KRZR K1, MP3 and RINGTONES

[user1111]

Any idea how to upload files to same location so they will work the same as AlertFiles ?

[vroumvroum]

oh my god this works!!!!!!!!!

I just tried it with p2kcommander, noneed for motorola phone tools and tadammmmmmmmmm!!!! I have the best ringtones in town!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah

BTW, I have a k1 with fido

[geekbyte]

How come my K1 does not get found when i plug the phone into my computer over the usb cable. It keeps saying Phone not connected. Windows detected the phone and brings up the Mico SD drive.

Im using Windows Vista. Can anyone inform me what i can do. I want to add a new ring tone, and trying to follow the guide that was posted.

THanks

[__susanu__]

you need to install p2k drivers

[geekbyte]

thanks

I will try it when i get home

i have tried this with the .mid and .mp3 and both come up saying corrupted. Does it matter how large the file can be. Its less then 10 sec's but its 176kb in size. Does anyone have the original ~Alertfile064 that i can put back on so it does not say its corrupted all the time.

Thanks

I figured it out, it was the size of the file. Make sure you dont take any file larger then 100kb.

[Propfrwrd]

NOTICE: These directions are based on my own cell phone, which happens to be a Silver Motorola KRZR K1 (thats what is says on the box). My provider is Rogers Wireless(I don't know if that makes a difference). Your K1, if not silver, may differ from mine and, therefore, my directions MAY not work. But its worth a try.

Okay, Red's method is totally right, but there were a couple unnecessary steps. According to P2k Commander , I have a KRZR K1 /s (the /s means silver, I think). MSU doesn't need to be running (at least for me). If P2k Commander doesn't recognize your phone, make sure it is connected properly, and that you have the latest version of the program. Another thing that may have made MSU unnecessary for me is the driver of some sort that I downloaded for my computer. I think I got it from the Motorola Website, or I may have Googled it. Apparently this driver enables you to properly access your phone through USB.

Anyways. Once you've got it all connected, run P2k Commander. Once it opens, click the drop down menu on the RIGHT SIDE, not the left. Select the Phone Memory, which is /a P2k Phone Systems (for me anyways). It will probably take a moment to read the phone. While it is reading the contents (aka when the "Please Wait" box is open), try not to touch anything. The box should close automatically once it finishes. One thing I noticed is that the program tends to freeze if you try to do things while copying a file from your computer to the cell or whlie doing anything else involving the phone. When you're copying a file or anything else, just wait until it finishes (even if the program says its safe to multitask).

Once it it is done, you should see at least 2 folders. the top one will always be the ".." folder, which isn't a folder. the .. just means "One Folder Up" in MS-DOS. Underneath the ".." folder, you should see either of the following: A) a folder called mobile, or B) a bunch of folders and a couple of files. If you see what is mentioned in B), you're already inside the "mobile" folder. If you see a folder called "mobile", then click on it. Inside, there should be a folder called "audio". Open it. I'm not sure what the original contents of this folder are (since I forgot to take note), but there SHOULD be some files that have the name ~AlertFile#.mp3 or ~AlertFile#.mid, where # is a number between 001 and 335 (as far as I know). Note that there must be THREE digits; so, 001, NOT 1, and 035 instead of 35. These files are, apparently, the preset names for the "Ringtone-Legal" files. This means that only these Alert files can be applied as a ringtone.

OK. What you need to do now is rename the song you want (preferably not through P2k, just rename it the normal way, which is through Windows) to something like ~AlertFile169.mp3 (if its an mp3) or ~AlertFile169.mid for a midi file. I'm not quite sure whether you can use files other than mid or mp3. Remember that it can be any number between 001 and 335. Also, I think the ones between 100 and 335 are the best and safest ones to use. I think that the first bunch may be things like the RING, and Bells, and other default sounds. I was able to get a song onto the phone that is about 1:30 long (One minute and Thirty Seconds) the same way. AND I can use it as a ringtone. So I'm not sure why other people can't.

The next thing you need to do is delete the original from the phone. And by that I mean this :
Say I renamed my song to ~AlertFile223.mp3. You have to look in the audio folder of your phone(Through P2k of course) for that file. If there is ALREADY a file called ~AlertFile223.mp3 in the folder, you MUST delete it before adding your song. If that wasn't clear enough, I don't know how to explain it better (-.-) . SO.. next step.

Once you've checked the "audio" folder and deleted the file (if necessary), you need to add your song to the audio folder. To do this, find the song you renamed on the LEFT side of the P2k window (not the right this time). Once you've found it, make sure that the right side of P2k is still looking in the "audio" folder. If it is, highlight your song (click it ONCE). When it is highlighted, press the "Copy" button, which should be located on the bottom of the window, or click F5. It will now copy your song to the "audio" folder. Again, while it is doing so, don't touch anything (to prevent the program from freezing). Once the "Please Wait" box closes, it is safe to remove your phone.

Once you've disconnected your phone, look through it to find your song. Note that your song will be named something else. I think that ~alertFile223.mp3 is a file called Moto (i guess its that "hello moto" thing) and um, i think 229 is Twist. Maybe not though, but thats what it seems to say on my phone. Anyways, just look through (aka listen to) the tones until you find your song. Now you should be able to apply that song as your ringtone

IF my instructions didn't work for you, I'm sorry. Blame the stupid phone company or wireless provider. Or something like that. I hope this helps, even for people who aren't so computer-smart.
You can Download P2k Commander from e398mod.com, or simply look up P2k Commander on Google and click the first link.

I was also able to do this without going to Data-Transfer mode. Because I've never tried data-transfer mode, im not sure what difference it make. Maybe it makes it faster, since for some reason it took me 5 minutes to copy a 2 MB song.
Heres a link for Motorola KRZR K1m users. I'm not sure if it works, since i dont have a K1m.And I'm also not sure whether I'm allowed to post links. But here it is.
http://www.motomodders.net/Default.a...&postid=271431

I guess I forgot to mention that you have to have the file extension showing in the actual file. To do this, open the file manger/explorer window (aka the thing you use to look at your files). Next, you click on Tools at the top of the window. And then click Folder Options. And then click on the View tab. Under the Advanced Settings thing, scroll down to where it says Hide Extensions For Known File Types and make sure that the box does NOT have a checkmark.

I guess I forgot to mention that you have to have the file extension showing in the actual file. To do this, open the file manger/explorer window (aka the thing you use to look at your files). Next, you click on Tools at the top of the window. And then click Folder Options. And then click on the View tab. Under the Advanced Settings thing, scroll down to where it says Hide Extensions For Known File Types and make sure that the box does NOT have a checkmark.

I guess I forgot to mention that you have to have the file extension showing in the actual file. To do this, open the file manger/explorer window (aka the thing you use to look at your files). Next, you click on Tools at the top of the window. And then click Folder Options. And then click on the View tab. Under the Advanced Settings thing, scroll down to where it says Hide Extensions For Known File Types and make sure that the box does NOT have a checkmark.

You rock. My gawd, you rock!

[logicbomb.de]

How come my K1 does not get found when i plug the phone into my computer over the usb cable. It keeps saying Phone not connected. Windows detected the phone and brings up the Mico SD drive.

Im using Windows Vista. Can anyone inform me what i can do. I want to add a new ring tone, and trying to follow the guide that was posted.

THanks

You gotta change your USB settings on your phone from "Memory Card" to "Data Connection"

navigate to the Connection menu (may be under settings depending how you've arranged your menu), then USB Settings, and change the setting to "Data Connection"

MPT P2KTools, P2k Commander, et al. should now work for you.

Hope this helps!

[KalvinDeathX]

Actually, the previous post's statement isn't true, because, as i mentioned in my earlier post, I didn't have to go to Data-Connection mode. Or maybe I was in it, but didn't know. Well I don't know, but it works that way.

[Ramrodthrusterpuppy]

Arrrgh! I've tried this every which way.....can't get my MP3s to be recognized as ringtones by my K1s. The only one that did work is a crap midi that I had tried as a test.
I've tried MP3s larger and smaller than 100 KB and they just show as corrupted files on my phone....but the midi worked fine.....killing me...*help* The MP3 file that I'm trying to set as a ringtone is 30 seconds and 206 KB....too big?

After reading some threads, I found that there is a thing called "attributes" of the file. Try to check this option.

I tried this....looked at "File Details"of the file that I'm trying to make into a ringtone and one of the categories is "Apply Possible: Yes"....there may be hope yet...

[helgansven]

Arrrgh! I've tried this every which way.....can't get my MP3s to be recognized as ringtones by my K1s. The only one that did work is a crap midi that I had tried as a test.
I've tried MP3s larger and smaller than 100 KB and they just show as corrupted files on my phone....but the midi worked fine.....killing me...*help* The MP3 file that I'm trying to set as a ringtone is 30 seconds and 206 KB....too big?

See the post at http://www.modmymoto.com/forums/show...2&postcount=42 It rocks!

[Krzr k1]

The post that helgansven links to is what I used when figuring out how to do this on my Rogers KRZR. In doing so I found a much simpler method. Here is what I posted awhile back in another thread:

You can easily use your own mp3's on your KRZR, but you have to use a workaround naming scheme. You don't even have to use any PK2 stuff to do it.

You need to rename the mp3 files in this format "~AlertFile###" where the ### is a number from 250 to 300. You can use numbers lower than 250 and at least up to 335 I think but some of those numbers are already used by the phone. From what I remember numbers 250 to 300 are not used on Krzr so that is a safe range to use.

Now simply load the song onto the memory card (via Bluetooth, USB cable, or popping the card into a card reader --you don't need any special software at all), then transfer it to the phone memory (instead of card memory) then it will be in your audio list, then you can select it to apply ringtone. That's it.

In ring details the phone will show a different name but your song will play. I think 250 shows up as "Tangy".

[e_v_69247]

so did you buy the silver? what have you been able to mod on it? I am running out of time to return mine and want to get the MP3's to work

[khaira_143]

I called Rogers and asked how to use an MP3 file as a ringtone. They told me to contact Motorola. I called Motorola and they said that Rogers had blocked this feature -- must download music from Rogers to make it a ringtone. Bah-hum-bug. There must be a way to unlock this feature using P2K, right? Anyone know how?

[mamachop]

Now. I've downloaded the drivers, i'm using XP and the 64 bit drivers wouldn't work but the 32 would. I renamed the Alertfiles, but alas i've used P2kcommander to try to locate the other alertfiles but they're simply not there. I am using a Silver Krzr K1 and i've downloaded the latest update from Motorola and updated the P2Kcommander files. The later updates of P2kcommander (and the older one v3.2 I think) recognize my phone but the newer releases won't let me access it. I click on it and it boots me to my main directory, so I tried a slightly older version-same result. So, I went back to the v3.2 and yes it would let me go through the phone no problem. I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong or where the Alertfiles are supposed to be hiding, but i've got something in the range of 16 directories under the main. And i've looked in everywhere from Temp, to ringtones, to music, to pictures.. you name it i've looked there and they're not there. Any help would be appreciated.

The S/W version is R47121_G_08.01.11R
DSP S/W version is; G33B3B00

[gravebatista]

I bought a KRZR silver ~1 week ago. Just got around to playing with the ring tones; the built in ones are awful. I was stunned that Rogers would block a feature that I had assumed was essential. How to distinguish your phone ring from others is kind of essential to me/most? Then I thought about it and it did not suprise me one bit. I did not realize that the telecom giants had gotten this bad.

Thanks for the ~AlertFilexxx work around, a total software hack but it probably saved several Rogers employees a few scathing phone calls.

Pretty simple.

renamed my .mp3 tones as above, copied to storage card, copied to the phone, find the 'phantom' ringtone that you have hijacked to play your ringtone.

No need for any funky software, just connect to the PC with the USB cable and copy the alert files to the /mobile/audio directory on the phone and transfer as indicated above.

(Some .mp3 files would not read (DRM was kicking in!) so they needed to be .wav files in some cases. I created these .mp3s so I don't know what was going on!!)


Cheers,

Nelson