Need help with W580i

I am new to the forums and want to have the flash menus on my phone. My phone is the w580i (black/orange) and i have tried this tutorial: Flash Menu Tutorial For All Mobile - Top Sony Forums

When I run Phone-XS 2 i press start on the program and begin holding the "C" on my phone while it is off and then plug it in to the usb port quickly but it never detects my phone. It comes up with an error of "failed open". I have removed the SIM card and then memory card out of my phone and I am not sure what to do now. Could someone tell me what i should do?

Have you install the usb flash driver?

ok i have installed the usb flash driver now and it recognized it thank you.

i have just heard of a method that allows me to use the flash menus without flashing my phone. Using FAR manager. Does anyone know any good tutorials on enabling flash menus using the FAR manager?

yes sure .. i have one , i wrote it myself !! here you go !!

i have included a video tutorial also !!
hit back in case not getting it right .. here to help you out !

use xs++3.1, guide here
[GUIDE]File uploading tutorial using XS++ v3.0 or V3.1 - Top Sony Forums

ok so i have now uploaded the clubpulse.swf file to the tpa/preset/system/desktop/flash directory and disconnected fine. my phone booted up :D which made me feel all good inside but still, no new menu. There is obviously some step that i am missing. What do i do now that it is on my phone?

you must use the theme which use clubpulse.swf or modify it by yourself. To modify a theme file, you can use "powerarchiver" app to extract file theme.xml in it (theme file is a archive file). After that you can edit this file to use your *.swf

so i put cat.swf (a renamed menu) into the flash menu folder using the FAR manager again. I also created a new theme and edited the XML file with notepade to correspond with the cat.swf file. This is the code inside the XML in the .thm file that i put on my phone:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- Created with Sony Ericsson Themes Creator -->
<Sony_Ericsson_theme version="4.5">
<Desktop_style Type="File" Source="cat.swf"/>
<Author_firstname value="Joko"/>
<Author_lastname value="Tarub"/>
<Author_email value="jokotarub@bluebottle.com"/>
<Background Color="0x1a0501"/>
<Background_image Source="desktopk800.jpg"/>
<Calendar_weekview_markings Color="0xff8400"/>
<Desktop Color="0xff9106"/>
<Desktop_image Source="desktopk800.jpg"/>
<Desktop_title_text Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Highlight_text Color="0xff8400"/>
<Highlight Color="0x974b00"/>
<Highlight_image Source="highk800.png"/>
<Highlight_small_image Source="highsmallk800.png"/>
<Home_screen_text Color="0xe12f06"/>
<Home_screen Color="0x1a0501"/>
<Home_screen_frame Color="0xe12f06"/>
<Home_screen_highlight_text Color="0xff8400"/>
<Home_screen_highlight Color="0x1a0501"/>
<Home_screen_highlight_image Source="acthighk800.png"/>
<Home_screen_highlight_small_image Source="acthifghsmallk800.png"/>
<Home_screen_image Source="actmenu80000000000000.jpg"/>
<Home_screen_scrollbar_background Color="0x801a04"/>
<Home_screen_scrollbar_slider Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Home_screen_tab_text Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Home_screen_tab Color="0x1a0501"/>
<Home_screen_tab_image Source="acttabk80000000000000.jpg"/>
<Home_screen_tab_unselected Color="0x3e0201"/>
<Home_screen_tab_selected Color="0x3e0201"/>
<Home_screen_tab_selected_image Source="acttabselk800.png"/>
<Home_screen_tab_unselected_image Source="acttabunselk800.png"/>
<Input_text Color="0xff8400"/>
<Input_image Source="input1k800.png"/>
<Input_marked_text Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Input_popup_text Color="0xe12f06"/>
<Input_popup Color="0x1a0501"/>
<Input_popup_frame Color="0xe12f06"/>
<Input_popup_highlight_text Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Input_popup_highlight Color="0xff8400"/>
<Input_popup_scrollbar_background Color="0x801a04"/>
<Input_popup_scrollbar_slider Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Input_small_image Source="input2k800.png"/>
<Morelist_text Color="0xe12f06"/>
<Morelist Color="0x1a0501"/>
<Morelist_frame Color="0xe12f06"/>
<Morelist_highlight_text Color="0xff8400"/>
<Morelist_highlight Color="0x1a0501"/>
<Morelist_highlight_image Source="morehighk800.png"/>
<Morelist_scrollbar_background Color="0x110000"/>
<Morelist_scrollbar_slider Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Popup Color="0x1a0501"/>
<Popup_dim Color="0x000000"/>
<Popup_frame Color="0xe12f06"/>
<Popup_highlight_text Color="0xff8400"/>
<Popup_highlight Color="0x3c0b02"/>
<Popup_highlight_image Source="pophighk800.png"/>
<Popup_scrollbar_background Color="0x801a04"/>
<Popup_scrollbar_slider Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Popup_text Color="0xe12f06"/>
<Popup_title_image Source="poptitlek800.jpg"/>
<Popup_title_text Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Progress_bar_outline Color="0x801a04"/>
<Progress_bar_fill Color="0x801a04"/>
<Progress_bar_slider Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Scrollbar_background Color="0x801a04"/>
<Scrollbar_slider Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Softkey_left_pressed_image Source="left.png"/>
<Softkey_right_pressed_image Source="right.png"/>
<Softkey_text_left Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Softkey_text_right Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Softkey_text_left_pressed Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Softkey_text_right_pressed Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Standby_image Source="standbyk800.gif"/>
<Standby_operatorname_text Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Standby_operatorname_outline Color="0xff8400"/>
<Standby_time Color="0xffe94a"/>
<Standby_time_outline Color="0xff8400"/>
<Statusbar_clock Color="0xffffff"/>
<Tab_text Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Tab Color="0x3e0201"/>
<Tab_image Source="tabk800.png"/>
<Tab_unselected Color="0xffe501"/>
<Tab_selected Color="0xfff2ac"/>
<Tab_selected_image Source="tabselk800.png"/>
<Tab_unselected_image Source="tabunselk800.png"/>
<Text Color="0xe12f06"/>
<Title_image Source="titlek800.jpg"/>
<Title_small_image Source="titlesmallk800.png"/>
<Title_text Color="0xffffe2"/>
<Volume_staples Color="0xff8400"/>
<Wapbrowser_underline Color="0x00009e"/>
<Wapbrowser_tableborder Color="0x00009e"/>
<Illumination Color="0x643400"/>
</Sony_Ericsson_theme>


i disconnected my phone and turned on the theme but still, no new menu. It DID turn on the theme, but did not change the menu. So i'm not sure what is going on. Any ideas?

is your phone branded???

do i need to have my phone debranded to do this!? ok looks like i have another step to add....crap. so what is the best tutorial for debranding the w580i?

the *.swf must be flash lite v1.1 or lower (W580 only supports this flash version). You can test by putting it on picture directory to view it.
And the *.swf file must be put in \tpa\preset\system\desktop\flash

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Originally Posted by taylor_93_

do i need to have my phone debranded to do this!? ok looks like i have another step to add....crap. so what is the best tutorial for debranding the w580i?

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Find the generic firmware and install it with xs++ or far.You can download firmwares here in top sony