Razr V3RE Skinning issues

[edminister]

My first post:

I got an V3RE as an "upgrade" for my dead V3 from T-Mobile yesterday and am having a nightmare time with modding it.
Software R3442A_G_0E.43.25R

Got the Bootscreen with a little trial and error, got Startup/Shutdown screens right off the bat, gave up on custom startup/shutdown sounds for now, and am currently fooling with the skinning.

I used M-Editor and patch to crawl in and add my skin to the skins directory. As long as folder and filenames match the skin will load, otherwise it will default to Alkali skin. The real issue is the skin itself.

When I load it and access menus they will overlay each other. For instance, I can open main menu and select message, when selecting create new it will open new window for typing text but the message menu is still in place! I loaded a few other skins I downloaded and the issue does not reoccur in them so what is wrong with mine?

If anyone wants to tackle the custom startup/shutdown sounds issue as well I am all ears.

[pwyll]

I haven't tried any skins yet, so I don't have anything to say about that. But here is the thread for startup/shutdown sounds on the V3re, and here is where my part starts, documenting what had to be done to successfully customize the sounds on my R3442A_G_0E.43.25R...

Good luck!


Scott

[modnmotos]

Maybe the skin isnt going to work for that phone untill its ported, which im tring to learn about currently. I know the v3 and 3re are sim but we've been findind small differences here and there thats why we are working on new guides for the v3re so we can get our own section.

[edminister]

Hi guys, I will keep you posted as events unfold, I am on my way to work ATM so I won't be on til late this evening and of course will spend another hour or so frustrating myself before having anything new to bawl about. Will look into startup sounds first I think.

[modnmotos]

With mexplorer open the audio folder and look for the startup and powerdown sounds. These are what needs to be written over. On computer find new sounds you want to use and rename, then drag and drop in to the audio folder. Crop sounds down to about 5 seconds. You can have more on start up it will just continue playing untill its done. On shut down it will play for like 3-5 secs untill phone shuts off so if its longer it will be cut off.

All startup and power down sounds must be loaded with these titles (just right click, copy, paste on to the new sounds you wish to use):

Power~down
Cust_Start~up

Failure to do so will result in nonworking startup/shutdown sounds.
If loaded with p2kcommander will be nonvisible from phone. With mexplorer highlight sound and on the left side check 'hidden' and it will be nonvisible from phone.

Any problems pm or post we'll walk you through it.

[edminister]

modnmotos, I have that part done, it is still using midi bleepity bleep as startup sound and nothing as shutdown. I am assuming this is going to be a seem edit to enable but I have yet to find a seem editor that does not crash or hang the V3RE in question. Both psk commanders 4.9e and 5.05 lock up the phone when seem editing. P2ktools 3.08 bulid 864 looks like it will work (detects phone properly) but I will need to locate the seems again as I cannot remember what they are.

[Danation]

P2kTools 3.0.8.864 is what I use to edit seems. Also, you can download them with P2kTools and edit them with XVI32 if you prefer.

[edminister]

Pwyll, thank you! I pulled up my sounds in Adobe Audition and cleaned them up a little more then saved them at 128kbps 44khz and then seem edited to enable sounds and they are now working. Next step is the impact font and drm icons.... the skin I am assuming I will have to trial and error rebulid from the V3 skin I had made originally. Fortunately I saved all my .psd files from the original build of it. Once it is done there will be a mind.in.a.box monsterpack for the V3RE.

Also, is there an analog clock in the V3RE? It might be a seem edit but I have no idea, there is not an option for it in my phone.

[Danation]

My analog clock showed up when I enabled the date on the home screen. Seem 0032_0001 Offset BE bit 5 (0 for date and analog clock, 1 for no date or analog clock.) It will move the clock down to the bottom right, but you can easily move it back. Hope that helps.

[modnmotos]

Settings, personalize,homescreen,clock on phone you can change this. Motoskin can help you with the clock issue as well. DRM icons are different then skin icons. When you change a skin the DRM icons will not be affected that is done by modifing the cg15(break it apart with 3G-DRM edit icons, recompile the cg15 and flash back to phone)

[edminister]

modnmotos, the options under settings personalize homescreen clock are digital and off on my phone. I was planning on using shxcodec to break up CG15 and toy with it but I read something in this forum where it might be odd unless filesizes remain the same...

[modnmotos]

then you will need to do the seem change to enable the option as danation suggested. Yes danation had an issue after he modified the cg15. he had the overall file size to big and 3G-DRM could'nt recompile the cg15 it said it was to big, however i've been experimenting around with deleting things and making the cg15 smaller(to gain more memory space on phone) and have had no issues.

[edminister]

Cool, I am rebuilding the skin as we speak. I am going to have to go to the girl's house tonight so i won't be back on til tomorrow afternoon but things are "seem"ing to look up at the moment.

[Danation]

I'm glad things are looking up. Did you read my post? I told you how to enable the analog clock a couple posts up.

Also, on the CG15, I had some trouble with file size, but all you have to do is take some of the DRM files and make them all white. Modnmotos is expirimenting with deleting gifs, and it appears to be working. But until he's researched it more extensively, making the icons white is for sure safe, and it frees up space.

[modnmotos]

Danation I think he was just letting me know it was'nt enabled because I told him it was changable under settings on the phone.