Hi guys,
My touch screen is cracked and unfortunately I did a hard reset. Everything was working perfectly before but I wanted to clean up my phone before I receive new touch screen and fix it.
Now when I turn the phone on, it asks me to do alignment of the screen. Unfortunately I can't do that because my touch screen doesn't work properly. However, there is only 1 or 2 spots which respond to touch.
My question is: can I skip/pass this step (align the screen) and get inside the phone to use it without the touch screen as I could before hard reset?
Thank you very much for any replies and suggestions,
Tom
After hard reset, connect the phone to the PC
The PPC will stop at the align touch screen bit obviously - but active sync will still allow you to set up a partnership.
Set up a partnership and navigate to Windows\Startup on the device
Delete Welcome.lnk from that directory.
Soft Reset
The welcome program where you align the screen and are forced to prove to Microsoft that you don't actually fall to the floor in a confused fit because right clicking is tap and hold, should not run.
Let me know if that works, as I've never actually tried it.
thanks
Lewis
BigDamHero said:
After hard reset, connect the phone to the PC
The PPC will stop at the align touch screen bit obviously - but active sync will still allow you to set up a partnership.
Set up a partnership and navigate to Windows\Startup on the device
Delete Welcome.lnk from that directory.
Soft Reset
The welcome program where you align the screen and are forced to prove to Microsoft that you don't actually fall to the floor in a confused fit because right clicking is tap and hold, should not run.
Let me know if that works, as I've never actually tried it.
thanks
Lewis
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Hi,
thank you for suggestion but i can't delete this file. it says: "Cannot delete file welcome: The file may be in read-only memory, on a write-protected disk, or currently in use by another application." Probably it's the last thing that blocks deleting b/c after restarting a phone the screen pops-up saying "Tap the screen to set up your Windows Mobile-based device"
What else can i do in that case?
Thank you,
Tom
Hmm its only a shortcut so it can't "be in use". Its only a symbolic link to another file.
Don't know to be honest - can you not remove the read only attribute (right click properites)? Try that. If i think of anything else Ill let you know.
Lewis
This page suggests some options
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?cat=143
Let us know if any of them work
Thanks
Lewis
I can't change any attributes. When i checked properties it says it's a system file and all attributes are grey.
I will try what it's said on the website that yuou pointed.
Thank you,
Tom
ok, i tried the solution described in this article . Downloaded a program called Remote Screen Alignment from this website. File is placed in the very bottom section of the site. If you want to use this program, I suggest to download User's Manual placed below as well.
After installing this program on your computer, run it and chose one of the options. Program has few features that you might want to use in the futer. One that I used was SKIP, basicaly to avoid the Align Screen step after hard reset because my touch screen is broken.
Once again thank you BigDamHero for your help.
Please feel free to ask me if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Tom
hello there, also got cracked touchscreen on my mda vario (GERMAN!) 've tried to skip align screen with remote screen alignment - but doesnt work, i think becuz of german rom version (welcome.ink is called willkommen.ink in german, i think the app doesnt find the welcome.ink and i get an error). ive also tried installing pocket controller prof. but i cant install it becaus i need to get out of the align screen menu - but i cant do that. any1 got other ideas how to get rid of the ts align screen? thanks
regards
BigDamHero said:
This page suggests some options
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?cat=143
Let us know if any of them work
Thanks
Lewis
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I tried these programes but what can I do if my phone doesn´t have any working point on touch screen? So, I can´t pass the step "Tap the screen to set up..."
Thanks for your answer.
The problem is new ROMs didn't activate USB serial Sync Mode at beginning. Insteead of this is RNDIS Sync Mode or some other things. So, activesync wasn't activated.
I know I have read this somewhere but can't remember where I read it but lately I have had this happen. I reach for my mogul to find it awaken and with a screen asking for a password. I never have set a password and leaving password blank doesn't work. I have to soft reset to get out of it. Don't know if this is a mogul bug, wm6 bug, or 3rd party app bug. I have slide2unlock 1.19 installed as well as the Grumps iPhone theme, and HTC Touch Today plugin. Other significant apps installed includes Voice Command 1.6, smartskey, and Live Search 2.0
Anybody know the cause?
Are you using Exchange activesync? If so, some Exchange providers will force a security policy on your phone that causes the password screen. There are ways to get around it with certain software (did it on my wife's 6800). Here is a thread about software that I used - http://discuss.treocentral.com/showthread.php?p=1337000
Anyone Come Up with a Good Solution Yet?
I bought my Mogul yesterday. Today I put X-Button, Grumps Iphone and Slide2Unlock. After waking up the phone, it requires me to enter a password (that I have never set anywhere. It sounds like the problem referrred to in this forum, but no one seems to have worked out a good solution.
I don't think I am using Exchange Activesync - just 4.5.
Anyone?
I had the same problem when I installed the Iphone theme, It would randomly ask me for a password and then I would have to soft reset to fix it, I just uninstalled the iphone theme since it wasnt that good anyway.
Ditched Slide2Unlock
I deleted Slide2Unlock because when the phone sleeps after 2 min. I don't need a lock. But I kept the iPhone theme to see how that goes...
What's your opinion of Spb Shell that also has big buttons. That's what I need, instead of trying to use my fingernail on the Today screen. Think HTC is really going to release Touchflo for the Mogul?
BB
Same problem here. Is the slide to unlock program cause the problem?
i doubt it, ive been using s2u since i got my mogul and never had this issue
under Settings - Lock there is an option to enable/disable password prompt, the GUI doesnt let you enable password prompt without setting a password, but if an app changed the setting in the registry it might cause the issue
same issue here. i checked all the reg keys from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317107 so it's not the exchange policies. i have grump's iphone theme without slide 2 unlock installed.
Hi!
Question for you Hermes-Pro's.. ;-)
Because of policy of the company i work for - They make a setting on my device that makes it impossible to change the LOCK-time to manual. And it is not possible to turn off the LOCK of the device.
Is there a way in registry or a program that i can use to overrule it. ? - The problem is that whenever i use a program and it has been untoched for 15 minutes - I have to enter the pin-code again.. That is not the smartest thing, when i use it as navigation... I gotta keep my eyes on the road... ;-)
I hope someone here can help me out..
Thanks alot..
I did look for a thread with this kind of question, but didnt find any - So hopefully im not starting a thread on something that has been asked 10.000 times before.
Looking forward to hear from you guys..
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Hi!
Question for you Hermes-Pro's.. ;-)
Because of policy of the company i work for - They make a setting on my device that makes it impossible to change the LOCK-time to manual. And it is not possible to turn off the LOCK of the device.
Is there a way in registry or a program that i can use to overrule it. ? - The problem is that whenever i use a program and it has been untoched for 15 minutes - I have to enter the pin-code again.. That is not the smartest thing, when i use it as navigation... I gotta keep my eyes on the road... ;-)
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This is not a Hermes issue as much as a Windows Mobile issue.
If I understand it you are using Active Sync Over-The-Air (OTA) synchronization? In that case, even if you manage to get rid of the policy it would simply reappear on the next sync.
As far as I know you will need to beg your sysadmins for help and understanding. Maybe they can remove or soften the policy for you.
Remember: Their goal is to make sure the information on you device is safe. Is there a way you can both win?
/m
Could you make a program or something that ran while your navigation program did so that it kept doing a key press or whatever it takes to stop the lock from coming on?
If i can just do it every time i need it..
I don't really care that it actually gets on again when i do a Active Sync.. Its just a problem, when i wanna run the program and it keeps coming every 15 minute.. I surely understand the policy of my company - But still .. Its a problem when i wanna run other programs on it... And i can't change it. Theres gotta be a way to change that settings in the registry or something?? Any ideas..
Thanks though for replying to my post...
Hello Together,
here's solution on how to get Blackberry Connect running on Topaz:
Instructions:
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- Make sure you have uninstalled blackberry connect before doing the following.
- Attached you will find a small zipped executable (EnableBBCTopaz.exe). Unzip it and copy it over to the \windows\ folder of your device.
- Open a registry editor and navigate to HKLM\init
Create a new string with the name "Launch130" and a value of "EnableBBCTopaz.exe" (without the quotes of course)
If Launch130 already exists, choose a number higher than, it doesn't really matter, just make sure it is higher than the other entries so it get started after everything else.
This makes sure the exe ist started after every softreset.
- Make a softreset, or execute the EnableBBCTopaz.exe manually.
- The program changes your model-id from "HTC-Topaz" to "HTC-Raphael" in memory
- Install Blackberry Connect like you usually do (My tests where successfull with version 4.0.0.104, 4.0.0.106 didn't work for me -- just hung up after a restart)
- After installation and the auto-reset through BBC open the BBC settings and go to the Info-Tab. Under device-name there should now be HTC-Raphael.
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The solution is in fact the one from Rhodium forum, the respect goes to them, in particular to c0rnholio. The instructions are also copied from their thread. I just changed the program to fit to Topaz.
hi gnick.
Thanks a lot for providing a solution for this issue, but I cannot get it working...
The Client keeps stating: "PIN Pending". When I try to register the account the data tunnel gets established for a second but then it gets disconnected again.
The SIM is working fine in a Blackberry.
I already tried to reinstall the BB Client several times, but I always got the same results.
The device-ID is set to HTC-Raphael, so that shouldn't cause any issues.
Additionally I tried to kill the bbmain.exe and suspended the log and security services and reenabled them after a few seconds, but still no success.
If you have any further hints on what to try, pls. let me know...
Thanks in advance,
TheOmen666
Which blackberry client version do you have?
TheOmen666 said:
hi gnick.
Thanks a lot for providing a solution for this issue, but I cannot get it working...
The Client keeps stating: "PIN Pending". When I try to register the account the data tunnel gets established for a second but then it gets disconnected again.
The SIM is working fine in a Blackberry.
I already tried to reinstall the BB Client several times, but I always got the same results.
The device-ID is set to HTC-Raphael, so that shouldn't cause any issues.
Additionally I tried to kill the bbmain.exe and suspended the log and security services and reenabled them after a few seconds, but still no success.
If you have any further hints on what to try, pls. let me know...
Thanks in advance,
TheOmen666
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Hi again,
I tried with versions .106 and .104.
Same behaviour with both versions ;(
TheOmen666
Hmm, hard to tell, really.
Which provider do you have? Your provider needs to support HTC Raphael.
Mine (Vodafone Germany) does support HTC Raphael (Touch Pro).
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Hmm, hard to tell, really.
Which provider do you have? Your provider needs to support HTC Raphael.
Mine (Vodafone Germany) does support HTC Raphael (Touch Pro).
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Thanks for the tip, but I too cannot get it to work. It did work in my HTC Diamond (that's Diamond "1", not "2"). I wonder - can you change the programme to suit the Diamond 1 instead please? I mean Diamond 1 instead of HTC Raphael. I wonder if this will make a difference.
By the way, does anyone know if RIM will bring out any software to make this all work?
Hi mitsi, did it work at the end?
mitsi said:
Thanks for the tip, but I too cannot get it to work. It did work in my HTC Diamond (that's Diamond "1", not "2"). I wonder - can you change the programme to suit the Diamond 1 instead please? I mean Diamond 1 instead of HTC Raphael. I wonder if this will make a difference.
By the way, does anyone know if RIM will bring out any software to make this all work?
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Hi mitsi, did it work at the end?
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Hi Gnick, partly. I got it to work with stopping the Blackberry Service and then activating the programme (your one) after a soft reset. However, after every soft reset, I will need to do the same process.
Open MemMaid
Stop Blackberry Service
Open File Explorer
Start your programme
Open File Explorer
Start BlackberryMain.exe
Close File Explorer
Enjoy emails.
This is too much like hard work, so I think I will be either selling my Diamond 2 and going back to my Diamond 1 or keeping both, using the Diamond 1 and waiting for a better fix to become available by subscribing to this thread (and others) and hoping that decent clever chaps like yourself will come up with a fix!!!
By the way, one other item that needs fixing is that I am only able to have my work email on this. I do not have the Blackberry Secure Internet (the one to send service packs and add other email accounts). So I can't get my home email..
There is one other alternative by the way:
This is to write a Mortscript programme that does this tedious process automatically.... I have made enquiries to someone I know....
@gnick
Thats a good point, asking for the Provider...
Well I checked the websites of T-Mobile Germany and the last device I found, where you could officially download the bbconnect client was the "Kaiser" (Mda Vario III, HTC TyTN II, AT&T Tilt ).
This means, that I either have to get rid of my Topaz or convince you to make a special version where the model-id is set to the one of the Kaiser (I only found "KAIS120") but I am absolutely unsure wether this is the korrekt model id used for the bbconnect client.
Regards,
TheOmen666
Hi All,
I finally got it working.
As I am running WM 6.5 on my device, I had to change the AKU String in the Registry HKLM\System\Versions to ".1.6.3".
After changing this, I got a PIN and could do the Enterprise Activation with my account.
Thanks a lot to all for the effort to get this working on the Topaz.
Cheers,
TheOmen666
Hi All,
I too got it working. I followed the tips on this thread and on the one by cOrnholio with the following notes:
AKU set to .1.6.1
BBC version 104 worked (106 didn't) just as you said gnick .
Blackberry still crashes Manila sometimes when deleting the last email and exiting tmail.
I cannot activate my other email accounts as the Blackberry Browser (I think this is BES) does not load, even after the prompt "The internet connection is currently in use by the BlackBerry browser. Would you like to temporarily disable BlackBerry browsing? Yes/No". Once disabled and refreshed, it still does not connect. I think I read this on cOrnholio's thread.
Sent mail from pc does not redirect mail to the sent mail folder on the D2 but into the inbox instead.
The soft reset problem still exists, but it does at least work. My D2 has now had emails for the last 3 days.... Fortunately the D2 is more stable than the D1 so soft resets are required less often.
My thanks go to gnick and cOrnholio for this. I can now use my D2!
By the way, I have made some simple shortcuts which make the process following a soft reset simpler:
Add shortcut to BBMain.exe to the start menu
Add shortcut to MemMaid to the start menu
Set MemMaid to re-open at same page in Advanced Settings
A couple more tips for new people at this:
Be patient. Sometimes you can try the same solution more than twice and get different results
Be patient. The IP Address and PIN don't always appear immediately.....
Regards
Hi All,
Me too.
I got it working. I followed the same tips on this thread and on the one by cOrnholio with the following notes:
AKU set to .1.6.1
BBC version 104 worked.
Orange Romania.
Everything is ok !
mitsi said:
By the way, I have made some simple shortcuts which make the process following a soft reset simpler:
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Hello mitsi, setting the "Launch130" key in the registry to EnableBBCTopaz.exe as described in the instruction in the first posting should ensure that EnableBBCTopaz.exe starts automatically befire BBC. This is the "clever" way to autostart it without doing any manual work. If it doesnt autostart, that could mean that you have a spelling error in the regkey name, regkey value, or that you havent placed the file in the \windows folder.
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Hello mitsi, setting the "Launch130" key in the registry to EnableBBCTopaz.exe as described in the instruction in the first posting should ensure that EnableBBCTopaz.exe starts automatically befire BBC. This is the "clever" way to autostart it without doing any manual work. If it doesnt autostart, that could mean that you have a spelling error in the regkey name, regkey value, or that you havent placed the file in the \windows folder.
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Hi gnick,
I must admit, I haven't checked this, but I have had problems before with Blackberry. Because our IT Dept in their wisdom have set the security to lock the phone after 60 minutes of inactivity, I keep having to unlock it. I have a Mortscript programme which does this for me thanks to EdSub, but it would appear that Blackberry takes a higher pecking order after a soft reset so the Mortscript isn't activated before Blackberry, no matter how I try to configure it. Therefore, I suspect Blackberry will start before your programme too, so it would then think the phone is a D2 instead of a Rafael immediately after soft reset.....
If your Blackberry has the Security Policy set by your IT Department, you too may have this issue, but otherwise, it may be possible to start your programme before Blackberry starts.
Isn't it all rather silly??? The things we do to get our phones to our liking eh???
Hi !
thanks for this thread !
it seems to work for me, (appear as raphael
done in a minute...now waiting my PIN
how long does it takes ?
regards
cédric
tsetse_fr said:
Hi !
thanks for this thread !
it seems to work for me, (appear as raphael
done in a minute...now waiting my PIN
how long does it takes ?
regards
cédric
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It shouldn't take longer than a few minutes. You may be able to help it on it's way by going into Blackberry settings, then in the Utility tab, press "Register Now". Then if you go to the Identy tab your PIN and IP address should appear hopefully.
nothing appens when i press "activate now "....
same probleme with a touch hd ...Bes account has been reset ...but pin and ip still pending
i'll wait ...
want a good new : already broke my digitizer yesterday :s got to change it ...
News from HTC
Hi All,
For your information, I sent the following question to HTC:
"Dear Sirs, I have an HTC Touch Diamond 2. I have requested information before on how to get Blackberry Connect working on this phone but had the response "we don't support third party applications". This is fair enough, but please see this link: http://www.htc.com/sea/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=497&news_id=61. If you support this on other HTC phones, then why not the Diamond 2? Do you have plans to develop this further? I would appreciate your help/comments on this please."
I received this response from HTC:
"New Response From [ Mike (EU team) ]
Hi Paul,
The link you found is for Asian devices, not European ones.
Blackberry Connect is not supported by HTC Europe and there are no plans to release the 3rd party application or test its compatibility.
Please contact Research In MOtion to see if there is compatible version for your device.
Best Regards
Mike"
Hopefully they will change their minds in the future. Has anyone tried RIM?
mine worked 2 days later
had to wait only because my orange data network was pending ...
now it works perfectly
Hello! when i installed swype keyboard on my htc hd2 after restarting when i write my 4 digit code nothing happens. I don't want to lose my contacts and I'm not doing hard reset
Please help me.
sim code or phone lock code???
It is phone lock code
so you do have a big problem now, because you would first have to remove your phone lock before installing swype. swype setup is changing the user information of your device. so you are locked out now.
what to do now without flashing new rom i dont know. maybe someone else can help you with this problem.
but the problem with swype changing the user info is known. so you had to read more carefull.
look @ this thrad: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=681004&highlight=swype
Thank you, but that didn't help me.
Try Try and Try again
Well,
Yiour other possibility is to keep on trying. Your passkey is hashed with user information.
If installation of software changed user information, you will need to try and find a combination resulting in the same hash value(very slim possibility, almost impossible)
Other option: Hard Reset..
I know ths doe not help, but these are the possibilities AFAIK
i've been caught out by this... i didn't read... i THINK also swype has f-ed up my email a/c before now as well... i think you'll have to hard reset...
IMHO swype is best installed almost immediately on a new ROM/reset ROM, before any other installtions, account set up & ESPECIALLY password set up...
yes - i swore a lot too, when this dawned on me..
ALSO - you must disable your phone lock password (not SIM lock) when UNINSTALLING swype as the same thing will happen - this caught me out too!!
HTH?