LG KU990 “Viewty”

The Viewty is similar to the iPhone in its look and feel. It is touchscreen with an animated menu system which gives an immersed and enjoyable user experience

One of the most interesting facts about this phone is that it is relatively easy to unlock, upgrade firmware and modify theme files. Using the correct tools it is possible to clone the look of the iPhone or the look of the Apple Dock on a Mac for example.

This Section is a dedicated resource for information, firmware, themes, mods, software, tweaks and tutorials for the Viewty.

Index of LG KU990 “Viewty”

• LG KU990 “Viewty” Review
• LG KU990 “Viewty” Specifications
• LG KU990 “Viewty” Public Firmware Downloads
• LG KU990 “Viewty” Operating System Filestructure Explorer (EFS MEDIA BUILDER BY AKOM1676)
• LG KU990 “Viewty” Firmware Flashing Tool (LGMDP)
• LG KU990 “Viewty” Gang Image Mode
• LG KU990 “Viewty” Emergency Download Mode
• LG KU990 “Viewty” H3G (Three UK) Network Settings Tutorial
• LG KU990 “Viewty” Start Up & Shut Down Animated GIF Mods
• LG KU990 “Viewty” 10g/10h Firmware Hybrid Mod Preview & Screenshots
• Lg Ku990 “Viewty” Theme Manager v3.2

LG KU990 “Viewty” Theme Manager v3.2 +20 themes

Description:
Theme Manager v3.2 is a tool that allows you to store, and use, an unlimited amount of themes on your Viewty. Themes can be conveniently stored and used from the memory card, or you can use the phone memory itself if you dont have one.

How to use.
When the theme is loaded double tap the “C” button (located on the actual handset) to bring up the Theme Manager window.

Clicking on “Themes” button brings up a 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.

Pressing the “Clocks” button brings up the list of available clock widgets. Again use the left and right arrows or the jog wheel to browse through the pages, double tapping “C” button once you picked a widget.

Finally selecting the “Settings” button enables you to modify certain aspects of all the themes, such as swapping between black and coloured icons. Once you have finished making the changes double tap the “C” button to apply them.

How to Install.
When loading up Theme Manager attempts to locate the ThemeList.txt file which can be stored either in Memory Card or the Phone Memory.

Installing to Memory Card:
1 ) Using EFS Media Builder navigate to “LGAPP/Media/swf/”.
2 ) Drag and Drop “widget2.swf”, “widget4.swf” and any custom NYX files to this location.
3 ) Now with EFS navigate to “LGAPP/Media/swf/theme”.
4 ) Drag and Drop “theme_bg2.swf” to this location.
5 ) Click Disconnect and press YES at the pop-up

Once the Viewty reboots perform the following.

4 ) Enable “Mass Storage Mode” on the Viewty by going to the relevant options on the handset.
5 ) Once in mass storage mode connect to the PC and navigate to the Memory Card/Removable Storage.
6 ) Drag and Drop the “Themes” folder onto the Memory Card/Removable Storage.
7 ) Disconnect phone from PC and go through the handset options and activate the Silver theme (2nd from top).
8 ) Navigate though the handset options and activate the Dual Clock.

Installing to Phone Memory:
1 ) Before installing anything open up “ThemeList.txt” located in the Themes folder and modify all the locations from 0 to 1.
2 ) Using EFS Media Builder navigate to “LGAPP/Media/swf/”.
3 ) Drag and Drop “widget2.swf”, “widget4.swf” and any custom NYX files to this location.
4 ) Now with EFS navigate to “LGAPP/Media/swf/theme”.
5 ) Drag and Drop “theme_bg2.swf” and the “Themes” folder to this location.
6 ) Click Disconnect and press YES at the pop-up

Once the Viewty reboots perform the following.

7 ) Navigate through the handset options and activate the Silver theme (2nd from top).
8 ) Navigate though the handset options and activate the Dual Clock.

Installing Updates.
For any future releases of Theme Manager all you need to do is replace the “Themes” folder, you can follow the guide above to help you do that. After you have replaced the “Themes” folder bring up the Theme Manager browser window by double tapping the “C” key, click “Settings” then at the bottom select “Reload Theme Manager”. This will cause any updates to the ThemeManager.swf file to take effect.

Download
Unbranded-V10a firmware (82)

F.A.Q
If you have a question please read through the following frequently asked questions and see if an answer has already been given, if you fail to find an answer then feel free to post your query.

Q) What is Theme Manager?
A) Theme Manager is a tool that lets you store multiple themes and switch between them when ever you feel like it.

Q) I don’t have a memory card, can i still use Theme Manager?
A) Yes, you can install everything to the phone memory instead.

Q) I’ve ran out of phone memory, what can i do to create some space?
A) Try deleting some themes you don’t need or want from the Themes folder. You will need to remove them from the ThemeList.txt file aswell or they will still appear in the browser window and give errors if you try to use them.

Q) Could Theme Manager break my phone?
A) The installation part is where things can go wrong, but if you follow the step-by-step guide nothing bad should happen.

Q) I have deleted from my phone by accident, where can i get a backup?
A) Look in the Hacking forum, the first post contains links to backups of several different operator softwares.

Q) I no longer use Theme Manager, where can i get the original theme_bg2.swf?
A) Look in the Hacking forum, the first post contains links to backups of several different operator softwares.

Q) When i turn my phone off and back on the theme is reset to the black one, can i stop this from happening?
A) There is no way to store data on the handset so it loads the first theme in the ThemeList.txt file. You can modify this so that it loads up your favourite theme however.

Q) Why do certain menu’s have a Silver background instead of the themes custom background?
A) Those background are handled by a Brew application and are outside the control of themes. There is currently no known way to change them dynamically.

Q) I can’t find / I don’t see a “C” button anywhere.
A) It’s the actual C button located on the handset, between the Green (call) and Red (end call) keys.

Q) I’m pressing “C” button twice but nothing is happening.
A) Make sure you are using the Silver theme, if you are and its still not working make sure you have installed Theme Manager correctly as per the step-by-step guide in the Readme.txt.

Q) I press the “C” key twice and all i get is the error message “Error loading settings. Please check Theme Manager is installed correctly”.
A) Theme Manager tried to locate the ThemeList.txt file and couldn’t. Make sure you installed Theme Manager correctly by following the step-by-step guide in the Readme.txt.

Q) I keep getting the following error message “Error loading settings. ThemeList.txt file is out of date, please update to v3.0″.
A) It means you updated the theme but not the ThemeList.txt file, download ThemeManager again and make sure you install it properly.

Q) I try to load a theme and all i get is the error message “Error loading theme. Please check this themes install path and ThemeList.txt settings”.
A) Make sure that the ThemeList.txt file is looking for the theme in the correct location. If you installed Theme Manager to the phone memory you need to update the ThemeList.txt file by default.

Q) I installed Theme Manager and all i get is the error “Error loading Theme Manager.\r\rCheck you have installed Theme Manager correctly”.
A) Theme Manager could not find the ThemeManager.swf file in the correct location, make sure you have installed it correctly following the instructions in the readme.txt

Q) Theme Manager was working fine but then suddenly started giving me the error message “Error loading Theme Manager. Check you have installed Theme Manager correctly.” and the reload button does nothing!
A) The Viewty has a bug where it randomly stops detecting the memory card, you need to turn the phone off and back on to fix the problem.

Q) I tried to use the custom clocks but nothing happened.
A) Make sure you have Dual Clock activated in the handset options, check this post by ECBomb on how to do that. If it still doesn’t work make sure you have installed “widget2.swf” & “widget4.swf” correctly as per the install instructions.

Q) What is the password for Viewty Ultimate?
A) The default password is ‘123456′ but this can be changed by editing the params.txt file located in the Viewty Ultimate folder.

Q) The Memo widget doesn’t work corrently.
A) LG didn’t support their own Memo widget, it’s not supposed to be used however i have that option in Theme Manager for future usage.

Q) When i click on certain shortcut icons they either crash the phone or go to the wrong thing.
A) Different operators use different application codes for launching shortcuts, you will need to edit the .xml/.txt file located in that themes specific folder.

Q) Some themes have a picture i’ve taken showing in the background, how can i remove this.
A) On the Viewty navigate to “Settings”, “Screen”, “Main Display”, “Home Screen” and select “Use Theme”.

Q) What is a NYX file and what does it do?
A) The NYX file is the main part of the Viewty, it is responsible for showing you things like the clock widget, shortcut window and the menu. Each mobile operator has their own unique version of this NYX file which contains custom images to do with their services.

Q) There is a bug with , can you fix it?
A) It’s not really up to me, it’s up to the author of that theme to fix it.

Q) I found this cool theme i’d like to use, will it worth with Theme Manager?
A) Yes, but if the author of that theme didn’t create it to work with Theme Manager then it will be a little tricky and is really for advanced users only.

LG KU990 “Viewty” Specifications

General 2G Network: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 2100
Announced: 2007, August
Status: Available. Released 2007, October
Size: 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm
Weight 112 g
Display Type: TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
Size: 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches
- Flash UI
- Downloadable wallpapers
Ringtones: Polyphonic (40 channels), MP3
Customization: Composer, Download
Vibration: Yes
Memory Phonebook: 500 entries, Photocall
Call records: 40 dialed, 40 received, 40 missed calls
Card slot: microSD (TransFlash), up to 2GB
- 100 MB shared memory
Data: GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
HSCSD: No
EDGE: Yes
3G: HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v1.2 with A2DP
Infrared port: No
USB: Yes, v2.0
Features:
Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games: Yes
Colors: Black, Dark Silver, Purple, Pink, Hot Red
Camera: 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps, QVGA up to 120fps), strobe flash; secondary VGA videocall camera
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/MPEG4/WMV/AAC/DivX player
- FM radio with RDS
- Organiser
- Document viewer (DOC, XLS, PDF)
- Voice memo
- Built-in handsfree
- T9
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand-by: Up to 430 h
Talk time: Up to 4 h

LG KU990 “Viewty” Public Firmware Downloads

V10a OPEN EU Unbranded V10a-nov-05-2007-opn-eu Download download
(Flashable in Emergancy Mode and Gang Image Mode)

• Filelist
  KU990-MEDIA-V10a-NOV-05-2007-OPN-EU.bin
  KU990-MODULE-V10a-NOV-05-2007-OPN-EU.bin
  amss_rom.mbn
  booting_logo.flb
  KU990_Rev1.0_V05_070828.qcn
  oemsbl.mbn
  oemsblhd.mbn
  pbl.mbn
  qcsblhd_cfgdata.mbn
  amss.mbn
  amsshd.mbn
  KU990_Rev1.0_V05_070828.nv2
  NPRG6280.hex
  oemsbl_rom.mbn
  partition.mbn
  qcsbl.mbn

V10g OPEN EU Unbranded v10g-jul-08-2008-opn-eu download
(Flashable in Gang Image Mode Only)

• Filelist
  ku990-dz-v10g-jul-08-2008-opn-eu.dz
  

LG KU990 “Viewty” Operating System Filestructure Explorer (EFS MEDIA BUILDER BY AKOM1676)

The EFS Media Builder by AKOM1976 can be used to browse the filestructure, upload and download from the phone as well as backup and restore the phones NV.

EFS Media Builder by AKOM1976 download

DO NOT RENAME OR DELETE ANYTHING UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTY WHAT YOU ARE DOING. CHANGING THE NAME OR REMOVING FILES WILL RESULT IN YOUR PHONE BECOMING UNUSABLE (ASLO KNOWN AS BRICKED e.g. my phone is bricked)

LG KU990 “Viewty” Firmware Flashing Tool (LGMDP)

The LGMPD tool is the most stable and reliable piece of software available publicly for Firmware Flashing of the LG KU990 “Viewty” operating system.

Here are the versions available:

LGMDP_EURO download
LGMDP_H3G download
LGMDP_H3G__SC_mod_Ku990 download
LGMDP_OPEN download
LGMDP_US download

LG KU990 “Viewty” Gang Image Mode

What is Gang Image Mode?

Gang Image Mode is an emergency mode which allows you to connect your phone to EFS Explorer (or similar software) if your phone constantly reboots or other attempts to connect have failed.

Once yor phone is in Gang Image Mode you can use EFS Explorer normally to restore files and correct errors.

How do I access Gang Image Mode?

Make sure your phone is off and the battery is in.
Press the Red (End Call) key to start your phone.
When the LG Logo is displayed, hold down the Green (Call) + C (Delete) + Red (End Call) + Image Stabiliser (Lock) buttons.
Keep holding the buttons down (it can take up to 10 seconds) until a yellow screen with the text ‘Gang Image Mode’ is displayed.
You can now connect your phone to your computer with the USB cable and use EFS Explorer as usual.

If your phone still resets itself after doing this. Take out the battery. Then plug in the USB cable. Once the LG Logo is displayed, hold the button combination described above to access Gang Image Mode.

Reference:

http://www.mygreatphone.com/wiki

LG KU990 “Viewty” Emergency Download Mode

What is Emergency Download Mode?

Emergency Download Mode allows you to connect your phone to your computer and use flashing tools (e.g. LGDMP) to restore or change your firmware.

How do I access Emergency Download Mode?
Make sure your phone is off.
Hold down the Green (Call) + C (Delete) + Red (End Call) + Image Stabiliser (Lock) buttons

Your phone should turn on and go straight to a screen saying ‘Emergency Download’ without first showing the usual LG Logo.
You can now connect your phone using the USB cable and use Flashing tools to fix your phone.

Reference:

http://www.mygreatphone.com/wiki

LG KU990 “Viewty” H3G (Three UK) Network Settings Tutorial

This tutorial is intended for the use of people who have the LG VIEWTY KU990 on the UK network Three (H3G).

Internet/Data Access Setup:

On start screen, press lower left icon (with four dots on it)

On next screen, press lower right icon shaped like a cog

On next screen, press middle left icon marked “phone settings”

From the list, press Connectivity

From the list, press Access Points

Press lower left icon “Add”

In box Connection Title, enter 3, then press ok

In box Bearer, leave as UMTS

In box Authentication leave as No Auth

In box Username, leave blank

In box Password, leave blank

In box APN, enter three.co.uk

Press icon Save

Press return icon (arrow looped back on itself) at lower right of screen four times to return to start page

On start screen, press lower left icon (with four dots on it)

On next screen, press middle right icon (rectangle with tiny clock symbol on it)

On next screen, press top left icon marked Browser

On list, select last option Settings

On list, select first option Profiles

On next screen, press icon at lower left of screen (looks like a white ladder)

Select Add New that appears

In box Service name, enter 3 then press ok

In box Homepage enter http://www.google.co.uk or similar and press ok. ( The default three homepage url is http://mobile.three.co.uk/hb/vtb/HutchKey )

(If you accidentally delete the pre-filled in http:// then when re-entering, to get the forward slash, press the “1.?!” Key twelve times to cycle to the / symbol)

In box Connection Mode, leave as TCP without proxy

In box IP Address, leave as 000.000.000.000

In box Proxy Server Port, leave as 0000

In box Security, leave as Not Secure

In box Access Point, it should be showing 3. If not, press the + icon and select 3 from the list of access points that appear

Press Save

Press Activate

Press return icon (arrow looped back on itself) at lower right of screen four times to return to start page

Done.

Checking Internet/Data access works

On start screen, press lower left icon (with four dots on it)

On next screen, press middle right icon (rectangle with tiny clock symbol on it)

On next screen, press top left icon marked Browser

On list, press first item Home

With settings as above, the Google website should appear

Press red End Call button (lower right of Viewty case) and press Yes when prompted to Exit Browser

MMS (multimedia (picture) messaging) setup:

On start screen, press second icon from right (with envelope on it)

On list, scroll down to ninth item, select Settings

On list, select second item Multimedia Messaging

On list scroll down to ninth item Multi Msg Centre

On next screen, press icon at lower left of screen (looks like a white ladder)

Select Add New

In box Title enter 3 mms and press ok

In box MMSC URL enter http://mms.um.three.co.uk:10021/mmsc and press ok

(If you accidentally delete the pre-filled in http:// then when re-entering, to get the forward slash, press the “1.?!” Key twelve times to cycle to the / symbol)

In the box MMS proxy, enter mms.three.co.uk:8799 and press ok

In the box Connection Mode, leave as TCP With Proxy

In the box Access Point, leave as 3

Press Save

On the next screen, Multimedia Msg Centre, press twice on list item 3 mms, this one will be selected and the animated selected icon will activate

Press return icon (arrow looped back on itself) at lower right of screen four times to return to start page

Done

LG KU990 “Viewty” Start Up & Shut Down Animated GIF Mods

Here are just a few of the start up and shut down animations for the LG Viewty as well as a few custom ones i’ve cooked up. note: A tutorial on how to add these will be up shortly.

Branded versions:

Customised Versions:

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