Customize the icons of the main menu

What you need:

Far Manager

Download it here:
http://plugring.farmanager.com/history/files/far170b5.exe
and the newest update here:
http://farmanager.com/files/Far171a1b2104.rar

Darkmen’s Flash Plugin

Get it here:
http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?showtopic=3666

DCU-60 Cable

Getting started:

Copy the Flash Plugin into the ...\Far\Plugins directory

Start Far Manager

Press F11 and select SEFP



Choose your cable (or com port) and your phone

And “enter the matrix”

Follow the instructions on the screen

(for DCU-60: turn off your phone – hold the “c” button – and connect the phone)

Switch to the FS\TPA\PRESET\SYSTEM\MENU directory

Copy the file menu.ml to your Hard Drive by pressing F5

And shutdown the flash loader by switching back to the root directory
(by pressing .. until it asks you if you want to shut it down)

Now you have the file we are about to edit

Editing:

Make sure to save a copy of the original file somewhere

Open the menu.ml with the editor

Change the lines that look like:



PREPLAY_DESKTOP_ICN
PREPLAY_DESKTOP_SELECTED_ICN


Into something like:

"file">icon1_unselected.png</icon>
"file">icon1_selected.png</icon>


And do this with to
(icon1_unselected.png, icon2_unselected.png, …)


Creating custom icons:

Now we can create our own icons

You can use the formats .png and .gif – both support transparency

The icon size for the “unselected” icons should be about 59*38 because the “icon area” in the main menu has the total size of about 176*150 and we have 3*4 icons



The icon size for the “selected” icons does not matter but should not be bigger than the display size



icon1 -> Play now! / Bookmark
icon2 -> Internet services
icon3 -> Entertainment
icon4 -> Camera
icon5 -> Messages
icon6 -> Media Player
icon7 -> File manager
icon8 -> Contacts
icon9 -> Radio
icon10 -> Calls
icon11 -> Organizer
icon12 -> Settings

Enable your custom menu on your phone:

After creating overall 24 new icons (12 “selected” & 12 “unselected”)



Copy all the icon files including the edited menu.ml back into the FS\TPA\PRESET\SYSTEM\MENU directory on your phone

Wait some seconds and restart your phone

That’s it!


You can also change the complete look and feel of the menu – just take look at this thread http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?showtopic=3716
and http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?showtopic=3385

and again thank you Hendrix for the R2E patch and the DCU-60 support
and of course Darkmen for the great Far plugin

Flashing K750i to W800 Tutorial

1. K750i --> W800i (Completed)

Ok. You want to flash your phone from K750i to a W800i. You are new and almost dont know anything about this. Here you will get a detailed tutorial about how to do that. Ok, lets start.

Requirments:
A DCU-60 - A standard cable, comes with phone
A K750i Recommend updating using SEUSXS++
A main file
A FS file

First a little about the main file: W800_R1BC002_MAIN_EU_EMEA_RED49.bin

W800_R1BC002_MAIN_EU_EMEA_RED49.bin

W800: The phone
R1BC002: Firmware Version
Main: Indicates that its the main firware
EU_EMEA: The operator
RED49: Color (Red) and lock number 49 CID49

And you need a FS file, i use this: W800_R1BC002_FS_EU3.fbn

Now, lets start flashing.
1. Open XS++
2. Press Start
3. You will get some instructions in the left panel
4. Hold "C" on your phone and connect.if you get "PORT STATUS: ACTIVE" And nothing happens, then unplug phone, remove battery, and insert again. Then try again.
5. Check "Flash Main Firmware"
6. Press the "..." Button, means browse. Find the main file W800_R1BC002_MAIN_EU_EMEA_RED49.bin and click open
7. Now press "Flash"
8. When its done, it will stuck on 291/291, when its on 291/291 then wait 5 seconds, and unplug phone. In XS++ press Close.
9. Now XS++ is closed. Just enter it again. In your phone: remove battery, insert again. Successfully plug your phone to XS++.
10. Now, instead of Checking "Flash main Firmware". Check "Flash File System", Browse the file W800_R1BC002_FS_EU3.fbn and select it, press open. (Means that only Flash File system is checked)
11. Press "Flash"
12. when its done just remove phone from data-cable, remove battery, reinsert. Enter XS++, attach phone.
13. Now you will have to check "Customize File System", use this:

Select Phone model:
W800
Select CDA and Region:
EUROPE_3 (CDA102425/17)

14. Press "Flash"
When its done, Unplug phone, remove battery, insert again. turn on Phone. And congratulations !! Now your phone is a W800i !!!! Enjoy ! Credz to me. Just want to say thanks to bombastic..

Latest Walkman® And Cyber-shot™ Phones

London, UK – 11th October, 2007 – With Christmas sales fast approaching, Sony Ericsson today announces that its latest Walkman® and Cyber-shot™ phones, the W910 and the K850, will be available in stores across selected markets from this month. Since the launch of the W800 in August 2005, sales of Walkman® phones have reached 45 million units. The first Cyber-shot™ phone launched in June 2006 and volumes are now reaching 13 million units.

The W910 and the K850 build on these successes and continue to deliver the best mobile music and camera phone experiences. Both new phones boast Turbo-3G speeds (HSDPA) for fast download of music and other content and come packed with unique features.Slide to a new Walkman® beatThe W910 Walkman® phone is designed for entertainment; whether music, 3D games, video, or high-speed Web access. It’s also geared to let you choose your music, your way. Select Shake control and just flick the phone to control games or skip and shuffle between music tracks. Or opt for SensMe™ and discover music to match your mood and tempo.

The W910 can hold over 900 of your favourite songs* on the 1GB Memory Stick Micro™ that is provided out of the box, with room for plenty more thanks to the expandable memory.You can now even colour-match your W910 with some of Sony Ericsson’s bestselling accessories. The Portable Speakers MPS-70 and the Stereo Bluetooth ™ Headset HBH DS-220 now come in the same Hearty Red colour so you can enjoy your music in complete style.“Our users tell us how important it is to have their music always with them – and to be able to get it on to their phone with a minimum of fuss. This is why we have great expectations for the W910”, says Ben Padley, Head of Music Marketing at Sony Ericsson.

“The W910 makes it quicker and easier than ever before to transfer or download music so that it is always available at your fingertips. The ‘slider’ design is also something that resonates well with our customers; the W580 Walkman® phone was the best selling Sony Ericsson mobile phone globally in Q3 of this year”.Your camera always with youThe K850 Cyber-shot™ phone is equipped with a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus, Xenon flash and Video Light that together help produce true digital camera results. Even if you are not an expert photographer, the K850 does everything to help you get the best possible shots on your phone. Photo Fix automatically improves light balance in one click to make your picture as good as it can get. When taking a picture of a moving object, for example at a sports event, you can select BestPic™ and take nine pictures in one burst. Then simply choose the best and delete the rest.“Sony Ericsson is first and foremost about offering the best phone for you, but with the K850 we also give consumers a 100% credible alternative to a digital camera”, says Sven Totté, Head of Imaging Marketing at Sony Ericsson. “With unique features such as BestPic™, Photo Fix and Auto Rotate combined in an easy to use and intuitive phone, the K850 delivers the best picture quality of any camera phone currently on the market” The Sony Ericsson W910 Walkman® phone will be available in either Hearty Red or Noble Black. The K850 Cyber-shot™ phone has a colour choice of either Velvet Blue or Luminous Green. Both will be available in-store across selected markets from October 2007.

Flashing S500 To W580

Welome To The Tutorial !! We Now Flash S500 To W580 !!!!

By flashing You Get Most of the features of w580The Best being Walkman 2 !You will then have a Very Cool Phone !

Index
1. Terms of Agreement
2. Terms to Know
3. Safety Tips
4. Plan of action
5. Downloads
6. Backup of GDFS
7. Flashing Main
8. Thanksgiving

Terms of agreement
By following this guide you recognize that SE-NSE or the XS++ Team or Me take no responsibility for any damage caused to your handset while doing so, having said that, it is very unlikely that you will.If you do not agree to these terms leave this page now.

Terms to know
Firmware: The software that makes up the entirety of your phone.
The firmware consists of:GDFS: This piece of firmware contains the settings, attributes, and essential components needed to make the phone fully functional. Damaging this will automatically corrupt it, rendering your phone useless. This guide will explain how to backup this necessary component incase it becomes corrupt. Backup of this is necessary because this component is unique to every phone, meaning that no two GDFS will be the same. Flashing a different GDFS, whether it says it is clean or not, will result in an automatic death of your phone .FS ( FileSystem ): This firmware file contains all the files that run your phone (Sound files, menu files, etc.) Every time you flash a new FS onto your phone, you will need to customize the phone, or you will experience an error.MAIN: The Operating System (OS) of your phone. Without this, the phone will not run, and will not turn on. After a MAIN file has been flashed, the phone does not need to be customized.Custompack ( Customization, Custompack ): This is usually a directory that contains files the initialize, or activate, the phones FS. Without this, you will get an Error whenever you start up your phone. Every time you flash a new FS onto your phone, you must flash a Custompack. Flashing a new MAIN, however does not require you to flash a Custompack. However, flashing a MAIN and a FS at the same time will require a Custompack, because you flashed a FS.XS++: A program that is very useful and easy to flash your phone with. I personally prefer this over SETool 2 Lite, because as many people say, SETool 2 Lite is a GUI minefield, in the sense that all the buttons are crammed together, and if you’re not careful, pressing the wrong button will kill your phone. XS++ is the prime tool for flashing and customizing your phone, because you can flash a FS, MAIN, and Custompack in oneflashing session. This guide is now using XS++2.x, with updated loaders, which now results in fast customization.SEUS. Sony Ericsson Update Service. This free online service from SE will update your phone to the latest firmware available for your operator. Sometimes your operator may not have signed off on new firmware releases, meaning branded handsets often don't get the latest firmware when updated via SEUS.When you update your firmware using SEUS, all your settings, user files and call history are preserved. Most other methods that will be mentioned here will wipe user settings and files.MyPhoneExplorer : Use This to backup all Contacts !

Safety Tips
Don't flash corrupt main into your phone ! XS++ flashing process may be get stuck in between !So Use the Generic Main given here which is tested and works !!Keep the battery at 90-100 % charge...!! This is necessary...A Physics Lesson : As battery charge goes down the potential across the terminals falls down...!! Its Obvious from conservation of energy . Enjoy You learned something new !! Lesson ends..!While using XS++ don't load your computers processor !!Your Computer should not hang in between !!And also Power should not shutdown !! ( i mean computer must not shutdown )

Plan Of Action
First backup GDFS and Then We Flash in a W580 Main !!!
Flashing the FS is very much possible but not recommended because we have tested and been successful only with w580i MainLast time when a phone was flashed with both Main and FS .. It worked for 10 days and crashed and its EROM was damaged ( not much because woton does free repair ) but still we don't take riskWhile mirko750 has flashed his s500 with a w580 Main and its working flawless to date !!
Downloads :
1. SEUS : Download
2. XS++ 2.2 : Click here !
3. W580 Main .... Thanks to mirko750 ... Download here

Guide Starts :

0. Install SEUS ! Reason >> It install all the required drivers for flashing !! which will be used by XS++ !!

1. Backup GDFS ! >> Thanks To Rekoil !Backing up the GDFS isn't something which necessarily has to be done when flashing firmware, but it is a very good way to ensure you don't damage your phone beyond repair.

Step 1.
Take battery out of phone and put back in (do not turn phone on). Open XS++ and click Connect. Hold down the "C" button on the phones keypad and connect the USB cable.
Step 2.
Click on the GDFS tab as shown in the picture.


Step 3.
Click "Backup GDFS" and wait (shouldn't take more than about half a minute).

Step 4.

Done

Flashing The Main !

Now the real flashingTurn off your phone.

Start XS++ . Select USBRemove the SIM and Memory Card .

Reinsert battery.Click on connect in XS++ and then holding C ( as in SEUS update ) connect your phone to the USB cable ( with in 30 seconds )it gets detected then release the C keyThe left screen will display your phone details including your firmware versionEROM CID should be CID52.

OTP CID should be 51. ( Your Phone Must satisfy this condition for flashing )Click ' .…’ and select the firmware file W580_R6BC002_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52.mbn( keep other options unchecked)hit the flash button and relax !! it will show finished after loadingwhen done Exit XS++ and disconnect phone........well u can now start your phone no problems( insert sim first)

Radio won't work because the phone does not have a radio tuner.. the phone just searches for stations !Even the shake feature won't work .. !Rest everything should work..!Thanks to :1) mirko750 for the guide .. Am writing on his behalf2) Rekoil for his tutorial and pictures3) Wally_dog for the Terms !!4) raginginferno !! for flashing his FS ! and now testing for us !And Thanks to The Creators of XS++ with which this would have not been possible !!You Can check out this tutorial for customization !http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?showtopic=16652If You flash your FS and your phone works well in that case please report back .. Thank you

Sony Ericsson announces the K630 with turbo 3G

Sony Ericsson today announces the K630, a all-rounder packed with features needed for managing work life as well as your pictures, video and music.

Information Your Way
Available in two colours – Havana Gold and Quick Black – the new Sony Ericsson K630i keeps you in control, fully informed and entertained at all times. Powered by turbo 3G (HSDPA) and weighing in at only 97 grams, the K630 delivers a PC-like Web surfing experience in a pocket-sized frame.

Pre loading of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync gives you the possibility to mirror your PC/laptop inbox, look out for urgent e-mails and write quick responses. Add to this your Desktop widgets; animated icons that sit on your phone's desktop and give one press access to your favourite websites, and its easy to see how the K630 brings the Web into your phone. RSS Feeds can even be set-up to keep you up-to-date with the latest news, weather and entertainment.

Your media in your pocket
You never know when you might need to snap a picture, so the K630's 2.0 megapixel camera is always on-hand to shoot still pictures or moving images. Share these instantly with friends via MMS, email or postcard; or by uploading them to your own online gallery, or blogsite. Share the Web address with friends and family to instantly give them access to all your latest photos or video clips.

The K630 also provides a true music experience. It comes with 256MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) in-box and supports up to 4 gigabytes – that's up to 3600 full-length tracks. That sounds like a lot, but the K630's Mobile Broadband (HSDPA) capability means it only takes about 14 seconds to download a full-length music track*; up to four times faster than average on a regular 3G phone. To make things easier still, the K630 features a dedicated music key to help you navigate all of those songs.

The phone features an in-built Media Browser, meaning that there is just one location on the K630's menu to launch the music player, video player or photo gallery, and so access all of your in-phone content. The K630 comes complete with new Media Manager software in-box to let you easily move your favourite music, photos, videos and more between your PC and your phone. Music tracks or video clips will be automatically converted into phone-friendly formats and creating playlists or adding album artwork to your tracks is simple.

"The thinking behind the K630 is that it can give you more time to do the things you really want to," says Martin Winkler, Head of Web Marketing at Sony Ericsson. "The K630 is the perfect tool for managing your day-to-day agenda and keeping up with email, but it is much more than a work-horse. It is the perfect companion for those ‘down-time' moments, such as waiting for a train, where listening to music or watching a video can make time go that bit faster."

The Sony Ericsson K630 will be available in selected markets from Q4 2007.

Facts and figures

• Size: 103 x 47 x 15.5 mm
• Weight: 97grams
• Colour(s): Havana Gold and Quick Black
• Screen: 262,144 colour TFT
• Display Resolution: 176 x 220 pixels
• Display Size: 2.0 inches
• Phone memory: Up to 32MB
• Memory card: 256 MB Memory Stick Micro (M2)
• Talk time GSM/UMTS: up to 9 hours / up to 5 hours
• Standby time GSM/UMTS: up to 300 hours
• Video call time: up to 2.66 hours
• Music listening time: up to 21.8 hours
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900
• UMTS/HSDPA 2100
  
  

Music

• Streaming Audio/Video
• Media Manager
• FM Radio
• Audio Codec support: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
• DRM: Phase 1+2 and Microsoft DRM
• PlayNow 4.0
• Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)

Imaging

• Picture and Video Blogging
• Video Telephony CIF camera
• 2.0 Megapixel fixed focus
• 4x digital zoom
• Video codec support: MPEG4, WMV, H.264, H.263
• Video recording / playback (15fps)

Productivity/Connectivity

• Web mail; Hotmail, Yahoo, G-Mail as shortcuts
• Wireless Village globally with support for AOL, Yahoo, MSN and ICQ
• Push email
• PC Synchronization
• Flight mode
• Bluetooth™ 2.0
• USB 2.0 full speed
• Java™ MIDP 2.0
• E-mail client (POP3/IMAP4)
• FOTA
• SAIC
  

Xs++ 3.0 (sinyar) Beta Released

Top firmware boffins gbrooks3 and jaghetrfredrik have released XS++ 3.0 (Sinyar) Beta. Features include:

v3.0 beta (Sinyar)
- FSX 2nd Generation Added
- Full FS Explorer: Upload single files, upload multiple files (Drag and Drop), delete files, make dir, browse FS
- Added unlocked DB2000 CID49 loaders
- Richedit replaces ListBox log - colourful!
- Resize of dialog when entering FSX
- CID-upgrade for DB2020 CID49 & CID51
- Programming Enviroment Migration to 'Orcas'

PLEASE NOTE: BETA RELEASE - BUG REPORTS REQUIRED! - USUAL D/L LINK

Users can now do the following:

Browse the phones FileSystem
Upload single files
Upload multiple files (drag and drop)
Delete files
Create new directories

Please discuss and leave feedback here.

Click here to download.

taken from: www.se-nse.net

W960i, -> Bad Phone ?, After reading mobile-reviews

Is w960i a bad phone or a good phone ? Well, we all knew for sure. Until NOW.
I'm not saying that it IS a bad phone, I love it from what I've seen!

Mobile-Reviews - Review ->

The model comes in one single color scheme – Vinyl Black, where the front fascia is composed of black glossy plastic, which is extremely prone to fingerprints and grease. Furthermore, it has been covered with a protective plastic screen, which surely doesn’t make for a less smudgy looks. Unlike the P1i the display found in the W960i is not recessed into the casing, on the contrary, it sits flush with the surroundings. The side plates employ white matte plastic – frankly speaking, the color mix is pretty much bog-standard. The rear is made of black soft-touch plastic, and feels velvety.

Judged on its materials alone, the W960i seems to be pretty decent, but looking at the way they are combined in here, we are not particularly pleased. Let’s put it this way - it looks prosy. Altogether it leaves an impression of a cheap phone, and it definitely doesn’t stand in one line with the previous offerings from Sony Ericsson for this price-bracket design-wise. It even somewhat reminded us of the Sony Ericsson T300i (released long ago, there was a story with plastic supplies for this phone) in terms of the plastic it utilizes.

The W960i’s plastic stylus makes this impression even stronger – in fact, it would do for, well, toy phones, but decidedly not for a top of the line model. The early editions of the handset featured styluses with even stronger toy feel to them, and while it is better now, it’s still made of plastic. Curiously, similar stylus had been found only in Sony Ericsson P800i, but they dumped it eventually. Why would they need to bring it in again, given all this negative feedback? I feel somewhat befuddled. Perhaps they have had several generations of managers and marketers changed, so now the experience of the past years is gone.

Looking for a better solution? The Nokia N95 8Gb might be the way to go. Although, it ships with a better camera and sits on the shelves with a heftier price tag. By the way, the Sony Ericsson W960i is roughly in one price-bracket with the Nokia N95 8 Gb and the Nokia N81 8 Gb, however Nokia’s solutions are all-round better performers.