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New to XDA EXEC

Hello one and all.
I have been looking at this forum for about 1 week and i'm still none the wiser. This may be because I have no idea what im doing and I am a little worried about making rom changes as I have no experinace of this.
I have a 02 exec. Which i am happy with but its a bit slower than I thought it would be. The phone seams to mess around when answering.
I have booted it up as normal on the basic setting.
A few questions that I have :-
What is the best setting to boot up on basic or corperate with the code ?
What reg changes are critical to boost performance ?
Any Software that I should get for the Xda ?
VGA settings do I need to change them ? What effect does it have.
Any advise would be good. If it could be given in a format my 2 year old could understand that would be good for me.
Thank you in advance

You'll find a wealth of information on each of your questions by browsing & searching the posts already on this forum.

thanks moandal that's why I posted.
1 post says basic setup another say corporate. 1 post says hack this that and the other. another says not to.
I'm new to pocket pc.
these forums do not make it clear what is best.
example radio version 1.06 or 1.08 at least 3 posts on here saying each one is better than the other. I have no idea.
all I was asking for is some guidance as to which set up has worked best for people.

@CRJL you've one up on me mate - I did not even know this thing had two modes!!!
BTW, why is that? Someone mentioned somewhere a corporate password - how to enter this & why would I want it.
BTW CRJL, I agree with you, these little devices are very confusing, espcially because the front end software (WM5) is soooooooo labourious!
Andy

when you hard reset the thing. after all the rom stuff loads up it gives you the choice of basic set up or corporate. it selects basic automatically after 20secs.
if you tell it corporate then you have to put the code 0506 in. this the uninstalls some stuff off the exec. you loose mms and all the gprs an 3g settings for conecting to the net. (i don't know what else it does) some of the people in the forums say it makes the exec faster. I could not really notice any difference.
you loose a few applications as well.
until I learn more I'm staying in basic.
I find these forums are for more advanced users so the simple questions tend to get missed. (im talking abot my first post) still not had a reply answering my questions

CRJL said:
What is the best setting to boot up on basic or corperate with the code ?
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for this you should first make a hard reset (carefull, with hard reset you will loose all data!) by pressing both app buttons and reset at the same time.
When it starts up, after the installation countdown shows up you should make a reset to stop the automatic setup.
Now you have a machine, which is only basic setup. See how you like the things in there.
After you now enough about this, you can make same hard reset again and start the corporate setup. Then see, how you like this setup.
After this do same with basic setup.
In total you have then an idea, what you can have with the 3 different setups.
Now you can decide, which of the 3 setups you want to start with. After this, you should read the posts about Extended Rom, how to unlock it, which programs are in there etc. Then you get an idea for example how to install some software in the basic setup.
Also, you can add some programs from other Roms. For example I have an MDA Pro and I added the I-Mate Backgammon game to my setup.
Try out and see what customizations you want and need, which you do not want.
CRJL said:
What reg changes are critical to boost performance ?
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Basically, this does not really make difference. Forget about reg changes. Performance depends on running programs and setup - see above.
As far as I know, o2 installs some app in the basic setup, which makes the device slow. As I never tried o2 rom, I do not know, if this is true.
CRJL said:
Any Software that I should get for the Xda ?
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read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=31697
here also I recommend to try out the software and just keep the ones you like.
In total I would recommend you to create a directory on your PC where you put all the setup and cab files, which you want to have in your final setup. After trying out all, make a hard reset again and install the files from this directory. This prevents any junks to be left behind from your previous tries.
CRJL said:
VGA settings do I need to change them ? What effect does it have.
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I think, you get more problems than it helps. Some programs appear too small on the screen. And when you make a Romupdate this does not work anymore.
I recommend not to install any VGA Patches. Instead just set the text size to more small and search in this forum for some registry hacks to change system font etc. and see if you like it, when the font is more small (this is good for Opera or PIE as you can view complete page!)

Nice reply, thanks mate!
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yes
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what are the ><ahem, ahem>< "app buttons"
Andy (thicky wicky Blacky wacky Adder)

thank you. I will give the 3 setups a go. I did read that if you soft reset before the counter that video calling does not work.
will give it a go and see what happens I'm sure there will be a cab file on here to sort it out.
anyone wishing to add any pearls of wisdom fee free. I'm learning more and more all the time.

app buttons: the buttons on the keyboard, which have changing functions. these functions are shown at the bottom of the screen. These buttons can be found to the right and left of the red and green call buttons on the keyboard.
about video calling: yes, this feature is installed after you switch on first your device. it is activated with one cab file. If you can find out which cab file this is, you can install it manually in the basic setup.

NikeTweak

I've been looking at Chainfire's KaiserTweak utility and found out that it is possible to make a customized xml file with tweaks for the Nike.
I've made a start with it and the result you can find attached. Just put the two files on your Nike and run KaiserTweak.exe
If you know tweaks that are not included yet you can post them here and I will try to include them.
All credits go out to Chainfire off course.
Tweaks included for now:
TouchFlo
- Speed up UpFPS
- Speed up DownFPS
- Speed up LightFPS
- Increase Touchflo sensitivity
- Improve Touchflo scrolling
Cache settings
- File System Cache
- GDI/Font Cache
- File System Filter Cache
Security
- Not-certified Warning
- Remove automatic lock due to Exchange pushed policy
User interface
- Disable Action Screen and/or Dialer
- Menu Animation
Battery Life
- Wifi standby mode (Although Nike hasn't got WiFI (yet) this seems to increase battery life.)

thanks that handy - saves having to re input manually evertime after hard re set - i think there is few more can add though - will get back to you

wmn79 said:
I've been looking at Chainfire's KaiserTweak utility and found out that it is possible to make a customized xml file with tweaks for the Nike.
I've made a start with it and the result you can find attached. Just put the two files on your Nike and run KaiserTweak.exe
If you know tweaks that are not included yet you can post them here and I will try to include them.
All credits go out to Chainfire off course.
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if u mention the tweaks tht u did to nike would be usefull

Mmm, if this is going to be as wide and deep as the KaiserTweak it would be a real cool addition for my Touch Dual
Maybe you could refrase the thread title to NikeTweak only and skip the KaiserTweak addition in the thread title and mention it only in the first topic - now it is not extremely clear that this is only for the Nike (* i know, it is in the Nike sub-forum but who checks that out ).

Nice thread title

For some reason I just thought this might be a better title for the thread.

wmn79 said:
For some reason I just thought this might be a better title for the thread.
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A second tip : rename the app and xml in the zip attached in the first post

Tried that already but that won't work. The application looks for a file named kaisertweak.xml So I can rename the app into NikeTweak but I can't change the xml filename so that would be confusing also. I've already sent a pm to Chainfire if he can make a small change in the app so I can rename the files without problems. But no response yet.
Do you also know of some tweaks to include instead of all these cosmetic suggestions?
I will soon add the Dialer/Action Screen disable tweak which I read in a post lately.

wmn79 said:
Do you also know of some tweaks to include instead of all these cosmetic suggestions?
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I do not know a lot of tweaks for the Nike (yet) - maybe someone can tell if some (or more) of the Kaiser Tweaks are also applicable for the Nike.
Furthermore, i am also using Schaps Advanced Config - more or less an app with the same base thoughts but in another way implemented
Maybe this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=371411 has some points that are also for a Touch Dual !??!

Thanks
A worthwhile improvement

touch it 3.6beta - bug/fix

please use this post - only ifg you have the bug + fix, so that itje can use it very easy on next rom !
bug:
1.) creating a CONTACT after dialing.
after dialing new number: then you can create to this new number a contact.
but then you won't see the text it self, because i think it is black on black background .... so you have to do it as blind
2.) dailer: switch between the contacts - no number is showing.
if you go to the dialer seraching for a contact, then you find one of them and then you can change the kind of phone with left/right , then normally you should see the phone number in big letters from contact, but YOU DON'T SEE THE NUMBER
3.) on connection manager - WIFi on/off button.
BUG FIX:
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1.+2.) use attached cab file - and install this, then it works
+ additional i had include black dialer skin files - copy to \windows
3.) on connection manager - WIFi on/off button.
-> after first activation-> look in to the comm manager -> then it works hole the time. sorry, i'm not sure which regkey had to be set, that it works from beginning.
cu camel
EDIT: Sorry, for my form - normally i would send it to the cooker, and he can do the rest in new version ...
if someone will bring it in a correct form - thanks - then a mod should delete this thread

are this bugs confirmed by other users or are only you experiencing this ones ? Would be better if you check that !
And please, summarize bug and corresponding fix / workaround to one paragraph. (Look to other ROM bug threads how they have been styled)
regards,
Martin

Its ok..somewhat
I have allready adressed the "bugs/issues/glitches" with the graphics in dialer and on other apps.
And as I have said, I will try to have them all fixed, but im working with a fixlist, and I am trying to follow the list step by step. But as I also have mentioned many times, is that when I fix some "bug" then a new one surface.
I cant fix everything, I know only so mutch, and are still learning as I do this.
I am gonna try make a rom that work for most, but stuff like I dont like this or that..really guys....I must admit I dont care.
just an example, nobody needs to feel I step on their feelings:
When ppl comes and say a rom is useless because it has iContact (or w/e) then they really gotta stop and start using that rasin that floats around in the vacum inside their heads
(I mean no offence to thread starter. I do not mind ppl trying to help out to find sollutions to issues. I have asked for it many times that if you find a issue, and if you perhaps find the sollution. Then I appreciate it if its posted, with the source of the fix. It really saves me time.
SO..basicly...I dont mind this thread, as long as it can be kept clean from reports of issues reported 30 times before...but hey, I know..wishful thinking
I have a very busy week, so I cant be so mutch active in the threads. But that dont mean I dont read it. I read every single post you guys make, and I do try to take it all serious, but...
cheers

Sliding Sounds For The Xperia X1 ?

hey guys , with the illuminator program i made some fancy visual effects when i open my keyboard for the X1 but other WM phones also have sound effects ive fiddled around with it a bit but couldn't yet get it to work.
i wonder if any 1 would wanna help me figure this out
i set up the registry directorys and entrys properly ,
sound files properly
and set up the HTC program with manages the sounds , all ok , but the device fails to make sounds when opened/closed
here are some stuff i came across and is worth to read if u decide to give it a shot or jump in
installing the program will set up most of the registry for u
http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/652344-post29.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336740
EDIT :
BUT this program turned out to work after proper settings and Soft -reset
http://tiermann.net/index.php?optio...cle&id=2:slidesound&catid=2:PPC Apps&Itemid=2
HAVE FUN
update :
some cool sounds for ya guys , check attachments also , mentioned threads

can't understand - can i do sliding sounds ONLY by fixing registry?

sliding out sound works perfectly, however the slide in causes an error.
not bad, but if it worked perfectly it would be better.

gundamboy said:
sliding out sound works perfectly, however the slide in causes an error.
not bad, but if it worked perfectly it would be better.
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be sure to un-check "run program" box in the program , it gave me an error too at first , but after setting it up and soft resetting , its all good
@Ethermind
from my experiance u can only tweak it with registry when the device has it enabled by default
u gotta use the program in the last link of ur device doesnt have a sound like that naturally (like x1)

this is already out for the X1 i made a thread ages ago about it and it works great,
i even uploaded many sounds so why has this thread been made without searching first??
if you search slider sounds or even threads ive started you will find it, there is a cab file for this.
sod it here is the link to my thread and the location of the cab file needed for slider sounds install and also new slider sounds,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=469818

Jasand said:
this is already out for the X1 i made a thread ages ago about it and it works great,
i even uploaded many sounds so why has this thread been made without searching first??
if you search slider sounds or even threads ive started you will find it, there is a cab file for this.
sod it here is the link to my thread and the location of the cab file needed for slider sounds install and also new slider sounds,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=469818
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yea i know i found it by searching but in this thread its more all here in 1 place , and if some 1 needs it and the new users dont know about it anyway

Note that when you go into the X1 camera app, it'll make the 'slide out' sound as the screen orientation rotates to landscape.
Further more, it'll 'slide in' when you exit the camera app.

TF3D Performance

Hi all,
I have been searching high and low on XDA and using Google to try and find some answers to this but I have not had any luck. I've looked through the wiki and other threads. I'm sure that if I had looked when I first got my HD I would've found answers but now I can't. Did they ever exist? Anyway, my question....
My friend has a Diamond and his TF3D interface speed is amazing compared to mine. I have the stock rom and my TF3D version is 1.3.35350.1_1630.38.
The reason I ask now and didn't follow any developments when I first got my HD (around a year ago) is that I just installed SPB MS2. Now I am trying TF3D again but it is so slooooooow?
Another thing, my friend can just swipe his finger across the tab bar at the bottom and the different tabs load. Mine, I have to tap each button to see the relevant tab and even then, I wait sometimes half a second, sometimes a second or two. Edit: Sorry, wasn't pressing hard enough however, it is still slow at loading?
If it is suggested that I flash the ROM, I've never done this and so when doing so, do you lose all the installed programs and such? If yes, I have SPB Backup and so would doing a backup, flash ROM, run backup put me back to how my phone was pre-rom flash?
Thanks for any help offered.

Try searching this forum for a tweak software such as Tweak HD. If you install this and configure it with the adviced settings (ADV) your HD will be a lot faster.
You can also try and install the new VGA Driverpack from the project you can find in the ROM development section.

ThaDoc said:
Try searching this forum for a tweak software such as Tweak HD. If you install this and configure it with the adviced settings (ADV) your HD will be a lot faster.
You can also try and install the new VGA Driverpack from the project you can find in the ROM development section.
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Thanks for the reply. I've installed HDTweak (did see this before) but was hoping for some registry tweaks instead. Would rather know what does what instead of installing an application that is supposed to perform certain changes/improvements.
See what happens after installing HDTweak.
Oh, I did also install the new Driverpack but found that games played slower. Maybe this has something to do with the screen having to draw more frames and so stressing the CPU more to do the same thing as if the driverpack wasn't installed? I'll post this question in that thread just to keep this one specific to TF3D!
Thanks

wayneywoo said:
Hi all,
I have been searching high and low on XDA and using Google to try and find some answers to this but I have not had any luck. I've looked through the wiki and other threads. I'm sure that if I had looked when I first got my HD I would've found answers but now I can't. Did they ever exist? Anyway, my question....
My friend has a Diamond and his TF3D interface speed is amazing compared to mine. I have the stock rom and my TF3D version is 1.3.35350.1_1630.38.
The reason I ask now and didn't follow any developments when I first got my HD (around a year ago) is that I just installed SPB MS2. Now I am trying TF3D again but it is so slooooooow?
Another thing, my friend can just swipe his finger across the tab bar at the bottom and the different tabs load. Mine, I have to tap each button to see the relevant tab and even then, I wait sometimes half a second, sometimes a second or two. Edit: Sorry, wasn't pressing hard enough however, it is still slow at loading?
If it is suggested that I flash the ROM, I've never done this and so when doing so, do you lose all the installed programs and such? If yes, I have SPB Backup and so would doing a backup, flash ROM, run backup put me back to how my phone was pre-rom flash?
Thanks for any help offered.
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Are you sure? i had a diamond and the tf3d was crap even with the stock rom, i can use the swipe gesture on my HD to move from page to page aswell, and pages load pretty much instantly with mine, sounds like your device hasnt been optimed enough, just like a pc after extended use, it will become slow and unresponsive if you dont keep the file system and registy optimised

wayneywoo said:
Thanks for the reply. I've installed HDTweak (did see this before) but was hoping for some registry tweaks instead. Would rather know what does what instead of installing an application that is supposed to perform certain changes/improvements.
See what happens after installing HDTweak.
Oh, I did also install the new Driverpack but found that games played slower. Maybe this has something to do with the screen having to draw more frames and so stressing the CPU more to do the same thing as if the driverpack wasn't installed? I'll post this question in that thread just to keep this one specific to TF3D!
Thanks
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Be sure to go through all HDTweak settings. Change values to ADV under the performance section.

i agree you have to....
optimize your device to its fullest capacity..i have stock rom ... on hd and have used hd tweak, plus few other applications found here, like driverpack 3 , gfxboost.. and few registry tweaks .etc...i am very impressed with touch ( sensitivity ) , speed of opening of most applications (yes ,some does have slight lag ) but overall, programs eg..file exployer,programs..settings etc..open instantaneous ...
( i also set sensitivity,finger pressure in hdtweak to very high )
i further hardly swipe manila ..."home " tab and it slides ,right through to last tab ( settings tab ) on manila ( vice versa)
my advice is also optimize ,( trail and error ) and seach, seach ..xda threads..
good luck