Hi all,
Just got my I-mate JAM last week ... and absolutely love it. I know the JAM isn't the latest and greatest anymore, but I wanted a small PPC phone and JAM's the perfect size. The JAMin is too expensive for me, and I also think its improvements (wifi, EDGE, WM5 to name a few) are over-rated.
I had a separate PPC (toshiba e330 ... yeah it's about time it retires) and a smartphone (MPx220) before so it's great I only get to carry 1 device instead of 2.
Anyways, got a few newbie questions I hope you guys can help me with ...
1- Storage memory??
I realize the JAM has limited memory so I've been installing as many programs as possible on the 1G SD memory card.
I still found that ~ 60% of 'storage memory' is used though, so I started moving some more programs to the memory card (and had to relink them one by one).
Afterwards I found the 'storage memory' has actually gone UP even more ... from 60% to 68%??!
What is storage memory? I thought storage memory is the stuff (program / database) stored on the RAM, so by moving some of the programs to the flash card I should see the storage memory go DOWN, not UP?!
When I run something like a 'space detective' I find that all of my big files are on the memory card anyways, so I really don't know how my storage memory got so high, and don't know how to get it back down neither.
2. Repeated resetting
Everytime I do a soft-reset, the PPC has a tendency to do repeated resetting before I finally get it back ... the first time it freaked me out. I thought it's gone into an endless loop and I'd have to do a hard-reset ... good thing I got it back after 4-5 soft-resets. Once I get it back it actually runs stable, and wouldn't reset itself.
Is that normal? Has anybody else experienced this? Usually it'd reset itself again once it gets to loading the phone alarm today plug-in, or when it connects to the phone network.
I currently have the following plugin's installed on the today screen:
-phone alarm
- ADB Weather
- Calendar
And I also run WisBar Advanced 2 ... but I have disabled WA2 to reload itself automatically on soft-resets.
I put phone alarm, ADB weather and WA2 on the main storage instead of memory, because I don't want to increase the chance of crashing.
Does anybody else has this problem? Do I have a software conflict here?
3. Photo contact?
I use photo contact that comes with the phone ... now that software is a piece of crap to begin with, keeps freezing the PPC even for the smallest thing.
And, 5 times out of 10 when someone who's been assigned a photo ID calls, the photo doesn't show up. This is despite I've put the resized photo contacts on the main memory, not the memory card.
Anybody experienced the same problem? And what's a good photo contact ID program to recommend?
4. Good dialer program?
I can also use a good replacement dialer program ... the dialer program that comes with the phone works, but it's pretty slow in suggesting contacts as I dial, and the buttons a tad small as well for 1 hand operation.
I tried D9, but for whatever reason it doesn't install for me ... plus, I also need the DTMF tones to check voicemail and what not.
5. Must have appz?
Any other must have appz you guys would highly recommend? Since getting the phone I've installed:
- phonealarm (great appz for changing profiles and displaying sms / vmail / email / missed calls)
- Wisbar Advanced 2 (great launcher)
- Cyberon BT voice dialer (not sure how it's not included with the phone)
- Resco File Explorer
- Resco Picture Viewer
- Mapopolis
- Intelligolf
- Sprite backup (works well, but extremely slow if launched from the PPC)
- eWallet
Thanks! Any comment / suggestions is appreciated!
Number16, welcome to the board.
I'm afraid I don't have time for a thorough response right now, but some thoughts:
- please read the board rules. Posting a thread with a useful topic title will get you more help, faster. It's in your interest.
- read the wiki and do search the board. The Magician is still my favourite phone, and we've all spent years posting about issues for it. It's likely most of your concerns have already been discussed.
- specifically read the wiki on favourite software. It's far from complete, but it'll point you in the right direction. Someone asks the question every 4.7 minutes, precisely, day and night, so you will find other more detailed responses elsewhere. My recommendations: get gsfinder, claunch and SmallMenuPlus NOW.
- investigate the BigStorage Rom hack. (see Wiki)
Will try to post more later if possible.
V
apart from games I'd recommend the following:
1. Eye on privacy
2. XCPU Scalar
3. SPB plus
4. HiCalc
5. Novii remote
6. imusic
I would recommend;
AE Button plus
Allows you to map up to 3 functions per button, works great on the magician
+ its free
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=20322
"Total commander" is a great free file explorer
"Mortscript" is a useful for custom tweaking
"PHM Traylaunch" put shortcuts in the System Tool Tray
Also search this forum for a sound tweak that vastly improves audio quality when listening to music via headphones
& checkout http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php
Thanks guys, great advices there.
Speaking of AE Button plus, I installed the (free) ver 1.0.1 but somehow it only works for the contact and schedule button. I didn't re-assign the TALK/END buttons because it says if I do I won't be able to use these buttons in the dialer.
And somehow AE Button also doesn't work for the camera and record buttons (on the side) neither ... if I re-assign some other tasks to them, they don't bring up the camera application but won't start the intended application neither. I just hear a few beeps and nothing happen.
Does the paid version of AEB Plus improve that?
Sorry if I've gone off-topic here...
number16 said:
Thanks guys, great advices there.
Speaking of AE Button plus, I installed the (free) ver 1.0.1 but somehow it only works for the contact and schedule button. I didn't re-assign the TALK/END buttons because it says if I do I won't be able to use these buttons in the dialer.
And somehow AE Button also doesn't work for the camera and record buttons (on the side) neither ... if I re-assign some other tasks to them, they don't bring up the camera application but won't start the intended application neither. I just hear a few beeps and nothing happen.
Does the paid version of AEB Plus improve that?
Sorry if I've gone off-topic here...
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That's the same version as i'm using. Works on my contact & calender buttons & on my camera & record buttons perfectly, I use the camera button for the camera & flight mode toggle, I have mortscripts assigned to the other buttons which changes the buttons functions depending on what program is in the active window.
I find this easier to use stylus free than WM5 (I also own a Universal & a Prophet for the wife)
From your first post it sounds as your devise is a bit buggy, might be worth doing a hard reset or flashing it with a custom ROM.
A well setup Magician is an almost perfect PDA/Mobile phone balance
Have fun.
PS; Try the free trail for the paid version of AE Button & see if you like it.
Mister B said:
That's the same version as i'm using. Works on my contact & calender buttons & on my camera & record buttons perfectly, I use the camera button for the camera & flight mode toggle, I have mortscripts assigned to the other buttons which changes the buttons functions depending on what program is in the active window.
I find this easier to use stylus free than WM5 (I also own a Universal & a Prophet for the wife)
From your first post it sounds as your devise is a bit buggy, might be worth doing a hard reset or flashing it with a custom ROM.
A well setup Magician is an almost perfect PDA/Mobile phone balance
Have fun.
PS; Try the free trail for the paid version of AE Button & see if you like it.
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i have 2.5.1 registered version i cant figure how to toggle flight mode operation..help plz and i wanna ask if we can put magician on vibrate mode with any any key ???
max414 said:
i have 2.5.1 registered version i cant figure how to toggle flight mode operation..help plz and i wanna ask if we can put magician on vibrate mode with any any key ???
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Flight mode toggle
Download from link below then unzip & copy the program below to your phone or sd card, then create a shortcut to it in your programs folder (if you have a shortcut in your programs folder, it will show up in the menu in Buttons). Then go to "Settings>Buttons" & pick what button you want to link to the flight mode toggle program.
Vibrate mode toggle
You could create a batch file to use with Mortscript (freeware) which would turn your vibrate on & off, then link this batch file to a button.
Its quite easy to do, do a search for Mortscript. If you need help let me know & i'll write the script for you & give you what help I can in setting it up.
Mortscript is a great bit of software which can enable you to solve a few problems so its worth doing some research on it.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/pdamagician/wm2003sewm5software.html
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/pdamagician/Downloads/tel.on-off_100.zip
Mister B said:
Flight mode toggle
Unzip & copy the program below to your phone or sd card, then create a shortcut to it in your programs folder (if you have a shortcut in your programs folder, it will show up in the menu in Buttons). Then go to "Settings>Buttons" & pick what button you want to link to the flight mode toggle program.
Vibrate mode toggle
You could create a batch file to use with Mortscript (freeware) which would turn your vibrate on & off, then link this batch file to a button.
Its quite easy to do, do a search for Mortscript. If you need help let me know & i'll write the script for you & give you what help I can in setting it up.
Mortscript is a great bit of software which can enable you to solve a few problems so its worth doing some research on it.
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i have got mort script but it s too much for my little brain......if was hoping if u could provide the file i will assign it a button ...looking forward to your help...thx for flight mode toggle
I've got the paid version of AE Buttons Plus and it still runs a little funny sometimes ... certain buttons will work from time to time. For example, I left "single click" for Button1 untouched (which should be Calender by default) and "double click" would start Notes. Well, it starts Notes on double-click all right, but from time to times single-click wouldn't do anything. A reset usually fixes the problem, but then it'll happen again after a while.
So instead of leaving "single click" for the button un-assigned, I've assigned it to Run Appz -> Notes. That did the trick so far.
I also find that Wisbar Advanced 2 is causing quite a bit of problem ... anybody else has problem with it? With WA2, PhoneAlarm and AEButtons running at the same time, the Magician gets pretty unstable. It's a lot better if I don't load WA2.
Which is too bad, cos i've been a fan of Wisbar from long ago (well, it was a freeware then) ... anybody has any suggestion for a taskbar launcher? I really don't want something that's too busy looking, and I don't like clauncher ... I use the today screen for caleder plugin's and what not.
Thanks,
max414 said:
i have got mort script but it s too much for my little brain......if was hoping if u could provide the file i will assign it a button ...looking forward to your help...thx for flight mode toggle
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"max414"
I've sent you a private message rather than go further off topic on this thread.
Check your private messages & get back to me.
If you guys interested have a look at the 10 Best Softwares
Comments?
Here's my 2 cents on this '10best software' list ... befoer I start I gotta say for the most part I don't agree with it, for 1 reason or another.
1. Wisbar Advanced / Desktop.
Ok, I really like Wisbar, dating back to the PPC2002 times. It was a smart little program that worked very well as a launcher and took up close to nothing in terms of memory and storage, and better, it was a freeware. The Wisbar advanced these days though, is a memory hog for what it does. It may not be a problem on somehting like a x51v, but on a device like the Magician it really isn't the best solution for launcher. Plus, I dunno if it's just me, but I ran into all kinds of software problems with Wisbar advanced 2, potentially caused by software conflict with other softwares I have. Maybe someone else have better luck with WA2 though.
2. PocketBreeze
Never really used it, but personally I'm not a fan of busy today screen ... but that's just me.
3. PocketWeather
DOn't know why I'd pay for this software when I can get ADBWeather for free.
4. PocketMusic
I used PocketMusic in the PPC2002 days, and it's not bad ... but these days when you can get GSPlayer for free, it gives PM a run for the $$.
5. RescoFileExplorer
No question about this one. Always the first program I install after a hard-reset, 'nuff said.
6. Memmaid / PocketMechanics
I use Memmaid and it's great. Never used PocketMechanics
7. QuickNotes
Never used it ... so can't really say.
8. SPB Backup
I used Sprite Backup on my old PPC so I continue to use it on the Magician. Other than being rather slow when it scans your device, I have no complaint about Sprite. I never used SPB so I can't compare.
9. Internet Browser
Haven't tried anything other than IE so can't say ...
10. Theft Alarm
Well, I use eWallet to store all the sensitive information ... never used theft alarm so can't say.
I guess that's just the list for PPC ... because for PPC phones, I'd say PhoneAlarm's one of the top 'must-get' softwares for sure.
Hey,
I'm an irssi junkie and that's one of the main reasons I wanted to get the X1.
I found that PocketPuTTy was the best SSH-client for Windows Mobile and it works pretty well. But I can't find a way to use pageup and pagedown in it.
In other Windows mobiles the keys are found at Fn+up/down arrow, but since there aren't arrowkeys in X1, it's a no go. Anybody have an idea how to get those functions available?
Another biggie was that the versions of the mobile that arrived to Finland are UK versions. That naturally means we don't have the äöå -buttons. There was a fix around to make the öäå available from áü-button, but the button doesn't seem to work in Opera nor in Irssi. Any way to fix that?
(And sorry if there have been posts about these matters before. I tried searching before posting new topics but couldn't find anything relevant)
You might use the arrow keys around the dpad for PgUp/Down, etc.
Doesn't work. I get the numbers 2,4,6,8 from the dpad
hey, how do you jump between channel/query windows in [email protected]? there's no alt/esc button so i dont know how to do that..
Hello,
I got a Sony Ericsson X1 Xperia. I must say I really like the platform.
I use PQzII (http://nicque.com/PQz/PQzII.htm) to bind the vol up / vol down keys to ctrl and alt. Then when I connect to my irssi screen I can cycle the querys using Ctrl + N (next window) and Ctrl + P (previous window). I haven't gotten the alt meta key to work yet tough :-(
So for now I just have an alias in irssi /alias g window goto.
So I can type /g X where X is the window number I want to jump to.
Anyone know how to get the pgup/pgdown keys?
Hi.
I have the same problem, can't send "alt + <digit>" combinations nor pgup/pgdown buttons.
Anyone can help us out here?
Bushman
I'm also interested in finding the page up and down! *subscribes to thread*
What do you guys use PuTTy for btw? I use it for MUD.
Found an odd problem, when I tried to configure an external application link in iGO8 there was no backslash in the internal keypad so I coundn't type in the path to the external program I wanted to run. I checked my old PDA (HP-210) running the same software and skin and the backslash was there. In iGO8 there is a symbol tab you touch to access the "character" keypad and on the PDA the symbol is @/! but on the HTC it's 1/!. anyone run into this? Is there a keyboard setting that may be causing this? (I couldn't find anything out of the ordinary)
Thanks,
Mike
did you notice the different layout?
make sure you're in the qwerty keyboard
at least i think thats the problem
hth
nev
Thanks Neville, was in qwerty mode but still no luck. Checked over at GPS underground and was told the file I needed to edit manually, works fine that way.
After this issue, fate had worse things for my P3400i(gene). It fell down and the speaker stopped working. Frustrated with repeated issues, I decided to dump my gene and I picked up the Touch 2 (the special version without 3G and GPS).
Now, the P3400i had a 'Ctrl' key in its keypad which was handy for copying, pasting, selecting et al, just like a desktop. But I cant find the 'Ctrl' key on my Touch Keypad. Is n't it really there or am I missing something?
I think you are right: There is no Ctrl-Key in the keyboard. But look out for the free Program Total Commander: It's not allowed for me to post links (so search google for that tool) , it's a file manager with an "integrated" Ctrl-Key for copying, etc....
No, its not here. Missin nothing.
L.J.Silver said:
I think you are right: There is no Ctrl-Key in the keyboard. But look out for the free Program Total Commander: It's not allowed for me to post links (so search google for that tool) , it's a file manager with an "integrated" Ctrl-Key for copying, etc....
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Thanks L.J.Silver. 'Total Commander' is a file manager. What I am looking for is a keypad that comes with a control key. I want to have the 'Ctrl' key when I am typing say an SMS or working on a word file. I did come across SPB Keyboard but its not a freeware. I am going to try it and see if its worth the money. In the meantime, pl let me know if you know of another solution.
You can use Finger Touch Keyboard. However it's shareware but works fine without issues. It has various skins which can be used and contains Shift as well as Ctrl Keys.
Here's the link:
http://www.fingertouchpro.com/index.php?section=download
Naveen: Thanks a ton for this one. They have a stripped down freeware version as well. I installed it and it works yahoo!
Hi,
I am trying to run scummmvm on galaxy and all in all games play very nicely. [ http://forums.scummvm.org/viewforum.php?f=17 for the forum]
(I really recommend to check Monkey Island 3 for instance)
The problem is that the SGS does not have enough hardware buttons (e.g camera key, dedicated search key) to use for all the functions (eg bring up virtual keyboard, right click).
Do you know any manner that would create "virtual" hardware keys (e.g. pressing menu plus back would be deemed as "camera key"; rooting / messing with kernel are available options)? Or in general can you think of any other solution on this matter?
Thanks,
E
+1!
I noticed Volume keys are not changing the volume, so if it's possible to remap them it would be awesome. You only need keyboard trigger and right click, right?
Did you find a working version for the SGS? (2.1)
I tried to find one and only discovered it does not work for Android 2.x yet.
Can you point me to what you have found?
Thanks!
Paulo
Yes I did:
http://anddev.at.ua/news/scummvm_port_in_progress/2010-06-02-1
Just download ScummVM-1.1.1-alt-vorbis.apk. Do not forget to unzip scummvm.zip on memory card (I did it in the internal sd).
You also need to to create a folder named "scummvm" on the internal sd to enable saves etc.
If you have the Curse of the Monkey Island you just copy to the external SD (in a folder) the Resources and the COMI.** and you are set to go.
On my SGS the Curse of Monkey Island plays PERFECTLY (with sound etc), but there is no right click button and no virtual keyboard button.
The author of the program is aware of the SGS problems, but...:
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138 lubomyr (08.26.2010 0:51 Am)
I know about problem with Galaxy S, but not have any idea how to fix this
Galaxy S have volume '+' '-' keys, but mamaich SDL-lib - not support this keys and i can't use this keys for scummvm"
Please note that the "back" button is currently used for "skip".
If we could somehow temporarily remap these keys, then we would have a game running perfectly!
Please note that this is the "unofficial" version of android scummvm - the official one (by a guy named "GUS") is due in September.
(check official forum here http://forums.scummvm.org/viewforum.php?f=17&sid=d0fc57e707ce8ac1409f9eee750dcb77 )
That's all I have ATM.
Evans_Prophet said:
Yes I did:
http://anddev.at.ua/news/scummvm_port_in_progress/2010-06-02-1
Just download ScummVM-1.1.1-alt-vorbis.apk. Do not forget to unzip scummvm.zip on memory card (I did it in the internal sd).
You also need to to create a folder named "scummvm" on the internal sd to enable saves etc.
If you have the Curse of the Monkey Island you just copy to the external SD (in a folder) the Resources and the COMI.** and you are set to go.
On my SGS the Curse of Monkey Island plays PERFECTLY (with sound etc), but there is no right click button and no virtual keyboard button.
The author of the program is aware of the SGS problems, but...:
"
138 lubomyr (08.26.2010 0:51 Am)
I know about problem with Galaxy S, but not have any idea how to fix this
Galaxy S have volume '+' '-' keys, but mamaich SDL-lib - not support this keys and i can't use this keys for scummvm"
Please note that the "back" button is currently used for "skip".
If we could somehow temporarily remap these keys, then we would have a game running perfectly!
Please note that this is the "unofficial" version of android scummvm - the official one (by a guy named "GUS") is due in September.
(check official forum here http://forums.scummvm.org/viewforum.php?f=17&sid=d0fc57e707ce8ac1409f9eee750dcb77 )
That's all I have ATM.
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Thank you very much!
Will try!
Paulo
Solution
Evans_Prophet said:
Hi,
I am trying to run scummmvm on galaxy and all in all games play very nicely. [ for the forum]
(I really recommend to check Monkey Island 3 for instance)
The problem is that the SGS does not have enough hardware buttons (e.g camera key, dedicated search key) to use for all the functions (eg bring up virtual keyboard, right click).
Do you know any manner that would create "virtual" hardware keys (e.g. pressing menu plus back would be deemed as "camera key"; rooting / messing with kernel are available options)? Or in general can you think of any other solution on this matter?
Thanks,
E
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LOOK HERE FOR A TEMPORARY SOLUTION: forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=9651
(I'm not able to post links yet, so you have to paste it yourself.)