RAZR V3M -** Cool XP Skin **- for Alltel & Verizon

You need to flash your phone with the Verizon monster firmware to reset your phone.

 

Dude I just Got my VZW v3m so I havent tried yet to mess around with the skins, but from what you saying I think the problem is that there is no definition of "mainmenu" in the new XP skin you created, therefore just copy a already compiled mainmenu_XP.bar into "/brew/mod/app_mainmenu/" and a XP_bgtitle.bar inside "/brew/sys/" folder. To be sure just copy one of the existing files ex. mainmenu_blue.bar to the PC and then upload it to the phone with the name mainmenu_XP.bar.

Hope this will help. Good luck

 

First, I saw on another posting that the V3m will NOT work with any skins right now.

I did the same thing you did. I loaded one and the menu looked funny. A few minutes later, the MENU stalled the phone for a few seconds. The Verizon tech siad I would have to reload the entire flash or replace the phone ($50 fee).

I found that MotoKit, though it doesn't do much for the V3m, it WILL do the MASTER RESET. I did that, all is good with the world again.

I got rid of the link, but the MotoKit software was a little hard to find. If you still need a copy, let me know and I will try to e-mail the zip file.

 

Yea, skins do not work with the VERIZON v3m only. Alltel, USCC, etc, they all work.

 

I've been a little out of the loop...I am going to have to search around for the latest firmware updates-

My bluetooth has been producing a nasty hum ever since I got it and I'm hoping this will fix it.

 

or you can flash to an alltel upgrade change the skin then flash to
vzw upgrade

 

i did the same exact thing you did can you plz explain to me how you did the reset because i cant even text mssg right now all i can do is send a call if i rember the number and i can recive calls

and if you have this zip file can you please email it to me at tyler_580@hotmail.com because i cant seem to locate its download

 

thanks for the respond i found the motokit but when i tryed connecting my phone it doesnt show it is connected. i have also tryed flashing my phone back to stock but no luck with that it says internal programing error i am still unable to text i have figured out how to get into my conntacts and stuff

 

did you have PST or MSU running in the backround before firing up Motokit. If not that is the issue more then likely. FYI if you continue to have trouble with Motokit, you can use Radiocomm to do the master reset also, just remember Radiocomm works of the Moto USB modem drivers and does not need MSU or PST. As an added FYI only do a master reset. Do not do a master clear that will wipe you phone like you just took it out of the box, so you'd lose all your contacts, pix,video...etc

 

umm not sure if i had it running in the background thank you i will try that

could u by any chance email me the link to radiocomm so if motokit doesnt work

 

i am new to all this stuff and i did the same mistake as u and i got motokit and when i open the program and then connect the phone at the bottom left corner it says initializing and then a few seconds later it says not connected what do i do to get the fone connected to motokit???
someone plz help!

 

I am new to all this stuff and i did the same mistake as u and i got motokit and when i open the program and then connect the phone at the bottom left corner it says initializing and then a few seconds later it says not connected what do i do to get the fone connected to motokit???
someone plz help!

 

Well just to help out a little if you deleted the folder that had the new skin with p2k commander you will also need to delete it with bitpim. It happened to me. The folder was gone with p2k, but in bitpim it showed up and when i deleted it everything was fine. Good Luck

 

hey i got that same problem but i cant connect to motokit (i had PST running, i had MSU running, i had both running i had neither running it just doesnt work) and then i tried that radiocomm but it wouldnt let me open it. it keeps tellin me it failed to creat an OLE communications controll and an empty document

 

NEVERMIND I FIXED IT!!!! YEA!!!!!

 

Since HTR is down right now, I figured I would join up here and put some cents in.

for those of you don't know, you can use skinner4moto to edit one of the preloaded skins on the verizon v3m. (just google the term and you will find the page to download it). I've been able to use QPST to copy the files blue.ski, blue.dat, and blue1.dat from /mobile/skins/blue. Rather than trying to create a new skin from scratch, I used this skinner4moto to open to edit some of the stuff in the current .ski file. (you will want to make two copies of each of these files, one to work on and one to restore if things go wrong).

Some of the things I have been able to edit are:

soft buttons
right and left soft buttons (in idle, pressed, and empty configurations)
font color on soft buttons (in idle and pressed configurations)
Note: these work only on some screens like dialing, in call, some of the "tools" screens

Volume screen
the image that makes up the "window"
title font color
setting font color
setting font position
active image
passive image

Top image for some windows (some in the menus and also pop up messages)
Text input/highlighted font colors (only works for dialing numbers and some of the "tools" screens)
Main Menu background color (for when the phone starts and shows your welcome message, as well as some of the "Tools" screens)
Background color (appears when the phone is started and shows your number)

The phone is not fully skinnable this way, but there is a good deal that can be done to tweak some things. To apply it, just replace the newly saved files: blue.ski, blue.dat, and blue1.dat to the phone. A lot of things such as texting and GIN are brew controlled and need to be hacked in ways I've not figured yet. There is a black bar hack (bottom only) that will work for the Verizon v3m at Howard Forums on page nine of the Verizon Maxx Ve skinning thread. (second post on that page I believe.) This will work for most of the other screens that editing the .ski file won't affect.

I've been able to use my edited skin in conjunction with the black bar hack and my custom blue theme files with out any problem.

 

How did you get picture messaging to work with the alltel firmware?

I was able to get everything else to work but that, please PM the responce to me!

Thanks,
Clayton