How to install new themes onto the LG KU990 Viewty
The sequel to my previous post.
The LG KU990 Viewty does not officially support the user installation of new handset themes - but that hasn’t stopped Viewty owners…like me?
At present, there is no officially sanctioned way to download and install new Flash-based themes onto your LG KU990 Viewty.
Just a word of caution: I, or anyone else accepts no responsibility for any damage that hacking into your Viewty to upload a new theme will cause. Installing a new, unofficial theme using these methods may violate your Viewty’s warranty. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Backup the contents of your phone. This is vital man. Do this with a software called EFS Media Builder. This software allows you to browse and delete protected directories on your Viewty. Don’t worry, I have scouted the internet for these programs, and I’ll provide you the links to access the necessary files to get your themes up and running!
EFS Media Builder is just the tool used to access the “secret” and hidden directories on your LG Viewty. However, you’ll also need Themes Manager 2.3, which contains the various themes like iPhone, Windows Theme, blah blah and so on.
So what you do is access the “secret” directories I told you about, and basically install these themes into your phone.
Step 1: Download the files from this location. Password: 1234.
Alternative link here.
Step 2: Run EFS Media Builder, and navigate to “LGAPP/Media/swf/theme”. BACKUP “theme_bg2.swf”. If you really don’t want to fuck things up, just backup the whole damn “theme” folder.
Step 3: Choose where you want to install your theme manager.
Installing to Phone Memory: (Recommended by me, for faster accessing!)
1) Edit the “ThemeList.txt” file to make all custom themes point towards the phone memory (//LGAPP/Media/swf/theme/Themes)
2) Navigate to “LGAPP/Media/swf/theme” with EFS Media Builder.
3) Drag and drop “theme_bg2.swf” file and the “Themes” folder into this loction then restart the phone.
4) Navigate to Settings, Screen, Handset theme and pick Silver from the list.
Installing to Memory Card:
1) Install “theme_bg2.swf” into “LGAPP/Media/swf/theme” using EFS Media Builder then restart the phone once done.
2) Navigate to Settings, Phone settings, Connectivity, USB Connection mode and pick Mass Storage from the list then connect the phone to pc
3) Switch USB connection mode to Mass Storage then browse to the Memory Card/Removable Storage.
4) Drag and drop the “Themes” folder from the rar file directly to the root of the memory card.
6) Navigate to Settings, Screen, Handset theme and pick Silver from the list.
Step 4: Installing additional themes (if any)
Perform the following:
1) Create a new folder inside the “Themes” folder and give it a name relevant to the theme you’re about to install.
2) Drag and drop all the new theme files into the newly created folder.
3) Update “ThemeList.txt” to point towards the newly installed theme .SWF files.
Step 5:
So now that you’ve installed it successfully, what do you do? Run it of course. Duh!
To load the Themes Manager, double tap the “C” button (located on the actual handset) to bring up the list of available themes. Use the left and rights arrows, or use the jog wheel, to navigate through the pages and click on the theme you wish you use. Once you have a theme you wish to keep double tap “C” button again to hide the menu.
You can also swap between the built in icon styles by pressing the “Black” or “Coloured” button.
You’re done!
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dude nice hax for the phone, where did u DL the themes from?
I surfed for it. It took alot of work, but I’ve compiled it right here to save the world from the trouble of finding it.
when i use the EFS media builder, they keep saying ” can’t open serial port?”. What do they mean?
and how to backup the files?
domnic: Probably they are not detecting your phone through the USB, even when you’ve plugged it in.
Check if you’ve installed the drivers properly (use the installation CD that came with your phone package).
Then, make sure your phone is in ‘Data Service’ Mode for EFS to be able to detect your phone.
How to backup? Well you need to get your EFS Media Builder functioning first, before you can actually explore your phone’s contents and backup the files there.
Hope this helps.
how do you drag and drop files
hey man, really GOOOOOD job, u r a life saver, I think my question is not n it’s right place, but may I ask you these questions
the KU990r version (with the lense cover) is it better than the KU990 ?
and How loud is the speakers volume i mean when the phone rings, is it like SonyEricsson W900i or louder?
thnx bro 4 ur help
G- YIMO
chris: In EFS Media Builder, you can’t drag n drops.
To copy phone contents to your pc hdd, use ‘Read’. To write contents from your pc hdd to your phone, use ‘Write’.
Yimo:
KU990r? Erm never heard of it, not in my region. Or maybe I just have never heard of it before. But a lens cover would definitely be an advantage, in my opinion.
I’ve never owned a SE w900i, so I can’t really answer you on this one. But the ringtone volume is pretty loud! I set my volume to half of a full blast. Loud enough for me.
Thanks for dropping by all!
If I backup the information from the program Lg PC Suite Backup Tool is that good becouse your program does not work properly.I set my device to data storage and it still won`t recognize it.
Now seem`s to work but… when I access LGAPP/Media/swf/theme I try to select Theme folder and then click Read and I get Download Error theme_bg1.swf/theme_bg2.swf/etc. What is the problem Khaza?You are the doctor in Viewty
Andy:
LG PC Suite Backup Tool (I’ve never used that before though) should work equally fine, because I think it acts like WinZip and zips up all your phone contents into a format only readable by the PC Suite itself.
You should set your device to ‘Data Service’, and not ‘Mass Storage’.
As for your download error, I got the same message when I copied the folder directly to my PC HDD. However, I found out that the solution to this is to zoom in on the problematic file, and transfer that particular file alone.
Try Reading the ‘theme_bg1.swf’, ‘theme_bg2.swf’ and ‘/etc’ individually and separately. It worked for me.
1)My phone is on Data Service as I connect it to my USB port.
2)I tryed to read the theme`s individualy,the whole folder theme`s i`ved selected all of them… i get only errors.
I ask you nicelly to give me your ID messenger to do something good.You could help me 5 minutes .. please.With TeamViewer (I think that as a hacker you know this program) you could enter my computer and see for yourself how this work`s becouse i`m having a bad time doing it.It give`s me error`s every time.I tryed individualy and i`ved selected all …It doesn`t work.Please help me.That`s all I`m bagging you.my id mahu_andrei
I know it sound`s stupid but I`m pissed off…I can`t do it,I don`t know how to do it.When you said copy you meant Right Click and Read but it still gives me errors(separately , all selected , the whole folder) it does not work
Please HELP.I have checked the phone is set to DATA SERVICE.I don`t know what to do…please let`s talk on the mess,becouse is the only way to light me up.And I have another challange for you…If you can break somothing.Thank you so much.
Andy:
Sorry for the late reply and thanks for being patient. I don’t use Yahoo messenger, and I’m not a hacker thus, I don’t know what Teamviewer is.
My sources all come from http://ku990.co.uk/ . What I do is simply create new links for people to easily download such files. The experts are there actually
You still can’t solve the problem? I’ve got no idea bro, cos it worked for me. Maybe you could try drag and drop?
Alternatively, you could consider using your memory card to contain the themes instead. But be sure to amend your themeslist.txt to reference the file locations/directories again.
If all else fail, try consulting the peeps at http://ku990.co.uk/ . They’re really helpful. I’m sorry bro I can’t do much! Apologies!
Thank you very much for your help…I said mess becouse it was easyer for us to talk…you replyed me lately.TeamViewer is a program and with it you can look into my computer and solve my problem.I tryed drag and drop… i tryed everything :(.Oh well thank you for you help!You are a good guy…P.S. I tryed to brak you record at 10 fingers … (fast writing) and mine was 82 :P.You are really good.I had an avarage of 69.My keyboard suck`s.Have a nice day.
Hey Khazam…I surfed ku990.co.uk and i`ved managed to do something.But I installed the themes to my memory card… you said for better acces i should install direct to my phone memory.You said ,,1) Edit the “ThemeList.txt” file to make all custom themes point towards the phone memory (//LGAPP/Media/swf/theme/Themes)“ How should I do this?Where do I find ThemeList.txt and how do I point it towards the phone memory.I`m sory but I`m to stupid to understaind some things
I`ll wait for you to help me.Thank`s
Andy:
The ThemeList.txt is found in “//LGAPP/Media/swf/theme/Themes”.
How to do it? For example in your ThemeList.txt:
The path is what you should change. Change it to “//LGAPP/Media/swf/theme/Themes/iPhone/theme_bg2.swf”.
Thank you very much..I will try this later becouse now I have some problems.Should I erase them from my card memory before I install them into my phone memory?
Andy:
That’s up to you, as long as you reference the paths accordingly.
But you do realise leaving theme as it is will just take up space
tried everthing edited themelist.txt, copied themes folder on to phone memory, overwritted theme_bg.swf file but could able to change background, couldnt able to get icons n stuff.
could you please show us how to install it on memory card and editing procedure for themelist.txt with screen shots if possible please.
sarachiran:
Were you able to launch up the theme screen via “Double tap C” ?
Did you choose your ‘Silver’ Theme first before you did executed my preceding statement?
I”m pretty busy during this period, so a screenshot tutorial will need some time.
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eh wht you mean by th theme folder from th rar file ?
HI i had encountered same trouble as they are to change the theme at lg phone. i ask if posible to teach us how to doit step by step bec. i just have a little bit knowleaged abt. computer and phone software.
thanks
edgar
i knw alr . ha . eh . but thn i am not able to launch up the theme screen via “Double tap C” ? i followed your procedures .. screen shot tutorial will be great .
FELICIA:
Did you overwrite the ‘Silver’ Theme as required?
Did you activate your ‘Silver’ Theme before double-tapping the C button?
Basically if you follow the steps in my blogpost, there shouldn’t be any problems at all.
i followed every steps in ur blog, but i can only go till the step “double-tapping the C button”. im able to c the list of available themes on my phone, but when i tap on the themes, there is no responses.
also, i dont exactly know what u mean by changing the path to “//LGAPP/Media/swf/theme/Themes/iPhone/theme_bg2.swf”. in the ThemeList.txt, do i change “path = Path to custom theme file”?
thx thx!!!
suzy:
Assuming current path is:
So let’s say your themes are installed into your Phone memory, so you’ll need to reference the path to custom theme file accordingly. Yes you’re right with this.
So it’ll be:
i to dont understand how to add additional themes iv done everything u said and sucessfully got the themes on my fone installing them to my memory card, i press the c button and theme manager pops up but i just cant add extra themes. when u say change the theme.txt is that the one thats in the theme folder and what do i exactly do can sopmeone please help
paul:
To add new themes, it’s pretty simple. Assume I dled a new theme called NEWTHEME. What I need to do is extract the contents into my memory card (obviously!), and edit my ThemeList.txt (Yes, it’s the one that’s in the theme folder).
So what I’ll do is add the additional line to my ThemeList.txt:
NEWTHEME themename=”NEWTHEME” path=”//mmc1/Themes/NEWTHEME/XXXX.swf”
NOTE: XXXX.swf is the filename of the shockwave file of NEWTHEME. It differs for each different theme. You must use your own common sense and logic to identify this file (I really can’t help you here. Some things you gotta figure out on your own. Tacit knowledge.)
hello!
your forum has been a great help…
i wanted to know that the theme_bg2 file which we have to drag and drop in LGAPP/Media/swf/theme, from where does this theme_bg2 come from??? because the folder has one already. and the theme folder which comes with theme manager has a number of them.. please help…
ERRU:
The ‘theme_bg2.swf’ that you’re talking about comes from X:\…\Theme_Manager (The place where you extracted the Theme Manager to your HDD).
This ‘theme_bg2.swf’ is the shockwave file for the Silver theme. That is why to effect the hack, you need to be using the Silver theme before doing the “double-tap C”.
However, please BACKUP the original ‘theme_bg2.swf’ before you overwrite it.
BUT if you accidentally overwrote it, you should be able to get the original ‘theme_bg2.swf’ in X:\…\Theme_Manager\Themes\Default.
khairul neezam, thx for ur reply. i got it now. u did a great job !!!
suzy:
You’re welcome suzy! Nah I’m not the author of this hack or whatsoever. Just trying to help others like me
hi khairul neezam,firstly thanks for the guide!, however i have installed the theme manager in the memory card storage possible to transfer it to phone memory ?Thanks
iv sussed it brilliant thanks alot mate and also i found on the net the 3.2 version of theme manager which has loads of additional themes in it iv got 63 themes on my phone now lol theye are great i love the matrix theme. but for some reason when i try to install the islidedarkred theme it just dont work,any thoughts
doesnt matter iv finally solved it allthough im not keen on the islidedarkred theme but love the i.3d theme, do u no where i can find more themes u got any links for some of the latest themes
paul:
Do provide us with a link to download the 3.2 version?
jessica:
Yes it’s possible. See the instructions above in the blogpost.
hi jessica there u go there u will find theme manager its much better, enjoy
http://www.thememanager.jaykmorgan.co.uk/
does anyone know where i can download the indiana jones and the incredible hulk theme i badly want these themes
i have found loads of themes enjoy people
http://rapidshare.com/files/111855414/Themes.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11805343…hemes.rar.html
hi i could not backup my files and in a moment of confusion have deleted theme_bg2.swf theme_bg1.swf does any1 have bake ups that would not mind copeing 4 me if poserbal
hi khairul, thanks .i have another problem i cant seems to back up my sms. there is connection between the phone and suite yet nothing happen when i tried to retreive message using the lg suite . and also i missing the keyboard function under the messaging . i it suppose to be located together with the handwriting option but its not there. could you help me on this , thanks
joe:
You should be able to get the original ‘theme_bg2.swf’ in X:\…\Theme_Manager\Themes\Default. Same goes for the ‘theme_bg1.swf’.
Jessica:
I’m sorry I can’t help you on the LG PC Suite and the problem with your Viewty. I have passed my Viewty to my dad, and am now using the HTC Tytn II.
Hello,
I have some problems here.
I don’t get what you’re trying to say at
3) Update “ThemeList.txt” to point towards the newly installed theme .SWF files.
I have read all the comments and solution you’ve given but I just couldn’t get what you meant x.x
Do you mean by editing the file names or dragging in the themelist.txt file? lol.
I double press “C”, It show me all the themes but when I press any 1 of it, It doesn’t has any response at all.
I hope you could help me and explain in a more simpler and detailed way ._. thanks alot ya..
Ping:
The reason why the theme doesn’t apply when you click it is because you didn’t reference the themes to the correct directory path.
You should EDIT the directory paths in the Themelist.txt. I don’t get what you mean by dragging, because you need to update the CONTENTS of the file itself!
From a previous reply to suzy, I quoted:
You need to do the same thing too. Suzy managed to solve it, jia you you can do it.
I’ve explained it simple enough, and if you want me to do a detailed one, then it wouldn’t be simple anymore, would it?
You mean double click the themelist.txt and edit the name?
Or create a themelist.txt in every theme folder?
How to update contents of the file itself? lol x.x
Btw, my file, each theme inside all are theme_bg2.swf.
Is it wrong or something?
Ping:
Yes, open it up and edit it. How to update? Haiyoh, I already guided you in my previous comment.
Don’t rush it. Read everything, get an overview of the situation, and go step by step.
If each theme folder has the ‘theme_bg2.swf’ by default, then it should be there. There should be nothing wrong.
If a NEW theme folder has a different .swf filename, then you have to reference the path to this .swf filename.
It’s pretty clear from all the above comments. I wish you luck.
Hey ya!
I finally get what you’re saying LOL.
And yea, I did it XD
Thanks a lot for your help ya
Ping:
You’re welcome