Tearing Down the File System

-- Denotes contained within
/ Denotes Folder
@ Denotes File

If a folder contains many files/folders I will only note the important or ones of high interest


--Root

/.efs_private     empty
--/.rollback       empty

/DB                  empty
--/SchemaFiles  empty
----/CDMSchema_Handset.dat      empty
--/SDCard_NR     empty
----/CDMSchema_SD.dat     empty
--/SysDB Contains log, sys, and vol files

/DMU
--@ 10.key    use?

/LGDRM (assuming use for DRM, skipping over for now, contains directories and files)

/alarm   (contains the alarm file)
--@ alarm.dat (settings for alarm should be within)

/bluetooth
--@ remote_dir_list, btPairedTimeDev, btPairedDev, btMyDev, btHiddenSetting (contains bluetooth settings I would assume)

/brew (contains phone apps etc)
--/mif  (contains the brew mif files)
--/mod (contains the brew apps and their associated files)
----/obigo (appears to be some of the web browser's settings)
--/shared
----@ callhist and ..dir.dat
--/sys
-----/downloaded (more files related to brew apps)
-----/priv
--------@prefs.dat

/browser (not sure what its for)
--@fileDBcomplete
--/setting
----@fileDBList, fileDB, favDB (doubt they contain anything worthwhile)

/cert (assuming it is for web certificates)
--@ VeriSign, Inc..der

/dload
--@dcammenu.dat, aod.dat, bgmList.dat, all files prefixed with wb----/default_img (empty on my file system)

/drawingpad
--@ drawinpad.dat (drawing settings??)
--@all your drawings (in .jpg form)

/eri
--@ eri.bin ??

/eri_sound (empty)

/err (contains app errors as it appears)

/export (empty)

/flash
--/ui
---/tools (contains word clock and tip calculator files)
---/wallpaper (contains clock wallpaper and block wallpaper)

/gps (empty on mine)

/idle
---@ multiple dat files such as idleLauncher.dat and idleFavoriteThings.dat

(some folders I'm skipping for now mVoice-restore They look to more of text message and logs and such)

/rom_ui
--@ file1, file2

/sch
---@ toolsRinger.dat, schexception.dat, schedule.dat, memo.dat

/set_as
---@ set_as.dat

/shorcut
---@ scActiveInfo.dat

/sms (contains your inbox, outbox, and drafts)

/t9mdb  (Contains a file which pertains to t9 texting I would assume)
/t9udb  '         ' (Possibly the words the user adds??)

Basically just don't try to copy BREW software. Other than that I don't see why not.

If we're not stealing a paid service we're just adding functionality so I don't see why not.


I think we can change the theme and the different screens more so then they are already. I know the Verizon Ringtones App is very hackable but I see no reason to customise it. I don't know exactly what we can do that's why we're posting it here. I have been poking around the file system for a while but I can't figure out how to read the files or what to use to read them. So here's hoping we can find something!

Really? Changing the homepage on the wap? I did that in the browser settings and it did no damage. Not sure what you can do to fix this. Is the button on the bottom left of the battery a reset button?
Anyway thanks for the tip on how to edit the file systems now we just have to find files worth editing.
How did you find out that changing that variable allows you to edit the file systems?

Well good luck too bad someone does not have a broken one to experiment on. Would a minor change in the hex code brick the versa so bad it would not connect to bitpim to change it back?

Yes, It sounds like some portion of your phones boot sequence has been affected or is corrupted do to the modification you made.  Therefore your phone is unable to startup or "boot" properly and/or completely. Due to the fact the the phone is in a rebooting loop, you can't just hook it up to your pc with its usb cable & remove the modification you made.  This is because you pc doesnt have enough time to recognize your phone & establish communication with it before the phone reboots over & over & over. 

This is one of the "states" a phone is in when it is referred to as being "Bricked".

About your only option at this point is to put the phone into emergency boot mode so you can "flash" or program it back to the factory configuration.

This can be quite an involved process (unless you have a Valid Complete Backup of Your Entire Phone, not just your contacts & ringtones & stuff) & you will most likely loose "everything" on your phone, ie pics, contacts, ringtones, videos, games, etc. not to mention of the factory low level programming, which is basically your phones operating system.  It would be the same as if you did have windows installed on your pc, it would basicaly render it useless.  Unless you had Linux installed on it & new how to use Linux, Ha!

The first thing you would need to do is;

1.) Download and install the latest LG Usb Drivers for Windows on your pc.

2.) Connect a usb cable (the one that came with your phone or one that has the compatible usb connector for the Versa) to your pc. 

3.) Remove your querty keyboard or back cover & remove your battery.

4.) While holding down the camera button (the button used to take photos) plug the other end of your usb cable into your phone.

5.) When you see the Emergency Mode screen on your phone, release the button.

The phone is now in Emergency Programming Mode, is ready to be programmed or "Flashed", is connected to your pc & should be recognized properly by your pc (you can verify this in device manager)

Unless you have the Valid Complete Backup of your Entire Phone I mentioned earlier, this is just a very small part of the entire process needed to get your phone working again. I will be happy to give you a list of what else you need & outline the rest of the process if you would like, just post a request.

Hope this Helps... 

as a newbie, i post here only to further this thread.

hempledan,

i have two humble questions for you as a versa owner:

1) can any changes be made in emergency boot mode that is not accessible in the service menu?  ...if, in fact, any changes can be made...?

2) how can one make a "valid complete backup" of one's entire phone?