Seem Editing on the USCC V3c

By nevarDeath

 

What is a seem edit? Your phone firmware is made up of a bunch of lines of hexadecimal codes that tell the phone how to act. These lines of code are called ‘seems’. By changing them, you can change how your phone does things. So you think you’re ready to do some seem edits eh? When I first started this, I was real scared about trying it, and I think a lot of people are. It’s really not terribly dangerous. Just make sure you’ve got a data cable that will charge your phone while plugged into the computer. This is because if your phone won’t turn on, but it’ll display the charging screen, then you can upload seems from there. I have done a lot of seem editing to my phone and never bricked it, so relax and have fun while seem editing! For the example seem edit, we’ll be enabling press and hold 1 for voicemail, which IMHO should have been enabled from the start.

 

What you need:

Modified p2kSeem

PST 7.2.3

 

How to do it!:

Step 1:

Once you have the above software unzipped and installed run PST, then once it’s started run p2kseem and you should have a screen like this:

 

I’m going to take a minute and explain what the various features of this program do.

 

The “Bytes (h)” determines how much of a seem you get. The default is 7a and this is ok for most seems. If the seem is only 3 lines long though, and you have 7a in the “Bytes (h)” box, then it won’t display the seem at all. Also if the seem is longer than 7a (which I believe gets 8 lines) then you won’t get the whole seem. So if you run across a seem edit on the net and they specify what to put in the “Bytes (h)” box, then pay attention!

 

The “Seem:” box is where you type the seem number you want. They are referenced to by hexadecimal numbers, and this is where you type it, ‘nough said

 

The “Record:” box is what record inside that seem you want. Some seems have more than one record. When doing a seem edit, if the record is other than 0001 (just plain 1 works, but you’ll see it typed both ways) make sure you get it in there correctly!

 

The “Load from Phone” button is pretty self explanatory. Once you have the above information typed in, hit this button and it’ll grab the seem you want off your phone.

 

The “Load from File” button lets you select a seem you have saved on your hard drive to edit or be uploaded to your phone

 

The “Save to Phone:” button is what uploads the seem to your phone, once you’ve edited it, or to restore a backup of a seem after you screw it up

 

The “Save to File” button is really important. It lets you save the current seem you have loaded to your hard drive. Always save the original seem before you edit it!! Always! This way if you screw up your phone, you can quickly reload the original and keep going. I have setup a folder called ‘seems’ and inside it a folder called “Good Backups” this is where I save my original seems. I also have one call “Good Modified Backups” for the seems I have modified, and they don’t screw up the phone, so if I have to flash the phone, I can quickly restore the changes I have made to the seems. Doing something similar will save you lots of time in the future

 

Step 2:

Now in the “Seem” textbox type 2742. In the “Bytes (h):” box type 0090 then hit the “Load from Phone” button. Now you will get a screen like this:

 

Now our instructions say to edit seem 2742 Offset 0024 bit 2 checked so we’ve got seem 2742 loaded now we need to find offset 0024 and check bit 2

 

Step 3:

Below is a picture showing exactly where offset 0024 is. If you’re not sure, just click on one and look below the white area under “Selected Byte Details” (it’s circled in red) this will tell you what offset you have selected

 

 

Now just check bit 2. You’ll notice that there are words next to this one telling you if the feature is on or off. Some seem edits have been documented and the author of this program included those in this program for ease of use. It’s fun to scroll through all the offsets and see what options there are. Not all are for the V3c though. Some are only for the e815 or v710. However Just because there isn’t words next to the bit indicating its function does not mean it won’t do something on your V3c! So if you see a seem edit somewhere on the internet and you go to it in this program and it’s not labeled, don’t worry, just do it anyway. This program doesn’t have all the know edits labeled.

 

Step 4:

Now all you do is click the “Save to Phone” button. It will pop an alert box:

 

It asks this everytime. Just  click yes and it uploads the seem to your phone!

 

Step 5:

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, there is a “Restart Phone” button in this program. Some seem edits require the phone to be power cycled (that is turned off then back on) for them to take effect. So I never use this button. Just close p2kseem and PST, then unplug your phone and power cycle it. After this is done, you should be able to hold down the 1 on your keypad and it’ll dial your voicemail! Actually the first time you do it it’ll say “No Voicemail number stored” Just hit “Store” then type in the number (Just your phone number on USCC). If you don’t like typing your password everytime you access your voicemail then before hitting “Ok” hit the options instead and select “Insert Wait” then type your password (default for USCC is *123*). So now after it connects to your voicemail it will say “Send Tones *123*” just hit “Ok” when you want it to send them. That way you never have to type or remember your password again!

 

Known Seem Edits:

This is not a complete list. I am listing these because I have tried them and I know for a fact they work on a USCC V3c. Lots of people just copy and paste the big lists that work on the e815 and v710, not all of which work on the V3c. This will be updated periodically as I find more and as people try stuff on theirs and confirm that it works and PMs me about it.

 

Seem # - Offset # - Bit # - On/Off (checked or unchecked)

2742 – 0063 – 1 – On – Enables “Messages > Create New Message > New Letter” This gives you a whopping 3000 character limit text message!! On USCC this uses EasyEdge to send it, so make sure you have the unlimited EasyEdge plan for $9.99 otherwise it’s 1 cent per kilobyte which adds up quickly. It might even use picture messaging, I don’t know. Someone who is paying for easyedge but doesn’t have picture messaging should try this and let me know if it works for you

 

2742 – 0029 – 1 – On – This enables you to lock your keypad by hitting CLR and * (Not really needed on a flip phone, but it’s fun to show off to your friends that have RAZRs that can’t do it

 

2742 – 000c – 1 – On - This turns on the option for assigning a function to your smart key under “Settings > Personalize > Home Keys” I don’t think the smart key (the small button on the left top side of the flip) actually works on the USCC version though

 

2742 – 001c – 7 – On -  Turns on the “My caller ID” Option under “Settings > In-Call Setup” This allows you to hide your caller ID info on your next call

 

2742 – 0014 – 0 – On – Turns on the “All Calls” option under “Settings > In-Call Setup > My Caller ID”  The options for this are Hide ID/Show ID/Network Controlled on every call you make.

 

2742 - 005F – 6 - On  -  Enables “Video Camera Setup > Allow Alert” This enables the menu option, I just haven’t tested it to see what it does

 

2742 - 005F - 7 – On -  Enables “Video Camera Setup > Video Quality and Sound recording” This givces you the ability to turn the sound recording on or off and Enables the quality setting for your videos just like in the regular camera program.

 

2742 – 0074 – 7 – Off – Changes the “1x” picture on the upper left hand corner of your main screen to a “D” picture

 

2742 – 004b – 0 – Off – Changes the crosshair symbol next to your battery level indictor to a Satellite picture

 

2742 – 000a – 7 – On -  Enables “Continuous” option under “Settings > Initial Setup > Backlight”

Seem 2784 rec 0001 bytes length A : 4 digit lock code

Seem 2786 rec 0001 bytes length E : 6 digit security code

Seem 0055 rec 0001 bytes length E : 6 digit subsidy code

seem 2742 Offset 6A Bit 0 check to enable used in conjunction with Seem 2827, Record 1, Bytes (h) 22, Offset 0006 check the boxes for bits 0-2-3-6 and uncheck the boxes for Bits 1-4-5-7 : enables verizon V3c/V3m/K1m/L7c to connect to Motorola Phone tools

 

Seem Edits that DO NOT work on the USCC V3c:

 

There are some lists out there that people say are for the e815/v710/V3c then they say not all edits work for all phones. So to save you some time I will list the ones that do nothing on the V3c. I also would like to note that once when editing a bunch of offsets in seem 2742 that I accidentally restricted my picture messaging. I set them all back and it didn’t change, so I must’ve hit the wrong bit somewhere. A clean backup copy was all I needed to fix it though.

 

Seem # - Offset # - Bit # - On/Off (checked or unchecked)

2742 – 0060 – 4 – On - Does not enable “Camera > Video setup > Exposure”

 

2742 - 005F – 5 – On - Does not enable “Camera > Camera Setup > Counter”

 

If you have any problems with this, just ask for help at the V3c/V3m forums