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wizzard hangs on startup :(

hello guys,
i've got a little problem, a while ago my device started to "hang" on the startup, when soft reset my device it boots, but then, when the backlight fades away, and i wait a while my device is stuck on the "Windows Mobile" screen.
this doesn't happen when i keep pressing my touchscreen when the backlight fades away, but i find it quite annoying.
so i was wondering, has anyone got a solution for this annoying problem?
Thanks in advance
Greetings Richard

It's time to hard reset you device...

starkwong said:
It's time to hard reset you device...
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already did that and restored using a backup but it didn't solve anything
are you saying i should reinstall everything? :O would be quite ****edup

yep something in the backup you made is screwed, probably a startup program.
if you are able to get fileexlorer up before you soft reset after the restore you might be able to move all the shortcuts out of the startup folder to somewhere else then try putting one back each time until you find whats crashing it.
allthough a full reinstall of everything would be quicker and less work

funy said:
yep something in the backup you made is screwed, probably a startup program.
if you are able to get fileexlorer up before you soft reset after the restore you might be able to move all the shortcuts out of the startup folder to somewhere else then try putting one back each time until you find whats crashing it.
allthough a full reinstall of everything would be quicker and less work
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thanks, mayb a noob question, but where can i find this startup map?
full reinstall would be more work i think, because i have alot of software on the device, so also alot of settings etc., so i think i'll go for option 1

Mostly they are in \Windows\Startup, and some may create system services which you can view (and disable) using TaskMgr (a freeware)

Photo Camera problem

Hello, i have a little problem, i couldn't find any thread with these contents..
but, here's the problem:
Whenever i take a normal photo, on any resolution.. it won't save the file after i took a picture and my HD won't respond for a minute, when i try to see the photo it isnt there..
Does anyone know what might have happened? it's pretty annoying
Much thanks, Cb

Sounds like it is having a problem finding the file it is supposed to save the images to. Have you added any new programs or changed any settings recently? Where are you storing the images, device or storage card? Check if you have set these to hidden or read only.

Cbxu said:
Hello, i have a little problem, i couldn't find any thread with these contents..
but, here's the problem:
Whenever i take a normal photo, on any resolution.. it won't save the file after i took a picture and my HD won't respond for a minute, when i try to see the photo it isnt there..
Does anyone know what might have happened? it's pretty annoying
Much thanks, Cb
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yes it does sound like your folder location may be missing use your file explorer and see if DCIM folder is in storage card inside DCIM should have a folder called 100MEDIA

Well, the folders are there since i selected to save it on the storage card.. and no i havent changed any settings to the camera, and it still does the same thing been trying to figure it out but it wont work at all

If you haven't changed any settings to the camera, have you changed any settings in any other programs or installed any new programs? What ROM are you using?

I'm using the stock rom, 1.14.404.3 (22273) NLD, last program i installed before it went to act strange was spore origins

Cbxu said:
I'm using the stock rom, 1.14.404.3 (22273) NLD, last program i installed before it went to act strange was spore origins
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At a guess I would say that spore origins played part in messing things up. First try telling the camera to save to the device and see what happens. If it is still messed up then you may have to hard reset. If it does work when you tell it to save to the device then take what you need off the storage card and re-format it, then that should fix your problem.

if you have installed "advanced config" utility please check under camera settings if you have "encode photos in portrait mode" option enabled
if yes, unable it.
this can make your phone to stuck or delay whenn you take a picture
good luck!

noris08 said:
if you have installed "advanced config" utility please check under camera settings if you have "encode photos in portrait mode" option enabled
if yes, unable it.
this can make your phone to stuck or delay whenn you take a picture
good luck!
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it worked! thank you very much, I was about to take it back to the store to ask but now there won't be any need anymore , it's the first time i had a problem with my HD so i'm happy i've been around XDA for a while now

Always have 2 of each in picture viewer.

Using the tab for pictures and video, then tapping on a picture to go to full screen in landscape. It's always showing 2 of each image one then another one, then the next image and so on and so on.
But using file explorer to view the pics on landscape everything is normal.

I had this problem as well. At first I thought it was resco photo manager causing it (maybe by creating another preview file or something) but I was wrong, so I removed it and randomly deleted one of them picture and the problem kinda solved itself.
I hope I've been of help.

MartinXDA said:
I had this problem as well. At first I thought it was resco photo manager causing it (maybe by creating another preview file or something) but I was wrong, so I removed it and randomly deleted one of them picture and the problem kinda solved itself.
I hope I've been of help.
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When I delete, say one of the double image. Both dis-appears and never to be seen again. There is only one file it's just that photo viewer is showing 2 of each.
Steps taken so far.
Task29 and reflash the same rom 3x and format card also 3x.
Soft & Hard reset as well.
I will try a different ROM and will update if the problem goes away.

zoth said:
When I delete, say one of the double image. Both dis-appears and never to be seen again. There is only one file it's just that photo viewer is showing 2 of each.
Steps taken so far.
Task29 and reflash the same rom 3x and format card also 3x.
Soft & Hard reset as well.
I will try a different ROM and will update if the problem goes away.
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It's the former ROM that's causing the problem.

It's not the other rom. I never changed roms and had that problem too. But I think its because of two things. One is u have it sshow all folders. Or you did what I did. Tried to tell the phone to save pictures from the main memory to the memory card. Mine fixed itself . but i forgot what i did. I know I did a soft reset, but I dont think that's what i did that fixed it.

starstreak said:
It's not the other rom. I never changed roms and had that problem too. But I think its because of two things. One is u have it sshow all folders. Or you did what I did. Tried to tell the phone to save pictures from the main memory to the memory card. Mine fixed itself . but i forgot what i did. I know I did a soft reset, but I dont think that's what i did that fixed it.
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Thanks, I'll keep it in mind. But for now I'm happy it's gone using a different ROM.

Mmm...you did a task 29 and the problem is now gone. That makes me wonder about all the junk that stays in the phone's memory after flashing a new rom without doin' a t29 first...anyway I'm glad you solved it

This is a bug with Sense, usually happens when you change language.
The FIX is this:
1. Go to Albums
2. Select Album that you want to use.
3. Menu - Set Album as Favorite

CYDVicious said:
This is a bug with Sense, usually happens when you change language.
The FIX is this:
1. Go to Albums
2. Select Album that you want to use.
3. Menu - Set Album as Favorite
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WOW after all the work I did. Thats all I have to do. I will keep this tip in mind.

MR2 Update bugs, fixes, mods etc.

This thread is for those of you who have already got the MR2 update and would like to report any bugs, features etc. This thread will make it easier to follow up and find any similarities. Also to find fixes faster then digging through different threads.
Please DO NOT post "Oh I haven't gotten this patch yet","WTF it's not up yet","Installing it now" etc...
Please post anything you have noticed or would like to share about MR2 here.
I have the Swedish version of MR2, these are my observations.
(1) I noticed as well that when the device is waking up, the SD Card takes a second or 2 to show up. I am sure this has to do with power management. Now this causes a slight delay when you wake up the device and can be annoying if you are like me and want "Instant response". I stated already in another thread that I had applied the "SD Card Fix" that was created for MR1. Now there is no delay and thats the way I like it, the power consumption difference is not noticeable, so I am not concerned at all that it might use 0.0..something milliamps more power. Take note, that I did not suffer memory card missing or sudden data loss problems. It just took a while for the card to pop up after start up.
(2) The GPS problem with TomTom remains, I still need GPS Gate in order to use TomTom.
FIXED! See here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6494250&postcount=14
(3) The G Sensor problem remains, I cannot use any other apps apart from SE's that work with the G Sensor, very annoying!!!
This Java -> "Water Level" app works, so maybe some other ones might. But even that one is SE's. I will check more into it later.
(4) Visual LED notifications don't seem to turn on until you wake up the device, the audio alerts are instant though.
I will update as I find more, otherwise everything else(I have tested) on this device is faster now, including SMS typing via keyboard.
CAB for SD Card fix -> http://rapidshare.com/files/389695879/X2_SDFix.cab
EDIT:
Please note! I will no longer be working on trying to fix any bugs on the X2.
I'm sending it back and getting an X10 instead, so my efforts will shift over to Android now.
Perhaps down the road when they come up with a better OS or something, I will buy another X2. Until then, I hope others who have been helping out now will continue to do so.

Thanks for the clarification that the notification LED problem has still not been fixed. I'm afriad it might be time for me to say goodbye to my X2 as this was one of the reasons why I bought the device and if they still haven't fixed it now, it is unlikely they are ever going to.

bob2k4 said:
Thanks for the clarification that the notification LED problem has still not been fixed. I'm afriad it might be time for me to say goodbye to my X2 as this was one of the reasons why I bought the device and if they still haven't fixed it now, it is unlikely they are ever going to.
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I am sure there are more updates or fixes on the way.
Besides that, not many devices offer LED notification anyways.
Today was the first day my X2 has run superbly, I have not needed to install "Advanced Config Tool" or "SK Tools". No Stalls, no sluggish behaviour. Good battery life... I think it's on it's way to perfection. Now we only need HardSPL

im also dissapointed that theyve not bothered to fix the LED notifications. was one of the main reasons i stuck with SE. most SE phones have LED notification (which work), an immensly useful but simple feature. it worked fine on the X1. seems to be another casualty of their over zealous power management. the phone doesnt wake up when a text is received like the X1 used to. im sure someone clever can get the X2 behave as it should do either, their must be something in the registry that can be modified like the SD card fix..

^^ Yep, I am sure we can tweak this bad boy somehow...
But meanwhile.
To enable "Auto rotation"
Edit the following Registry Key. YOU WILL NEED A REGISTRY EDITOR! If you don't know what it is, don't bother with this! Just move along...
HKLM\Services\MultiService\mods\Rotation\AccelBasedRotationEnabled
Change value to "1"
This will help with many things including this -> TomTom!
To enable TomTom Rotation, go further down to AADRClients
(1) Add "New Key" Call it TomTom or whatever.
(2) In that key add new "String Value"
(3) Value name "ModuleFileName"
Value Data "\Storage Card\Program\Navigator\TomTom Navigator.exe"
(You will need to check your folders are the same, edit the text accordingly)
(4) Make sure it saved.
(5) Reboot device
(6) Start TomTom when it's loaded rotate your device left, viola!

mtechfan said:
^^ Yep, I am sure we can tweak this bad boy somehow...
But meanwhile.
To enable "Auto rotation"
Edit the following Registry Key.
HKLM\Services\MultiService\mods\Rotation\AccelBasedRotationEnabled
Change value to "1"
This will help with many things including this -> TomTom!
To enable TomTom Rotation, go further down to AADRClients
(1) Add "New Key" Call it TomTom or whatever.
(2) In that key add new "String Value"
(3) Value name "ModuleFileName"
Value Data "\Storage Card\Program\Navigator\TomTom Navigator.exe"
(You will need to check your folders are the same, edit the text accordingly)
(4) Make sure it saved.
(5) Reboot device
(6) Start TomTom when it's loaded rotate your device left, viola!
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Where do i fink HKLM ive been busting my braines to find it

oubsty said:
where do i fink hklm ive been busting my braines to find it
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hklm = hkey_local_machine

after the install of MR2 all the data on my mammory card got corrupted. Not right away but couple of hours later. I have Generik_UK. Then i formated the card. installed the SDfix (its on this forum somewhere -> search) but i think its not everithing as it should be. the data did not get corrupred again but the micro SD sometimes is not visible in the file manager.
I also had some problems with total freezing of the phone (two times in 2 days time). that only happened when i was doing heavy usage on the camera and the picture viewing I guess the RAM got full ar something. then i deleted all the panells and the panelmanager to save some RAM. Ill let you know if it helps.

gbajzelj said:
after the install of MR2 all the data on my mammory card got corrupted. Not right away but couple of hours later. I have Generik_UK. Then i formated the card. installed the SDfix (its on this forum somewhere -> search) but i think its not everithing as it should be. the data did not get corrupred again but the micro SD sometimes is not visible in the file manager.
I also had some problems with total freezing of the phone (two times in 2 days time). that only happened when i was doing heavy usage on the camera and the picture viewing I guess the RAM got full ar something. then i deleted all the panells and the panelmanager to save some RAM. Ill let you know if it helps.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mine is still running really well, really really well. No memory card issues or sluggishness so far. I hope it stays that way.

oubsty said:
Where do i fink HKLM ive been busting my braines to find it
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You also need to use a Registry Editor to do what mtechfan has recommended.

laurence0609 said:
You also need to use a Registry Editor to do what mtechfan has recommended.
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Yep, I guess I should have mentioned that

instead of hardSPL to flash custom roms has anyone tried to hack the sony update program?? if it could be fooled into thinking the custom firmware is the latest firmware then get it to install it onto the phone...

For those of you not in the KNOW.
TomTom will work without installing GPSGate.
On the X2 – go to Settings/System/External GPS and change GDP9 TO COM8.
Run FASTGPS and download the latest Sat Data.
Open TomTom and change the GPS Device from Built in GPS receiver to Other NMEA GPS receiver and select COM8.
Wait a few secons for the Receiver to kick in and away you go.....

ok,can some one to test video mode,record some video and see what is the frame rate in new MR2,is it still low? or is it better then 15fps

gbajzelj said:
after the install of MR2 all the data on my mammory card got corrupted. Not right away but couple of hours later. I have Generik_UK. Then i formated the card. installed the SDfix (its on this forum somewhere -> search) but i think its not everithing as it should be. the data did not get corrupred again but the micro SD sometimes is not visible in the file manager.
I also had some problems with total freezing of the phone (two times in 2 days time). that only happened when i was doing heavy usage on the camera and the picture viewing I guess the RAM got full ar something. then i deleted all the panels and the panelmanager to save some RAM. Ill let you know if it helps.
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I guess you look for Storage Card in File Explorer? What I have seen is that because of the card delay mentioned earlier the card appears at the bottom of the folders/files list and not among the folders in alphabetic order, at least on my device. Can be worth a look even though you applied the card fix and i haven't.

Two flaws:
1.
Auto lock on, display blacked out
Listening to music via slideview
Phone rings (technically speaking)
The phone vibrates and perhaps play half ringtone or just not at all.
Without the music listening the phone rings as it should, using generic ringtone so far so no storage card error here I suppose.
2.
Listening to music via slideview. Songs stored at Storage card.
Media player plays one, two, three songs and halts in the middle of a song.
Going to try a different media player to see what happens. I have not installed any yet because my favourite player, Pocket Player appears to have some compatibility issues with winmo 6.5. I know of the memcard fix and will eventually try that as well.
Was thinking of a new thread, quite the opposite of this. A "what programs works on X2 MR2". haven't installed that much yet, perhaps someone else can start

SE contact reading chinese?
Can anyone confirm if the SE contacts (not the WinMo) in MR2 can read Chinese (after installing either new fonts or localization)?
Thanks!

so i changed from GENERIC_SG to GENERIC_UK, rather time consuming but worth it IMO, but down to the nitty gritty details.
I'm still in the process of personalising it (adding my ring tones, loading old sms's etc) but from first few things i've done the speed between screens is quite phenominal
Also by accident i just found that you can move icons around ALOT easier, . BIG bonus as it doesn't mean i have to scroll all the way to the botom to find my new apps. - to do this just press down on the icon (using stylus or finger) and move it to were ever you want it.
more feedback to follow

I think this thread lost its and the thread starters intentions long ago. Its sad since it could have been a great resource. Some moderation would be apritiated.
Thanks, A.D

In which dll are the 'dinik glass' icons?

I have searched the forums and searched through the usual dll files (tapres.192 etc), but i cannot find the great icons that came with this rom (Sense 2.5 CHT / Dinik Glass May 31).
The only 'glass' style icons in any of the usual dlls appear to be low res, despite the misleading '192' in the dll names.
Can anyone tell me where the icons are located.
I'm trying to change my youtube icon because, even though the Start>Multimedia>Youtube icon is the glass one.... when I add it to my quick links it uses the standard flat white YT icon.
Sorry if im missing the obvious here...
Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

Ok so it took me all day but I finally found the icons in the anastacia icon rar download. doh! was looking for 'glass' icons.... oh well.
Thing is though I simply cannot change the youtube icon from the white background one to the glass one. No matter what i do, Including clearing the htc icon cache, It always shows the white one.
Can anyone please tell me where im going wrong? this is driving me nuts. Is it something to do with where 'quick links' gets its program list?
EDIT, Im using JWMD IconChange. I was going to use SK Shortcut manager but it only handles .dll files
ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated.

thesweeney said:
Ok so it took me all day but I finally found the icons in the anastacia icon rar download. doh! was looking for 'glass' icons.... oh well.
Thing is though I simply cannot change the youtube icon from the white background one to the glass one. No matter what i do, Including clearing the htc icon cache, It always shows the white one.
Can anyone please tell me where im going wrong? this is driving me nuts. Is it something to do with where 'quick links' gets its program list?
EDIT, Im using JWMD IconChange. I was going to use SK Shortcut manager but it only handles .dll files
ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated.
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Second this issue.. I've always had some issues changing certain icons like the file explorer or msn messenger.
Someone's gotta know!
Thanks in advance!

Aaron, I eventually found the answer....
You need to rename the icon so that it is the same as the executable name.
So for youtube.exe the icon should be named youtube.png rather than HTC_youtube.png or whatever.
Try it for any icons that refuse to change.
Hope this helps.
In return maybe you could answer one or two of my questions lol.
1. I disabled the startup anim using BSBTweaks. The phone didnt boot much faster so I re-enabled it but it still doesnt show at startup. Any ideas?
2. My SD card sometimes dissapears or wont initialise at startup. Last night it wouldnt show up after coming out of sleep/standby.
Ive increased the i/o delay etc in Advanced config, and even disabled power management for the SD slot but the card still 'dissapears' now and again.
I have searched for answers to both of these but after reading hundreds of posts I'm still none-the-wiser.
I'd start a new thread but people here seem adverse to helping me lol or maybe its just noobs in general who get ignored
People forget that they were new at one point. And sometimes searching just yields no answers, thousands of posts and no answers

thesweeney said:
1. I disabled the startup anim using BSBTweaks. The phone didnt boot much faster so I re-enabled it but it still doesnt show at startup. Any ideas?
People forget that they were new at one point. And sometimes searching just yields no answers, thousands of posts and no answers
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Uh oh, you found the "startup" flaw. If you use BSMTweaks to stop the animation it can't be restarted. I have found that the only way to recover is a hard reset. I stay away from that switch these days.
When I originally found this "feature", I did some searching, but whatever they are changing is not the normal place in the registry that I found to control the animation - so I could not fix it.

stevedebi said:
Uh oh, you found the "startup" flaw. If you use BSMTweaks to stop the animation it can't be restarted. I have found that the only way to recover is a hard reset. I stay away from that switch these days.
When I originally found this "feature", I did some searching, but whatever they are changing is not the normal place in the registry that I found to control the animation - so I could not fix it.
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doh! A hard reset you say? I think I'll live witout the anim until my next flash lol.
Thanks very much for the reply stevedebi.... thats one more thing I can cross off my list and stop worrying about
cheers

thesweeney said:
2. My SD card sometimes dissapears or wont initialise at startup. Last night it wouldnt show up after coming out of sleep/standby.
Ive increased the i/o delay etc in Advanced config, and even disabled power management for the SD slot but the card still 'dissapears' now and again.
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Thanks for the advice on the icons. I'll give it a try in a bit.
Since the first question was answered I'll try for the second. It sounds like it's possible your sd card is corrupt. You should try and back everything up on your pc and then format the sd card and put it back. I think you can format the sd card actually while in the phone, that's probably your best option.
back everything up on your PC first still though.
If THAT doesn't work it could very well be the rom OR a hardware issue. Let's hope its the rom and not the hardware!