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New Tytn Owner: some question

Hi everyone,
last week i got my new Tytn (italian version).
I'm not new in WM5 devices, my last device was a K-jam.
Now i can't remember some things that was very usefull with my K-jam, like:
1. where i can get the cab file that enables the BT icon in today(in the bottom)?
2. How i can use Mp3 as ringtone?
3. Where i can find the registry mods to enable the vibraton phone pad?
4. and also where i can get a freeware registry util?
Thanks everyone

well, I can answer a few for you:
BT Icon in Today?
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go here
free registry editor?
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google "phm regedit" or install the free taskmgr located on buzzdev.net. It has a very good registry editor plus a whole lot more functionality

3. Where i can find the registry mods to enable the vibraton phone pad?
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This might work...
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=241898&hl=

i've downloaded the related .cab file, soft reset but nothing changed.
it doesn't work.
I also remeber that there is a third part software that also enable the vibratign pad, can someone remeber the name?
thnaks

There's an application mentioned in the post I linked to above.
Check the first reply.
EDIT: Here it is... http://www.freewareppc.com/communication/d9.shtml

Yes, thanks for the link.
but i don't like the graphic of the pad. i'd like a plug-in for the existing pad or maybe something graphically better that the existing one.
thanks

gerazzo said:
i've downloaded the related .cab file, soft reset but nothing changed.
it doesn't work.
I also remeber that there is a third part software that also enable the vibratign pad, can someone remeber the name?
thnaks
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BTW, did you check from the Today menu if that item was actually installed and is present, but not checked?

gerazzo said:
2. How i can use Mp3 as ringtone?
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Very easy to do - slightly undocumented feature
Navigate into the \Application Data\Sounds\ folder on your phone and drop the MP3 there - it will then show up in your ringtone list
I tend to edit the mp3's down to about 30 seconds of the song I want and save them as mono and at a low bitrate so they don't take up a lot of space on the phone but you don't have to do this - just realize that if you put a bunch of MP3's on there, you'll fill up your internal storage pretty quickly if you don't, but if you just want one there it shouldn't be a big deal.

yes i know this feature.... but how i can do it to use an MP3 as SMS allert?
thanks

gerazzo said:
yes i know this feature.... but how i can do it to use an MP3 as SMS allert?
thanks
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Convert it into .wav and put in the \windows directory

WM6 sounds anybody?

Not sure if anyone has posted these elsewhere, happy to remove this if they have. I did a quick search as I was after the WM6 sounds (they're so much better than WM5!) to no avail. As I still have my Hermes I thought I would just copy them and see if anyone else wanted them.

findus said:
Not sure if anyone has posted these elsewhere, happy to remove this if they have. I did a quick search as I was after the WM6 sounds (they're so much better than WM5!) to no avail. As I still have my Hermes I thought I would just copy them and see if anyone else wanted them.
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Yes They are indeed better.
Thank you for posting them for us.

findus said:
Not sure if anyone has posted these elsewhere, happy to remove this if they have. I did a quick search as I was after the WM6 sounds (they're so much better than WM5!) to no avail. As I still have my Hermes I thought I would just copy them and see if anyone else wanted them.
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Thanks a bunch findus. now to rename to the WM5 file equivalent and overwrite the crappy WM5 sounds.

mackaby007 said:
Thanks a bunch findus. now to rename to the WM5 file equivalent and overwrite the crappy WM5 sounds.
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I tried this this morning and as most of the files are .wma I had to convert them to wav before it would see them. If anyone needs these posting I can put them up here.

mackaby007 said:
Thanks a bunch findus. now to rename to the WM5 file equivalent and overwrite the crappy WM5 sounds.
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If anyone gets around to doing this, please do upload it for us! If I do some time soon, I'll make sure to upload it here!

natee said:
If anyone gets around to doing this, please do upload it for us! If I do some time soon, I'll make sure to upload it here!
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Here you go. Just checked, all the file names are the same, just had to convert everything to .wav
Let me know if anything is wrong!
EDIT: Can't upload the file, the ftp keeps timing out. Will try again in a bit!

findus said:
Here you go. Just checked, all the file names are the same, just had to convert everything to .wav
Let me know if anything is wrong!
EDIT: Can't upload the file, the ftp keeps timing out. Will try again in a bit!
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Cool! Was just about to do it tonight!!
Perhaps you could upload it to rapidshare? If you don't, I'll mirror the files on FTP with my Rapidshare premium account so that it won't expire.

Here they are - the issue was the size of some of the phone ringtones, so I've left them as .wma since they will work as ringtones, just not any other sounds.

And here's the rapidshare link! Thanks, findus!
http://rapidshare.com/files/28368642/WM6_sounds_as_wav.zip.html

System write protected files
Unfortunately overwriting existing files is not so easy as the current files are write-protected system files!
Instead rename the new files to something like e.g. from 'Alarm 1' (original file) rename new file to 'Alarm 1_WM6'.
just copy the '_WM6' part and paste to the end of each filename.
Once done drop all new files into 'Windows' directory and select your chosen sounds in the 'sounds and notification' app in;
settings/personal/Sounds & Notifications
works for me

I don't have any problem with the protected files. I just press on Overwrite All and it worked just fine.
mackaby007 said:
Unfortunately overwriting existing files is not so easy as the current files are write-protected system files!
Instead rename the new files to something like e.g. from 'Alarm 1' (original file) rename new file to 'Alarm 1_WM6'.
just copy the '_WM6' part and paste to the end of each filename.
Once done drop all new files into 'Windows' directory and select your chosen sounds in the 'sounds and notification' app in;
settings/personal/Sounds & Notifications
works for me
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jlingo said:
I don't have any problem with the protected files. I just press on Overwrite All and it worked just fine.
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Did you use Resco? That should do it, not sure if the built in File Explorer lets you do it

findus said:
Did you use Resco? That should do it, not sure if the built in File Explorer lets you do it
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Tried File Explorer and then Total Commander. OK I'll try Resco Explorer 2007. Thanks for the help, but to be honest it works just fine as is now. lol.

findus said:
Did you use Resco? That should do it, not sure if the built in File Explorer lets you do it
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Yes I'm using Resco Explorer 2007. Ah I guess that's why. I have been using resco explorer for many years from previous versions. So I didn't notice that using other explorer wouldn't work.

jlingo said:
Yes I'm using Resco Explorer 2007. Ah I guess that's why. I have been using resco explorer for many years from previous versions. So I didn't notice that using other explorer wouldn't work.
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That's it. I'm converting right now. I always thought that Resco Ex... was good for just registry tweaking and I already became accustomed to Total Commander, but I can see the benefits clearly now. Thanks again jlingo.

Resco Explorer does the job!!
Thanks jlingo & findus. Resco Explorer is the nuts. Did it with no problems.
Did't realise what I'd been missing all these years.

mackaby007 said:
Thanks jlingo & findus. Resco Explorer is the nuts. Did it with no problems.
Did't realise what I'd been missing all these years.
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It really is good! I couldn't live without Resco!

mackaby007 said:
Unfortunately overwriting existing files is not so easy as the current files are write-protected system files!
Instead rename the new files to something like e.g. from 'Alarm 1' (original file) rename new file to 'Alarm 1_WM6'.
just copy the '_WM6' part and paste to the end of each filename.
Once done drop all new files into 'Windows' directory and select your chosen sounds in the 'sounds and notification' app in;
settings/personal/Sounds & Notifications
works for me
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I never had this problem... I just used activesync and replaced all of the files from my computer. Went smoothly and all files are working just fine with just one minor problem. The audio quality is nowhere near as nice as the originial when I replaced the sounds already on the phone. They are kinda distorted and the audio quality isnt very good.

dharvey4651 said:
I never had this problem... I just used activesync and replaced all of the files from my computer. Went smoothly and all files are working just fine with just one minor problem. The audio quality is nowhere near as nice as the originial when I replaced the sounds already on the phone. They are kinda distorted and the audio quality isnt very good.
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That'll be down to poor conversion I think. So you switched back to Original T-Mobile WM5 ROM? Hmmm interesting...well good luck

thanks... was looking for these files...
does anyone know which sound goes with what notification for the alarm1-alarm5 files?
I think alarm3 is new sms

[REF] HTC Album - how to hide folders from

not many responses to this thread, so i don't know if anyone cares
but here is the solution, not too hard
1. on your phone fire up your favorite Registry Editor
2. go to HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCAlbum\Ignored
a. if Ignored key doesn't exist create it
3. create a new String Value and name it anything you like
example: igo
4. set the Data for the new value to the full path of the folder to be ignored
example: \Storage Card\iGO8
note: all sub-folders will be ignored as well
5. restart your phone
note: the folder and it's sub-folders will not show up in Album
now that i can carry thousands of my photos with me
i realize that HTC Album gets crowded with sub-folders/albums
most are sub-folders with my photos and i guess i have to live with that
but also some system and miscellaneous folders show up
simply put a lot of finger scrolling
is there a way to hide / ignore certain sub-folders from HTC Album?

bumping
because i'd like to know if this is possible
i figured if windows and program files are hidden from the list,
there has to be a way to hide other unwanted folders

I don't think there is a way on the HD without something like resco explorer but, on your PC change the folder or file attribute to hidden before transferring to your HD.

bumping the solution

Thanks, this is great tip

tagging this so I can find it after each reflash

If you just want to keep photos out of TF3D album (so it will still appear in albums if ytou launch HTC Album but not in the TF3D tab) and it's easier: http://www.fuzemobility.com/?p=1789
yopu just pick a folder as your favorite.

Sir.B said:
not many responses to this thread, so i don't know if anyone cares
but here is the solution, not too hard
1. on your phone fire up your favorite Registry Editor
2. go to HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCAlbum\Ignored
a. if Ignored key doesn't exist create it
3. create a new String Value and name it anything you like
example: igo
4. set the Data for the new value to the full path of the folder to be ignored
example: \Storage Card\iGO8
note: all sub-folders will be ignored as well
5. restart your phone
note: the folder and it's sub-folders will not show up in Album
now that i can carry thousands of my photos with me
i realize that HTC Album gets crowded with sub-folders/albums
most are sub-folders with my photos and i guess i have to live with that
but also some system and miscellaneous folders show up
simply put a lot of finger scrolling
is there a way to hide / ignore certain sub-folders from HTC Album?
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Hi Sir B, i am quite new to changing software on my phone, do you recommend a Registery Editor that i can use to hide an album as you described, its exactly what i need to do so home and work are kept seperate.
any help would be really apreciated

cr51spy said:
...i am quite new to changing software on my phone, do you recommend a Registery Editor...
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best thing i can recommend is to continue reading these forums,
you'll pickup many interesting new things and technics
many fine Registry Editors outthere
i personally use dotFred Task Manager it has a very good Registry Editor built-in
easy to use and powerful application

Hi, great tip by the way. Managed to hide the images coming from gAlarm. Is it possible to have the same thing for Music? I dont want those sound files from a third party app to be included in the ALL music tab, my quick fix is to use a playlist Thanks.

Excellent tip mate, surprised you haven't had many other responses!!

You are the Man!!!
I have been looking for away to do this for ages.

Ahh cool. Can this be made into some kind of batch file, so when you flash it can be added right back in?
Actually, is there a way to ignore everything and add the folders you want to include?

AndyCr15 said:
Ahh cool. Can this be made into some kind of batch file, so when you flash it can be added right back in?
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after you populate it the way you like export the Registry KEY
import after flash,
or
convert to XML or CAB and install
these topics are covered better elsewhere in this forum,
search for "UC or user customization" or SASHIMI
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Actually, is there a way to ignore everything and add the folders you want to include?
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no, that i haven't seen

kieboy said:
Is it possible to have the same thing for Music? I dont want those sound files from a third party app to be included in the ALL music tab, my quick fix is to use a playlist Thanks.
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I am interested in that also. I have my phone record my calls as .mp3, and they show up as music in music player!

Excellent tips! Thanks a lot for sharing. Have been searching around for this solution. Some photos really cannot be seen by others, especially my kids. (U know what I mean?)

Wicked post!
This is a wicked post...
Been looking for how to do this for ages!

oh wow thanks hated seeing all those folders

This is a great info man, thanks.

tip tip
Thanks for sharing it.
Mike

"Bluetooth Inbox"

Since I got my HD2 I have found that a real gripe has been the inability to select where incoming files received via Bluetooth are stored.
By default the HD2s' own Bluetooth File Transfer setting stored it in "My Documents". No matter what changes I made to this, I could never get it to save to my Storage Card. I even tried installing the brilliant (and always essential on my older HTC devices) ObexInbox software, which made no difference at all on the HD2.
In the end I trawled through the registry and eventually found the key which controls the location of the incoming "bluetooth-ed" files.
\HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BTConfig\Services\0003\Root
Change this key from whatever it is set to to your new location (in my case this was \Storage card\Bluetooth Inbox )
Voila! - incoming files over bluetooth now get stored where I want them to!
If anyone else was having the same problems I was, then this should help you out!

BT Manager -> Settings -> Advanced -> File transfer
You can choose the path here, and it will actually change the reg value you mentioned. BUT, it still saves received files in My docs...
If I tick the box below about using storage card, it will save to the card root. Already a small step...

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\HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BTConfig\Services\0003\Root
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in mine,
\HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BTConfig\Services\0003\Root
doesnt exist, root is actually in
\HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BTConfig\Services\0002\Root
In my 0003 i have one called InboxDirectory with the same value as root.
kilrah said:
BUT, it still saves received files in My docs...
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you need to change both places in the registry
Summary - on mine i change
\HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BTConfig\Services\0002\InboxDirectory
and
\HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BTConfig\Services\0003\root

samsamuel said:
you need to change both places in the registry
Summary - on mine i change
\HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BTConfig\Services\0002\InboxDirectory
and
\HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BTConfig\Services\0003\root
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They're already both set...

Ringtone help

I cannot use a custom ringtone, say from google music. When I try to add a new one I get a screen that says Life's Good LG Mobile with a check box....no other options.
Anyone know how to do this?
John

jbrodeur said:
I cannot use a custom ringtone, say from google music. When I try to add a new one I get a screen that says Life's Good LG Mobile with a check box....no other options.
Anyone know how to do this?
John
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I put mine in the Ringtone file folder and have no problems.

rfarrah said:
I put mine in the Ringtone file folder and have no problems.
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How does one accomplish this? Thanks for the help.
I open the ringtones folder through File Manager....Ringtones......but there is no option to add?

jbrodeur said:
How does one accomplish this? Thanks for the help.
I open the ringtones folder through File Manager....Ringtones......but there is no option to add?
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Find where you have it stored on your phone (Downloads maybe?) and then Copy / Paste it to that folder. Good luck!

rfarrah said:
Find where you have it stored on your phone (Downloads maybe?) and then Copy / Paste it to that folder. Good luck!
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Thanks a ton. Did the trick!

The only ringtones I can see is LG ringtones. When I click the ADD icon it only shows me my music. I copied all the ringtones I had into the default Ringtones folder and they still don't show up

WhutChaDoin said:
The only ringtones I can see is LG ringtones. When I click the ADD icon it only shows me my music. I copied all the ringtones I had into the default Ringtones folder and they still don't show up
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Look for another folder. Especially on internal storage. Sometimes there is another folder buried within another, such as "Media".