In this tutorial we discuss changing the SE Menu Icons and more !!
In the File System (FS) of any SE firmware you will find a MENU.ML file at FS\TPA\PRESET\SYSTEM\MENU\**MENU ML HERE**
The menu.ml xml file controls the complete behavior of the SE phone menu.
You will get lots of ready made Menu packs with which you can change your main menu. Depeha’s blog has some cool menus check them out
To install a pack. Just flash in the Menu ml to its location along with the icons that came with it. You can also download lots of menu ml packs from Topse Russia or From Se-nse.
FS\TPA\PRESET\SYSTEM\MENU\**MENU ML and Icons HERE**
That’s it .. Restart your phone and the new menu will greet you.
Now lets see how these amazing menus are created !! MENU ML hacking !
We will edit the menu ml to have custom icons, custom text labels, own programs at the menu !
You can get your menu ml from your FS by extracting the FS. Please follow the FS extraction of FS tutorial.
All hacks here apply for all menu.ml no matter what phone. It must be Sony Ericsson phone though 😉
Here i have uploaded an example menu.ml. This is the w610i menu ml. In the menu ml i have inserted lots of comments so that you understand it well.
Original menu.ml . Commented Menu.ml
now go through both Menu ml . I have inserted lots of comments in one of them. Comments in code won’t affect it. Note view commented menu ml in MS Word or Wordpad and not in notepad.
Take the second element Internet Services for our analysis
<element lock=“icons” id=“InternetServices”> <!– Line No 1–>
<label type=“name” textid=“OLP_TITLE_TXT” /> <!– Line No 2–>
<icon pos=“unselected” source=“internal”>DESKTOP_WAP_ICN</icon> <!– Line No 3–>
<icon pos=“selected” source=“internal”>DESKTOP_WAP_SELECTED_ICN</icon> <!– Line No 4–>
<icon pos=“shortcut” source=“internal”>RN_SHORTCUT_LIST_WAP_ICN</icon> <!– Line No 5–>
<link type=“internal” /> <!– Line No 6–>
</element>
now if you want FM Radio in place of Internet Service then just edit this line
<element lock=“icons” id=“InternetServices”>
to
<element lock=“icons” id=“FMRadio”>
You should basically replace the Element ID, If you want Write Message or Email Instead of Internet Service then replace element id as Msg_WriteNew or Messaging_Email respectively ! so here you learnt how to have any element at main menu. You can have Timer, Applications or Anything in phone at main menu. You must just know the element id. You can find out element id from the menu ml easily.
Now we see how to change the text label of any Element in any menu
See the Line No 2
<label type=“name” textid=“OLP_TITLE_TXT” />
change that to
<label type=“name”><text>YOUR LABEL HERE</text></label>
so to have your own label for any element whether its in main menu or a submenu you must replace it this way
Now we see how to change icons in the main menu
see lines no 3 and 4
<icon pos=“unselected” source=“internal”>DESKTOP_WAP_ICN</icon> <!– Line No 3–>
<icon pos=“selected” source=“internal”>DESKTOP_WAP_SELECTED_ICN</icon> <!– Line No 4–>
Change them as follows
<icon pos=“unselected” source=“file”>Your ICON.PNG</icon>
<icon pos=“selected” source=“file”>Your ICON2.PNG</icon>
Now both the Icons will be replace by Your ICON.PNG !!
Changing the Shortcut Icon
<icon pos=“shortcut” source=“internal”>RN_SHORTCUT_LIST_WAP_ICN</icon>
change line 5 this way
<icon pos=“shortcut” source=“file”>Your Shortcut Icon.PNG</icon>
That way you change Icons !!
Now lets say you wanted a Java Application at your main menu. For example Opera mini instead of Internet Service. Then you should change line no 6 this way !!
Change Line no 6 from
<link type=“internal” />
To This
<link type=“java” javasuitename=“Jave Suite Name” javasuitevendor=“Vendor” javasuitepoint=“Suite Point”/>
So to get opera mini do this
<link type=“java” javasuitename=“Opera Mini” javasuitevendor=“Opera Software ASA” javasuitepoint=“Browser”/>
Using the methods given above change it for all menu ml creating a menu pack with icons for each element. and upload all the icons and menu ml using FAR to FS. Then start your phone and enjoy your menu.
Also note that by patching you can place the menu folder outside the FS and in your memory card, in that case you just need to replace the new menu and icons just in your phone memory card. This method is recommended so that you change your menu very fast and easily.
Yes lastly you must check out this Menu Editor Program ! You can use to create preview and also make correct links if you want to use java programs.
That’s it guys. happy menu Modding.
Regards. Thanks for Reading.
Have fun.
nice topic…. very informative…..
can i change menu icons of k510i by this method….??
reply me in my mail…..
well check out the far tutorial and also crossflashing section
reply sent in mail too
Can I change icons in K550i ? Does replacing the above said files is enough ? What software to use and what are the steps ??
yup. u can.
softwares used r xs, far & setool
steps 2 upload r given in d tutorials
Nice tutorial, but what about flash menus?
On my k550i@w610i I love flash menus and this menu.ml thing olny applies to the non-flash menu themes.
Are there flash templates out there that we could edit? And also do we have to use Macromedia Flash for that?
Hi akhshay i need ur help i have k790i i want to download flash menu and flash wallpapers to my phone how can i do that.
no flash menus for k790 !! sorry
hello i want to use flash themes for k810i i have copy the swf file in flash folder in phone memory and also changed xml file of theme but my flash menu does not appear so should i have to flash my phone to get the flash menu
sorry no flash menu for K series !
i mean they won’t work on it
its only for w series !
but some k phones have if you phone came with flash menus since start then it might support !
hi akshay i have seen couple of videos on you tube of k810i phones which have flash menu so i think its possible i have also flash my phone using ur tutorial so there will be some way to get it right
yeah then try out ! first copy swf files to phone and try to open them if they open then they work
hi akshay can i upload new menu to my phone by downloding menu.ml file to it desktop folder
No. Menu.ml is in tpa/preset/system/menu directory.
please video tutorial for moding icon… step by step with xs++
and how change menu icon only with phone
need explain and tutorial
Using FAR or XS++, copy the shortcuts to tpa/preset/system/menu
2. create a folder in usb/other called ‘menu’. Create a folder in usb/other/menu for each of your custom menus. Menu icons must be named in the format icon1_selected.png, icon1_unselected.png etc.
3. The menu set that will be displayed, will be the one at this path: usb/other/menu/live, so before disconnecting far, name one of your custom menu folders to “live”
4. Exit FAR, then start your phone.
5. In future to to change menus, simply rename one of the menu sets in the menu folder to “live”, then restart the phone. To add new menus simply copy them using the usb cable or bluetooth to “phone memory/other/menu”
You only need to do this step if you want to create your own shortcuts for different named menu icons or to make the shortcuts point to another location for example card/others/menu/live (if you want to use your mem card instead of phone memory).
Included is the menu shortcut creation program. To use it, run a command prompt and type se_shortcut /path/file (where path is the path you want the shortcut to point to, and file is the name of the file you want the shortcut to point to.) You will end up with a file called file.@ (or whatever the name of the file you are pointing to example icon1_unselected.png.@)
the shortcut method ?
yes that works ! we do the same in my k550 and !!
i have not put the shortcut method here just to keep things simple ! anyway will fix this then !
please visit this youtube.. and how this modding work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OP6oMvsRds
hii
he has flashed the k800 with w850 firmware
he gets walkman player but loses 3.2 mp camera
i have my k550 flashed to w610 and it has walkman
hi akshay can u explain what crot787 has said above regardin changing menu wit phone only
thanks man u r doing great work
I am a beginner to this.
Ive read ur “Customize your phone” part. And i havnt worked it out, coz i thought i will do a thorough study on ur website and then begin!
So, doesnt the flash menu’s change the icons of the menu?
If it doesnt what does th “.swf” file do????
and does my fone – k790i support flash menu???
K790 doesn’t support flash menus. Flash menu (swf file) is a totally different GUI than the original SE menu. They are sort of like active content on websites…
Hi, can i do this to a branded w580i? Also, is there a way i can get my original icons back on my w580i? Thanks in advance!!
Yes you can, but I suggest that you should reflash FS to get rid of branded stuff, and get original icons (of SE) back.
hey Peti…thanks for ur info..
so is there no way by which i can change the look of my menu????
Watch these…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tySTMLuN_68
this guy is using a k790i..and look at his menu..its indeed very kool…how do u do it without swf file support?
Now look at this
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aDt3WsQLOwI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SY_o8sUEXpg
look at this guys menu…its the walkman menu!!!
how do u do this on a k790i??? if id does not support swf files????
The first two can be done by menu modding and sysgfx patching. The third is a fake. 😉
Hi! I have done my own menus thru adobe photoshop and haven’t edited the menu.ml (original w610i menu for my k550i@w610i) so that i won’t mess up the lines of codes. everything went fine until i pressed the minimize/maximize button near c button and right menu button. the icons for my shortcuts (bluetooth, infrared, etc.) have the same icons which are arrows that point towards the northeast much like the shortcut icons for windows. how do i change these? the icons still work as their respective shortcuts (infrared opens the infrared menu, bluetooth opens the bluetooth menu, etc. ) though the icons look the same.
No menu.ml modding? Then you used vkp I guess. You may have deleted pictures that were in use all right. Remove your patch and use menu modding.
hi Peti. I just edited the icons and uploaded them to FS\TPA\PRESET\SYSTEM\MENU\ maybe i’ll download someone else’s menus with their menu.ml and i’ll see what happens..
Only use menu for your phone type, others are not appropriate.
yup. i used the k550@w610 custom menu where camera is named cybershot and media player is named walkman for now. the icons i have uploaded in the directory FS\TPA\PRESET\SYSTEM\MENU\ is now not my icons for the desktop of my k550@w610 but the shortcut icons for the minimize/maximize button has become normal. how do i make my edited menu icons appear again without making the shortcuts icons in my minimize/maximize button appear the same again (looking like the same icon for windows shortcut icon with the arrow)?
Shortcut icon?? SE has no such thing. Probably you used a theme that had something like that on those menu items.
Also what is this minimize/maximize button???
minimize/maximize button is the button with the small square and an arrow beside the “c” and right menu keys..don’t you use that button in your k550i?
I use that button for bookmanager elf… And I would rather call it Shortcuts key or so, because it is not possible to minimize things with it (only java apps and walkman are handled as processes).
But at least now I understand the question! 😀
I think the only way to make it work is sysgfx patching, because those shortcuts are not from the menu.ml file…
so, does this mean that when i edit my menu, those shortcuts will always look the same – looking like the shortcut icons from windows? maybe i’ll try making sysgfx patches then.. 🙁
hey you can change the shorcut icons if you editing menu ml
if you find small icons use them…
that line is for shortcut icons.
change source to file and put file name…
use any methods.. etc.
hi Akshay!
Yup! That is what I figured out just now. I was comparing the k550i@w610i menu.ml with a custom menu.ml file (from topse.ru – thanks guys! eventhough I don’t speak russian, this site rocks!) and noticed that line. I am now looking forward to doing small icons via adobe photoshop. I’m in the office now (1:00 PM Manila time) and would let you know once I have edited my shortcut icons. thanks, man!
i need these in english language (UK) i mean the menus and others such as message,filemanager etc and plz send it to my mail
Use the download site, request stuff there. Still, who am I to send things in mail?:O
Menu ml to its location along with the icons that came with it. what mean by it ? i still cant get it how flash in
Use FAR Manager or JDFlasher to get to TPA\PRESET\SYSTEM\MENU\, there upload the menu pack’s menu.ml file and all other graphic files, in the same directory.
hey peti/akshayy
using se menu editor
how do you insert the ‘videoplayer’ into the entertainment section (that has musicdj, picturedj ect) i was modding a menu.ml file someone else had made and couldnt do it.
do you create a container or single item?
thx
its ok now i’ve done it! 🙂
Well I always loved menu editing the old-school way, text editor (notepad++). 😉
Ive edited my k610@w660 menu.ml to have a link to MeBoy insted of Play Now and the link works fine but when i acsess the menu a mesage pops up saying “Errors occur in the menu.ml file. This may render the menu unusable.” What have i done wrong? I think ive made the link right. Any ideas?
that’s because of incorrect java linkage.
just put back original menu ml.
you can get it from an w660 FS.
inside w660 FS you will find menu ml.
use this tutorial to get read the contents of w660 FS.
http://www.akshayy.com/sonyericsson/others/extracting-an-fs/
too bad, i can’t mod my k800i menu as of now coz it’s EROM is CID53 and also i cant download from top.ru coz i dont understand the site coz itz russian and you need to register first b4 you download stuffs. btw, i have some question.
1. how should i know if the menu.ml packs that i have been downloading is compatible with my k800i? which one of these resolution is for k800i? 240×320 or 176×220?
2. what kind of menu is shown in this video in youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIkl4jJG_14 and where i can get that kind of menu.
3. are there any sites like topse.ru where you can download cool stuffs for free?
many thanks!!!
hi, i have w700. when i try to load menu the process stops with “activating filesystem”. after this the process is not going……….. plz help me.
can i crossflash my w700 to antother phone? if so what phone? thnks
sorry no crossflashing
for W700 please use XS++ 2.2
it won’t stop there in XS++ 2.2
just google search download XS++ 2.2 for download link
else search in 4shared.com
its available.
Hi, i was successfully able to flash my phone with the R8BE001 firmware and now my display is normal. Thanks sooooo much for your help man ur awesome. BTW, what part on india do u live in. Like what country?
He lives in Bangalore. AFAIK.
But W700 can be crossflashed to W800. As K750,D750,W700,W800 hardwares are mostly identical.
Can the w580i be crossflashed with the W910(new phone that came out)? Also Can i use the w580i accelerometer to play games that use that as a sensor?
W580 can’t be crossflashed to W910, totally different architectures (DB2020 and 3150). I don’t know about that accelerometer…
oh ok, thanks
anybody please answer my previous question? also please recommend some cool menu packs for k800i! thanx!!
hi amigo. Very first thing. K800i has a 240×320 screen. SO the menus that u download should have a 320 by 240 resolution. They might not necessarily be of your K800i. But they would support your phone.
SEcondly your menu on youtube. Look no one can say where that menu exists. U better speak to the owner of that video. Top se is a really good site for se flashers. Look u can register there in english. But if u want to download then u have to login through russian site. In your second window open google translater and translate stuff. Ok bye.
thank you very much Yogesh! i really appreciate your help!! finally i’ve been downloading menu packs from that site. i’ve also seen java games in that site but i don’t know if it’s for free coz i’m not able to download them.
I could download them, strange.
thank you guys!!! using google translator, i was able to understand that russian site & im having no problem in registering. i was able to download those great games for my K800i and i can play them in full screen unlike the games that i’ve been downloading before. hope they also have some great apps for my phone like converter, world clock etc.
hi… im kinda lost here..
i just got my W350i yesterday, and the menu was boring, so i was wondering if it was possible to get menus like the walkman ones.. where the icons were rotating around the screen and stuff..
is it possible to flash it?
if it is possible, how?
really appreciate it.. thanks..
W350 is a pnx5230 model (AFAIK). So yeah, it can be flashed, but probably only with JDFlasher, so get that. Does your phone have flash menus? If it has, you can use different ones, by uploading their swf files to tpa/preset/system/desktop/flash dir, and there themes somewhere on the memory stick or phone memory. Use flash menus with your screen resolution. Get them from topse.ru and seflashing.extra.hu.
peti,
if im not flash main/fs using jdflasher, can i customized my phone using Ofs only?is it work?
thnx peti… but how can i tell if my phone have flash menus?
@ika: Why would you want to recustomize your phone?:O (that means uploading CDA) It is possible by uploading it and then doing a master reset. But I think you meant pimping.
@azim: It’s hard if you don’t know what they are. :S I’m almost sure it has them. Check your desktop icons, default SE menu has 3×4 icons on the desktop and they are always the same, no matter which theme you use, and their layout is constant, too. Try changing the theme and check desktop icons.
Peti:
yup.. i changed to a couple of themes, and still got the same desktop icons..
so does this mean i have flash menus or not?
sorry for being a total noob..
i used to own a L7 and fully modded it.. but when i recently switched to SE, im confused..
cause there arent any forums on the W350, so i dont know if it is moddable or not.. or how to mod it, and stuff..
but first things first.. you would be a big help if you could help me change my menu..
the original SE menu is boring..
i want to change icon of my k 810.it will possible with this software
@azim: yes, well connect to jdflasher in ofs mode. Check tpa/preset/desktop directory, if it has swf files, then you can use them. Though I don’t understand how you want flash menus when you don’t even know what they are…
@deepu: certainly, this works for all DB2020 (and many other) phones.
hi guys.
i was able to crossflash my k550 to w610
but i realized that playnow icon is replaced with operator web page.
can you tell me, is there any way for me to get the playnow icon back, plz
sorry for my english
don’t worry. that’s the w610 menu.
what’s the prob ?
change the menu manually then.
else use the flash menus which has playnow option.
@peti: haha.. i think i know what flash menus are..
but i was just wondering if my phone supports them or not.. uhmm.. what is ofs mode?
and where can i download jdflasher? can u provide me a link, or a link to where i can get it.. and as for the menu files.. can i just use any menu files?? or it has to be specific to certain models only?
nvm.. i found where to download jdflasher.. and i know what ofs mode is.. hehe.. read the tutorials..
but just one question.. can i just use any menu files?
yeah sure.
backup all first
check out the extracting FS tutorial.
Hi, Ok..I am so lost..ok here is what I use XS++..i went to FS\TPA\PRESET\SYSTEM\MENU\**MENU ML and Icons HERE**, so now I have two Menus one call menu.ml(original) and other iPhone.ml(new one)..I follow everything that has to be follow..I have k790a..after uploading I turn on the phone its a same menus..also, is ther anyway you can manually change the Menu from the phone it self once you have uploaded..thx
ok. keep a copy of menu ml. the original one.
RENAME iphone.ml to menu.ml and put it in the FS.
Yes there is way. But that’s through patching. please check out patching tutorials.
tHX..Akshay…it was that easy but i also want to have bunch of menu install in the phone so I can change them whenever I want..I went to patching turotials but I do not find any if about which patch to use for Menu..
I can do such things with FileManager.elf, I suggest using that. 😛
Hi peti, i’m using a k790i. i used a k800i menu in my phone. when the phone starts it says error in menu.ml file but the phone works normally. i deleated video conferencing in menu.ml file but still the error occurs. will it cauze any unwanted errors if i keep on egnoring the problem….all softwares and camera are working fine
You didn’t follow the rules of xml language maybe. Some unclosed tags or so. It won’t cause any problems, but it is very much likely that a block of the menu just got unavailable. I’d restore a backup of that file to fix the problem.
Hi Akshay and Peti. I am Using K550@W610. I want to change the name of camera in main menu and replace the name Cybershot .Can u guys give the the menu ml. Thanks
I won’t host it anywhere. 😀
Instead, check this: http://www.akshayy.com/sonyericsson/pimping/tuning-your-phones-calculator/.
The second, optional part writes about renaming menu elements. 😉
where i can get standby files when we push button to keypad lock, the screen show example like unloading, shutdown, etc….? my phone k810..
sori.. one more thing, when i can place that files in tpa? fsx xs++?
TPA\PRESET\SYSTEM\SETTINGS and SYSGFX patching.
FSX or JDFlasher.
My First K800/k810 Menu, After checking a lot of menus on the topse.ru and se-nse , I have chosen these icons for my K810i.
I just bought my phone 5 days ago , I haven’t done any modding yet.
So pl. can anyone check does this menu looks goods and post a screen shot of it if possible.
Here it is :-
http://www.4shared.com/file/58119671/9d0aad0a/My_Menu.html
Akshay , can u personally check it as well.
Thanks for your awosome site , very helpful for newbies like me.
Joy
The menu seems correct. (in xml syntax)
We both have k550@w610, can’t test it, you’ll have to. 😛
Hello everybody. Maybe it is a stupid question but where can i find in my phone this:
FS\TPA\PRESET\SYSTEM\MENU\**MENU ML HERE**
I can not find these folders in my phone..
Thak you for the answer.
sorry i forgot…my phone is K810i
Use XS++ FSX, FAR Manager, JDFlasher (any) to access file system.
I will try it…thanx…
hi, i edited the menu.ml for my s500 but how do i upload it to my phone. i used own_custpack but my xs++ load 1 from a diff directory
FAR Manager / JDFlasher. Or XS++ FSX.
hey i m using w710i….
so for gettin fitness application wat lines shud b edited coz the menu dat i hav downloaded doesnt contain them bcoz of dis my fitness application is gone………..wat changes shd i do…….or frm wer can i get menu for W710i???
By extracting a w710 fs, tutorial on this site.
Great work man. I need more help from u. where can I find menu flash in SE w850
There is no such thing. Maybe flash menu? They are desktops for themes. Could be called flash themes anyway. Same as all other phones. tpa/preset/desktop/flash for swf files and themes for thm.
can u please tell me the directions to instale it. B’coze after I downloaded the file, I don’t know how to make it work.pls
Why not see my last post? 😛
hi im in the uk. i want to use flash menus n themes on my w580i on orange bought frm carphonewarehouse. can u tell me all the things i need to get for it work. and does it work wiv vista other wise i can use my bros comp he got xp. any help is much apreciated thanks.
XP is better for it, though there is no reason not to use Vista. I’d stick to XP if I were you.
You have to debrand the phone. There are tutorials for that on the site.
thanks for the info cheers mate
Hi Peti and Akshayy,
I have installed/ modified menu icons on my k530i (CID 53) using JDFlasher. I would like to know if i can change the battery icon, signal icon the same way?.
If so what is the path in which i have to place the icons?
Thanks in Advance. 🙂
Can’t. Those are done by patching, which is not possible on CID 53 at the moment. 😉
hello akshay
my phone is w200
i changed menu using fsx and now i am getting a message like yhis in my phone
”errors occur in the menu.ml file.this may render the menu unstable”
now my entire menu is corrupted
what can i do to get my original menu back
Get an fs from somewhere and extract it. Use its menu.
I have k790i…I did not like the default icons…I like try some other icons..I am unable to follow what you are saying…because mine is Linux machine..please can you give some themes which has flash themes…if not possible..any other icons other than default….
Kia for linux
there is phoneXS 4.1 😉
no other way
and your phone k790 has no flash theme support.
this is easy, just read it nicely
besides there are ready made packs avaiable.
My SE w580i was encoded by Orange and I lost some of the features [eg: lights settings, clock size etc]. Can I add the features to the existing ones, without debranding/ changing the whole firmware? Can I get flash themes work without debranding it (I mean without losing some specific things from the network provider).
Thanx in advance 🙂
no you can’t
debranding is the only way to fix all that.
you can later put back your network settings.
Can I put back the orange icons then ? Or at least the order in which they appear (as I’ve seen, their position in the menu is a bit different in the original version)
Ok, please ignore the last questions and screw the orange icons. I upgraded my phone a while ago to CID53 without even knowing and now I can’t backup my GDFS. I just wanted some flash themes :-<
yeah you can use jdflasher for CID53.
don’t worry gdfs backup not needed here.
thanks again 🙂
Btw, I tried to flash my phone with JDFlasher, I flashed the main and when I tried to flash the FS, I got this error message: “PutFiles<putfile<putfile_flash<flashbabe<header<s end header error 1B”
I managed to update the firmware with SEUS and I guess I’ll wait until all bugs are fixed and until more things will be known about CID53 (I understood it is a bit unstable).
yeah i will update this wait.
its a bit outdated here. the jdflasher version
sincce i did not get the change to verify the newer version… test6
Hey, if you can, a link with the newest version of jd flasher would be great! 😀 thanx for everything
since the k530 and w580 have same pixel layout can i use a k530 ml on a w580
hey can i put s500i display driver for w830
By the way, do you have a working w580 r8be001 fs mediterr red53? I can’t find a good one anywhere 🙁
or can u help me edit the menu.ml so i can hav the vista taskbar. thats all i need.
@R
go on se-nse, esnips or topsony. they all have a wide range of firmwares for all se phones
se-nse doesn’t have firmware files, on top-sony you must pay and on e-snips there are few red53 fs files, and the one i’m searching for is not among them. If I’m wrong, it would be my greatest pleasure 🙂
@R No it doesnt, just register free, i did. dont try downloading without login, then u must pay
I wait for e-mail of reegistration – ????
sorry guys !! for late replies.
if you still have queries please let me know now. again.
am dead busy with life 🙁
is there any chance of the phone to stuff up when uploading and using fonts and can u upload any font you want with the sans seriff or watever name it is. Also i want the vista taskbar as menu but know one has the menu ml for w580. where or how can i get and create 1.
also how can i make a flash menu for vista taskbar
Ryan !!!!
I did not understand you.
and to mkae flash menus you need to know to use adobe flash and some APIs which you get at se-nse tutorials section.
hy akshay,i have a w580i and i want to put romanian FS on it.i searched a lot but i did not find any. can you please help me? my phone has CID 53. thanks!
you can search in esnips. you will get it
see in mirko folder
I want to know how to delete an icon and word from the music menu. How would I go about doing this?
@ Gadjo2007:
choose a fs for europe. you can later add the romanian language using far manager & jd flasher (though the special characters won’t be there, at least i don’t have them anymore, but i didn’t use them anyway :P)
@Ryan: no, i am registered on top-sony and when i want to download something, i get the message saying “Lamentablely you can not download bla bla bla…”. I already flashed the phone, working fine now, but thanx anyway 🙂
hey akshayy.. nice topic in here..
i want to ask ?? how do i restore to the original icon ?
are just only by deleting the icon and upload the original menu ??
if yes can you give me the original menu for w580.. just for my backup if i have prob with my phone..
and whats the different of my w580 menu and others SE phone ?? as u knnow, in w580 theres are fitnes in the menu. can i use custom menu for other SE phones like w810 to my phone ??
mail me if u can..
thx for your advance …
I have SE w700,i’ve tried XS++ for changing pack but its showing the error message “Open Failed” please help me to fix the problem
hey how to use menu editor….?????plse help me….
hey how to get a original menu.ml…for w660i…….?//
you can get it from extracting an fs or back up form phone.
see tutorials in this site, we have both.
hey sombody help me….how to install sysgfx icon……??plese help me…
how to change beterie icon and signal…..>>>??plese help me
you post your advanced queries at our support forum ! our experts will help you !! 🙂
se-lifestyle !
no i want to ask you how to intall sysgfx icon yo my phone using xs++…..plese help me….
you just need to apply the patch using jdflasher.
get the patch, apply via jdflasher.
check out jdflasher tutorial to apply the patch.
sysgfx is a patch, you can also create using the ImageTool program.
im not understand about sysgfx….how cant i change my bateris icons and signal only….so hard to do this….
aksay cant you find for me sysgfx patch w660i for me…?plese i need its
really man, i can’t do all that considering lots of things that i got to do here.
you please join se-nse, you will get in there.
hey cant i chage the fsx…w800i cid 32 db2010….??or i must upgrade the phone use a seus……?
yes try to upgrade via SEUS. maybe it can change.
but changing brown to red ? i don’t know its hard to find that.
try to google search ! 🙂
the colour brown….
how to change to red…?
why im using fsx dont work….?
What is this colour business anyway? I’ve CID 52 Red, bt no idea wat da last part is. Can any1 explain?
plse tell me how to chage brown to red….
I think mayb u can flash a RED fs… Thats wat i saw in 1 place. Bt pls let me say, im nt sum1 so familiar with dis stuf lyk akshay, dats y im askin him. Y dnt u contact sum1 @ da forum stated in the ‘contact’ section? 🙂 Juz tryna help.
i found this website ….how to change brown to red…its available….?http://www.topsony.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15687
good that you found the tutorial, now convert that to red.
ok akshay tq for a lot idea for me….!!!!
akshay i want to ask you how to add tab in file manger…?that is the patches…??cant you find for w660….iwant to lock all at dekstop like walkman…file manger and more…this is like this video….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZYOOgJDbhg
ya you have to apply patches for that. you can find patches at se-nse forums. they are shared in forums.
they are also listed in the russian website…!
in tutorials section of this website, i have written a tutorial on how to apply patches. see it !!
Hey, your tutorials are wicked! I’m so happy I can get these menus working! Just one thing:- is it possible to save the menu.ml and all the icons on my memory stick? It’s just that they seem to take up lots of space on my phone’s memory and I only have space for about 2!
Thanks
hmmmmm, no. That’s not possible.
hey, I’m trying 2 change my menu….lik flash menu. Is it possible in w200i
If possible pls tell details in how
becoz, I’m afraid if the main software damage
@ardi
dont wrry…just atke ur gdfs bakup…then there is no way of gtting ur fone permanently damaged!
secondly…re flashing helps u gtting out of damaged software…that is firmware!not a big deal!
no the main thing….flsh theme…ya!
download one…upload the flash menu file to tpa/preset/system/desktop/flash
and theme file to theme folder…thru pc suite or in usb mode!
Does anyone know a working w580 r8be001 orange red53 fs? I urgently need one. Please help 🙁
@r
topse
but there’s no orange fs there 😐
at least not for w580 with cid53
oh, and btw, can i flash the orange software back to my w580 ? [it’s really an emergency, got some hardware problems and i must send the phone in service – don’t know if it’ll work, but i want to try]
hey dude………thanx a lot……i succesfully flashed mah mobile to w660…..itz really nice and now its better then k530..thanx a lot!!!!!!!
most of the time my computer doesnt recognise my phone after conecting it thru USB cable. can any one tell me the solution if theres any! thanks!
@R
whats the problem?
and for gtting it back…orange version…ull have to search the fs and main thru google…
best way is…jump on to r support forum….n discuss there!
or try seus….it may gt back!
@NEELESH
nice!
njoy!
@ali
its the problem with jack or ur fone’s socket!
clean up the fone’s socket with a cotton using any deodrant…cuz dust a very easily deposited there!
then try it….twist ur cable a bit…it will work
it’s not that easy: it’ll never get back with seus [only if you have the orange fs in the phone, and that’s the single thing i cannot find] … and the thing with google: do you really think that i haven’t tried this yet?
@R
ohhk…then the last way out….get to r forum…se-lifestyle
there are gr8 guyz there….peti…akshay…and many more!!!
they will definately get rid of dis…if it is availble
finally solved it … i simply went to change the camera [i didn’t send the phone to se service, it’s anyway out of warranty]. i spent about 25 euros, but at least i got it back in 2 days. thanx anyway 😀
where can i get a menu.ml and menu icons for a w760i
@smiley989
look in our file base…and topse too!
Dear akshay how i change sub menu icon in my K530i to my desire icon. Can i change my folder icon in all menu to like vista folder icon.
@Lahiru
sub menu icon???like?
how to install flash menu please help
@ anshgmbtech
download the theme
now upload .thm to simple theme folder
and .swf file to
tpa/preset/system/desktop/flash >>
I have a question. I have problems with some of the desktop flash menus. I have a W760. It seems to me that if the .swf doesn’t have the GPS icon, the icons don’t work. I can get the flash menu to appear in my phone, but the icons of the ones with no GPS icon in it’s original .swf doesn’t respond to the select button. What’s the reason for this? I think my phone is not branded (orange, at&t…). I plan to edit the .swf, but I’m not so good with flash. Any suggestions?
bhuvan… can you please upload w610 original MAIN MENU ICONS… i need it… i tried searching on google… but i dint get…
@sid
delete all the files in menu including menu.ml
and upload this one
http://www.4shared.com/file/53255298/4699afd0/Menuml_W610i_Original.html?s=1
sir, could you please tell me if this menu.ml that i’ve found in topse.russia is compatible and can be directly patched in my k800 phone. i really like the menu pack but im not sure if it is compatible with my phone eventhough it says that it is for phone with 320×240 screen resolution. could you please give me some tips on how to determine if the menu.ml is compatible with my phone cuz some cool menu packs that i’ve found in that site only has 320×240 description unlike the others that says k800, k750, k810 etc menu packs. anyway here is the link of the menu pack that im talking about: http://topse.ru/files/file5680.html. thank you and good day!!!
@amigo2008
well give a try and keep checking!
ull learn a lot in this way
and big resolution will work but wont fit your screen size!
and using different phone’s mune.ml will get u different options!
may delete other options!
like if u get w200 menu.ml to w580 then u wont be getting bluetooth option!
hey akshay, i have downloaded “Flash_menu_pack_ 176×220” from the 4shared.com uploaded by you. so how can i put them in my w810i?? i mean are u sure i don’t have to edit .thm file in order to apply flash menu? are all those menu pack are ready to use???
You’ll have to edit the theme.xml
@ shrawan
upload .swf file to tpa/preset/system/desktop/flash >> flash menus
and upload .thm to ur mem stcik or phone mem…and run it
thanks for your reply bhuvan i really understanding step by step by asking lot i hope you won’t get bored in replyin me. ok my phone memory is 20mb and may be 16mb free to use and .swf files will be stored in phone memory if i’m not mistaken rit? so if i upload lot .swf files using xs i wont have any free space in phone memory so can i move all swf file to mem stick? if yes then how can i do? there’s patch move flash to mem stick so jus adding patch will i able to move all those swf files to mem stick which i upload in tpa/preset/system/desktop/flash ?
shrawan
yea
all the stuff goes in mem stick
and yea..such patch is available….
for stuff go to our filebase or request at forum
tutorial is .exe because its standby flash player
oh that’s gonna be great . and btw what is menu modding. it’s all about editing in menu.ml? so i mean memu modding makes the icon changed or what?
i want to ask u abt the se flash menu…..!!
well, i did everything u said about getting flash menu, form installing a2uploader…….to drag and drop into” / tpa / preset / system / menu / “.
but there was a “menu.ml” file already in it………..i just dragged a flash menu(.ml) files into it…………….now when i switched on my phone the new flash menu worked. now i wanted the default menu, so i got a default menu from the link u gave. and i deleted the flash menu files and dragged-dropped the default menu.ml file. but when i switch on the phone, and when i press the menu button, i get a message that my menu.ml file is not proper and will render to be unusable………
please help me!!
@Arpith
get your phone’s original menu.ml
search on 4shared
hi
akshay
can i change the icons of my k850i with other icons
and what about flash menus ?? i want flash menus in my k850i
Armaan
u better re flash with simple unbranded firmware….best for u!
everything will be solved
first get this thing done
ill tell u about flash menus too!
hey i got my problen solved by updating the software……….!!!!
thanks anyway…..
i have posted my comments now how do i go back and check where my comments are???????????????
sid
the guide under which u posted…look in comments
thats too noob!
i got to knw how to chng menu..but was wondering how to take backup of the original one..in case if we want to install the original one back..also while installing new menu do we have to delete the already existing..
pritesh
look in extracting firmware guide…ull have all original files.
or search at 4shared
hello guys
where can i get the original font of k850i?
i need the original fonts..
plz help me….
rsensor
serach on 4shared
Hello. I attempted the edits to the menu.ml files, the java calculator and changing my internet icon to go to opera mini. The menu file when uploaded didn’t work properly. I didn’t to anything wrong as compared to the tutorial.
My question is, how do I discover the javasuitename, javasuitevendor and javasuitepoint tags? I scoured my menu.ml file for any hints but I got nothing. Is there any file on the w580 that would have this information?
Hello, please ignore the question about getting the tags, I found that info at http://www.seusers.com/forum/menu-ml-editing-43.html.
I do have a question though. According to both websites, I’ve edited the .ml file correctly. I’m not sure why it doesn’t work on the w580. Perhaps, I need to include spaces before the tags within quotations, ie, “Opera Mini” should be ” Opera Mini”?
THank you for all your wonderful work, the both of you and any other people who’ve helped.
Here are the lines I have for this element.
DESKTOP_WAP_ICN
DESKTOP_WAP_SELECTED_ICN
RN_SHORTCUT_LIST_WAP_ICN
does it works in new mobiles like w595 o w705
Israel, there is a program that you can use for editing menu, you can find that in filebase or topse
yes, but things are a bit different.
PLS HELP ME!!! whenever i try 2 ACCESS MY MENU IT DISPLAYS “MENU.ML FILE ERROR”
i feel ma brain is empty after readn these cments n thier replies,i dnt understnd anytin here pls i need a tutor pls…i use w800i
am comfused in understanding ur tutorial and am pissed off
tunedy, alright, this tutorial is bit difficult, damn. try to read once more.
i will try to update you. and also check out our forums for help from others.
akshay pls do update me coz i feel lyk an ancient man.more over these files u r talkin about how do i access them through ma pc or through my fone?nd if i gt another firmware 4 w800i wil it do?
helo ,
I am using W 300 i and XS ++
12:24:37| Profiling SEMC phone…
12:24:37| Platform: DB2010
12:24:37| OTP CID: 49
12:24:37| EROM CID: 49
12:24:37| EROM Color: Red
12:24:37| IMEI: 35797701xxxxxx
12:24:37| Phone ID: W300
12:24:37| Region: S_ASIA_LEVAN
12:24:37| CDA: CDA102665/110 R2A
12:24:37| Firmware Version: R4EA031
12:24:37| EROM: n/a
12:24:37| Ready for operation!
I have done flash menus by FSX method , backed up my GDFS, Is it necessary to flash my W 300 i firmare before
adding menu icons,walkman skins or change Font or for adding phone open sound?????????
helo ,
I am using W 300 i and XS ++
12:24:37| Profiling SEMC phone…
12:24:37| Platform: DB2010
12:24:37| OTP CID: 49
12:24:37| EROM CID: 49
12:24:37| EROM Color: Red
12:24:37| IMEI: 35797701xxxxxx
12:24:37| Phone ID: W300
12:24:37| Region: S_ASIA_LEVAN
12:24:37| CDA: CDA102665/110 R2A
12:24:37| Firmware Version: R4EA031
12:24:37| EROM: n/a
12:24:37| Ready for operation!
I have done flash menus by FSX method , backed up my GDFS, Is it necessary to flash my W 300 i firmare before
adding menu icons,walkman skins or change Font or for adding phoe open sound?????????
helo ,
I am using W 300 i and XS ++
12:24:37| Profiling SEMC phone…
12:24:37| Platform: DB2010
12:24:37| OTP CID: 49
12:24:37| EROM CID: 49
12:24:37| EROM Color: Red
12:24:37| IMEI: 35797701xxxxxx
12:24:37| Phone ID: W300
12:24:37| Region: S_ASIA_LEVAN
12:24:37| CDA: CDA102665/110 R2A
12:24:37| Firmware Version: R4EA031
12:24:37| EROM: n/a
12:24:37| Ready for operation!
I have done flash menus by FSX method , backed up my GDFS, Is it necessary to flash my W 300 i firmare before
adding menu icons,walkman skins or change Font or for adding phoe open sound?????????
What if I want to have “Connectivity” instead of “FM Radio”?
Hello, i have a problem.
When i install flash theme on w200
it not woking ! 🙁
I install swf file correct
and thm. file too !
It see only theme , not flash !
Edmunds
for patching follow anycid method
is every single flash menu aint working?
no
no !
Edmunds
thats pity
tell me ur phone model
ill get u some theme
if still doesnt wokrs then reflash
I have SE W890i , please turorial komplit
Amaliady
what?
i am not getting u
sorry
how to activate the sleep mode clock in sony w205????
Sudipan
no modding for w205 because of different platform!
sorry
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Hii,
Can you tell me how to change menu on my J105i!!!
Please!!!???
I am newbie . . . . !?
not possible for that phone.
Can my j105i use menu.ml that I had downloaded from web…..?! Can I debrand it?! Or flash it?!
can my j105i using custom menu.ml?! how??!
I tried using A2uploader but it dont wont to read the phone……..!?
Can anyone please tell me if flash menus are supported for the Sony Ericsson Elm?
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Dear Akshay
I’m New To This Site Can I Flash My SE K530i in to W660
Please Send me a reply or E mail me on [email protected]
Thank you
Hey hi
akshay
please tell me how to get this button back in my SE c902..
here is the pic link please tell me..
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=iynww2dq414
can my se j105i have a flash menu ? if can , can u told how to hve it please
When I want Opera instead of classic browser,phone says ”wrong menu.ml file” or something like that,and only showing PlayNow icon! I’m using S500i with latest software update. Do Opera need to be in phone for it to work? Send me email please on [email protected] Please!!!
Is this stolen? http://www.menu-ml.co.cc/edit-using-manual-method.html
can i change my sonyericsson k750i menu to flashing
please tell me
and how can i do it
my email edress is….([email protected])
usman raj
u have the whole guide in front of u, what else we can mail u?
hey…i have a phone c901..i don’t hace the play nowTM menu icon instead it has an APPLICATION menu icon…what should i do?all of the flash file that i have in my computer has a PLAYNOW menu icon…help me please..
pls try 2 inbox me cos i need sony ericsson menu grid 2 download on my phone.
can i get a new menu for my sony r300 ???
akshay…. i wanted too know if i can use this method on original branded software, that came with the phone ?…. do i have too download debranded software or can i modify the branded software.. can u reply by emaill too please
is it possible too edit branded software files too have flash menus ?,, or do i have to flash it with debranded software
Hey people !
Is there any way to edit the USB menu that flashes when u connect the datacable into your Sonyericsson phone.
I want to put phone mode instead of File Transfer mode.(due to ruined joystick) so that the menu order changes
that is
1. Phone Mode
2. File Transfer Mode
Instead of
1. File Transfer Mode
2. Phone Mode
I tried the menu editor but in vain.
help me plz.
My phone is w200i CID53 red db2012
Is it possible for me to apply my menu.ml into my phone using Omnius for SE v0.16? If this can be done, how to do it? Can someone teach me? For your guys information, I’m using Sony Ericsson Zylo.
I wanna ask something. how to change languange in Flash Theme SE C510, because in my C510, the languange is Rusia, not english, please tell me
boa tarde eu nao consigo asesar o meu aparelo sony ericsson W580i como mod oque que eu devo faser
can i change the menu icons of w200 ……..
please let me know can any one can upload a video i am confused by reading all these stuff please can any one do
hai i am naresh iam using sony ericsson j105 naite .can i change my menu style according the theme.if any please……… mail me.thank you
Hi…im from malaysia..guys..can u help me to turning my sonyericsson ELM…many times i try but cannot become true..plese help me..ok.
Please can you help me? I have a se Elm j10i2 and I really like preinstalled Melody theme and its flash menu but i cant stand the vibrating when moving trough it. Can it be disabled this way and how, where? What program do i use for accessing(flashing) menu.ml?