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!
You may wish to download the backup guide by clicking here>>>
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 3.2, which contains the various themes like iPhone, Windows Theme, Viewty and many other themes.
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 EFS MediaBuilder and Theme Manager 3.2
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 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.
Installing to Phone Memory
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
You need to edit the ThemeList.txt if you install to the Phone as it currently set to the memory card location. Change the '0' to '1' for all the themes in the ThemeList.txt file.
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.
Please ensure that the current theme is Silver or change it. It will not work with other themes like Black and Fish.
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.
@tech stuffs,
i just downloaded the efs media builder and extract it on my pc but it is empty, what will i do for this? thanks...
Posted by: donditz | July 26, 2008 at 02:30 PM
When i download the efs media builder it is a zip folder and i can't download it what do i do.....plz help asp
Posted by: miky | July 27, 2008 at 12:38 PM
You need to connect your LG Viewty via USB cable after opening the EFS Media Builder. You will be able to view all the folder and files in the Viewty.
Posted by: Richard Jang | July 29, 2008 at 05:05 PM
The EFS Media Builder is a zip folder. Download it and extract the zip file using a Winzip or Winrar program.
Posted by: Richard Jang | July 29, 2008 at 05:10 PM
im not really good with comps what is winzip or winrar cos i extracy it normally on me laptop and folder is empty once i have finished extracting..ps where am i ment to save the theme manager on my viewty cos it goes to others and i cant download it on my fone cos there is like a red question mark im so sorry but im dumb plz help asp
Posted by: miky | July 30, 2008 at 11:21 AM
my laptop wont let me extract it, says its a virus....??
Posted by: Ben | August 24, 2008 at 09:17 PM
efs media builder give the virus warning. what can i do?
thankyou.
Posted by: cem | October 07, 2008 at 04:20 PM
Hi I have finally got this theme manager to work took me all day on and off, had to borrow my girlfriends mem card as it wouldnt work any other way !!! Anyway I want to use this iphone theme but it tends to run very slow and crashes any suggestions??
Posted by: slimschutte | October 08, 2008 at 03:54 AM
Winzip and Winrar are zip programs from different company.
Drag and drop the Themes folder to the root of the memory card as mention in my guide. It is easy to install on the memory card than on the phone memory.
The virus warning from efs media builder is a false alarm. Use it and delete from your computer after using it to prevent your anti virus giving the warning again.
Posted by: Richard Jang | October 13, 2008 at 10:12 PM
The iPhone Theme on the Viewty is not very stable. It is no so responsive when u try to do the sliding sometimes. Nothing much we can do currently. Use the other themes if it crashes your phone.
Posted by: Richard Jang | October 13, 2008 at 10:16 PM
GUys i just deleted files inside Themes folder can anyoone help i need backup i think. dunno where to find it pls
Posted by: Urc | December 13, 2008 at 02:09 AM
If you have lost the main Themes Folder, you can download the Theme manager 3.2 on this page to recover it back. Inside also include the theme_bg2.swf but if u have deleted the 2 other main themes files, u can email me to get it back on your Viewty.
Posted by: Richard Jang | December 13, 2008 at 10:10 AM
My Viewity doesent work,i think i lost something or i somethig fuck up!!what i shud do now??Please help!!
Posted by: james | December 14, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Did you delete any files from the Viewty? First you should try to reset the phone and see whether it resets your mobile phone?
Posted by: Richard Jang | December 16, 2008 at 12:06 PM
so can we uninstall the theme manager ?
n can we deleted that the themes we dislike ?
Posted by: albert | December 20, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Yes, you can uninstall the theme manager. The themes are group into folder and you can delete those that you do not want to see using the EFS Media Builder. You also need to edit the ThemeList.txt file.
Posted by: Richard Jang | December 20, 2008 at 06:09 PM
Hi. I think i need help here. I'm currently using KU990R and NONE of the themes work for me even though u followed the steps to install in the memory card. Enlighten me please. Thanks. :)
Posted by: skyver7 | January 02, 2009 at 09:57 PM
You must have installed the theme_bg2.swf as listed in step 1. Remember to select the silver theme as your phone theme first.
Lastly you can load the Themes Manager, double tap the “C” button (located on the actual handset) to bring up the list of available themes.
Posted by: Richard Jang | January 03, 2009 at 10:26 AM
erm. do you mean that i should have installed other .swf files into my phone using EFS media builder? and do i have to transfer the themelist.txt into the phone using EFS as well? so sorry. i quite a noob in this.
Posted by: skyver7 | January 03, 2009 at 01:06 PM
You must install the theme_bg2.swf as listed in step 1 of installing to memory card using EFS media builder to “LGAPP/Media/swf/theme”.
Themelist.txt is inside the Themes folder and this folder must be drop into the root of the memory card.
Cheers.
Posted by: Richard Jang | January 03, 2009 at 06:26 PM
here is the stupid question. Can somebody give me the link where could i download this themes first, i have been trying for about a couple of hours and i only find the sites where i must be a member of them. I
didnt try to register because I asume that they want my credit card. But while I am writting this message maybe I will register and maybe it would be free! heehhe. Sorry on my english! So meanwhile if someone has a link i would be greatfull! Thanks!
Posted by: Croat | January 06, 2009 at 05:36 AM
Please download the Theme Manager 3.2 in my blog post above as the link is in step 1. There are many themes inside the zip file available for use on your Viewty.
Posted by: Richard Jang | January 06, 2009 at 08:19 AM
Can the issue with the memory card showing full be resolved?The card is not full and the numbers are correct but the pie chart thingy say 100% used.
Also can i get a copy of the silver theme file as i could not back it up so i just overwrite it whish is ok but i may need to revert back to standard at some time.
Posted by: Ian Govier | January 08, 2009 at 05:16 PM
hey i need the backup files i lost or deleted somehow and now i need them can someone download them to [email protected] thx in adv :D
Posted by: wen | January 08, 2009 at 11:11 PM
oh i need the keylock, the player theme file and the original silver theme i need them fast sorry for the interupt :) thx for everyone for the help :)
Posted by: wen | January 08, 2009 at 11:13 PM