Hello im desperately looking for someone with the expertise to develop a .dll and registry settings that will enable wifi card use on The MDA Compact II (or HTC Charmer).
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It looks like T-mobile have developed the rom for this phone to stop any wifi SDIO Cards from working! They have missed out certain .dll files that link the driver software to the card reader. This is obviously their attempt to force people to use GPRS rather than using wifi. This is annoying since i was planning to use wifi and T-mobile dont say anything about this in the product details, in fact the device is described as fully SDIO compatible!
Im told the main file missing is called HSDCard.dll (not case sensitive)
Also missing are the registry settings in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Drivers\SDCARD\HostController\xxx\xxx
I really hope that someone can help me and the many other people out there buying wifi cards for this ppc, only to find them secretly barred!
Aparently the cpu and SD card reader on the Compact II are the same as the HTC Prophet so maybe files from a prophet might work.
I know this is alot to ask but im really fed up with this, I tried four different cards before finding out about T-Mobiles secret wifi blocking, and now it seems like it is impossible without help to hack the device from you guys.
I am willing to try and rom's that might work and even prepared to dissasemble the device (and get my soldering iron out) if nessisary.
Any ideas at all will greatfully accepted.
Thanks in advance
fUNKUS
PS: Heres links to other forums where i am researching this issue:
1. http://www.modaco.com/index.php?act=ST&f=180&t=237112&st=0
2. http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=237000
3. http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...&tid=5da8dd90-4bfd-4fa2-a345-83911a1f322c&p=1
Just about to try a different rom in my MDA Compact II to see if theses files and reg settings are present.
Wish me luck, better yet post the file and reg settings im looking for.
thanks
fUNKUS
Heres the results of my tests:
Click Me!
#This was done with files from various loactions so im still looking for those device specific dll's and reg's from a prophet.
fUNKUS
The prophet roms work on the charmer so its possible to upload the unbranded Dopod 818 Pro OS portion onto the phone. You'll be left with no tmobile tinkering whatsoever and hopefully a fully function SDIO OS. I dont have wifi sdio card to check this out though. only 1 minus so far ive found is the prophets camera is different so the stuff to run the charmer camera isnt present. I got a complete registry and file dump from the charmer so would have all settings and files needed to solve that hopefully.
Look in uploads and the prophet folder on the xda FTP to download the dopod 818 pro rom. then you can use aWizard to upload the OS portion from that zip onto the phone.
Im trying the process now....verry worried hehe i bet you anything i wont be able to make phone calls tomorrow..
OMFG!! I have a comm manager....and a few errors ..but still!....trying the sdio wifi (obviously!)
OK.... I have a connection manager, and a few other new things. But i didnt hard reset before putting the new os in rom so i have spbpocket ect popping up with errors every 5 seconds lol.
I am sceptical to be honest, im still getting errors on startup even after hard reset and storage empty and the card still doesnt work.
As before it sometimes recognises it with the icon but it wont connect to wifi in the comm manager....i dont know where to go from here really.
Im going to try to replace the rom with the origional from t-mobile, just to check that im not stuck here hehe,
Then tomorrow ill copy the root of each device over to my pc, then sort throught the differences in files and registry keys.
With the two different installations and registries on my pc, side by side, maybe i can find out exactly what t-mobile have removed and add it to the standard t-mobile rom installation, as origionally planned. Thus keeping camera and other errors from occuring......we already have 1 problem hehe
Can you look into getting the camera working?....ie find out what files the t-mobile rom has and reg keys ect, Either that or we should do the above process to mod the origional rom.
QUICK THOUGHT: the dopod 818 pro has built in wifi...this may give us further problems
7 am here now and verry tired hehe, quick nap for funk but ill be keep trying this out and post any sucess or near sucess hehe
I'd love to email t-mobile a working rom update for the MDA Compact II....hehehe.....would say alot :shock:
For anyone else wishing to try this process, the Offiial t-mobile rom update .exe file will restore the MDA Compact II to its origional state after you play with the os rom, mine has restored perfectly. Even though i used CID unlock in the process.
Post your results
fUNKUS
i used this program off buzzdev to get a dump or all the windows rom files and exported out the registry aswell. did a hard reset with the charmer rom minus customization, did a dump then installed the prophet rom, hard reset, stopped customization and did a dump.
So now using Beyond Compare 2, can see exactly what files are a different size or what files each rom has the other one doesnt. The camera does indeed use a different library and registry setting. so far i have only just changed that over, starting the camera, it goes to switch to landscape but then quits out and changes back to portrait, so a bit more than before. just a reg problem with that now i think since ive copied all the relevant files over needed.
My prophet rom is flawless, i get no errors what so ever. i did hard reset mine before with the charmer rom and then again after installing the prophet one so it was completely fresh and it works fine, (besides camera)
I'll see about uploading the files dump to the ftp so you can just download them to look for yourself. using the file dumper takes over a hour to do for one device!
heres one
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Charmer/Charmer OSDump.rar
contains all files in the windows directory from the charmer t-mob rom
and the other
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/HTC_Prophet/Prophet OSDump.rar
using beyond compare, use the wizard to select the 2 extracted folders and uncheck the date/time check, you just wanna know by size to tell which files are different and it'll automatically highlight which are missing too.
Here are the files that are present in the Dopod 818 pro and not on the Charmer....interesting reading hehe
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
So, pheasibly the missing drivers are within one of these .dll files ect (microsof has been known to combine all sorts of drivers from very diffferent devies into single files )
On a less encouraging note when i examined the reistry there are differences in almost every line. So getting the reg keys together is going to be a mommoth job and will probably be beyond my knowledge.
fUNKUS
only HKCR of the registry is in a different order, for some reason exporting on the prophet put that section in alphabetical order but was completely different (random?) on the charmer. A lot of the later sections, HKCU and HKLM are fine and more obvious to whats missing.
funkus, download this, re exported the registrys on both OS with another regedit. much much easier now!! all the keys are listed in perfect order with each other so its totally obvious whats different.
have updated the original files on the ftp aswell to include these new ordered regs for anyone else who wants to join in with 'the fun'
"So, pheasibly the missing drivers are within one of these .dll files ect (microsof has been known to combine all sorts of drivers from very diffferent devies into single files ) "
searching for files with different sizes should highlight any of these.
aaaah nice youre being so helpful mate ill give this a go now and see what i can see.
Can i edit the registry here and then copy it to my ppc? that would be easier hehe EDIT: exported edited on pc and imported using Resco Registry and Notepad...very nice
Plus im not sure but i think we'll need the hardware id of the card to replace this:
'MANF-0001-CARDID-0000-FUNC-1]'
I cant find this..
These are all the key entries from the propet that are not in the charmer
(not including some unrelated stuff but im not positive on some of it)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\HTCCP
L\Applet2]
"CmdLine"=""
"Name"="Wireless LAN"
"Path"="WLANSettings.exe"
"Title"="Wireless LAN"
#### charmer already has applet2
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\SDCARD\ClientDrivers\Custom]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\SDCARD\Cli
entDrivers\Custom\MANF-0001-CARDID-0000-FUNC-1]
"Dll"="TNETWLN.dll"
"Instance0"="TNETWLN:TNETWLN1"
"Prefix"="SIO"
####
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\Wireless LAN]
"Group"=dword:00000002
####
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\TNETWLN]
"DisplayName"="SDIO WLAN Wireless
Adapter"
"Group"="NDIS"
"ImagePath"="tnetwln.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\TNETWLN\Linkage]
"Route"="TNETWLN1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\TNETWLN1]
"DisplayName"="SDIO WLAN Wireless
Adapter"
"Group"="NDIS"
"ImagePath"="tnetwln.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\TNETWLN1\Parms]
"BusNumber"=dword:00000000
"BusType"=dword:00000000
"dot11DesiredTxRate"=dword:00000000
"dot11ShortPreambleInvoked"=dword:0000
0001
"dot11SupportedRateMask"=dword:0000000
1
"HTCPowerMode"=dword:00000000
"HTCPowerSaveRxDataThreshold"=dword:00
000002
"HTCPowerSaveTimeout"=dword:0000003c
"HTCPowerSaveTxDataThreshold"=dword:00
000001
"PAType"=dword:00000001
"PrivacyMode"=dword:00000002
"RateFallBackThreshold"=dword:00000080
"ResetOnResume"=dword:00000001
"Sysintr"=dword:00000023
"Testmode"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\TNETWLN1\Parms\Tcpip]
"DhcpMaxRetry"=dword:00000015
"DhcpRetryDialogue"=dword:00000008
####
I have tried adding the above reg keys and these files:
WLANSettings.exe.0409.mui
WiFiTray.exe (brings comm manager link to today screen on execution)
WirelessLAN.htm
WirelessService.dll
WLANSettings.exe (part of the commmanager prog for assigning ip ect)
Wireless LAN.lnk (a link)
tnetwln.dll (i think this is the wireless driver)
CommManager.exe (the comm manager program)
CommManager.htm
CommManager.exe.0409.mui
CommManager.lnk
CommManager_Help
S5K3BAFX.dll
TiwlnapiCE.dll
So far the card seems no more responsive. The 'i' icon comes up but only once every reset as before (ie if you unplug it you need to reset to get the icon back)
But i do now have a connection manager next to my battery bar, it runs in the tray if you execute WIFITray.exe but the wifi option in it crashes the device. The other options seem to work (Blootooth on and off, vibrate mode on off, and Active sync) wifi settings runs but wont recognise card...if we can get it working it looks like a useful program to have
Maybe i have missed something, perhaps the manufacturor code in the sdio keys needs changing what do you think? Maybe some files refer to the built in wifi in the prophet rather than any clientdrivers? Perhaps i have missed an important file, is there anything in the jpeg that you think i might need?
any ideas?
I wish some one else was trying this process, im trying to be thoughrough (resetting alot ect) but im likely to make a mistake with the reg keys or something and miss a possible fix.
fUNKUS
am still looking into the camera settings. puzzling! i can tell by the charmer reg in HKLM\Drivers\Active, that the cameradriver.dll and DirectXs Directshow capture is loaded up but in the prophet, despite having the exact same cameradriver.dll it isnt loading into memory. if i can get that to start up i reckon that solves the problem, the cameradriver.dll is also linked to directshow capture somehow. have already changed the camera program and swaped s5k3bafx.dll with ov9650.dll in the registry.
try this out, it includes a new OMAP850_SDHC.dll and sdbus.dll as recently posted on modocos prophet forum
i added the dopod818 pro ext_rom to my device and let customization run on a hard reset, it added a new pair of these dlls and now another new pair have surfaced.
i reckon dopod are updating these pair because maybe the older versions have issues with some cards or bugs that theyve now solved.
I have tried the cab file but it doesn't seem to have helped. Do you think i have missed important files or reg settings?
The camera settings seem strange, how can they use the same files and reg keys if they use different hardware? Bizarro!
fUNKUS
Ps: thanks again for your help!
PPS: Recieved another email from T-Mobile re. the update. They will confirm that the people developing the rom update are 'aware' of the issue but refuse to confirm that they will attempt fo fix it. Basically i think theay are trying but untill they have finished testing the rom they will not confirm its contents. That way no-one can complain if they cant fix it. Could be good news or bad, the udate is due this month. But since they are only recenly aware of the problem im worried it wont be in the update. I really dont think we can rely on t-mobile to fix this problem.
Heres the link just in case: http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Dispatcher?menuid=phones_im_wnw_how
well i have rifled through all the files and registries of both devices and i cant see anything major that could of been overlooked. I have so far created a charmer rom that incorperates alot of missing registries and dll,exes etc from the prophet rom so ended up with a debranded hybrid of the 2 with added extras like the soft key applet and reg tweaks for speed, plus those latest omap850_sdhc and sdbus.
The camera issue is very strange, i dont see why the prophet rom refuses to load it like the charmer does on startup. I may do the opposite and cook the prophet rom with parts of the charmer so that the new settings are defaulted into the rom rather than fiddle with the registry and dlls after uploading it. see if that makes a difference.
Thats a good idea perhaps you could load the rom to the ftp site so i can test it too.
Also: I have recieved an email (god knows how they got it!) about the MDA Comapct II suggesting that perhaps the Charmer has wifi (as the propedt version does) built in but with a disabling function (hw/sw) so.....I took it to peices
Ill write full details and do diagrams when i have little more time, it seems possible to dissasemble the device fully. I couldnt see any obvious missing parts or dodgy soldering but boy do they want to keep you out of there, even after taking the entire device to peices most of the main chip board is encased in soldered metal enclosures!
Here are details from all visible chip though (digram on its way)
[This is a list of codes read from any visible chip]
1.
SDIO Reader:
Panasonic SDIO OS1112P
XA29200933
4053BS4809935
0320-02M B01 A0B
2. BHS TIW 5975 (?)
3. 5559 378 (rectangular metal with small hole)
4. BBJ S9K (?)
Dunno if any of that is important, if there is a wifi chip it could well be locked within the meatal casing with an external ariel, but the full details of the SDIO reader might help reveal something. Ill take photos of the interior if needed i just forgot that my mobile camera is my only one!
funkus
PS: My device still works after dissasembly but i did break off the knob of plastic that the sliding volume controll moves so if youre gunna try it, watch out for that!
posted my debranded rom up
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=255657#255657
so to conclude i guess, we've looked at the differences in the registry and rom and going on the basis that TMobile somehow messed up their rom and stopped wifi cards from working. but there is very little difference between them and combining the differences doesnt solve it.
so we're only left with, either WM5 doesnt natively support wifi sdio cards or there is a hardware reason in the mdac2 why it wont work with wifi sdio. t-mobile assures us they are looking into it.
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Hi Guys,
Been using this great site for a while now but im not a great poster! lol Ive bought a Magician and it will be arriving tomorrow and just wondered if there is anything that i should be looking out for?
For example, what mods do you recommend? I.E Bluetooth Fix (may not exsist but just gave example) I cant wait to get it as ive used a few before and been very impressed!
Also does anyone have a link for TomTom 5 Cracked? would be much appriciated! :lol:
Hi, welcome to XDA DEV and congratulations with your purchase! If you search this forum, you will find many fixes and mods that have been applied to speed up the magician (through registry edits), gain extra memory (BigStorage is a good one!), improve the BT stack, remove the Simlock etc etc. Just look in the Magician forums and you will find many tweaking hapiness there. Be sure to back-up first before applying any mod, since they might cause a hard reset and data loss. Please DON'T ask for illegal software here, there is enough of that to be found on the internet, but not in this community. We like to tweak and mod things, but intend to do nothing illegal here. If any software or hack here is illegal in your country, don't use it.
Have fun with your new Magician!
Thanks for the welcome Koksie! Ive been having a browse though and thought that maybe it would be good to get a Top 10 things to do to your magician?
Just thought it would be handy for people like me that are new to the magician.
Can someone explain what bigstore is please? Sounds great.
BTW it hasnt arrived yet its scheduled before 1pm though!
Do a search for BigStorage, it involves flashing your Rom with a custom made one you made yourself. You can use the ROM that came with it ( if it is a new one, you will get the latest ROM I presume) or with a newer one ( if yours is a second hand device and has an older version. 1.13 is the newest one at the moment. Check in your start-settings-device information) Since a flash removes all your data, the best thing is to do it before you put any programs and information on it. basically it deletes the Extended ROM ( where your provider puts all its settings) and merges it with the internal storage, adding 20 MB extra of ROm storage, in other words, another 20 MB extra of memory that will not be deleted in case of empty battery. Another advantage of 20 MB of extra ROM is that you save another 20 MB of RAM (by ebanling you installing aps to ROm instead of RAM), so your Magician will be much faster and less battery consuming. Search for BigStorage and the method (including backing -up the Extended ROM for later use) will be explained in detail in several threads.
Same goes for removing the Simlock or extending the BT profiles. Just search for the right terms and the methods will pop-up.
Other worthwile apps are DKToday, BT SwitchIt, tel-on-off, AEBPlus and MortButtons. Check these out, they are very usefull apps. Many registry tweaks are also posted, they help to speed up your magician, change behaviour of applications and settings etc. You are right that a top 10 would be helpful, but just searching the forum will help a lot. for regedits serach for "registry edit magiacian"and I am sure helpful threads will appear.
sorry for the idiot question but how do you install skins?
jaso2005 said:
sorry for the idiot question but how do you install skins?
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Search for Wisbar Advance. It's the app that applies the skins. :wink:
You can find many skins on www.yorch.net, including instructions on how to install them. There are many other skin sources and progs on the market, some for free. Search and the shall find my man, google is thy friend!
This page is a useful read on hints and tips.
http://www.ppcsg.com/lofiversion/index.php/f20.html
And especially:
http://www.ppcsg.com/lofiversion/index.php/t50029.html
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PS something you're bound to ask at some point, because everyone does, is how do you sort your contacts First Name, Last name?
Search against my userid. I've answered it a million times!
jaso2005 said:
Thanks for the welcome Koksie! Ive been having a browse though and thought that maybe it would be good to get a Top 10 things to do to your magician?
Just thought it would be handy for people like me that are new to the magician.
Can someone explain what bigstore is please? Sounds great.
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I was in the same position as you are, as I recently switched from an XDAI (Wallaby) to the Magician.
Here are some things to consider and do.
1. You will definately fall in love with the device if you are a bit like me or the rest of the people here. You will want to use a long time, so before you go and use the device regularly, GET A SCREEN PROTECTOR. Even if it is just a cheap one to start with, protect the screen.
2. The regular Bluetooth stack is pretty unimpressive. It works OK, but does not offer a lot of options. If you are going to use BT get the CAB install that has just recenty popped up and is currently being discussed here. You can download in that thread, then you have a ton more options regarding BT.
3. The camera on my O2 branded device is crap (blue speckles in low light conditions). There is a fix out there to solve the problem a little bit. The ultimate solution is to install a updated camera software from T-Mobile devices which is more recent. I am still looking for a way to do this, have not dived into the topic completely.
4. If you are using your PPC device a lot, especially if you are using a large SD-Card for file storage one day or the other you will face the need of hooking up yur device to some friends computer to exchange some files. This is not easily done unless the other computer has ActiveSync running. To do this easily you can use Softick Card Export, which is a little tool that enables the Magician to act as a Mass Storage Device. When the program is enabled you just use your friendly USB cable to hook up to the other computer and your Magician is instantly connected without drivers (if it is a W2K+ or XP machine or something like this - Win98 will not work instantly).
5. Always carry a small USB cable with you. I love the possibility of charging my device whereever I find a USB port.
6. Software I will not leave home without:
- Wisbar Advance2 / Wisbar Advance Desktop plugin
- Total Commander
- Registry Editor of choice
- Memmaid
- Pockettools
- Sprite Backup
- Destinator PN (if you are going to use it as a GPS)
- Pocketmusic for mp3 playback
- Phonealarm plugin
- Some calendar plugin giving a good oversight of tasks and appointments
- eWallet (for keeping confidential info such as PINs etc. encrypted)
- Mobipocket Reader with a recent offline version of Wikipedia
- Pocketmechanic
- phonExt (better Dialer)
- RESCO Audio Recorder (allows mp3 recording)
- PhonePad chooser (customize the PhonePad design)
That should get you kind of started. Oh, wait, after I did the BigStorage hack I also replaced that butt-ugly O2 splash screen (screen displayed when you power on the device or do a soft/hard reset) with a selfmade one saying "hacked" and displaying the 18c3logo.
7. Get Pocket Zen Phone - it only costs €5 and allows you to have multiple profiles, flight, office, car, etc for different situations - just click the icon on the Today screen. Get it here: http://zendrui.free.fr/
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7. Get Pocket Zen Phone - it only costs €5 and allows you to have multiple profiles, flight, office, car, etc for different situations - just click the icon on the Today screen. Get it here: http://zendrui.free.fr/
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So does PhoneAlarm. I checked out PocketZenPhone, but decided I liked pA better. It's a matter of taste, I guess. Did you take a look at pA anyways?
This discussion is going on on another thread as well.
I use PA, it's got a lot of features that I like.
To be fair, I've not used PZP much because I didn't think that it did more then PA that was relevant to me.
I've set up PA with profiles on my Today screen, which seems to be what PZP is good for:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
With my skin and my ToggleToday PA is an unobtrusive but valuable OS modification (at the top of the screen):
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psych0t1c said:
TheBrit said:
7. Get Pocket Zen Phone - it only costs €5 and allows you to have multiple profiles, flight, office, car, etc for different situations - just click the icon on the Today screen. Get it here: http://zendrui.free.fr/
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So does PhoneAlarm. I checked out PocketZenPhone, but decided I liked pA better. It's a matter of taste, I guess. Did you take a look at pA anyways?
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No, but PZP does exactly what I want.
Here goes.
I bought a Magician a few months back. Hated the lack of space but liked the Bluetooth functionality. I could connect wirelessly around the house no problem. Sending/receiving files to/from anyone with a Bluetooth device.
Decided to proceed with BigStorage ROM Flash. Flash succesful. Enjoyed adequate space. Hated Bluetooth. I tried to get some help in this forum but the help extended wasn't exactly too successful. I was missing the [`Bluetooth] option in ActiveSync [a registry key I believe], and I couldn't send/receive files. I decided to give up on it until I had enough time to retrieve the registry key by reflashing with shipped ROM and flashing back to BigStorage.
I found the time to do it last week. Flashed and reflashed several times [every single attempt was successful], checking and rechecking for the Bluetooth registry keys. Yet I couldn't find them.
My Magician can still detect Bluetooth devices so I'm sure the hardware isn't busted. But I can't even transfer files using Bluetooth. Tried installing that Bluetooth Stack from http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33532. Added some new features, but functionality is as stated in this paragraph.
Help? ::crycry:: hahahaha
I am now totally clueless as to how to go about this predicament..
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I've recently did the BigStorage ROM on my Magician. And everything was just peachy. Up until I tried to sync my Magician to the PC via Bluetooth.
Before I did the ROM patch, I was able to sync my unit through Bluetooth after some few hours of tweaking my system. But after I did the patch, I tried to sync it again through Bluetooth. My PC was waiting for the Magician but the unit kept disconnecting itself.
I ran Activesync on the Magician, went to its settings, and the Bluetooth option was gone. Only `USB was left along with some numbers (baud rates?), when previously it had `Bluetooth as well.
I'm sure Bluetooth works (as I've installed the CAB associated with it from the ExtRom) on the unit since it can make a device pairing and ask for a passkey and all that, but syncing through Bluetooth doesn't work anymore.
Could anyone shed some light on this for me?
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try pairing your device to the pc! make sure that ur pc is not listed on the magician paired devices, activate the pairing from the magician through bluetooth under settings system tab through "Bluetooth ActiveSync Setup" and go from there.
let me know how you go!
errr.. ok i tried what you suggested. and i'm starting to wonder..
now my device can't see and can't be seen. i can't make a pair anymore even from the pc. my unit says 'no new devices found' yet my pc is discoverable.
broken bluetooth radio maybe (but it was working before the patch...)? or could it be a cab file i missed?
Hi i'm only new myself but you could try a soft reset then retry pairing your device, or a hard reset and see if the bluetooth works then? or maybe even try the cab file on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33532
I have found that worst case senario a hard reset and look for the right bluetooth cab to install from the ext rom.
run a search on this site for ext rom and look for the post with details about each of the seperate files and what they do!
*Edit* i did a quick search and i wasnt able to find anything in the ext rom that applies to bluetooth setup or settings! so i guess a hard reset maybe the best way to find out whether is software or hardware?!!
Maybe one of the more experienced guys on this site might be able to help you further.
Hope this helps a little
thanks for your time boh113. i can still sync through the USB port so i guess bluetooth will have to wait. i just use it for wireless internet around the house when i'm not at the pc anyway.
i might try the hard reset when i have more time to tinker with the magician. but in any case, i'd like to thank you for trying to help
just an update in case somebody can help
i managed to pair my device with the pc already. but i still can't connect via bluetooth in the magician's async.
ok i found something in my registry pertaining to my problem. although i'm not sure how to fix it.
in the magician's async, under tools -> options -> PC -> options, there's a drop-down list for PC synchronization options:
`115200 Default
`19200 Default
`38400 Default
`57600 Default
`USB
there was a `Bluetooth option included at the end of the list before i did the bigstorage ROM.
going back to the registry, i found the keys to this list (although i'm not entirely sure if these are correct, but these are the only ones on my list)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook\`115200 Default
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook\`19200 Default
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook\`38400 Default
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook\`57600 Default
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook\`USB
and to what i can see, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook\`Bluetooth doesn't exist. there are a whole lot of hex values under these keys and i'm not sure what they are for.
although if somebody could post/upload the `Bluetooth key from their device, i'd be grateful.
i'm aware that the hex values are also based upon hardware but i'm willing to try it out.
Ok i can find what your talking about but i dont have the ability to copy and paste the registry entry anywhere?!
if you can tell me how to get hold of this for you i'd be happy to help anyway i can!
most registry editors have the capability for exporting specific keys up to whole trees. perhaps if you have resco explorer and the registry add-on. or some other software similar to it. tap-hold and export?
thanks
I have resco explorer and the registry add-on but i cant find anyway to export the registry file?!
There's an option for import but thats it, also there's an option to copy but all it allows you to do is copy and past within the registry itself!
unfortunately i dont have the technical experience to do much ore tha n this, a quick guide as to which program to use and how to do it and i would be more than happy to help!
oh ok. open up resco explorer or the registry add-on. then navigate your way to this folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook
there should be a \`Bluetooth\ folder within \RasBook\ what you do is tap-and-hold on that (`Bluetooth) folder until you see the drop down text list. "Export..." should be one of the options then you can specify where to put it. by default resco places it in the main memory
will wait thanks boh113
No worries found it and exported for your satisfaction!
Had to zip it ;D
hope this can help you further!
Goodluck
Much appreciated!!
Will try it out in a bit. I'll post my results after
Thanks boh113!
well, i got back the `Bluetooth option in async. but still doesn't want to connect to the pc. the hex values probably don't match the hardware in my unit. oh well. i'll test it out a couple more hours. and if i still don't get it to work, a hard reset might be my only solution. or re-flash with my original rom and start all over again. hahahaha
thanks for your help and time boh113. forgive me for having taken too much of it
No worries, sorry i couldnt have been of more help!
Good luck with it all!
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Dear all,
I am glad to inform you that I have just released the brand new version 2 of Profiles for Windows Mobile.
Do not hesitate anymore! Follow the link below and see what is waiting for you!
http://www.winmobileapps.com/device/pocketpc/pwm/pwm.aspx
I am waiting already for your comments.
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Dear all,
I am glad to inform you that I have just released the brand new version 2 of Profiles for Windows Mobile.
Do not hesitate anymore! Follow the link below and see what is waiting for you!
http://www.winmobileapps.com/device/pocketpc/pwm/pwm.aspx
I am waiting already for your comments.
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Well i have been waiting on this! - thank you so much i will give my impressions in full later on. I use your older version all the time.
Cheers you deserve a beer and the 14.95 euros if i like it!
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Bahh, so many time for this, a shareware app...
And so many time to develop a new version and not even the inclusion to be able to choose new ring files from another path...
Sticking with PPCProfiles Pro 3.00a...
Review of Profiles for Windows Mobile 2.0
I have tried a number of different profilers and i like this one best because of a simple interface and low resource needs. It feels like its part of wm5 whilst the others always feel like addons and generally slow the device down.
Well i have tested the new version on my O2 orbit and first impressions are good.
- It has same interface and looks as 1.2 version but is enhanced
- Up to 9 profiles which is more than most of the competition.
- Vibration now works when selected under wm5.
- Bluetooth has discoverable option which is desirable.
- Ability to set profile including wifi on/off when roaming.
- Ringtones can now be selectable from the storage card\my documents folder
- Midi files can now be played as a ringtone
- Screen rotate feature useful for car profile
- Scheduler works well on my device and is a welcome addition
- No glitches or bugs on my device yet.
Wishlist
1. Backlight change with profile
2. GPRS on\off would be a welcome addon
3. Run program in a profile interface is too basic - file menu needed and the ability to use lnk's and not just exe's will make this more versatile.
4. Options interface to be wm5 style rather than old 2003 style and annoying popup of keyboard stopped
So i am certainly interested in buying this profiler and have a couple of questions.
Does the cost include future updates?
Does each device need a separate code? - i have a wizard and an orbit
Are any of the things on my wishlist in the pipeline?
There seemed to be no alpha or beta released (i often checked your forum) why not?
The program size has gone from 94kb to 340kb any possibilty of trimming to reduce size (sounds a contradiction looking at my wishlish) but ? more efficient coding or compression of dll's
Will there be more participation in the forum by yourself as in the past seems lacking and many of the users post not answered.
Thanks again and good work! I hope you take all my criticisms as constructive.
Well, a lot of things have happened in the last year that kept me away from my PC. One of these was the complete crash of my laptop, with a complete lost of all the sources... my last backup was 2 version older... PWM has been rewritten from scratch.
Let me reply to each and every point:
Wishlist - options 1..3 are on the way! I just needed to deliver something and test the user's reactions. I will keep on working on it, if it's worth to...
I don't get your point for wish #4... I'm sure you're going to wipe my doubts away...
Beta - There has been a Beta phase of course. And I posted a message here too, seeking for volunteers... got just one reply, and when it was to late, too.
Program Size - Unfortunately the increase in size is mostly due to images stored into the applet file's resources and the use of the ATL libraries for embedding WMP (sounds preview). I personally would get rid of the sounds preview, but its was one of the most wanted features...
Participation in forum - I'm actually spending several hrs a day in replying to the messages I get in several forums. It's 3:24 now and I'm still here... so my answer is YES! you will feel my presence amongst you!
Licensing: Each device need it's own license. In case of multiple licenses for the same owner, the price would be heavly reduced. License will surely be valid for all 2.x future releases. Whilst I still see room for improvements, I do not believe they will justify a version 3 or 4....
Criticisms are very welcome! I got no better way to improve myself...
slvrbllt said:
Well, a lot of things have happened in the last year that kept me away from my PC. One of these was the complete crash of my laptop, with a complete lost of all the sources... my last backup was 2 version older... PWM has been rewritten from scratch.
Let me reply to each and every point:
Wishlist - options 1..3 are on the way! I just needed to deliver something and test the user's reactions. I will keep on working on it, if it's worth to...
I don't get your point for wish #4... I'm sure you're going to wipe my doubts away...
Beta - There has been a Beta phase of course. And I posted a message here too, seeking for volunteers... got just one reply, and when it was to late, too.
Program Size - Unfortunately the increase in size is mostly due to images stored into the applet file's resources and the use of the ATL libraries for embedding WMP (sounds preview). I personally would get rid of the sounds preview, but its was one of the most wanted features...
Participation in forum - I'm actually spending several hrs a day in replying to the messages I get in several forums. It's 3:24 now and I'm still here... so my answer is YES! you will feel my presence amongst you!
Licensing: Each device need it's own license. In case of multiple licenses for the same owner, the price would be heavly reduced. License will surely be valid for all 2.x future releases. Whilst I still see room for improvements, I do not believe they will justify a version 3 or 4....
Criticisms are very welcome! I got no better way to improve myself...
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Thanks for that slvrbllt - sorry that i missed your beta request post - if it had been in the wizard forum i would have surely picked it up - I am happy to do any future testing.
Correct me if i am wrong but wm5 interface usually has keyboard central and 2003 to the right - no big deal - its just the keyboard popup thing that irritates - EDIT this is only on my artemis - on the wizard it has wm5 interface and no keyboard popup problem.
EDIT2 - problem is fixed on my artemis by unticking 'support wm5.0 soft-keys' exiting, opening and then ticking the box again.
Is it possible to do separate versions? - wm5 and 2003 - it may get round this bug.
I am glad 1 & 3 are in the pipeline and ? 2 not diff to impliment surely - if not I can use a lnk file to work this.
Well you have one customer sold.
btw i have noticed an occ duplicate notification from the scheduler and i will keep an eye on this. Please keep working on this its a great profiler!
Thanks meschle!
Got you listed on my customers spreadsheet... I'll do my best to move your name to the "very satisfied customers" column!
Maurizio.
slvrbllt,
do you plan to add auto PIN input during GSM turning is on?
intruders said:
slvrbllt,
do you plan to add auto PIN input during GSM turning is on?
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I don't think so. I mean, it's not a technical problem (can be easily done).
I can't see any difference between letting the PDA insert the PIN for you and disabling the PIN request on the SIM.
While I can see security related issues (PIN must be stored somewhere...)
I was testing another product some time ago, and decided to give the auto PIN feature a try. Unfortunately I keyed in the wrong PIN number. Before I realised that, my SIM was locked. To make things even worse, I could not find my PUK...
Now my new SIM does not ask for a PIN anymore.
Ciao!
Well, I tried the previous version of this program and also of PPC Profiles Pro... I liked them both, but at my I-Mate JAMin (and I don't know why) once installed I couldn't go anymore to the Sound & Notifications (or Phone) settings, because after doing that it none of them works ok no more... also it damages all of my default ringtones and I can't select anything else. Even after uninstalling the progs the problem of default ringtones continues So I decided to never use this king or programs again in my ppc...
(sorry for my poor english)
I've just got a T-Mobile MDA Vario II, and i found your profiles program and it does the job perfectly, i love the simple today plugin, just what i was looking for. I like the apps i use to have the default windows look and feel and WPM certainly has that.
I have just placed my order, i look forward to receiveing my license
Nic
meschle said:
- Ringtones can now be selectable from the storage card\my documents folder
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How are we able to select from Storage card, from the drop down list in the selectable tones are only showing the ones within Windows directory.
WM 6.1/6.5 version coming?
do you plan to release version that supports newer Windows Mobile versions?
This program is something I miss bad from the Nokia S60 world. I still can't believe it is not part of the core OS.
Dear all,
I read the forum since some months now, and I thank you all for the awesome things I learned there, now I would like to know whether something I have in mind is achievable or not.
I own an Ubiquio 501, a very thin qwerty PDA (with touchscreen, wifi and all) which works very well. However:
-With the AKU 3.3 ROM (released around february) it suffered from very bad graphic/video performance, but everything else was working pretty well.
-With the last WM6 upgrade (released in august) the maker fixed the graphic issue, but for me the keyboard behavior is nothing but unacceptable. It seems like I am the only one having problems with the keyboard, however a downgrade (to AKU 3.3) fix the keyboard bit, so I guess the problem is not in the hardware.
What I would like to achieve is to put the keyboard drivers in the WM6 ROM, what do you think, is this feasible? I was able to unpack the ROMs with the kitchen tools, but am not sure of which module the actual keyboard driver is, the relevant files and dirs (find dump/ -iname "*key*") in the
AKU3.3 ROM :
Code:
./KeyBDState_service.dll
./KeyBDState_service.dll/KeyBDState_service.dll
./KeyIcon.dll
./KeyIcon.dll/KeyIcon.dll
./keypad.dll
./keypad.dll/keypad.dll
./keysifter.dll
./keysifter.dll/keysifter.dll
./devauthkey.dat
and in the WM6 ROM:
Code:
./KeyBDState_service.dll
./KeyBDState_service.dll/KeyBDState_service.dll
---> same file as in WM5 (md5sum match)
./KeyIcon.dll
./KeyIcon.dll/KeyIcon.dll
--> different
./keypad.dll
./keypad.dll/keypad.dll
-->different
./keysifter.dll
./keysifter.dll/keysifter.dll
--> different
./devauthkey.dat
-->same file as in WM5 (but I guess it doesn't have anything to do with the keyboard!
Should I look for other files? (I think so
Thank you all in advance!
Regards,
DAniele
I have had the 503g for a few weeks now and love it. If there is anything I can help you with please let me know.
Hi maevro, thanks for joining
I just found (using a task manager) that stopping the "key sifter" service yields to a complete stop of the hardware keyboard (only things that keep working are the keyboard backlight and some "special" buttons: the comm-manager activator, the mode switcher (alpha, num), the shift key).
However, overwriting the keysifter.dll file with the wm5 version I was only able to reach a non-working state (the service does not start automatically and will refuse to start manually).
So, keysifter.dll is definitely (one) culprit, but additional testing may be needed to see its dependencies (I guess) in order to replace it with a (better) working version.
Regards,
DAniele
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Hi maevro, thanks for joining
I just found (using a task manager) that stopping the "key sifter" service yields to a complete stop of the hardware keyboard (only things that keep working are the keyboard backlight and some "special" buttons: the comm-manager activator, the mode switcher (alpha, num), the shift key).
However, overwriting the keysifter.dll file with the wm5 version I was only able to reach a non-working state (the service does not start automatically and will refuse to start manually).
So, keysifter.dll is definitely (one) culprit, but additional testing may be needed to see its dependencies (I guess) in order to replace it with a (better) working version.
Regards,
DAniele
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Is the graphicproblem totally gone, so you can play games and watch movies without any problems?
Also, do you have any problems with network on this device?
Keep us updated if you find any solution to the keyboard-delay problem!
Thanks
Well, I kind of sorted it out. The solution ain't optimal, but at last I can write my sms & mails as I was used to.
After many tries and file swap between wm5 and wm6 rom dump, I stopped the keyBDState service and... kaboom, everything worked as expected Yes, it was _that_ simple
Please note that there are still some issues (shift + arrow keys does not highlight) but I made this mod a few days ago and have noted no instability whatsoever.
The only thing that ceased to work after the mod is that I can no longer compose phone numbers from today screen (but in the phone app everything works, so I am not that disappointed).
If you want to try it by yourself, I can only advice for a prior full backup, and can take no responsibility for whatever damage may occur to your data, phone, sim card... blah blah blah ...
So long for my first post, although I really would like to investigate the thing a little bit further (and get highlighting back as it was in wm5).
To answer uggugg, I only tried a (mandatory ) Zoolander sample and it worked well (re-encoded to fit screen size, 20 fps, don't remember the bitrate, should check) as for the games... I really ain't into gaming (not on my phone, at least) so I'm sorry I couldn't tell you anything.
Regards,
DAniele
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PROGRAM IS NOT WORKING AT 100%! AT THIS MOMENT ONLY FUCTIONS LISTED BELOW ARE WORKING. OTHER FUNCTIONS UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
Current Version
- [NEW] Birthdays button/indicator works
- [NEW] A little bit more comfortable clock setting
- [NEW] Fade-in effect now depends on your device speed
- Clock Settings
- Clocks, Indicators
- Balance update
- BlueTooth, GPRS/EDGE, WiFi, GSM on/off
- Support for all resolutions (hope so )
- Support for scale components of main window (may be useful for big resolutions)
Install: unpack to Program Files to your device.
Scale factor and balance setting are in HKCU\Software\MaxHome
Day's period to search birthdays in the same regestry.
To Do Next: sort birthdays in order of days, alarm settings, maybe screenlock
Hmmmm. so i'l be the first one
I'me more into icons and launchers but nice icons
I'm sure that a lot of people will like this
Very nice...can't wait to take it for a spin
It's amazing ! I really want this ! Good job !
Thos application seems to be verry good.
nice!!! quite tired of the normal todays screens..too much cluttered plugins...
hope you could share with us soon very much interested to try out...
nice work keep it up =) hope it is also support VGA..coz many developers develop QVGA soft huhu
looks good, keep it up!
I'm begginer in programming. So dont promise a VGA version. I wrote it with Windows Mobile 6 SDK. I think it will work with 5.0 and 6.0 of coarse.
Actually I doing it for my personal using (QTek S200, WM6).
Will be glad if some one else will can to use it
hi MaxKysh, im a beginner too. Is possible to use grafic libs like XFlib in your project?
Don't know I use only API functions.
Please, try it
Here it is if somebody want to try Please report of your try.
Tested on QTEK S200 - works well.
Tested on Asusu p525 - don't work BlueTooth swith (will try to fix it).
WiFi switch don't realised yet.
Place into Program Files on your device.
The balance USSD request message stored in HKCU\Software\MaxHome\Balance\Message.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72766&stc=1&d=1204001375
I've got an normal htc elf p3450
And the program doesn't work correct, the background doesn't load therefore the transparant icons doesn't show.
I can enter the settings tab but i don't think any of the settings work.
I know you are a starting programmer (and i can't program anything so i have deep respect for you) but could you concider something like total customization
Greetz
Did you extract it to Program Files? (I meen Program Files\MaxHome\, and not to Storage Card (!)). Don't promise full customize but will work on it
MaxKysh said:
Did you extract it to Program Files? (I meen Program Files\MaxHome\, and not to Storage Card (!)). Don't promise full customize but will work on it
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As i have a dutch elf i don't have the program files folder but i made one by hand and copied the whole MaxHome folder to that directory but it still didn't work.
Greetz,
Hmm... That is my big mistake Will try to fix it
hi, just tried it, unzipped to device/Program Files/Max Home
tried running MaxHome01b.exe and comes up with error:
"the file 'MaxHome01b' cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. You might need to reinstall or restore this file."
I clicked on accept when it said it wasnt signed...
Not working for Wizard
Date and time displayed correctly, the "Comm Manager" displays correctly but the Bluetooth button is the only one functioning, the rest do not have any effect.
Icons at the bottom do not work at all.
Anyhow, good idea, keep the good work!
Forget to say:
realized at this moment only:
- Clocks
- BlueToot, GSM, GRRS switch (WiFi - not yet)
- Balance Update
The bottom icons just for full view They are not working.
Please tell me, which Software to programm do you use??
Can you post the source code, so that we can help you to make a realy realy good home screen?
Thanks