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Soft Input Panel delay

Does anyone have an issue when trying to change the soft input panel type when in use?
When I have the SIP open and click on the Context Menu/Caret, I have to wait more than 10 seconds for the system to respond with choices.
Why is that? The unexpected side affect from one of these registry tweaks?
Does anyone have any info on how to eliminate this behavior (Other than a hard reset)
Thanks in advance
Louden

Yep, same here. About 16 secs to display about 4 items which some of which I have disabled via reg hack apps.

This is usually fixed in new versions, mine is more or less 1sec now with the new version

I too had this lame problem that pushed me to the edge :evil: of throwing my K-JAM in the nearest wall :twisted: .....but I wouldnt actually do it :roll: ....would I? :wink:
This has been fixed in the new ROM 216901

Nope. I have the new Imate ROM and it still takes about 16sec. The rest of the systems functions are peppy though.

Wouldn't a ROM wipe the registry?
So you're saying you've updated the device ROM and still have the issue? Wouldn't that have cleared out the registry?
If that's the issue, I'd think this is more an issue with the ROM as opposed to some registry tweak...

Yup I have this same problem. Posted a message few weeks back and didn't find any solution. And I also noticed my phone pad input method doesn't work anymore. Selecting it (after waiting 10 sec for menu to pull up) only revert back to standard soft keyboard.
I have the suspecion this WM5 is a beta and Bill didn't tell us.

Me Too :evil:

Re: Wouldn't a ROM wipe the registry?
louden said:
So you're saying you've updated the device ROM and still have the issue? Wouldn't that have cleared out the registry?
If that's the issue, I'd think this is more an issue with the ROM as opposed to some registry tweak...
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Yes, that's correct (loaded new rom and still have the issue). I too would tend to think it's a ROM issue. Even if a reg hack disables and filters the list, there's no reason why it should take so long to populate a list of 3-5 items.

steph280 said:
I have the suspecion this WM5 is a beta and Bill didn't tell us.
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LOL!! Bill Bill Bill :twisted:

Same problem here also. New Imate rom.

Tried the drastic step
This was frustrating enough to me that I hard reset the device -
It worked...
So, I can't blame the ROM, but I can blame some of the registry hacks. I'm not sure what is/was happening, but I'll make my changes manually from now on...

I have not done any registry changes other than those done by software installation. So I am also thinking it's a registry issue. Now if there is only a way to compare the registry of good and bad unit then we'll know which is the offending entry.
any suggestions?

I just got my MDA from T-Mobile about a month ago and I am also seeing this exact problem. This sucks!
I actually can't get ANY 3rd party SIP to work on this device. I tried at least half a dozen (Calligrapher, InterKey, etc.) and the result is the same -- defaulting to the standard keyboard SIP (as was mentioned in a prior post).
Any ideas other than a hard reset? This is REALLY annoying. The funny thing is that I had a similar problem on my old Wallaby device, which mysteriously went away.
Sigh...

I have the ROM 2.17.7.2 WWE installed and I don't have the delay whatsoever, uesed to on a older ROM but everything works great!

HA! I found the problem (at least on my device).
Drumroll please...
MS Voice Command. As soon as I uninstalled it, the heavens opened up and it responded MUCH faster (maybe 2-3 seconds instead of 12).
After uninstalling MSVC, I re-installed one of the SIPs that didn't work before. Wouldn't you know it? Now it works.
Then I installed MSVC again. Lo and behold, the SIP still works, although the 12 second delay is back.
So my guess is that you shouldn't install any SIPs on the device after you have MSVC installed.

jekagan said:
HA! I found the problem (at least on my device).
Drumroll please...
MS Voice Command. As soon as I uninstalled it, the heavens opened up and it responded MUCH faster (maybe 2-3 seconds instead of 12).
After uninstalling MSVC, I re-installed one of the SIPs that didn't work before. Wouldn't you know it? Now it works.
Then I installed MSVC again. Lo and behold, the SIP still works, although the 12 second delay is back.
So my guess is that you shouldn't install any SIPs on the device after you have MSVC installed.
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Didn't help. Uninstalled using SKtools both MS VC and Tengo Thumboard. I also made sure that all the default input SIPs were active. Soft reset several times. Still have to wait about 15-20 seconds. I have the latest ROM.

Wifi not starting - solution yet? (Maybe WMWifirouter related?)

My wifi won't start. Whether it's through TouchFLO's comm manager or Window's own Wifi connection, it will give me the "Busy" rotary and then nothing happens.
I know exactly when the problem first appeared, though. I was using WMWifirouter (an ancient version, .8 or .9 something) while it was tethered to a Macbook for power (I think on ActiveSync, but I don't remember). From what I gather, that might not have been a good idea, or, rather, that theoretically should not have worked. But, it did. I disconnected the phone, and since then I've had the aforementioned wifi issue.
I've searched XDA and Google, and it seems the best answer I can find is to hard reset and see if it works. However, it seems that for a large majority of people who tried this method, the problem doesn't go away.
I'm hesitant to try a hard reset, as my HD's been working fine for the past 5 months and I've got a lot of time and work put into it, when it might not get me anywhere.
Hence, I'm asking if anyone's come across a solution to this problem that might work. I'm hoping it might be as easy as a registry tweak (I have seen some "solutions" that involve the registry, but they don't appear to apply in this case).
Since I'm in the US, and the HD is not officially provided by any carriers, I might have a lot of trouble getting any kind of warranty work done on it, and that also entails losing the phone for 2+ months, as best I can tell.
I might try flashing a newer HTC ROM, although I would be pretty mystified that my old ROM suddenly wasn't good enough. Maybe it's just that a new factory ROM would place the correct registry settings back in order?
Sorry for the long post, I'm just frustrated that I am unable to use wifi and that I'm starting to think the only solution will be to get a new phone or live without it.
Does anyone have any thoughts?
(I've looked at several threads on XDA already, none of them were at all resolved or even directly discussing the HD, so I think it's okay to post this thread.)
EDIT: I could tell I was going to get no response here, so I just went ahead and hard reset the device. That seems to have fixed it, for now. Wifi's working how it should. I'm adding this edit here for anyone else has this problem.

Just a bump, and also to add that when I run WMWifirouter with logging, it shows that it fails to Rebind the WLAN and also the CM-Set fails, if that is any clue.

Another detail, I notice that under Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi > Advanced > Advanced, there is nothing under Status, MAC, IP...I'm guessing that will always be empty if it's not connected? If not, are there values I should fill in?

X1 - GPS does not work anymore

Hi all,
since today all of my gps-programs (smartrunner, terracrosser, on the road panel) i´m normally using (at last yesterday) do not find a gps-siganl anymore.
I´ve tried htc gps-tool, but it is saying "failed to send NMEA command"
In settings the internal gps is set to com4, harware (external) no com, managed by windows.
Any ideas, or is there a program to check if the gps-chip is generally ok?
Thanks and all the best.

Coincidentally, about 5 days ago I found that my GPS on my R1A ROM stopped functioning after exactly 2 minutes. Tomtom and all other GPS apps would get a fix normally, then crash the phone after 2 mins (Tomtom goes gray) and a soft-reset is needed to get the phone going again. I tried reinstalling most of the apps, but nothing seemed to help.
In the end, I took the gutsy way out, flashed my X1 to R3A (even though there's rumours that it's not the 'official' release), and everything has been good ever since.
I know it's not really a 'solution', but I sure as hell couldn't find the fix. I've had my Xperia since the November release with R1A, and it just did this to me about a week ago.
Anyways, happy with R3A having skipped R2A. Not HUGE benefits to upgrading, but definitely some positives.

Hi Scar,
flashing to R3A means that all programs and data will be deleted?
Isn´t there a way to reinstall the gps-driver, like at "big windows"?
How did you flashed? With SE Update Service?
I am a X1 User for about 7 weeks, so i do not had such issues until now and flashing would be my first time.
Any other ideas around?
Thanks and all the best

Hi mrx_bln,
Flashing to R3A will mean that your device data will be lost. If you use ActiveSync, then all of your Contacts/Appts/Tasks/etc. will get re-synced when you re-create the partnership after flashing. You also might want to search the forums for "PIM Backup" which will allow you to set a "Custom" backup to grab your files, as well as its ability to save Call Logs + SMS.
I flashed my ROM by using the microSD method, which is to place the (official) ROM in the root of the Storage Card, and have it named "kovsimg.nbh". You'll find more info from Jack Leung in the ROMs section of the Xperia X1 forum here.
As far as I know, there is no way to reinstall the GPS driver. If you have never got a signal though, and your symptoms aren't like mine were (I got a fix for 2 mins then it always froze after that), then you might want to leave it outside for 10 minutes to ensure that the GPS isn't working. Also, run QuickGPS to make sure you've got the latest data file.
Hopefully you can figure it out, as flashing is a bit of a pain to have to reinstall and reconfigure everything. The silver lining to that dark cloud is that you can ensure that the device is running mint.
Let us all know how you make out!

If your GPS crashes satnav apps after a couple of minutes, try deleting your 'extra.bin' file.
This is the QuickGPS download file which is likely to be the culprit, and you can always download another which is likely to be okay.

Hi all,
thanks again for your suggestions.
I´ve run "configuration - system - delete memory" (in german: Einstellungen - System - Speicher löschen) from the phone, which is a "hardreset", i guess.
And look, after that my GPS is working again.
The HTC-GPS-Tool is working and my favourite apps (Smartrunner, Terracrosser) have GPS-Signal.
So, my result is that is was definitely a sw-problem and i am wondering that there is no fix for this, because regarding to some threads it looks like that happens quite often. I mean, even the developers of htc gps tool should have the knowledge to write a fix, don´t they?
May here is a wm crack who has a look at what a hardreset is doing with the gps and writes a little tool to fix this manually?
Many other users would appreciate a lot, i guess.
Let´s have a look when the problem comes up again
Even the quickgps tool came up with an error (something like "can´t connect - try later"). Then i will try to delete the "extra.bin"
All the best

My GPS hasn't been working for about 2 weeks now. Not about to hard-reset, but would love to find a simpler solution.

Try this solution. That worked for me and many others It is way simpler than a hardreset
catdog said:
I have exactly the same problem after every ROM flash.
And always manage to fix it in 4 steps:
1. Erase GPS data using the HTC tool, wait 30 secs, all satellites should vanish
2. Cold start the GPS, wait 30 secs
3. Power down the phone, power back up
4. Start the HTC GPS tool again and wait approximately 2 minutes for the gps to fix. If you screwed up steps 1-3 then after starting the tool you will get a pattern of satellites. The screen must be clear and it should start looking for satellite 02 (searching for almanac)
Never had to cold start the phone- I suppose it does exactly the same as my four steps.
I was working with various GPS units before and the Diamond one is definitively the most fiddly of them all.
I suppose there is a bug in the COM4 GPS communication protocol, I have noticed that the stream of data often cannot be stopped by closing the connection with the GPS inside the tool.
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Mine works again. Downloading new QuickGPS seemed to solve the problem.

i have the same problem with my gps since yesterday - could you please give the link, from where you got the quickGPS?
THX

myriade said:
i have the same problem with my gps since yesterday - could you please give the link, from where you got the quickGPS?
THX
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I thought QuickGPS came with the phone. Load up the program, then hit 'download' and soft-reset just in case.

Thx
I've tried it - so I think I have an other problem with GPS

de Wolfe said:
Try this solution. That worked for me and many others It is way simpler than a hardreset
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hi, i've got an issue with gps too.
i'd tried win6.1 and 6.5 and back to old one (touchIt 7.1) and gps don't work. I mean, that programs (iGo, gps tool) find gps but no sattelits has found.
Mayby can U explain, how to erase gps data?
thanks in advance.
i found solution. here is link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3891454#post3891454

Found EASY gps fix

so as many of us here i had the gps problem, and i started to not care anymore. The other day after i flashed Trigger 3.2, i also flashed some useful apps like SGS tool, spare parts etc. As i was going over those apps, i went to SGS tools, and noticed GPS fix all the way at the bottom. I decided to give it a try but didnt think it would work. I clicked and then select north-america.... and apply.
And surprisingly my GPS has been working perfectly fine since then.
So those of you who still have gps problem, try that
Hope this help

Djapatos said:
so as many of us here i had the gps problem, and i started to not care anymore. The other day after i flashed Trigger 3.2, i also flashed some useful apps like SGS tool, spare parts etc. As i was going over those apps, i went to SGS tools, and noticed GPS fix all the way at the bottom. I decided to give it a try but didnt think it would work. I clicked and then select north-america.... and apply.
And surprisingly my GPS has been working perfectly fine since then.
So those of you who still have gps problem, try that
Hope this help
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This has been posted before, it works for some people and it doesn't for others. Just like every other GPS fix out there. Not trying to be rude and I'm sure everyone appreciates you trying to help, but duplicate threads just create clutter. Once again I am not trying to be rude so please do not take it that way.

flashing the S.gps is the easiest way as I know

This is kind of random, but did anyone notice that the latest Kies update fixes/helps GPS?
With KA6, I have to manually set GPS mode to MS-Based and change the supl settings before I get a quick lock. With KB5, it works very well right out of the box. No configuration needed.

ooooohhhh
mugenfiji0327 said:
This has been posted before, it works for some people and it doesn't for others. Just like every other GPS fix out there. Not trying to be rude and I'm sure everyone appreciates you trying to help, but duplicate threads just create clutter. Once again I am not trying to be rude so please do not take it that way.
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ooops i didnt know, wel anyways that works for me

GPS problem solved!

GPS problem solved!
Have had huge problems with my GPS and sought advice both here and other forums.
EVERYTHING has been tried, all possible combinations of room's, radios, and ril'files, fasterfix, gps status, fastreboot, delete cache Dalvik etc. I can not count all the times I've gone out on the porch and pointed my HD to the sky with new hope but no result. The best I have achieved is fix during the 5-10 minutes with an accuracy of about 140m .....
Then I found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qm_z65LA8k
Thank you knglaser
It seems that the GPS antenna sits in the flash cover!
I tried to press the flashcover and it worked just like an on and off switch for the GPS, satelites just fell in and in a matter of seconds I had the fix of 10 satellites This with an accuracy of 5-6m.
Picked out the blitz cover and "adjusted" the contacts between the cover and the phone and put it back in place, it took about 2 minutes.
After this operation GPS works perfectly
I am now happy since this has been incredibly annoying, I use GPS to both training and in the car and have not been to happy to send the phone back to repair since this usally takes long time.
Hope this can help others who are struggling with the same problem?

Thank you for this. At first i dismissed this as my gps problems only started immediately after the ota gb upgrade installed - it was then taking over 4 minutes to get a fix. However in desperation i took phone out of case - simply pressed the cover in the place shown in video (didn't even have to remove) and hey presto now get fix in seconds. Put phone back in case and all is still well.
Simple but yet very effective - thank you.
Not sure why the upgrade should have triggered this problem though?
Rob
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Sadly, pushing the cover down is not working for me. Thanks for the video though. I will have to get some tools and pop the cover off to see if it looks like my contacts are no good as well.

apparently i solved my gps problem but not like above. i tried but didnt worked.So i install the new version of gps test, go to settings and then i push clear AGPS from top.then update agps.restart application and seems to work now. I will see. Pls tell me if you try like me and what is your experience
update: unfortunately the problem come back again...

Any more who has tried if this helps? I'm about to tonight

Try this file, it work perfectly on my device,
also i have attached a restore, in case you dont like the fix.
EDIT: Flash in Recovery

Thanks! what does the patch do?

omegis said:
Try this file, it work perfectly on my device,
also i have attached a restore, in case you dont like the fix.
EDIT: Flash in Recovery
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what does it do? will work also for israel?