 2GB
V9
V950
V975
V975 BT
V980
V980 BT
V9c
V9cC
V9m
V9mm
V9mS
V9s
V9x
VA76r
Ve
ve20
VE20 (Canada)
VE20 (USA)
ve20 Canada
VE240
VE465
VE66
VU204 (USA)
vu30
W315
W360
w385
W385m
W385x
W450
W490
W5
W510
W750
W750 (Canada)
W755
Z1
Z3
Z3i
Z3mS
Z6
Z6c
Z6m
Z6mm
Z6tv
Z6w
Z9
ZN200
Zn4 (USA)
Zn5

Motorola Phone Tools: 5.17d Version Update Available

2009-06-08T06:24:00.000-07:00

While continuing some experimenting with my Motorola RAZR Phone, I ran my Motorola Phone Tools version 5.0 and noticed that there was an update available for the application. It took my version from 5.13b to 5.17d -- with a 4.64MB download which just took a couple of moments to install.

As usual, no release notes or details of the changes in the Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) application from Avanquest. It is rather frustrating that such a standard development and release process is not followed by Avanquest to keep their users informed of the application. However, a cursory review of the application does not reveal any new features. My assumption at this point is that there are just additional phones now supported in the application.

Here are a couple of screenshots of the updates:

1. The Motorola Live Update software shows the availability of the download of the upgrade for Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) 5.17d from 5.13b.

2. The Motorola Live Update downloads and installs the update from Avanquest on Motorola Phone Tools for the 4.17d upgrade without issue.

According to the Avanquest Support site, below are the current list of phones supported by Motorola Phone Tools. Alternatively, you can turn to the Avanquest support site here: http://mptlookup.avanquest.com/

Here is the current list:
A1200 Bluetooth
A1200 Edge
A1200 Edge Bluetooth
A1200e America
A1200e America Bluetooth
A1200i
A1200i BT
A1200r
A1200r BT
A1210
A1600
A1800
A732
A780
A780 BT
A780+
A780+ BT
A810
A860
A860 BT
A910
A910i
Aura
C305 Asia
C363
C381
C390
C698p
E1
E1000
E1070
E1070r
E1075
E2
E375
E378
E378i
E6 Bluetooth
E6 USB
E680
E680 BT
E680g
E680g BT
E680i
E680i BT
E690
E690 BT
E6e
E770
E770v
E790
E8
E815
E815m
E816m
E825
E895
EM325
EM35
K1
K1c
K1cm
K1m
K1m Asia
K1m-Sprint
K1mk
K1mm
K1s
K1t
K1v
K2
K3
K3m
L2
L6
L6e
L6i
L7
L71
L72
L7c
L7cm
L7cmm
L7e
L7i
L7v
L9
M800
M900
M930
M990
maxx K3
maXX V3
maxx V3 i-mode
Ming
Ming BT
Ming Edge
MS 600
Pebl U3
Pebl U6
QA30 (Canada)
QA30 (USA)
U6
U6c
U6c Asia
U9
V.
V1050
V1050 BT
V1075
V1100
V190
V191
V195
V197
V230
V235
V260
V262
V262 BT
V265
V265m
V265m BT
V266
V266 BT
V266m
V267
V276
V276m
V280
V3
V3 CTP
V3/p
V320
V323
V323i
v323im
V323m
V325
V325i
V325xi
V360
V360i
V360m
V360q
V360v
V361
V362
V365
V367p
V3a
V3am
V3amf
V3b
V3c
V3C Asia
V3c Rev2
V3cm
V3e
V3i
V3i EDGE
V3ire
V3iv
V3m
V3m refresh
V3mm
V3r
V3re
V3t
V3v
V3x
V3xR
V3xv
V3xx
V3xxi
V3xxR
V3xxv
V501
V560
V6
V635
V635i
V6maxx
V6v
V6vb
V6vc
V710m
V750 (Canada)
V750 (USA)
V8
V8 2GB
V9
V950
V975
V975 BT
V980
V980 BT
V9c
V9cC
V9m
V9mm
V9mS
V9s
V9x
VA76r
Ve
ve20
VE20 (Canada)
VE20 (USA)
ve20 Canada
VE240
VE465
VE66
VU204 (USA)
vu30
W315
W360
w385
W385m
W385x
W450
W490
W5
W510
W750
W750 (Canada)
W755
Z1
Z3
Z3i
Z3mS
Z6
Z6c
Z6m
Z6mm
Z6tv
Z6w
Z9
ZN200
Zn4 (USA)
Zn5

MPT v5: 5.13B Update Support New Phones

2008-12-06T09:20:00.000-08:00

For all of you with Motorola Phone Tools, Avanquest has released the latest update to their MPT v5 software. The upgrade is version 5.13b, which is a 11.34MB download according to the message, but a 11.70MB download in the download manager. This latest upgrade is to the 5.10a version that was released a couple of months ago.

This article is a part of the complete guide to Motorola Phones, Modding, Software, and Troubleshooting guide. For additionl articles on Motorola Phone tools and other tips, please click here.

As usual, there are not release notes with this version of Motorola Phone Tools, so we're left to guess at what the enhancements really mean. What I can tell from a search of Google, that it appears the biggest changes are in the phones that are supported, with the biggest one being the Krave ZN4.

A cursory scan of the software does not reveal any new options or menu items that would indicate any new features.

If you do not own a copy of Motorola's Phone Tools -- you can order it for a cheap as $2 (MPT V4 upgrades to V5) through Amazon (link here) -- or buy the full MPT V5 for less than $15 (link here).

Here is the list of phones supported by detection in version 5.13b:
A1200 Edge Bluetooth
A1200 Edge
A1200 Refresh Bluetooth
A1200 Refresh
A1200
A1200BT
A1200e America BT
A1200i
A1600
A1800
A732
A780 BT
A780
A780+ BT
A780+
A810
A860 CDMA
A860 GSM
A910
A910i
C305
c363 Asia
C381
c390
C698p
CDMA Generic
E1 iTunes
E1
E1000
E1070
E1070r
E1075
E2 BT
E2
E375
E378
E378i
E680 BT
E680
E680g BT
E680g
E680i BT
E680i
E690 BT
E690
E770
E770V
E790 iTunes
E790
E8 CMCC
E8 MOL
E815
E815m
E816m
E825
E895
EM25
EM30
EM325 Thai
EM325
GSM generic
Hailing
K1c
K1cm
K1m
K1mk
K1mm
K1m-Sprint
K1s DST
K1s
K3 DST
K3
K3m DST
K3m
L2
L6
L6e
L6i
L6-imode
L7 i-mode
L7 RED
L7
L71 CMCC
L71
L72 CMCC
L72
L7c
L7cm
L7cmm
L7c-SLVR Sprint
L7e CMCC
L7e Sibley
L7e
L7i CMCC
L7i Sibley
L7i
L9
L9-orange
M800
m900
m930
M990
Ming BT
Ming Edge Bluetooth
Ming Edge
Ming Refresh
Ming
MOTOKRZ K2
MOTOKRZR K1 CMCC
MOTOKRZR K1 Sibley
MOTOKRZR K1/s
MOTOKRZR K1
MOTOKRZR K1t
MOTOKRZR K1v
MOTOKRZR K3 DST
MOTOKRZR K3
MOTOKRZR maxx K3 DST
MOTOKRZR maxx K3
MOTORAZR maXX V3 DST
MOTORAZR2 V8 2GB
MOTORAZR2 V8
MOTORAZRmaXXV3
MOTORAZRV3XX DST
MOTORAZRV3XX
MOTORAZRV9 old
MOTORAZRV9 Ornand
MOTORAZRV9
MOTORAZRV9x New MPTID
MOTORAZRV9x
MOTORIZR Z6
MOTOROKR E6 BT
MOTOROKR E6
MOTOROKR E6e BT
MOTOROKR E6e
MOTOROKR E8
MOTOROKR U9
MOTOROKR Z6
Motorola - DC600
MOTOZ9 Ornand
MOTOZ9
MS 600
PEBL U3
PEBL U6
PEBL-U6
Pianosa
QA30
RAZRmaxxV3i-mode DST
RAZRmaxxV3i-mode
RAZRV3X
RAZRV3xR
RAZRV3xv
RazrV3xx DST
RazrV3xx
RazrV3xxi DST
RazrV3xxi
RAZRV3xxR
RAZRV3xxR J
RazrV3xxv DST
RazrV3xxv
RazrV6 DST
RazrV6
RazrV6v DST
RazrV6v
RazrV6vb DST
RazrV6vb
RazrV6vc DST
RazrV6vc
ROKR E1 iTunes
ROKR E1
ROKR E3
SLVR-L7cm
TDMA Generic
U6
U6c Asia
U6c
U9 CMCC
U9-orange
V1050 BT
v1050
V1100 DST
V1100
V190
V191
V195
V197
V230
V235
V260
V262 BT
V262
V265
V265m BT
V265m
V266 BT
V266
V266m
V267
V276
V276m
V280
V3 CTP
V3/p
V3
v320 Asia
V323
V323i
V323im
V323m
V325
V325i
V325xi
V360
V360i
V360m
V360q
V360v
V361
V362
V365
V367p
V3a PRC
V3am
V3amF
V3b
V3C Asia
V3c Rev2
V3c
V3cm
V3i EDGE
V3i
V3i iTunes
V3i Screen3
V3ire
V3iv
V3m Refresh
V3m
V3mm
V3m-Sprint
V3r
V3re
V3s
V3t
V3v
V3xr
V3xv
V501
V560
V635
V635i
V6maxx DST
V6maxx
V710m
V750 Telus
V750
V8 2GB
V8
V950
V975 BT
V975
V980 BT
V980
V9m
V9mm
V9mS
VA76r
Ve
VE20 Sprint
VE20 TELUS
VE20
VE240
VU204
VU30
W315
W360
W385 refresh
W385
w385-boost
W385m
w385-pls
w385-qwest
w385x
W450
W490
W5
W510
W510-orange
W6
W755
Z1
Z3 CMCC
Z3
Z3mS
Z6c
Z6m
Z6mm
Z6tv
Z6w
Z6w CMCC
ZN200 Thai
ZN200
ZN4
ZN5
ZN5 CMCC

MPT v5: How to Setup USB connection to your RAZR

2008-11-09T19:18:00.000-08:00

This article is a part of the complete guide to Motorola Phones, Modding, Software, and Troubleshooting guide. For additionl articles on Motorola Phone tools and other tips, please click here.

Before you can start using the Mobile Phone Tools application with your phone, first you need to configure the connectivity. You generally have two options -- connecting via an USB cable or via Bluetooth Wireless connectivity. In this particular guide will show you how you can configure your Motorola RAZR (or similar mobile device) with USB connectivity to your computer utilizing Motorola Phone Tools 5.0. An added bonus, once you establish connectivity with your Motorola phone, it will also charge while connected!

If you do not own a copy of Motorola's Phone Tools -- you can order it for a cheap as $2 (MPT V4 upgrades to V5) through Amazon (link here) -- or buy the full MPT V5 for less than $15 (link here).

Here is the step-by-step guide.

1. Open the Motorola Phone Tools v5 Software -- if this is your first use, then the Phone Setup Wizard should initiate. If not, you can access this wizard by opening the application and clicking on Options --> New Mobile. Then click on the radio button next to the work Cable and select next.

2. Now turn on your phone and then connect it via USB. You should immediately hear the escalating tone and the phone should show as charging. In just about 15 seconds, the USB connectivity is established to Motorola Phone Tools. The wizard will exit and restart the Motorola Phone Tools Application. Congratulations, you are now ready to use MPT!

This guide and Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) v5 works with the following Motorola Phones:
Motorola A1200
Motorola A1600
Motorola A630
Motorola A732
Motorola A780
Motorola A835
Motorola A845
Motorola A910
Motorola A920
Motorola A925
Motorola C390
Motorola C698
Motorola DC600
Motorola E1000
Motorola E1060
Motorola E1070
Motorola E1120
Motorola E2
Motorola E398
Motorola E550
Motorola E680
Motorola E690
Motorola E770v
Motorola E790
Motorola E8
Motorola E815
Motorola E825
Motorola E895
Motorola Em30
Motorola K1
Motorola K1c
Motorola K3
Motorola L2
Motorola L6
Motorola L7
Motorola L7c
Motorola L7e
Motorola L7r
Motorola L9
Motorola M990
Motorola Maxx
Motorola ROKR_E1
Motorola ROKR_E6
Motorola U6
Motorola U9
Motorola v1100
Motorola V1150
Motorola V176
Motorola V195
Motorola V235
Motorola V280
Motorola V3
Motorola V300
Motorola V323i
Motorola V330
Motorola V360
Motorola V361
Motorola V3c
Motorola V3i
Motorola V3x
Motorola v3xx
Motorola V400p
Motorola V500
Motorola V501
Motorola V505
Motorola V525
Motorola V535
Motorola V540
Motorola v545
Motorola V547
Motorola v550
Motorola V551
Motorola V555
Motorola V557
Motorola V560
Motorola V6
Motorola V600
Motorola V620
Motorola V635
Motorola V710
Motorola V750
Motorola V750g
Motorola V8
Motorola V8 LUX
Motorola V80
Motorola V9
Motorola V950
Motorola V9m
Motorola V9mS
Motorola VA76r
Motorola Ve
Motorola VU30
Motorola W205
Motorola W208
Motorola W209
Motorola W215
Motorola W218
Motorola W220
Motorola W360
Motorola W375
Motorola W380
Motorola W385
Motorola W385m
Motorola W385re
Motorola W395
Motorola W510
Motorola W755
Motorola W760r
Motorola Z3
Motorola Z6
Motorola Z6c
Motorola Z6M
Motorola Z6tv
Motorola Z6v
Motorola Z9
Motorola ZN5
RAZR2 V8 LUX
RAZR2 V9
ROKR E8
RAZR2 V9m
RAZR V3e
RAZR V3a
ROKR Z6m
RAZR2 V8
MOTO Z6c
MOTO Z9
W510
ROKR Z6
W490
V325i
W315
Maxx Ve
RIZR Z3
RAZR V3xx
RIZR Z6tv
L6
V323i
W755
V197
W385
PEBL
SLVR L7c
V266
V235
V262
V265
RAZR V3t
V365
V325
V195
KRZR
V276
V361
E815
ROKR E1
V260
RAZR V3r
V323
V360
SLVR L7
RAZR V3C
RAZR V3
RAZR V3i
RAZR V3m
KRZR K1m

MPT v5: How to Setup Bluetooth for RAZR

2008-11-08T16:25:00.000-08:00

This article is a part of the complete guide to Motorola Phones, Modding, Software, and Troubleshooting guide. For additionl articles on Motorola Phone tools and other tips, please click here.

Before you can start using the Mobile Phone Tools application with your phone, first you need to configure the connectivity. You generally have two options -- connecting via an USB cable or via Bluetooth Wireless connectivity. In this particular guide will show you how you can configure your Motorola RAZR (or similar mobile device) with Bluetooth connectivity to your computer utilizing Motorola Phone Tools 5.0. Using this type of connectivity of requires that both your computer and your mobile device both have Bluetooth connectivty.

If you do not own a copy of Motorola's Phone Tools -- you can order it for a cheap as $2 (MPT V4 upgraded to V5) through Amazon (link here) -- or buy the full MPT V5 for less than $15 (link here).

Here is the step-by-step guide.

1. Open the Motorola Phone Tools v5 Software -- if this is your first use, then the Phone Setup Wizard should initiate. If not, you can access this wizard by opening the application and clicking on Options --> New Mobile. Then click on the Bluetooth radio button and select next.

2. The wizard will ask you to select your phone model from the long list of possibilities (listed below). Based on your selection, it will walk you through how to connect via Bluetooth. I selected my V3 and clicked on next.

3. The instructions walk you through turning the Bluetooth capability on your mobile phone. For the V3 it is press Menu --> Settings --> Connection --> Bluetooth link --> Setup --> Power --> ON --> OK.

4. Now you need to make your phone discoverable. By default, the V3 RAZR is discoverable for 60 seconds at a time. To set that, press Menu --> Settings --> Connection --> Bluetooth link --> Setup --> Find Me. Now Bluetooth discovery is enabled for 60 seconds.

5. Once you make your phone discoverable via Bluetooth, click on next and your pc / laptop will search for your Motorola RAZR V3 phone. It took about 15 seconds for the Motorola Phone icon to show up in my window. Click on next to continue.

6. Once you click next, you are given instructions to connect your phone. Go to your phone, accept the connection on your mobile phone from the computer. Then enter the 4-digit code (it's random and changes each time). Finally grant access. Once you enter the information, the screen automatically moves you forward.

7. Windows / MPT installs the device for Mobile Phone Tools use. This process took approximately 15 seconds for me.

8. This screen confirms that you have completed the setup of your Bluetooth connectivity from MPT to your mobile phone. Once you click finish, MPT 5.0 will exit. Restart and you are connected via Bluetooth!

This guide and Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) v5 works with the following Motorola Phones:
Motorola A1200
Motorola A1600
Motorola A630
Motorola A732
Motorola A780
Motorola A835
Motorola A845
Motorola A910
Motorola A920
Motorola A925
Motorola C390
Motorola C698
Motorola DC600
Motorola E1000
Motorola E1060
Motorola E1070
Motorola E1120
Motorola E2
Motorola E398
Motorola E550
Motorola E680
Motorola E690
Motorola E770v
Motorola E790
Motorola E8
Motorola E815
Motorola E825
Motorola E895
Motorola Em30
Motorola K1
Motorola K1c
Motorola K3
Motorola L2
Motorola L6
Motorola L7
Motorola L7c
Motorola L7e
Motorola L7r
Motorola L9
Motorola M990
Motorola Maxx
Motorola ROKR_E1
Motorola ROKR_E6
Motorola U6
Motorola U9
Motorola v1100
Motorola V1150
Motorola V176
Motorola V195
Motorola V235
Motorola V280
Motorola V3
Motorola V300
Motorola V323i
Motorola V330
Motorola V360
Motorola V361
Motorola V3c
Motorola V3i
Motorola V3x
Motorola v3xx
Motorola V400p
Motorola V500
Motorola V501
Motorola V505
Motorola V525
Motorola V535
Motorola V540
Motorola v545
Motorola V547
Motorola v550
Motorola V551
Motorola V555
Motorola V557
Motorola V560
Motorola V6
Motorola V600
Motorola V620
Motorola V635
Motorola V710
Motorola V750
Motorola V750g
Motorola V8
Motorola V8 LUX
Motorola V80
Motorola V9
Motorola V950
Motorola V9m
Motorola V9mS
Motorola VA76r
Motorola Ve
Motorola VU30
Motorola W205
Motorola W208
Motorola W209
Motorola W215
Motorola W218
Motorola W220
Motorola W360
Motorola W375
Motorola W380
Motorola W385
Motorola W385m
Motorola W385re
Motorola W395
Motorola W510
Motorola W755
Motorola W760r
Motorola Z3
Motorola Z6
Motorola Z6c
Motorola Z6M
Motorola Z6tv
Motorola Z6v
Motorola Z9
Motorola ZN5
RAZR2 V8 LUX
RAZR2 V9
ROKR E8
RAZR2 V9m
RAZR V3e
RAZR V3a
ROKR Z6m
RAZR2 V8
MOTO Z6c
MOTO Z9
W510
ROKR Z6
W490
V325i
W315
Maxx Ve
RIZR Z3
RAZR V3xx
RIZR Z6tv
L6
V323i
W755
V197
W385
PEBL
SLVR L7c
V266
V235
V262
V265
RAZR V3t
V365
V325
V195
KRZR
V276
V361
E815
ROKR E1
V260
RAZR V3r
V323
V360
SLVR L7
RAZR V3C
RAZR V3
RAZR V3i
RAZR V3m
KRZR K1m

MPT v5: How to Transfer Phone Book to a New Phone

2008-11-07T22:30:00.000-08:00

MPT v5: How to Restore Phone Data on your Motorola RAZR

2008-11-06T08:39:00.000-08:00

With the release of Motorola Phone Tools v5 (MPT 5.0), there are a ton of new features to take advantage of. As part of my on-going coverage of the Motorola RAZR and other phones, I am publishing a number of how-to guides so that you can use the updated features of the new software.

This particular guide will show you how you can restore the data on your Motorola RAZR or similar phone utilizing Motorola Phone Tools 5.0. It is important to note that this process only restores up PIM (Personal Information Management) data such as your contacts, tasks and calendar. It does not restore multi-media such as pictures, videos, audio, or ring tones or your mobile phone's configuration. If you are looking to restore your entire phone -- I recommend my guide on this process. (link here)

If you do not own a copy of Motorola's Phone Tools -- you can order it for a cheap as $2 (MPT V4 upgraded to V5) through Amazon (link here) -- or buy the full MPT V5 for less than $15 (link here).

This guide will take you through the process of transferring phonebooks between your two mobile phones using the MPT program.

Here is the step-by-step guide.

1. Open the Motorola Phone Tools v5 Software and click on the Backup/Restore button under the Personal Data Menu bar on the left. This guide assumes that you have already connected your phone via Bluetooth or USB cable.

2. Now click on the restore icon on the right to initiate the restore wizard process.

3. Select the appropriate backup from the drop-down list that you want to use to restore data to your phone and click next.

4. Confirm yes that you really want to update your mobile phone data. Warning, if you click yes and continue with the process, your phone data will be deleted and completely replaced by the data in the backup. There is no merge functionality.

5. Select the data that you want to restore. Contact, Calendar, or both -- then click on next.

6. The restore process starts and runs for about 2 minutes (depending on the amount of data you have). The process is to delete first, then restores data to the appropriate locations -- SIM card, calendar, contacts -- updates the handset contents then updates the data.

7. This is where it could get tricky. In my case, I received the MPT message -- Failed to restore data. In what appears to be a little buggy implementation here, I had to run back through the process individually for both calendar and contacts. In each case I received the same Failed to restore data message, however my phone was updated with the right contacts and calendar items. Hopefully you did not need to go through the same process I did -- but the work around appears to work.

This guide and Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) v5 works with the following Motorola Phones:
Motorola A1200
Motorola A1600
Motorola A630
Motorola A732
Motorola A780
Motorola A835
Motorola A845
Motorola A910
Motorola A920
Motorola A925
Motorola C390
Motorola C698
Motorola DC600
Motorola E1000
Motorola E1060
Motorola E1070
Motorola E1120
Motorola E2
Motorola E398
Motorola E550
Motorola E680
Motorola E690
Motorola E770v
Motorola E790
Motorola E8
Motorola E815
Motorola E825
Motorola E895
Motorola Em30
Motorola K1
Motorola K1c
Motorola K3
Motorola L2
Motorola L6
Motorola L7
Motorola L7c
Motorola L7e
Motorola L7r
Motorola L9
Motorola M990
Motorola Maxx
Motorola ROKR_E1
Motorola ROKR_E6
Motorola U6
Motorola U9
Motorola v1100
Motorola V1150
Motorola V176
Motorola V195
Motorola V235
Motorola V280
Motorola V3
Motorola V300
Motorola V323i
Motorola V330
Motorola V360
Motorola V361
Motorola V3c
Motorola V3i
Motorola V3x
Motorola v3xx
Motorola V400p
Motorola V500
Motorola V501
Motorola V505
Motorola V525
Motorola V535
Motorola V540
Motorola v545
Motorola V547
Motorola v550
Motorola V551
Motorola V555
Motorola V557
Motorola V560
Motorola V6
Motorola V600
Motorola V620
Motorola V635
Motorola V710
Motorola V750
Motorola V750g
Motorola V8
Motorola V8 LUX
Motorola V80
Motorola V9
Motorola V950
Motorola V9m
Motorola V9mS
Motorola VA76r
Motorola Ve
Motorola VU30
Motorola W205
Motorola W208
Motorola W209
Motorola W215
Motorola W218
Motorola W220
Motorola W360
Motorola W375
Motorola W380
Motorola W385
Motorola W385m
Motorola W385re
Motorola W395
Motorola W510
Motorola W755
Motorola W760r
Motorola Z3
Motorola Z6
Motorola Z6c
Motorola Z6M
Motorola Z6tv
Motorola Z6v
Motorola Z9
Motorola ZN5
RAZR2 V8 LUX
RAZR2 V9
ROKR E8
RAZR2 V9m
RAZR V3e
RAZR V3a
ROKR Z6m
RAZR2 V8
MOTO Z6c
MOTO Z9
W510
ROKR Z6
W490
V325i
W315
Maxx Ve
RIZR Z3
RAZR V3xx
RIZR Z6tv
L6
V323i
W755
V197
W385
PEBL
SLVR L7c
V266
V235
V262
V265
RAZR V3t
V365
V325
V195
KRZR
V276
V361
E815
ROKR E1
V260
RAZR V3r
V323
V360
SLVR L7
RAZR V3C
RAZR V3
RAZR V3i
RAZR V3m
KRZR K1m

MPT v5: How to Backup RAZR Phone Data

2008-11-05T07:55:00.000-08:00

MPT v5: How to Sync RAZR to Microsoft Outlook

2008-11-04T06:51:00.000-08:00

With the release of Motorola Phone Tools v5 (MPT 5.0), there are a ton of new features to take advantage of. As part of my on-going coverage of the Motorola RAZR and other phones, I am publishing a number of how-to guides so that you can use the updated features of the new software.

This particular guide will show you how you can synchronize your calendar and contacts in a simple one step process using the program of your choice to your Motorola RAZR phone. The best news here is that for the first time, in version 5.0, you can access Microsoft Outlook 2007! Other versions of Outlook including Outlook 2000, Outlook XP, and Outlook 2003 and other software such as Vista Calendar, Microsoft Contacts and Lotus notes are available for transfer provided you have the software installed locally on your machine.

In terms of the synchronization feature and functionality, MPT also provides you control over how you want to synchronize with your computer. First, you can choose to put your contacts on your phone or in the SIM card. Then, once you have configured the process you can choose between two-way sync and one-way sync. With two-way sync, any contacts or calendar information you enter into your phone is automatically synchronized back to your PC -- one way sync is just from your PC to your Motorola RAZR phone.

If you do not own a copy of Motorola's Phone Tools -- you can order it for a cheap as $2 (MPT V4 upgraded to V5) through Amazon (link here) -- or buy the full MPT V5 for less than $15 (link here).

In addition, the following types of files are compatible for importing with the Motorola Phone Tools application:

• Text file with delimiters*
• DBASE III or DBASE IV
• Motorola Phone Tools (DBF, MDB** and PBK)
• Personal Address Book (PAB*)
• Outlook / Exchange Calendar / Appointments folder (PST**)
• Outlook Express Calendar Book (WAB**)
• Lotus Notes (NSF**)
• Vista Calendar / Windows Contacts (VCS**)

This guide will take you through the process of setting up Motorola Phone Tools Synchronization and executing the first two-way sync.

Here is the step-by-step guide.

1. Open the Motorola Phone Tools v5 Software and click on the Synchronize button under the Personal Data Menu bar on the left. This guide assumes that you have already connected your phone via Bluetooth or USB cable.

2. Click on the Start the synchronization wizard button at the bottom with the little magical wand to configure sync for the first time.

3. The wizard starts by initializing the connection to your Motorola RAZR (or similar) phone. This process may take up to one minute.

4. If you have a lot of data on your phone already, I recommend backing up your phone data here (in a separate guide). You also have the option to wipe your phone clean by deleting the phone data. I choose to move ahead without either and clicked on next.

5. Select the data sources for your synchronization. Here, I choose Outlook for both contacts and calendar / task items. In my case, this was for Outlook 2007. Click on next to continue.

6. Now you can configure how you want your synchronization to work. Between your SIM card, multiple Outlook contacts -- you can choose to synchronize all contacts, by category, or even just a selected list. You can also sync multiple contact files. Next click on Calendar to configure those settings.

7. Choose your Calendar options. By default in sync, you will get 1 previous week worth of appointments and 4 future weeks. You can choose to leave this or simply synchronize all events you have. Depending on how many appointments you have, all events could use most of your phone's memory. Once you have decided, click on finish.

8. Choose your preferences for the very first synchronization. I prefer to search by last name first, then first name -- so I choose that setting. I confirmed the settings and click on continue to initiate the first sync between Outlook and the Moto RAZR.

9. After approximately 1 minute, the synchronization completes. Now I can click on close and sync at will having successfully configured Motorola Phone Tools to sync with Microsoft Outlook!

This guide and Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) v5 works with the following Motorola Phones:
Motorola A1200
Motorola A1600
Motorola A630
Motorola A732
Motorola A780
Motorola A835
Motorola A845
Motorola A910
Motorola A920
Motorola A925
Motorola C390
Motorola C698
Motorola DC600
Motorola E1000
Motorola E1060
Motorola E1070
Motorola E1120
Motorola E2
Motorola E398
Motorola E550
Motorola E680
Motorola E690
Motorola E770v
Motorola E790
Motorola E8
Motorola E815
Motorola E825
Motorola E895
Motorola Em30
Motorola K1
Motorola K1c
Motorola K3
Motorola L2
Motorola L6
Motorola L7
Motorola L7c
Motorola L7e
Motorola L7r
Motorola L9
Motorola M990
Motorola Maxx
Motorola ROKR_E1
Motorola ROKR_E6
Motorola U6
Motorola U9
Motorola v1100
Motorola V1150
Motorola V176
Motorola V195
Motorola V235
Motorola V280
Motorola V3
Motorola V300
Motorola V323i
Motorola V330
Motorola V360
Motorola V361
Motorola V3c
Motorola V3i
Motorola V3x
Motorola v3xx
Motorola V400p
Motorola V500
Motorola V501
Motorola V505
Motorola V525
Motorola V535
Motorola V540
Motorola v545
Motorola V547
Motorola v550
Motorola V551
Motorola V555
Motorola V557
Motorola V560
Motorola V6
Motorola V600
Motorola V620
Motorola V635
Motorola V710
Motorola V750
Motorola V750g
Motorola V8
Motorola V8 LUX
Motorola V80
Motorola V9
Motorola V950
Motorola V9m
Motorola V9mS
Motorola VA76r
Motorola Ve
Motorola VU30
Motorola W205
Motorola W208
Motorola W209
Motorola W215
Motorola W218
Motorola W220
Motorola W360
Motorola W375
Motorola W380
Motorola W385
Motorola W385m
Motorola W385re
Motorola W395
Motorola W510
Motorola W755
Motorola W760r
Motorola Z3
Motorola Z6
Motorola Z6c
Motorola Z6M
Motorola Z6tv
Motorola Z6v
Motorola Z9
Motorola ZN5
RAZR2 V8 LUX
RAZR2 V9
ROKR E8
RAZR2 V9m
RAZR V3e
RAZR V3a
ROKR Z6m
RAZR2 V8
MOTO Z6c
MOTO Z9
W510
ROKR Z6
W490
V325i
W315
Maxx Ve
RIZR Z3
RAZR V3xx
RIZR Z6tv
L6
V323i
W755
V197
W385
PEBL
SLVR L7c
V266
V235
V262
V265
RAZR V3t
V365
V325
V195
KRZR
V276
V361
E815
ROKR E1
V260
RAZR V3r
V323
V360
SLVR L7
RAZR V3C
RAZR V3
RAZR V3i
RAZR V3m
KRZR K1m

MPT v5: How to Transfer Calendar Appointments from Outlook 2007 to RAZR

2008-11-03T08:59:00.000-08:00

With the release of Motorola Phone Tools v5 (MPT 5.0), there are a ton of new features to take advantage of. As part of my on-going coverage of the Motorola RAZR and other phones, I am publishing a number of how-to guides so that you can use the updated features of the new software.

This particular guide is how you can transfer calendar appointments from the program of your choice to your Motorola RAZR phone. The best news here is that for the first time, in version 5.0, you can access Microsoft Outlook 2007! Other versions of Outlook including Outlook 2000, Outlook XP, and Outlook 2003 and other software such as Vista Calendar and Lotus notes are available for transfer provided you have the software installed locally on your machine.

In terms of the calendar application, MPT also provides you control over how many (or how few) calendar items to transfer -- easily managed by date ranges for advanced users. The default setting is 2 weeks history, and 4 weeks in the future.

If you do not own a copy of Motorola's Phone Tools -- you can order it for a cheap as $2 (MPT V4 upgraded to V5) through Amazon (link here) -- or buy the full MPT V5 for less than $15 (link here).

In addition, the following types of files are compatible for importing:

• Text file with delimiters*
• DBASE III or DBASE IV
• Motorola Phone Tools (DBF, MDB** and PBK)
• Personal Address Book (PAB*)
• Outlook/Exchange Calendar / Appointments folder (PST**)
• Outlook Express Calendar Book (WAB**)
• Lotus Notes (NSF**)
• Vista windows calendar (VCS**)

This guide will take you through the process of connecting your Motorola Phone Tools software to Outlook 2007 and transferring a calendar appointment as an example.

Here is the step-by-step guide.

1. Open the Motorola Phone Tools v5 Software. This guide assumes that you have already connected your phone via Bluetooth or USB cable.

2. Click on the Synchronize button under the Personal Data area. Now click on the button labeled Modify the synchronization settings.

3. This is the synchronization settings window. Click on the Data source tab to get to the contacts settings that we will be changing.

4. In the drop down, choose the appropriate calendar / task setting for your system. For my Outlook 2007 software, I choose the Outlook type over the Default calendar (Outlook Express) or Vista Calendar. Then click on ok to continue.

5. Now click on the Calendar button underneath Personal Data. Connect your mobile phone and click on refresh for both Outlook and your Mobile Phone. Then highlight the calendar appointments you want to transfer by clicking on them and then transfer them to your mobile phone by clicking on the purple arrow which points towards the right-hand side of the screen.

6. After transferring your calendar appointments, this pop-up message notifies you that the changes are not automatically saved. Usually I choose to hide these notifications permanently, but in this case where my data is not saved -- I keep it around. Otherwise, I may forget.

7. Now click on the save button which is the blue floppy disk looking icon in the bottom middle of the image below. Until you hit the save button, your calendar appointment item will remain in red -- showing that it has not been saved. Once you click the button, it will be saved to you phone.

8. Once the save is completed, both your Microsoft Outlook Calendar and your Motorola Phone will be re-read to show the updated saved appointment. Notice that your appointment is now shown in black (saved) rather than in red (un-saved). Congratulations, you've done it!

This guide and Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) v5 works with the following Motorola Phones:
Motorola A1200
Motorola A1600
Motorola A630
Motorola A732
Motorola A780
Motorola A835
Motorola A845
Motorola A910
Motorola A920
Motorola A925
Motorola C390
Motorola C698
Motorola DC600
Motorola E1000
Motorola E1060
Motorola E1070
Motorola E1120
Motorola E2
Motorola E398
Motorola E550
Motorola E680
Motorola E690
Motorola E770v
Motorola E790
Motorola E8
Motorola E815
Motorola E825
Motorola E895
Motorola Em30
Motorola K1
Motorola K1c
Motorola K3
Motorola L2
Motorola L6
Motorola L7
Motorola L7c
Motorola L7e
Motorola L7r
Motorola L9
Motorola M990
Motorola Maxx
Motorola ROKR_E1
Motorola ROKR_E6
Motorola U6
Motorola U9
Motorola v1100
Motorola V1150
Motorola V176
Motorola V195
Motorola V235
Motorola V280
Motorola V3
Motorola V300
Motorola V323i
Motorola V330
Motorola V360
Motorola V361
Motorola V3c
Motorola V3i
Motorola V3x
Motorola v3xx
Motorola V400p
Motorola V500
Motorola V501
Motorola V505
Motorola V525
Motorola V535
Motorola V540
Motorola v545
Motorola V547
Motorola v550
Motorola V551
Motorola V555
Motorola V557
Motorola V560
Motorola V6
Motorola V600
Motorola V620
Motorola V635
Motorola V710
Motorola V750
Motorola V750g
Motorola V8
Motorola V8 LUX
Motorola V80
Motorola V9
Motorola V950
Motorola V9m
Motorola V9mS
Motorola VA76r
Motorola Ve
Motorola VU30
Motorola W205
Motorola W208
Motorola W209
Motorola W215
Motorola W218
Motorola W220
Motorola W360
Motorola W375
Motorola W380
Motorola W385
Motorola W385m
Motorola W385re
Motorola W395
Motorola W510
Motorola W755
Motorola W760r
Motorola Z3
Motorola Z6
Motorola Z6c
Motorola Z6M
Motorola Z6tv
Motorola Z6v
Motorola Z9
Motorola ZN5
RAZR2 V8 LUX
RAZR2 V9
ROKR E8
RAZR2 V9m
RAZR V3e
RAZR V3a
ROKR Z6m
RAZR2 V8
MOTO Z6c
MOTO Z9
W510
ROKR Z6
W490
V325i
W315
Maxx Ve
RIZR Z3
RAZR V3xx
RIZR Z6tv
L6
V323i
W755
V197
W385
PEBL
SLVR L7c
V266
V235
V262
V265
RAZR V3t
V365
V325
V195
KRZR
V276
V361
E815
ROKR E1
V260
RAZR V3r
V323
V360
SLVR L7
RAZR V3C
RAZR V3
RAZR V3i
RAZR V3m
KRZR K1m

MPT v5: How to Transfer Contacts from Outlook 2007 to RAZR

2008-10-20T20:37:00.000-07:00

With the release of Motorola Phone Tools v5 (MPT 5.0), there are a ton of new features to take advantage of. As part of my on-going coverage of the Motorola RAZR and other phones, I am publishing a number of how-to guides so that you can use the updated features of the new software.

This particular guide is how you can transfer contacts from the program of your choice to your Motorola RAZR phone. The best news here is that for the first time, in version 5.0, you can access Microsoft Outlook 2007! Other versions of Outlook including Outlook 2000, Outlook XP, and Outlook 2003 and other software such as Microsoft Contacts and Lotus notes are available for transfer provided you have the software installed locally on your machine.

In addition, the following types of files are compatible for importing:

• Text file with delimiters*
• DBASE III or DBASE IV
• Motorola Phone Tools (DBF, MDB** and PBK)
• VCard (VCF)
• Personal Address Book (PAB*)
• Outlook/Exchange Contacts folder (PST**)
• Outlook Express Address Book (WAB**)
• Lotus Notes (NSF**)
• Vista windows contacts (VCS**)

This guide will take you through the process of connecting your Motorola Phone Tools software to Outlook 2007 as an example.

Here is the step-by-step guide.

1. Open the Motorola Phone Tools v5 Software. This guide assumes that you have already connected your phone via Bluetooth or USB cable.

2. Click on the Synchronize button under the Personal Data area. Now click on the button labeled Modify the synchronization settings.

3. This is the synchronization settings window. Click on the Data source tab to get to the contacts settings that we will be changing.

4. In the drop down, choose the appropriate contact setting for your system. For my Outlook 2007 software, I choose the Outlook type over the Default phonebook (Outlook Express) or Windows Contacts. Then click on ok to continue.

5. Now click on the Contacts button underneath Personal Data. Connect your mobile phone and click on refresh for both Outlook and your Mobile Phone. Then highlight the contacts you want by clicking on them and then transfer them to your mobile phone by clicking on the arrow which is pointed to in red in the photo below.

6. After transferring the contact, this pop-up message notifies you that the changes are not automatically saved. Usually I choose to hide these notifications permanently, but in this case where my data is not saved -- I keep it around. Otherwise, I may forget.

7. Now click on the save button, will light up in below where the red arrow is pointed to below. This will save the changes to your phone.

8. The Quick Dial settings for your contact are automatically set by the order that you transfer them in the MPT v5 application. If you want to assign new Quick Dial settings to a given contact, just click on it, then the edit button and change it. Remember to click on the save button after you ok it, otherwise it will not be saved!

This guide and Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) v5 works with the following Motorola Phones:
Motorola A1200
Motorola A1600
Motorola A630
Motorola A732
Motorola A780
Motorola A835
Motorola A845
Motorola A910
Motorola A920
Motorola A925
Motorola C390
Motorola C698
Motorola DC600
Motorola E1000
Motorola E1060
Motorola E1070
Motorola E1120
Motorola E2
Motorola E398
Motorola E550
Motorola E680
Motorola E690
Motorola E770v
Motorola E790
Motorola E8
Motorola E815
Motorola E825
Motorola E895
Motorola Em30
Motorola K1
Motorola K1c
Motorola K3
Motorola L2
Motorola L6
Motorola L7
Motorola L7c
Motorola L7e
Motorola L7r
Motorola L9
Motorola M990
Motorola Maxx
Motorola ROKR_E1
Motorola ROKR_E6
Motorola U6
Motorola U9
Motorola v1100
Motorola V1150
Motorola V176
Motorola V195
Motorola V235
Motorola V280
Motorola V3
Motorola V300
Motorola V323i
Motorola V330
Motorola V360
Motorola V361
Motorola V3c
Motorola V3i
Motorola V3x
Motorola v3xx
Motorola V400p
Motorola V500
Motorola V501
Motorola V505
Motorola V525
Motorola V535
Motorola V540
Motorola v545
Motorola V547
Motorola v550
Motorola V551
Motorola V555
Motorola V557
Motorola V560
Motorola V6
Motorola V600
Motorola V620
Motorola V635
Motorola V710
Motorola V750
Motorola V750g
Motorola V8
Motorola V8 LUX
Motorola V80
Motorola V9
Motorola V950
Motorola V9m
Motorola V9mS
Motorola VA76r
Motorola Ve
Motorola VU30
Motorola W205
Motorola W208
Motorola W209
Motorola W215
Motorola W218
Motorola W220
Motorola W360
Motorola W375
Motorola W380
Motorola W385
Motorola W385m
Motorola W385re
Motorola W395
Motorola W510
Motorola W755
Motorola W760r
Motorola Z3
Motorola Z6
Motorola Z6c
Motorola Z6M
Motorola Z6tv
Motorola Z6v
Motorola Z9
Motorola ZN5
RAZR2 V8 LUX
RAZR2 V9
ROKR E8
RAZR2 V9m
RAZR V3e
RAZR V3a
ROKR Z6m
RAZR2 V8
MOTO Z6c
MOTO Z9
W510
ROKR Z6
W490
V325i
W315
Maxx Ve
RIZR Z3
RAZR V3xx
RIZR Z6tv
L6
V323i
W755
V197
W385
PEBL
SLVR L7c
V266
V235
V262
V265
RAZR V3t
V365
V325
V195
KRZR
V276
V361
E815
ROKR E1
V260
RAZR V3r
V323
V360
SLVR L7
RAZR V3C
RAZR V3
RAZR V3i
RAZR V3m
KRZR K1m

Motorola Phone Tools 5.0 is Now Available!

2008-10-18T14:32:00.000-07:00

Motorola Phone Tools v5 is finally available. In fact, it was available a few short months ago -- I just had not checked my Motorola update to see it. In addition to upgrading (my experience here), you can also purchase it cheapest through Amazon.com (link here) for $14.99. If you do not already have it, you should either upgrade or pick yours up today!

Featuring a brand new look and feel, as well as a ton of new features over the predecessor, Motorola Phone Tools 5.0 is a long awaited upgrade to the previous released 4.0 (4.60F) version. It works on a great variety of Operating Systems incluing my 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition.

Here are the key features of the new MPT software:
New User Interface
MPT 5.0 has a brand new, simple to follow, task-based user interface.

One Way Sync
One Way Sync uses the same familiar easy to use synchronization interface but only transfer's data from PC to Phone, PC data is never changed. The simplicity of synchronization while protecting your PC PIM data integrity.

Improved BT pairing wizard
The BT pairing wizard has improved easy to follow steps for pairing your Phone and PC along with technical changes that improve the speed and commutation with your BT stack.

Support for Domino
Lotus users can now use MPT 5.0 to sync their phones with Domino servers.

Support for Windows Vista, and Vista integrated PIM
MPT 5.0 includes support for both Windows Contacts and Windows Calendar in Vista 32 and 64.

Phonebook Transfer
Phonebook Transfer is a new easy-to-follow wizard that steps you through the process of transferring your phonebook from your old phone to your new phone.

Reset Default Number Types in Outlook
When transferring a contact from the phone to the PC, MPT can reset the 4 default viewable number types in Outlook to match the number types stored in the contact.

Folder Transfer Support
In MPT 5.0 you can now transfer entire folders to your phone's memory card.

MSU Integration
Motorola Mobile Software Update is included as part of MPT 5.0.

Music Mixing
This new feature allows you to mix multiple audio tracks to create custom ring tones. Supported formats are MP3, WAV, AMR, and ADP.

Windows Media Player Play list and MTP support
MPT 5.0 will include support for Play List and other WMP functions for phones that support media sync mode.

Mobile Phone Tools 5.0 System Requirements
Windows 2000, XP, or Vista.
Pentium II 233 MHz computer
64MB of RAM under Windows 2000 and XP, 128MB of RAM under Vista
Local hard drive with 120 MB free space
A USB cable or Bluetooth on your PC if you wish to connect wirelessly
Motorola Mobile phone compatible with Motorola Phone Tools
Internet Explorer 6.0 or Later

Connection Options
Bluetooth
Cable (Mini USB or CE Bus)

What you get:Download File Size: 90MB (broadband speeds required)

*Network, subscription and SIM card or service provider feature. Some features may be disabled by your service provider. **Certain features are dependent on the capabilities and settings of your service provider's network. Additionally, certain features may not be activated by your service provider and/or the provider's network settings may limit the feature's functionality. Always contact your service provider about feature availability and functionality.

Finally, there is strong support for a greated number of Motorola Mobile / Cellular phones with this version, including the most recent releases.

Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) v5 works with the following Motorola Phones:
Motorola A1200
Motorola A1600
Motorola A630
Motorola A732
Motorola A780
Motorola A835
Motorola A845
Motorola A910
Motorola A920
Motorola A925
Motorola C390
Motorola C698
Motorola DC600
Motorola E1000
Motorola E1060
Motorola E1070
Motorola E1120
Motorola E2
Motorola E398
Motorola E550
Motorola E680
Motorola E690
Motorola E770v
Motorola E790
Motorola E8
Motorola E815
Motorola E825
Motorola E895
Motorola Em30
Motorola K1
Motorola K1c
Motorola K3
Motorola L2
Motorola L6
Motorola L7
Motorola L7c
Motorola L7e
Motorola L7r
Motorola L9
Motorola M990
Motorola Maxx
Motorola ROKR_E1
Motorola ROKR_E6
Motorola U6
Motorola U9
Motorola v1100
Motorola V1150
Motorola V176
Motorola V195
Motorola V235
Motorola V280
Motorola V3
Motorola V300
Motorola V323i
Motorola V330
Motorola V360
Motorola V361
Motorola V3c
Motorola V3i
Motorola V3x
Motorola v3xx
Motorola V400p
Motorola V500
Motorola V501
Motorola V505
Motorola V525
Motorola V535
Motorola V540
Motorola v545
Motorola V547
Motorola v550
Motorola V551
Motorola V555
Motorola V557
Motorola V560
Motorola V6
Motorola V600
Motorola V620
Motorola V635
Motorola V710
Motorola V750
Motorola V750g
Motorola V8
Motorola V8 LUX
Motorola V80
Motorola V9
Motorola V950
Motorola V9m
Motorola V9mS
Motorola VA76r
Motorola Ve
Motorola VU30
Motorola W205
Motorola W208
Motorola W209
Motorola W215
Motorola W218
Motorola W220
Motorola W360
Motorola W375
Motorola W380
Motorola W385
Motorola W385m
Motorola W385re
Motorola W395
Motorola W510
Motorola W755
Motorola W760r
Motorola Z3
Motorola Z6
Motorola Z6c
Motorola Z6M
Motorola Z6tv
Motorola Z6v
Motorola Z9
Motorola ZN5
RAZR2 V8 LUX
RAZR2 V9
ROKR E8
RAZR2 V9m
RAZR V3e
RAZR V3a
ROKR Z6m
RAZR2 V8
MOTO Z6c
MOTO Z9
W510
ROKR Z6
W490
V325i
W315
Maxx Ve
RIZR Z3
RAZR V3xx
RIZR Z6tv
L6
V323i
W755
V197
W385
PEBL
SLVR L7c
V266
V235
V262
V265
RAZR V3t
V365
V325
V195
KRZR
V276
V361
E815
ROKR E1
V260
RAZR V3r
V323
V360
SLVR L7
RAZR V3C
RAZR V3
RAZR V3i
RAZR V3m
KRZR K1m

Free Upgrade to Motorola Phone Tools V5 Available! (MPT 5.0)

2008-10-18T08:45:00.000-07:00

It seems that it had been ages since Motorola release their Motorola Phone Tools Software (aka MPT, produced by Avanquest) version 4.0 in order to perform some common functions like transferring contacts, calendar, and multimedia functions in the "authorized" way to do this. While there are free versions of the software out there like P2K Commander, Motorola Phone Tools has by far the best user experience. The only drawback previously for the MPT solution had been price tag of $34.99 that Motorola had attached to the software. In recent months, that problem had been solved in that you can now get Motorola Phone Tools version 4.0 from Amazon.com for only $2. (Click here for link)

While that was fine, it had long been rumored that Avanquest had been working on an updated version termed v5, short for 5.0. The main question that purchasers of Motorola Phone Tools had was: would the version upgrade be provided for free? Great news for me -- in that just a few days ago the long awaited version 5.0 with a ton of new features and support for new phones became available to me through the Motorola Live Update tool.

This may be great news for you as well -- in that rather than spending the $34.99 that Motorola charges on their website (link here) or the $39.90 that Avanquest charges on their website (link here) you may be able to purchase the 4.0 version (link here) for just $2 and upgrade to version 5.0 for free!

Here was my experience upgrading:

Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) V5 Upgrade 1: Upgrade from version 4.60 to 5.07a is available. Wow, is that a 76MB upgrade?

Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) V5 Upgrade 2: Downloading the V5 upgrade.

Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) V5 Upgrade 3: Now that the V5 download has completed, time to install the update.

Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) V5 Upgrade 4: Uncompressing and updating the files. Luckily an uninstall procedure was not required.

Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) V5 Upgrade 5: Finish the installation for v5.07a and restart Motorola Phone Tools ENU.

Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) V5 Upgrade 6: Similar interface with a new shell for the Motorola live update. Also need to install an additional 21MB update to go from 5.07a to 5.10a.

Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) V5 Upgrade 7: Choose the profile that you want t load for your first time run.

Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) V5 Upgrade 8: Option to register and sign up for automatic notifications of upgrades and patches.

Motorola Phone Tools (MPT) V5 Upgrade 9: Welcome to the new version of MPT, V5! Your upgrade is complete.

Lastly, if you had been struggling to find support for your particular Motorola Phone with the free tools out there, Motorola Phone Tools v5 (MPT v5) supports the following Motorola phones:
RAZR2 V8 LUX
RAZR2 V9
ROKR E8
RAZR2 V9m
RAZR V3e
RAZR V3a
ROKR Z6m
RAZR2 V8
MOTO Z6c
MOTO Z9
W510
ROKR Z6
W490
V325i
W315
Maxx Ve
RIZR Z3
RAZR V3xx
RIZR Z6tv
L6
V323i
W755
V197
W385
PEBL
SLVR L7c
V266
V235
V262
V265
RAZR V3t
V365
V325
V195
KRZR
V276
V361
E815
ROKR E1
V260
RAZR V3r
V323
V360
SLVR L7
RAZR V3C
RAZR V3
RAZR V3i
RAZR V3m
KRZR K1m

Motorola USB Driver Update for RAZR - 32-bit

2008-09-06T20:43:00.000-07:00

With the recent hard drive crash on my Windows XP, it was time to re-install the USB driver on my laptop so I could charge and access my Motorola RAZR V3. It had been quite some time since I last installed the driver, so there was the need to revisit the site to download the drivers.

Upon my visit to the site, and subsequently remembering the password for my account that I created almost a couple of years ago. Immediately upon entering -- I noticed that there had been a full Motorola version upgrade to their USB driver software -- the most current version was now the "Motorola Handset USB Driver v3.5.0 for Windows (32-bit / x86) OS".

I downloaded the driver and started the installation process of the file: Handset_USB_Driver_32_v3.5.0.msi, the USB drivers for the Motorola mobile phone handsets.

First step running the USB driver for Motorola with the installation file for Handset_USB_Driver_32_v3.5.0.msi

Installing the USB Driver for the Motorola RAZR for the v3.5.0. Simply click next.

Agree to the license for the USB driver for your Motorola handset.

The Driver installation completes for the v3.5.0 version of the USB Driver for Motorola RAZR handsets.

After the installation completes, just attach your phone via a standard USB cable and the rest of the installation will complete. In very close succession, the Accessories Interface, Data Logging MCU Interface, and Test Command Interface install. Then immediately, my RAZR V3 phone starts charging via the USB driver.

Now, you can run the Motorola V3 Software of your choice -- such as P2K Commander to access your phone and unlock the hidden potential. In addition, with this install, Motorola includes their Motorola Driver Installer 2.9 software that will allow you to check out the software or even upgrade or clean-up the driver installation. A very nice add to the drier.

Lastly, given the major changes in the software from my last installation, I decided to check the release notes to see what changes were available.

Here are the list of changes in recent Motorola Handset USB Driver updates:
3.4.0.0 -> 3.5.0.0
1. Support for new USB PIDs: Hailing (ODM), Halo USB Networking mode, Frost and Dover.
2. Mot Networking driver modified to support Hailing phone networking mode.

3.3.0.0 -> 3.4.0.0
1. Added PIDs to support Pau
2. Increased CallSetupFailTimer value to 200 sec for Q9c/Q modem device.
3. Removed TI Locosto blank ROM PID from EU installation to better support ODM products.

3.2.0.0 -> 3.3.0.0
1. Support for switching the phone out of USB Printing mode in Vista
2. Fixed MTP device installation failure seen on a machine with no previous WDF driver installation
3. Added PIDs to support W362 (Calcutta)

3.1.0.0 -> 3.2.0.0
1. Added MSM6800 PIDs to support Athens/Watertown.
2. Added TI OMAP 3430 and TI Neptune ROM PIDs
3. Motousbnet - Fixed DHCP request handling to properly support multi-up on Vista
4. Motccgp - Enhancement to simplify DTM/WHQL testing.
5. Motswch – Added USB reset port IOCTL.

3.0.0.0 -> 3.1.0.0
1. Added Nelson Q9c boot PID
2. Updated motodrv.sys to be complaint with latest DTM tests

2.9.0.0 -> 3.0.0.0
1. LIBmm89883 - Drv: Change default DUN connection speed shown in Windows connection status
2. Support for MSM6280 and QSC6055 PIDs.

2.8.1.0 -> 2.9.0.0
1. LIBmm32138 - Drv: Argon A9 USB driver support
2. LIBmm17479 - Drv: Driver installer should remove non-installed device instances

2.8.0.0 -> 2.8.1.0
1. LIBmm22376 - Drv: Motmodem: implement custom Qualcomm IOCTLs
2. LIBll91957 - External HSDPA 3.6 Rate not same as V6 & somtimes FTP stuck
3. LIBll91066 - Drv: Motmodem: implement SERIAL_EV_TXEMPTY

2.7.6.0 -> 2.8.0.0
1. LIBll89559 - ST: Can't fax to PC from fax machine using mobile as a modem
2. LIBll90483 - Drv: Motmodem should parse concatenated ACM notifications
3. LIBkk95429 - Drv: Selectively enable select-config in motodrv.sys
4. LIBmm16254 - Drv: Motmodem should protect read buffer inside bulk completion routine
5. LIBmm17482 - Drv: Enable bulk transfers by endpoint number in motodrv.sys
6. LIBmm17479 - Driver installer should remove non-installed device instances
7. Workaround in motmodem.sys for Win2k UHCI crash after standby.

2.7.2.0 -> 2.7.6.0
1. LIBll84386 - Z6 and V9m prevent PC from entering hibernate on XP and Vista
2. LIBll84617 - Motmodem: Preprocess some IOCTLs to avoid GetCommState() issue
3. LIBll70385 - Support M704i 640B config-11 PID
4. LIBll59940 - Motmodem should preprocess read IRPs to avoid mscomm32.ocx issue
5. LIBll85929 - Drv: ST: LBS device fails to enumerate through UTS after reset

2.7.1.0 -> 2.7.2.0
1. LIBll48846 - Motmodem should do case insensitive compare to find setup GUID
2. LIBll46153 - Add 4908 as single DSP datalogging PID
3. LIBll44203 - Include D000 PID for Z8
4. LIBll44198 - Motmodem should ignore DOS symbolic link creation failure

2.7.0.0 -> 2.7.1.0
1. Resolve multi-up issue with motccgp.sys.

2.6.2.0 -> 2.7.0.0
1. Load bus driver for 6415/6413 PID MTP devices to enable mode switching on WMP11.
2. Add workaround for Amp’d V3m with broken P2K interface descriptors.
3. Move all internally developed drivers to one folder to reduce MSI file size.
4. End user package is 100% WHQL certified for Win2k through Vista x64 (modem/dual mode, bus, networking, P2K).
5. Include Z8 modem and P2K PIDs.
6. Workaround in modem driver for broken Electra host controller driver.
7. Include updated IC502 dual mode drivers.
8. Always remove Qualcomm USB drivers.
9. Merge USB PID from mdmiden.inf into Motmodem.inf, and remove mdmiden.inf.
10. Add 2A24 and 2A44 as diagnostic port PIDs.
11. Resolve hang while receiving inbound call after SyncML session over TAPI.
12. Motmodem/motport: resolve memory leak caused by incompatibility with QXDM.
13. Motousbnet.sys: updated to 1.8 with WHQL certification (2K/XP x86/Vista x86/XP x64/Vista x86).
14. Motccgp.sys: New driver replaces MCCI’s and Netmon composite class generic parent driver.
15. Motccgp.inf: Replaces motcomposite.inf and Netmon-MF.inf. Added RAZR1x dual mode support.
16. Motmodem.inf & motport.inf: Included RAZR1x dual mode and Netmon configuration support. This package is set up to remove Netmon files.
17. Updated driver installer exe to rescan device tree after driver update to load new drivers for connected devices if any.

2.6.1.0 -> 2.6.2.0
1. Small change to Motodrv.sys to resolve missing import issue on Win2k.
2. Include RAZR1x configuration 8 PIDs and W395 bootloader in unsigned P2k.inf.

2.6.0.0 -> 2.6.1.0
1. Motport.sys: USB COM port driver used for CDMA dual mode and W395 platform devices. This replaces mqdmserd.sys on dual mode.
2. Motcomposite.inf: Loads the composite class generic parent driver (usbhub.sys or usbccgp.sys) for CDMA dual mode devices, as well as config 8 for some P2K phones with broken descriptors. This replaces mqdmbus.inf, motcomp2k.inf, motcompxp.inf, and motcompxp64.inf.
3. Motodrv.inf: Certified composite class/”P2k” driver for all PIDs that were previously in p2k.inf, Motodrv.inf, and motmccip2k.inf. The unsigned “P2k.inf” will be introduced as necessary to support new devices.
4. Motmodem.inf: Smartphone modem entries were merged into this file, deprecating smartfon1.inf.
5. Motmodem.sys: Resolve hang in predial terminal window issue (or LIBkk77996).
6. Resolved “Invalid Argument” issue in the driver installer for users with non-English locales.
7. Properly clean up iDEN devices (VID 0C44) in the driver installer.

2.5.2.0 -> 2.6.0.0
1. Motousbnet.sys: update to 1.7 to resolve remaining assertion failures in GNPO.
2. Motmodem.sys: new WHQLed (XP x86/Vista x86/XP x64/Vista x86) USB modem driver for all devices. This replaces: USBMOT2000/motomdm2/usbser2k/usbserxp/usbsermpt/usbsermptxp/mqdmmdm. The package is set up to remove any instances of those files that it finds.
3. Smartfon1 is now also using Motmodem.
4. Motport.sys: new USB COM port driver. This driver is not yet signed for CDMA dual mode and W395 but we are targeting the 2.7 package for this.
5. The installer executable will remove old copies of the WDF coinstaller (pre-RTM 6000 version).
6. The logic to clean up the DriverStore has been improved after a few issues with some users.
7. Add LTE config-11 interfaces for DSP logger.
8. Add a shortcut in the Driver Installer program group to disable serial number usage on all devices.
9. Clear up conflicts between different versions of motswch driver.
10. Upgrade motfilt and motswch drivers to version 6.0.0.0 and pass PREfast. The former will resolve partial installation failures causing missing drivers at device installation time.

2.5.0.0 -> 2.5.2.0
1. Motousbnet.sys: update to 1.3 to work around bulk timeout issue on Z6 for GNPO.
2. Installer executable: silent mode speed enhancements (remove unnecessary steps)
3. Installer executable: use latest DIFXAPI DLLs from Vista RTM WDK

2.4.2.0 -> 2.5.0.0
1. Official release containing the Motorola USB Networking driver (motousbnet.sys).
2. Updated MCCI inf and drivers for V2000 and V3xx phones.
3. Updated P2k.inf for Motorola iDEN Interface.
4. Updated driver installer EXE with enhanced suppression of driver not signed warning messages in Windows XP (x86).
5. Updated driver MSI package to run driver installer EXE with elevated privileges (required for Windows Vista).
6. Updated driver MSI package to add shortcut for usblan_ifconfig.exe to user’s programs menu.
7. Changed Motorola_Driver_Installer_Log.txt location to “Program Files\Common Files\Motorola Shared\MotPCSDrivers” directory.

2.4.1.0 -> 2.4.2.0
1. Include new Motousbnet.sys and remove all BLAN drivers.

2.4.0.0 -> 2.4.1.0
1. Updated P2k.sys to 2.5 to resolve E815/RSD issue with fast mode switching.

2.3.0.0 -> 2.4.0.0
1. Removed duplicate PIDs between Motmccip2k.inf and P2k.inf.
2. Updated x64 P2k.inf to reflect 2.4.0.0 version.
3. WHQL Q MOL2 (C5e) PID support for modem (Rev_0003).
4. Removed unnecessary file copy directive from Electra host controller INF file.
5. WHQL CDMA dual mode support for 2B44 PID (MSM6125).

2.2.0.0 -> 2.3.0.0
1. Updated P2k.inf with the 3021 temporary PID and WHQL configuration 11 PIDs for LTE
2. Updated with the following WHQL certifications
- QualComm 6125 Boot loader
- QualComm 6125 Composite Mode
- Q MOL2 software
3. Updated the driver installer EXE with more logging information about the target system and installed driver MSI package
4. Updated the Driver installer exe due to updating caused a driver to be removed for other configurations
5. Added Q GSM Modem and flash PIDs to smartfonnw.inf and p2k.inf
6. Updated the P2k.sys to version 2.4 for multi access issue.

2.1.0.0 -> 2.2.0.0
1. Updated USBSER2k.inf and USBSERXP.inf to copy the driver files
2. Updated the P2k.inf to support V2000 Boot loader PID
3. Updated Electra M2501uc.inf to remove the Uninstaller registry reference

2.0.0.0 -> 2.1.0.0
1. Updated motmccip2k.inf to support config 11 WHQL changes
2. Updated the P2k.inf and USBMot2000.inf to include unsupported PID for 3022 and 3021.
3. Updated Motdmmtp.inf to support WHQL changes
4. Updated Electra drivers to latest versions
5. Updated Netmon INFs and drivers

1.7.0->2.0.0
1. Updated driver installer executable to newest version. Removed old versions of the GUI and non GUI executables
2. Added support for CDMA ZLP issues to load modified drivers on the PC.
3. Added 64 bit support for the driver installer, INF files and for the Motorola P2K driver.
4. Added Neptune LTE ROM for the Motorola P2K driver
5. Added new IOCTL to retrieve the device descriptor of the device for the Motorola P2K driver
6. Updated with the following WHQL certifications
- Motorola Q Modem
- Motorola Q MBM
- QualComm 6550 Dual Modem Mode

1.6.1->1.7.0
1. Updated with the following WHQL certifications
- Argon/SCMA-11 Boot loader
- Argon/SCMA-11 Modem Mode
- Argon/SCMA-11 Configuration 8
- QualComm 6500 Dual Modem Mode
- QualComm 6500 Single Modem Mode

1.6->1.6.1
1. Updated USBMOT2000.INF for mot switch driver copying

1.5->1.6
1. Updated motodrv.inf with the following WHQL certifications
- Neptune LTE Bootloader
- Neptune LTE Configuration 8 (Composite Mode)
- QualComm 6550 Bootloader
- QualComm 6550 Configuration 8 (Composite Mode)
- QualComm 6500 Bootloader
- QualComm 6500 Configuration 8 (Composite Mode)
2. Adding common motswitch driver to devices so that there is a common switch IOCTL for all USB configurations
3. Updated P2K.sys for Electra 2 flash switch issue
4. Added Q modem INF to installation package

1.4->1.5
1. Updated motcomp2k.inf for Windows 2000
2. Updated P2K.inf with W385 and Locosto PIDs
3. Updated Installation tool to update files listed in the .ini instead of removing and reinstalling the INFs
4. Added registry entries into the installation tool to track INF directories and installation state of the INFs and drivers.
5. Added temporary support for Ve Dual mode. These are evaluation drivers and will need to be removed once the license is expired.
6. Removal of the pre installed INFs prior to installing 1.5 is mandatory. From this point on only files that are updated will need to be updated.

1.2->1.4
1. Updated the Driver installer executable to support modified End user driver packages that do not contain Motorola proprietary drivers
2. Update the MSI to include a registry entry for version information
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Motorola\Motorola Driver Installation\Version

1.1-> 1.2
1. Added LTE Modem WHQL INFs
2. MCCI and P2K INFs updated to support MTP + Datalogging modes
3. Added WHQL certified motodrv.sys and motodrv.inf for CDMA1x Composite mode
4. Added Electra PCMCIA card drivers
5. Added Commercial FOMA drivers
6. Added CDMA1x Dual mode MCCI evaluation drivers

1.0-> 1.1
1. Update P2K.sys from 2.0 to 2.1 driver

In addition, this driver is compatible with the following operating systems:
Windows 2000 SP4
Windows XP SP2 (x86)
Windows XP SP1 (x64)
Windows Vista (x86)
Windows Vista (x64)

Motorola RAZR Modding, Software, and Troubleshooting Guide

2008-06-22T19:03:00.000-07:00

Since the introduction of my first post on the Motorola RAZR or MotoRAZR mobile phone on my blog, it has not only become insanely popular – but it has also become a little bit of an obsession for me. The need to have a good source for free software to modify and customize Motorola RAZR and other phones was huge. In fact, to date I have posted 70 times in regards to the Motorola RAZR and the experiences I have had with my V3.

While the posts will be sure to continue, in order to make them easier to find, I am creating an index or place where you can find all the content I have produced for the Motorola RAZR lines of phones. You can find the entire index by area arranged below. The primary focus is around software and modifications that you can download for free off of the Internet, but there are also some guides for the Motorola Phone Tools or MPT for short.

The areas include:
Drivers
Software
Motorola Phone Tools V5 How-To Guides

Be sure to bookmark this page, as it will be updated anytime there is new content available for the Motorola RAZR cellular phones. And, as always if you have a questions – or problem that has not been solved, go ahead and contact me via email and I will see what I can do to help!

If you find these guides helpful – please let me know either with a comment or a link from your blog, Facebook, or MySpace pages! Lastly, have I missed any tutorials or guides that you would like to see? Please let me know with a comment or email!

Computer and USB Drivers:
USB Drivers for your Motorola phone. In most cases, in order to modify your Motorola RAZR phone you need to establish connectivity from your computer. What is even better? With these drivers you can charge your Motorola RAZR (or similar) mobile phone from your PC or laptop whether you are at home or on the road – eliminating the need for the easy-to-forget charger.

Below is the list of the free Motorola drivers that will establish immediate connectivity to your PC and allow you to even charge your phone when you plug it in. While some software packages such as P2K Commander also include drivers, I highly recommend installing the below ones first! Of course, remember that a USB with a mini-USB connector is required for using.

Software Installations:
There is a lot of free software out there for the Motorola RAZR phone. In addition, a very popular “for sale” tool is called “MPT”, short for Motorola Phone Tools. While it retails for $49.95 (which most feel is a rip-off), you can get it for less than $5 (even for $3 with USB cable off of Amazon.com. So, you can purchase the excellent purchase Motorola Phone Tools by Clicking Here.. In addition, you may want to try out the software versions below:

Motorola Phone Tools V5 How-To Guides
MPT is short for "Motorola Phone Tools" -- MPT is generally what those of us with a lot of experience the phone tools software call it. This section covers the various guides that are available for the MPT V5.0, which is the latest release by Motorola / Avanquest. The software while fully functional is a little clunky, but with a little help -- you can complete most tasks on it with ease and is the first to support Microsoft's Outlook 2007. Over time, these guides will cover the entire MPT v5 application.

Guides are generally compatible with the following phones:
a1000
c650
e398
e550
e770v
e815
e1000
e1070
v220
v235
v262
v265
v300
v325
v360
V360v
v365
v525
v550
v550e
v540/v551
v557
v600
v620
v635
v710
t710
v975
v980
RAZR V3
RAZR V3c
RAZR V3i
RAZR V3t
RAZR V3e
RAZR V3x
RIZR Z3
SLVR L6
SLVR L7
SLVR L7e
ROKR e1
3G
PEBL U6
Motorola A1200
Motorola A1600
Motorola A630
Motorola A732
Motorola A780
Motorola A835
Motorola A845
Motorola A910
Motorola A920
Motorola A925
Motorola C390
Motorola C698
Motorola DC600
Motorola E1000
Motorola E1060
Motorola E1070
Motorola E1120
Motorola E2
Motorola E398
Motorola E550
Motorola E680
Motorola E690
Motorola E770v
Motorola E790
Motorola E8
Motorola E815
Motorola E825
Motorola E895
Motorola Em30
Motorola K1
Motorola K1c
Motorola K3
Motorola L2
Motorola L6
Motorola L7
Motorola L7c
Motorola L7e
Motorola L7r
Motorola L9
Motorola M990
Motorola Maxx
Motorola ROKR_E1
Motorola ROKR_E6
Motorola U6
Motorola U9
Motorola v1100
Motorola V1150
Motorola V176
Motorola V195
Motorola V235
Motorola V280
Motorola V3
Motorola V300
Motorola V323i
Motorola V330
Motorola V360
Motorola V361
Motorola V3c
Motorola V3i
Motorola V3x
Motorola v3xx
Motorola V400p
Motorola V500
Motorola V501
Motorola V505
Motorola V525
Motorola V535
Motorola V540
Motorola v545
Motorola V547
Motorola v550
Motorola V551
Motorola V555
Motorola V557
Motorola V560
Motorola V6
Motorola V600
Motorola V620
Motorola V635
Motorola V710
Motorola V750
Motorola V750g
Motorola V8
Motorola V8 LUX
Motorola V80
Motorola V9
Motorola V950
Motorola V9m
Motorola V9mS
Motorola VA76r
Motorola Ve
Motorola VU30
Motorola W205
Motorola W208
Motorola W209
Motorola W215
Motorola W218
Motorola W220
Motorola W360
Motorola W375
Motorola W380
Motorola W385
Motorola W385m
Motorola W385re
Motorola W395
Motorola W510
Motorola W755
Motorola W760r
Motorola Z3
Motorola Z6
Motorola Z6c
Motorola Z6M
Motorola Z6tv
Motorola Z6v
Motorola Z9
Motorola ZN5
RAZR2 V8 LUX
RAZR2 V9
ROKR E8
RAZR2 V9m
RAZR V3e
RAZR V3a
ROKR Z6m
RAZR2 V8
MOTO Z6c
MOTO Z9
W510
ROKR Z6
W490
V325i
W315
Maxx Ve
RIZR Z3
RAZR V3xx
RIZR Z6tv
L6
V323i
W755
V197
W385
PEBL
SLVR L7c
V266
V235
V262
V265
RAZR V3t
V365
V325
V195
KRZR
V276
V361
E815
ROKR E1
V260
RAZR V3r
V323
V360
SLVR L7
RAZR V3C
RAZR V3
RAZR V3i
RAZR V3m
KRZR K1m

Easy Volume Editing for your Motorola RAZR

2008-04-06T18:31:00.001-07:00

Today while messing around with my Motorola RAZR V3 phone I came across a great tool that enables super easy editing of all the volume controls for your mobile phone. Since it is so easy to use and exposes and number of funtions, I wanted to go ahead and post about it, as well as how to use it so you can take advantage of it as well.

The title of the software is MotoSound 1.3, although the official version is 1.3.0.5. The site is in Russian, so you can grab the Google Translated version of website (visit this link) for a valid download of the software, approximately 500k in size.

Before I get into how the tool works, let's briefly talk about what the software will allow you to do. The main purpose is to let you edit the gain / volume of the various suond parameters of your phone via Motorola P2K. This software does require that you have installed a working RAZR Driver phone, but here is the list of gaintable items that you can edit with the software for my RAZR V3:

General: Level 0, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, Level 6, Level 7
Call Dynamics: Call gain, Keyboard gain, System tones gain, Dictophone and labels
Earpiece Dynamics: Keyboard gain when speakerphone is active, Multimedia, System tones gain, Speakerphoen, Systems tones gainwhen bluetooth headset is connected, Call gain when speakerphone is active
Wired Headset Dynamics: Multimedia, Bass Tremble, Multimedia for L7, V3i, V360, Bass Tremble for L7, V3i, V360, Call gain, Keyboard gain
Bluetooth Headset: Call gain, Keyboard gain, Dictophone and labels
Microphones: General microphone, Wired headset microphone, General microphone when speakerphone is active, Bluetooth headset microphone
Additional: Bass tremble (Vibration effect on 1), Bass tremble (Vibration effect off 1), Bass temble (Vibration effect on 2), Bass tremble (Bass effect off 2), Master bass power.

As you can see from the extensive list, there are a ton of areas that you can customize the sounds and volumes on your Motorola RAZR phone.

This software is also known to work on all P2K models of Motorola phones including: C380, C650, L7, E398, Vxxx, L7e, L9, V6 maxx, Z3, V3x, V3, V3i, and others like the V3xx.

Now, let's get to using the software.

First, I downloaded the software from the MACROX.net website. There is not an installation file, so just unzip the zip file to its own folder. Then browse to that folder and double-click on the MS.exe file to launch MotoSound.

Once you open up the software, you will automatically see it connect in the lower left hand corner if you have your Motorola driver installed and your RAZR phone connected via USB. A list of supported phones for advanced file editing is on the left, but we are going to ignore that for now.

Now, click on the arrow to the right of where it says "Open from File" and change that to "Open from Phone". Then click on "Open from Phone" and the current state of your phone will be loaded. I highly recommend now saving a copy of the original settings to your computer in case you ever want to go back to the original settings. Click on the "Save to File" in order to save this.

Now for the fun part, editing. Find any value you want to change (for example I used keypads for testing the software). Now right click on the line the you want and select the "Increase" or "Decrease" option, depending on what you choose. Now all you need to do is change the "Save to File" setting to "Save to Phone" setting, click on "Restart" button on the lower left hand side and your settings will be change!

I used and initial setting of "8" from the original setting of "1" on the keyboard gain setting and it made quite an audible difference. Try a variety of options until you get it like you want!

Other versions of the MotoSound software include 1.2.0.8, 1.3B, and 1.3.0.22. The most current version is 1.3.0.5, which is available for download here.

How to install Skins / Themes on your Motorola RAZR phone

2008-04-01T18:22:00.000-07:00

Reader MP asked me about a week ago why I did not have a Motorola RAZR guide for installing themes, also known as skins in the motorazr world. Having no good answer, I had no choice but to put together this guide. In it, you will learn how to quickly install a Motorola RAZR or similar theme or skin onto your mobile phone. Let's get started.

First off, the easiest way to do it is using a tool that can manage your phone. It is also quicker. For the job of installing skins or themes, Skins Manager v0.51 by dwALX is the best tool in my opinion -- it is also known as SkiMan for short. You can get a copy of it here, translated to English. This tool also assumes you have established USB connectivity to your Motorola RAZR phone. If you have not already done this, please see my Motorola RAZR Guide.

This guide was put together using my Motorola RAZR V3 phone, and the guide will work on many different version of the RAZR (V3c, V3i, V3m, V3x, V3xx, etc.). I also downloaded an Apple iPhone "skin" from this blog location, here. If this guide works for you, please let me know with a comment as well as the model / carrier of the phone you are using. Here is guide:

1. Open up dwALX's Skins Manager v0.51 and click on the Skins tab and the program will load the current skins / themes on your RAZR. Click on the Install button to start the process of load the new skin / theme onto your RAZR.

2. Ignore the advanced features here unless you are really comfortable with editing your Motorola phone. Just leave the defaults as is for your RAZR skin / theme and click the 'ok' button.

3. Find your .ski file that came with the Skin / Theme that you downloaded. The .ski file stands for skin in this case I select the iPhoneMoto.ski file and click 'ok'.

4. The skin / them now installs itself and the associated files on your Motorola RAZR phone.

5. Now right-click on the theme as it shows in the Skins window and select the "Set as Active" menu option. A green check will appear next to the theme confirming it as the active skin. Optionally, you can use the F12 key as a shortcut.

6. Now we need to restart the phone for the changes to take. Click on the More button and select Restart Phone to restart your Motorola RAZR. Optionally, you can choose the F10 key as a shortcut.

7. Look at my Motorola RAZR V3 phone! It has the iPhone themed skin installed on it, confirming successful installation and activation of the skin. If you get this, then you have completed it as well!

How to Disable Outer Buttons on Motorola RAZR Phone

2008-03-31T20:50:00.000-07:00

Reader Dave recently asked about a problem that is pretty common with the Motorola RAZR V3 and similar lines of phones. His question, is there any way to disable the outer buttons on the Motorola RAZR phone? Think it is an interesting question? Here is why it is.

The default function on for the outer buttons on the RAZR phone is to change the ring tone or ring style of the phone. When people put their RAZRs in their pants or shirts it can cause the buttons to get knocked and change the ring style. In many cases it can be changed to the silent mode -- causing missed calls. That is no good.

To make a long story short, you cannot directly disable the outer buttons on your Motorola RAZR mobile. However, there is a way you can lock the buttons so that the sound profile does not change without your express permission. This is a great work around that you can tune to your convenience.

Here is the step-by-step guide that completes this tutorial. (If you're interested in the iPhone theme that I have installed on my RAZR pictured, that guide is here.)

1. Go to the Menu --> Settings on your RAZR phone.

2. Scroll down to Security and click on Select.

3. Scroll down to Lock Application and click on Select. You will be prompted for a Security code. Enter 1234 and click ok to unlock the next menu.

4. Scroll down to -Audio Locked and click on Change. It is about 20 items down, so be patient.

5. Choose the Locked option and then click on Select to save it.

6. Back out and close your RAZR. The test out using the side buttons. While you will hear the familiar beep, the Ring Style will not change on your phone. This effectively disables the outer button. Then when you open the phone, all you need to do is cancel the unlock code. If you want to change your audio you can do that as well. Too long of a security code? You can shorten that too!

Congratulations, you have now disabled the outer buttons on your Motorola RAZR phone. Now you will not miss any calls due to a unplanned change in the Ring Style!

How to create ringtones with iTunes for your Motorola RAZR

2008-02-17T09:08:00.000-08:00

Almost a year ago I posted an article on how you can create ringtones from any audio file that you have for your Motorola RAZR phone. While it was great to do that, let's face it -- most people use iTunes these days to keep track of their music. Not all of us, but a lot of us. Wouldn't it be easier if I created ringtones for my Motorola RAZR (and subsequently for Ashley's iPhone) with iTunes?

The short answer is that it is not only easier, but it is a great way to store and track them centrally. Plus, with dual use for multiple phones, using iTunes to create, clip, store, and transfer ringtones is really easy. With that, here is the way that I was able to quickly take short sounds clips of songs, reduce their size so they are compatible with the Motorola RAZR, and then transfer them as ringtones.

All you need for this guide is a current version of iTunes, I used version 7.6 -- although almost any versions will work as the functionality used here has been available for a couple of years.

Here is the step-by-step tutorial on how to create ringtones on iTunes for your Motorola RAZR:

1. Create a new playlist in your iTunes software by clicking on File --> New Playlist or by hitting Control+N and name it. We will be adding your MP3 files to this playlist in order to create the files for your RAZR V3 ringtones.

2. Drag and drop any music that you want to convert to a ringtone to your playlist.

3. Open the new playlist by double-clicking with your mouse.

4. We now need to clip or shrink the song down to a reasonable size (less than 30 seconds) for your ringtone. In order to do this, select the song to be clipped or cut, right-click and select "Get Info".

5. Now select the "Options" tab and select the appropriate start and stop time for this song. In this case, the start time is at one minute, seven and a half seconds and the end time is at one minute, twenty-four seconds. Click on 'ok' to modify the setting and test out the time in iTunes. Adjust if necessary to get your desired cut.

6. You now need to change the settings for your MP3 encoder, so make sure to first keep track of where it is currently set. Now, go to iTunes, select Edit --> Preferences, then the Advanced Tab, then the Importing tab, and from the settings drop-down choose Custom. Change the settings to a Stereo Bit rate of 64kbps, no VBR, a sample rate of 22.050 kHz, and Channels set to Mono. Click on 'Ok' twice to save.

7. Now we can convert your cut clip into a MP3 file for a ringtone. To do this, right-click on the song, select Convert Selection to MP3 and the new ringtone MP3 is created. There is now a second copy of the song in your music library with only the clipped content.

8. Find the file that was created, mine was in "C:\My Music\AC_DC\AC_DC Live (Disc 2)\2-10 T.N.T. 1.mp3", and transfer to your phone via Bluetooth -- if available, or via file. If you need to know how to do it via a file, there is a how-to guide on transferring ringtones to your RAZR here: How to transfer audio and ringtones to your Motorola RAZR

9. Make sure and change back both your song settings as well as the MP3 encoding settings and now you can use your new RAZR ringtone!

Did this work for you? If so, please let me know with a comment.

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How to Restore Backups to Your Motorola V3 RAZR Phone

2008-02-09T15:11:00.001-08:00

I have had a few request for this guide on how to restore your Motorola RAZR V3 phone from a backup. It is a much needed guide, and one that it took me a little while to put together. Why is it needed? As we all know, when you modify your RAZR phone, it is part science -- part experiment. Sometimes, with just a simple mistake or incorrect tweak, you can disable your phone and make render it useless.

In fact, I accidently did it just over a month ago -- disabled my phone when I was messing with a seem on my RAZR.

The reality is that you should always 1) have a good backup of you Motorola phone (guide here) and 2) know how to restore it if you are going to mess with the settings and files on it. If you do not, you are taking a big risk in ending up with a bricked phone, and possibly paying for the carrier to reload software on it.

So, without further warning, here is the basic how-to guide on restoring your phone from a backup. This guide assumes that you have drivers installed to connect your RAZR V3 to your computer. If you do not, you can go here to find out more.

1. If you do not already, get a copy of Flash&Backup, a great shareware software that you can use to create and restore backups as well as flash your phone. The initial download is good for 30 days, and there are older, less functional versions out there that are freeware.

2. Choose your phone (Motorola V3) from the drop down list and locate the backup file you created previously. For this example, I selected a SBF (Single Binary File) that contained my backup information that I just re-created today. Make sure that all of the files are selected by clicking on the "Select all" checkbox. This tool supports more than just the RAZR V3, for a complete list, please see the bottom of this post.

3. Put you phone into the bootloader mode. If you do not know how to, go here to see the guide.

4. Your phone will show connected to the Flash&Backup program. Now click on the write data button to start the restoration of your backup file.

5. The tool immediately deletes all the data on your phone before starting the restore process.

6. The restore process takes approximately 3 minutes to complete to restore all of the files and settings to your Motorola V3.

7. The restore process completes, and automatically restarts your phone.

8. Your phone is now restored to the previous state and you are free to use it as you needed. Congratulations, you did it.

This program and guide is also compatible with the following phones:
Motorola C380, Motorola C381P, Motorola C390, Motorola C650, Motorola E1 ROKR, Motorola E1000, Motorola E1070, Motorola E375, Motorola E398, Motorola E770v, Motorola K1 KRZR, Motorola K3, Motorola L2, Motorola L6, Motorola L7 SLVR, Motorola L7e, Motorola U6 PEBL, Motorola V180, Motorola V186, Motorola V188, Motorola V220, Motorola V235, Motorola V3, Motorola V300, Motorola V360, Motorola V3i, Motorola V3r, Motorola V3re, Motorola V3t, Motorola V3x, Motorola V3xx, Motorola V400, Motorola V500, Motorola V547, Motorola V6 MAXX, Motorola V600, Motorola V620, Motorola V635, Motorola V980, Motorola Z3 RIZR

How to Enter Motorola Bootloader Init Mode for the RAZR

2007-12-30T09:28:00.000-08:00

This article a short tutorial on how to put your Motorola RAZR phone into the Bootloader mode and access the system and program settings you currently have on the device.

What is bootloader mode? It is mode that enables you to access all the software and setting on your Motorola RAZR or other Motorola cellular phones. It is similar to a BIOS or DOS mode on your computer where you can access and change the system settings.

What are the common uses for the bootloader? Backing up your entire Motorola Phone (link to how to guide) Restoring your Motorola Phone after a problem or botched hack (which I had to do yesterday, guide coming soon!). Changing your phone's software or applying monster packs. All of these things can be done via a USB data cable connection.

Here is how you access the Bootloader mode on your Motorola RAZR phone:

Note: You should be careful when in this configuration and ensure your phone is fully charged before performing any activities in the bootloader mode. If you are not, you can irreparably damage your phone. In addition, if you do not know what you are doing or following specific instructions you may harm your phone.

1. Turn your phone completely off. An alternate and confirmed method is to turn off the phone and completely remove the battery from your phone.

2. Hold down both the * (star symbol) and # (number, pound, hash symbol) and turn the phone back on.

3. The phone starts up with a text screen (shown below). Press ok to give you computer's USB data cable connection access to the phone. The text (on my phone) reads: Boot Loader 08.26 SW Version: R374_G_0E.42.1.5R Battery OK OK to Program Connect USB Data Cable.

4. Congratulations, you are now in the Motorola RAZR's Bootloader configuration.

5. To exit the bootloader mode, simply power off your razr mobile phone or allow the software you are using to restart the phone.

Did this guide work for you? If so, let me know with a comment below!

How to Change Outer Image on Motorola RAZR Phone

2007-12-29T10:48:00.001-08:00

Sick of the stock image that displays when your Motorola RAZR V3 is open? I was. So are a lot of different people. In fact, this is the most commonly asked for modification.

To take your outer image from this image:

To something like this image:

The process of implementing this through this guide is fairly easy. However, you must follow very specific instuctions, or you may be left with a message that displays just "/a/mobile/system" on your outer LCD screen on your Motorola RAZR mobile phone. To remove this message is a painful and technical process to follow, which I will document in a future post.

In my case, I made some mistakes on my first try with the image size (had bad information) and after going through the process I learned some valuable lessons. In fact, a couple of the mistakes I made, required me to restore from a backup of my phone. So, be very careful and precise here. You can always take a backup of your cellular phone first by following this post here.

Now for the parameters of the process. Basically, this is usually a very simple image replacement using a program like P2KTools or P2K Commander. For demonstration purposes, I will be using P2KCommander 4.9.E -- on the Microsoft Vista 64-bit (x64) system.

In addition, the image on the outer LCD screen of your Motorola RAZR V3 cellular phone only displays when the phone is opened. This image will not display on the outer LCD screen when the flip is closed. Only the current background image will display and there is no way to change this.

Here are the steps:

1. First, you need to create an image that is exactly 96x80 pixels. That is 96 pixels wide by 80 pixels tall. If your image is not this size, it will not work. Use a program like Paint Shop Pro, Microsoft Photo Editor, or Adobe Photoshop to edit the picture.

2. Save the picture as GIF formatted file. You must convert it to a GIF (.gif) file -- you cannot simply change the extension of a JPG, TIFF or other format. It will not work.

3. You must name the file "cl.gif" without quotes and it MUST be lowercase. If it is not, it will not work.

4. Fire up P2K Commander and browse to /a/mobile/system. Browse in the other pane to where you saved your new cl.gif file.

5. There are two confirmed techniques that work. The first is to delete the original cl.gif file and the copy the new cl.gif file across. The method that worked for me was to simply copy over the existing version, and then clicking copy to move the new cl.gif file across.

6. Use the tool to restart your Motorola V3 RAZR Phone.

7. Open up your flip and see you new cl.gif image on your out LCD screen of your RAZR phone.

Congratulations, you did it! Did it work for you? If so, please leave a comment below to let me know.

If it did not, I will be publishing a troubleshooting guide in the new week or so!