Hex Edit Guide - part 1

Hex Edit Guide part 1

This Hex Edit guide will show you steps for some common Hex edit for moto modding.

1. unlock websession
2. adjust audio volume (gain level)


Tools you need:
1. P2K software, such as P2KTools for PC and Moto4lin for Mac
2. Hex editor, such XVI32 for PC and HexEdit for Mac

How to find the offset
Usually people tell you to set a value at an offset in a certain SEEM, to achieve a mod. It is important that you know how to find the correct offset to update. In the Hex editor, it shows 16 columns (0 to F) in each row. The first digit of the offset tells you the column, while the rest tells you the row. For exampe, Let's find offset 0D in a binary file. 0D means the first row (row 00) and the 14th column (D=13 in decimal, and column starts from 0, so 14th column is D). Another example, offset 1B8 is row 1B0, and 9th column. When you select the offset, the Hex editor will show you the address (HexEdit shows it at top-right, while XVI32 shows it at bottom-left.)
screenshot from HexEdit:



Unlock websession
These steps show how to unlock lockedWeb Sessions, which cannot be edited or deleted.
1. use P2K software to download the file /a/WebSession to your computer. Please make a backup of the file.
2. open the file using Hex editor.
3. search for the name of the locked web session in the file on the right text side. For example, Maxic 3G. You will see a dot between each character. (See the screenshots.)
4. look at the three offsets prior to the first letter on the hex side. You should see 03 05 00, or 01 05 00, or even somthing else.
screenshot from HexEdit (before editing):

5. change the three offset number to "03 04 00".
screenshot from HexEdit (after editing):

6. save the file and use P2K software to upload the WebSession file to the /a/ of your phone.
7. change the attribute of the file to "System".
8. restart your phone and now the web session is unlocked.


Adjust audio volume (gain level):
1. use P2K software to download the file /a/gain_table.bin to your computer. Please make a backup of the file.
2. open the file using Hex editor.
3. for example, to adjust external speaker speakerphone game, go to offset 31. The default value is 01, and you can adjust the settings from 00 to 08. "00" is silent, and "08" is loudest. Change the value to what you prefer.
4. save the file, upload it to your phone, and restart the phone.

Look at the following list for the offsets of other gain settings.

SPEAKER GAINS
offset 0D earpiece call gain (original setting: 01, recommended: 05)
offset 19 earpiece keypad gain (original setting: 01, recommended: 01)
offset 25 earpiece system tone gain (original setting: 01, recommended: 05)
offset 31 external speaker speakerphone gain (original setting: 01, recommended: 01)
offset 3D external speaker keypad gain when on speakerphone call (original setting: 01, recommended: 01)
offset 49 external speaker mp3/midi/video gain (original setting: 01, recommended: 01)
offset 4E external speaker system tone gain (original setting: 08, recommended: 01)
offset 61 wired headset call gain (original setting: 02, recommended: 04)
offset 6D wired headset inner keypad gain (original setting: 01, recommended: 02)
offset DC bluetooth headset call gain (original setting: 08, recommended: 08)
offset EA bluetooth headset inner keypad gain (original setting: 08, recommended: 08)
offset F6 external speaker system tone gain when bluetooth headset connected (original setting: 08, recommended: 01)
offset 139 earpiece voice name/voice record playback gain (original setting: 01, recommended: 04)
offset 145 wired headset mp3/midi/video gain (original setting: 02, recommended: 02)
offset 15D external speaker voice dial gain when on speakerphone call (original setting: 01, recommended: 01)
offset 178 bluetooth voice name/voice record playback gain (original setting: 08, recommended: 08)
offset 1BD V3i wired headset mp3/midi/video gain (original setting: 01, recommended: 01)

MICROPHONE GAINS
offset 1E1 handset microphone gain (original setting: 15, recommended: 15)
offset 1F9 wired headset microphone gain (original setting: 1F, recommended setting: 1F)
offset 21D speakerphone microphone gain (original setting: 1F, recommended setting: 1F)
offset 238 bluetooth headset microphone gain (original setting: 08, recommended setting: 08)

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