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Excuse me if this has already done the rounds or there is already a resource which accomplishes the same...
It would be great if we had a resource that included all the common registry tweeks in one place so that a quick scan through could find solutions to common problems that can be resolved with a simple registry tweek.
I invite you to add tweeks that you have found useful & would like to share....
Impossible!!!!
harleym said:
Excuse me if this has already done the rounds or there is already a resource which accomplishes the same...
It would be great if we had a resource that included all the common registry tweeks in one place so that a quick scan through could find solutions to common problems that can be resolved with a simple registry tweek.
I invite you to add tweeks that you have found useful & would like to share....
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Let me be the first say this now before this thread (or you) get flamed hard. There are way too many communities/forums/devices out there, conisisting of way too many stock and cooked roms. When it comes to reg tweaking, it's best to use the search feature here, (which is strongly recommended and encouraged).
robosiris said:
Let me be the first say this now before this thread (or you) get flamed hard. There are way too many communities/forums/devices out there, conisisting of way too many stock and cooked roms. When it comes to reg tweaking, it's best to use the search feature here, (which is strongly recommended and encouraged).
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Ahhh, you beat me to it
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Ahhh, you beat me to it
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Yes I did this time, but I have a sneaky suspicion it'll be the last time I'll beat you to the punch, lol. (jk)
There is the WiKi here, where I usually find and post registry tweaks.
Perfect just what I was after !!
There is the WiKi here, where I usually find and post registry tweaks.
Thanks for that.
How about tweaks to change how bluetooth is handled by different apps.
Appears that many of the available ROMs handle bluetooth differently & I'm assuming that this is largely due to registry settings. Does anyone have the low down on controlling the way the phone hands back control to audio manager after a call?
Hi everyone
I'm familiar with Windows Mobile but not to the HTC Universal itself. Can people recommend to me what the best WM 6.1 ROM is, how I unlock the device to use on any network and where I can find a list of recommended apps to use on WM 6.1 with the Universal?
Many thanks
Sam
That's a "no no" question to post here, there are many people who don't like to see this types of questions because it seems so simple to arrive and ask something like it without doing some search and read in the forum, please don't misunderstand me, I'm not mad at you, anyway it's better to read some and then ask.
So, the best WM6 rom is the one that better suits your needs, go to the WM6 part of the Universal, read some, read the comments, many of them are heavily personalized, there are "vanilla" types (simple and clean, no branding, etc.), there are some that give you lots of software already inside the Rom, so you'll save your precious Ram space for something else, some are speedier, some are more stable -even if this is not a critic, that's it, there's lot of effort that people put inside those Roms, for FREE!-, so, read, read, ask specific doubts inside the thread of each one, try (be careful!!!), learn, share and be happy!
Unlock (read!), go to the wiki (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Universal), for the apps READ! and go here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=248409).
Cheers
Thanks, I worked it all out anyway
hi there people i'm sort of new here and have been reading page after page of information trying to find out which ROM's RADIO and applications and tweeks would best serve me.
i have downloaded the apps i think are the best starting point but i've become stuck when it comes down to the tweek tools. i have found 2 which interest me but i'm unsure as to which would work best
1. Schap's tools - Advanced Configuration Tool 3.3
2. DiamondTweak 0.5.3: Tweak it easy
could some advise me which is the best one for a new user to the windows moblie world
and i have tried to read up before posting thanks in advance for any help and advice given.
nlnasty said:
hi there people i'm sort of new here and have been reading page after page of information trying to find out which ROM's RADIO and applications and tweeks would best serve me.
i have downloaded the apps i think are the best starting point but i've become stuck when it comes down to the tweek tools. i have found 2 which interest me but i'm unsure as to which would work best
1. Schap's tools - Advanced Configuration Tool 3.3
2. DiamondTweak 0.5.3: Tweak it easy
could some advise me which is the best one for a new user to the windows moblie world
and i have tried to read up before posting thanks in advance for any help and advice given.
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Use them both!
they each have some unique features and it aint like the memory usage is really bad, i think in total, together that take less than 1Mb
(I use both!) Happy Tweaking
MysticGenius thanks for taking the time to answer me, much kudos!!
but won't they both be tweeking and configuring the same features, will using them both be like running 2 differing anti virus programs??
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MysticGenius thanks for taking the time to answer me, much kudos!!
but won't they both be tweeking and configuring the same features, will using them both be like running 2 differing anti virus programs??
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no they have some the same features and some different.
also some of the features may not be applied properly with diamond tweak, but are applied correctly with ADV Conf and visa versa.
i have both, they do not constantly run therefore it is not like having 2 anti virus programs.
i do alot of graphic design, i prefer using the gimp for some and photoshop for others, both softwares do the same thing in general, but they do things differently. it depends on what effect i want.
these are the same.
or if you dont want both install them both and remove the one you dont like, but personally i use both, i find that diamond tweak works best with graphical/user settings and such like where as i prefer using advconfig for more system related tweaks like changing the times of cutting my calls off for example.
MysticGenius thanks for the advice i'll install them and let you know how i get on then
MysticGenius, installed both successfully and had play around but i've removed the advanced config tool untill i've got my head round it!! thanks for the advice
well I'm to this l and i was just wondering a couple things like what is a ROM and how do i get the new windows mobile 7 theme stright on my htc hd2 or how do i get the games for my ps1 games stright on my phone without hooking it up to a computer .
Play station info:
I went into the Apps part of this forum and searched for PSX
I would suggest you read the sticky threads at the top of each section on this forum it will tell you lots.
Good luck
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well I'm to this l and i was just wondering a couple things like what is a ROM and how do i get the new windows mobile 7 theme stright on my htc hd2 or how do i get the games for my ps1 games stright on my phone without hooking it up to a computer .
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How about using the search function, looking at the stickys and using Google to find the answers to your questions? It gets a bit redundant replying to the same questions from lazy people that cannot be bothered to invest some time into the forum.
If you don't want to answer the question then perhaps you should save your time even more and not reply? I'm no stranger to forums, but I do find this one particularly hard to follow/read/search.
From what I understand of how search engines work (for example Google's pagerank system) the search results would be dramatically improved if people posted links to relevant pages. This would also be a much better use of time than repeatedly having a go at new visitors for not searching. The more places that point to the answers, the easier it is to find them.
Some people are also happy to reply, because they know the answer straight away and it will take 60 seconds to reply. I don't see that it hurts to ask, in the hope that it will avoid 30 minutes of searching, which of course, is probably going on at the same time. If you are looking for something, do you not ask around whist you look yourself?
Anyway, more constructively back to the original question... @curtismeulen
Basically the ROM is the operating system that your phone runs on. You can install apps on to your phone (which mostly come in .CAB files) and most ROM come with a load of apps preinstalled.
HTC make the standard ROM for the HD2, but also phone companies (O2, T-mobile, etc) make slightly customised versions for the phones they sell themselves, - for e.g. adding/removing particular apps, or a special startup screen or background image, etc. If you have one of these kind of ROMs then you can't install the HTC one without running special programs.
The third kind of ROMs are 'custom ROMs' made by experts who want to always have the cutting edge software, have the phoen set up exactly as they prefer and to improve on what HTC do. Again special programs are required to install these, and always when you install a new ROM there's the risk of something going wrong and your phone not working any more.
Here's some links to useful info:
The HD2/Leo page on this sites wiki:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Leo
a list of ROMs for the HD2 (though it's not quite up to date):
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Leo/ROMs
Stuff about installing different ROMs:
Changing "official ROMs" from one to another: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591314
Installing any ROM you like: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=606713
Personally I use this ROM:
Artemis HD2 ROM Family Ver 15.5: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=612580
The instructions there are also quite useful to give you an idea of the differences between ROMs, etc.
mpaxton said:
If you don't want to answer the question then perhaps you should save your time even more and not reply? I'm no stranger to forums, but I do find this one particularly hard to follow/read/search.
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Don't be obtuse, the stickys tell you everything you need to know with regards to ROMs and ROM flashing. Google search 'ps1 emulator for windows mobile' and FPSEce and a number of other emulators are listed in the first link.
It probably took him longer to register to ask the question than it would have done to research it for himself.
I dont undertstand why people get so offensive, i thought forums like these were made to help people with questions, even noobs?
nirvanafreak919 said:
I dont undertstand why people get so offensive, i thought forums like these were made to help people with questions, even noobs?
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Actually, this forum is call xda "DEVELOPERS".... name clearly means it's full of developers.... not really a place for newbies. There are plenty of help forums out there. This forum is for the advanced user who wants to learn to hack and help develop. I didn't even post for the first year or 2 that I was a member... not until I felt comfortable with my knowledge. I used other help forums that are meant for newbie questions and just watched and learned from this forum.
Help form
For friendly site try htchd2forum.com They are great, but as stated, this is dev site, theirs is help site, big difference,, good luck
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Anyway, more constructively back to the original question... @curtismeulen
Basically the ROM is the operating system that your phone runs on. You can install apps on to your phone (which mostly come in .CAB files) and most ROM come with a load of apps preinstalled.
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Actually ROM is Read Only Memory
It has come to be used as short form for the coded OS that is used in the ROM and that specifically is the "ROM image" of the OS in use.
So any cooked (or otherwise) "ROM" we are talking about is not the same as the "ROM" within the device.
...and even though it's called read only memory, it can still be written to, otherwise we'd not be able to install different kinds of operating system, etc. So to me it's an arbitrary set of letters used to describe something that's vaguely relevant to the original usage of them!
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...and even though it's called read only memory, it can still be written to, otherwise we'd not be able to install different kinds of operating system, etc. So to me it's an arbitrary set of letters used to describe something that's vaguely relevant to the original usage of them!
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You don't install anything to the ROM.
ROMs are flashable, which is different to installing things to. OSs are flashed, not installed, to devices.
The internal memory part of the device is different to the ROM, it is an 'open' writable section. It may well be on the same memory chip, but is different in terms of usage available to it.
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...and even though it's called read only memory, it can still be written to, otherwise we'd not be able to install different kinds of operating system, etc. So to me it's an arbitrary set of letters used to describe something that's vaguely relevant to the original usage of them!
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And as a follow on from rp-x1 and also as a quick history lesson to you "youngsters" the correct term is actually "EPROM" chips (Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory) and when they were first used you couldn't write to them unless you had the appropriate equipment and that included UV "fixing ovens"!!!!!!
So, it's not an arbitrary set of letters, but, more a corruption of a very precise acronym which is now used in completely the wrong way.
CREDIT TO scotchua FOR THE ORIGINAL IDEA FOR THIS THREAD
For those who haven't bothered to read the READ THIS BEFORE POSTING announcement by mrvanx, I brought it to you:
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If it's your first time here, we encourage you to read general FAQ's too, which is an extended version of what has already been said here.
[Addition by Noonski]
ATTENTION CHEFs and USERS!
Let's try to post our ROMs and threads the following way to make the forum quicker and easier to acces:
Code:
[ROM][LANGUAGE][DATE]rom name and version (Build)[STATUS]
[KITCHEN][WWE][08.08.08]KOKOTAS ELF(in) Hybrid Kitchen (version 1.3)[ONLINE]
[PRJ][WWE][BETA]BRAM / NOONSKI Touch Surface 6.1 Public Beta Release Candidate Unskinned[ONLINE]
[ROM][WWE][22.08.08]HTCTOUCHP NEW BUILD!! Touch ESSentiaL v1.8 (WM6.1 CE OS 5.2.20296)[ONLINE]
[ROM][WWE][23.08.08]ABABREKAR UC2.0 + Mortscript capable new Ultra Clean Edition concept[OFFLINE]
[REF]NOONSKI Cooking Class Class of 2008/09[ONLINE]
[ROLLUP]KOKOTAS AVOID cOnFuSiOn & DaMaGeS -> FIND aNsWeRs, GuIdEs, LiNkS, eTc.[ONLINE]
* If name is too long for Thread title, leave out the [STATUS] ([ONLINE], [OFFLINE])
For Kernals, use: Code:[KERNEL]Description
For upgrade tools (CID, SIM, etc.), use: Code:
[UPG]Description
For complete kitchens, use: Code:
[KITCHEN][Language]name and version (Build)
For projects, use: Code:
[PRJ]Description
For utilities, use: Code:
[UTIL]name and version
For applications, use: Code:[APP]description
For requests, use: Code:
[REQ]description
For questions, use: Code:
[Q]description
For themes, use: Code:
[THE]description
For reference threads (tutorials, guides, etc.), use: Code:
[REF]description
For Rollup threads (thread indexes, etc.), use: Code:
[ROLLUP]description
For Poll information threads, use: Code:
[POLL]description
Items from moderators that need special attention will use: Code:
[MOD]description
Please consider a few guidelines before posting to the Desire Z Forum and Subfora!
(also applies to other Fora!)
As a rule of thumb, let’s try to maintain the following structure:
Desire Z General
(General talk. Post general issues related to Desire Z, software, skins, fixes, tips, tricks, etc.)
Desire Z Android development
(Specific talk. Post issues related to upgrading only, Utilities, Radios, unbricking, etc.)
Desire Z Themes and Apps
(Specific talk. Post issues related to themes only, software, applications, etc.)
Desire Z Accessories
(Specific talk. Post issues related to accessories only, SD Cards, headsets, remote, etc.)
Hello guys i have a question. I think my desire z's battery doesnt go so long. When i look what is using the battery it says display 40%. Why it is using so much? I first thought it might be because of the live wallpaper but although i changed, its still about 40%. Second question, is charging the phone from the computer bad for the phone? Thanks a lot...
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Hello guys i have a question. I think my desire z's battery doesnt go so long. When i look what is using the battery it says display 40%. Why it is using so much? I first thought it might be because of the live wallpaper but although i changed, its still about 40%. Second question, is charging the phone from the computer bad for the phone? Thanks a lot...
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Regarding the battery, it's normal for the battery life to start off a bit poor, and improve over time, as the phone "learns" the capacity of the battery. Check out this threads :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844051
Some people have found greatly increased battery life from using the SetCPU app, try searching on that.
It's pretty normal for the screen to be a big consumer of the battery, just like it is on a computer laptop. You can try turning the brightness down to make a difference to this.
As for charging from the computer, I don't know, but I can't see a reason why it should be a bad thing to do. Sometimes the computer will deliver a slower charge than a mains charger (no idea if this is the case on the DZ or not), and in that case a slower charge is often better for a battery.
I got a few questions about this phone because I'm probably gonna buy it next week.
1: Does the phone have swype?
2: Do rooting methods for the G2 work for the Desire Z ? (and what can i do more?)
3: What is S-OFF ? (and what is radio s-off?)
4: What is this trackpad? (i'm coming from a Nokia N900, so it's a big change)
5: How good are the speakers for music playback?
Thanks.
Calendar question
I've got a calendar issue that I posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844857
Basically, my calendar fails to load. I did some looking around, and I think the problem is here:
11-22 16:39:25.495 E/ActivityThread( 2253): Failed to find provider info for com.android.calendar
11-22 16:39:29.025 E/ActivityThread( 1724): Failed to find provider info for com.android.calendar
I then went into the Backup/Restore section of Titanium backup, and found that 'com.android.providers.calendar' has a line through it, as if it's been uninstalled. I never uninstalled or deleted it, so either the Chinese guys who tweaked the ROM (still basically sense, but with some extra crapware) screwed it up somehow, or one of their crapwares that I uninstalled was linked to it somehow.
My question is, is there a way for me to recompile that file, or do I need to get someone to extract it for me? If I need to push the file, where should I push it to? /system/app, or a more specific location?
Thanks.
brambizimski said:
2: Do rooting methods for the G2 work for the Desire Z ? (and what can i do more?)
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A stock G2 runs a slightly different ROM/kernel than a stock DZ. So make sure you follow the correct rooting method for the correct phone/ROM/kernel that you have.
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Buy it. GREAT device!
No. G2 has but not Desire Z.
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And there is no way I can add this with the rooting? I mean, you do ARE saying literally everything is possible with rooting
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And there is no way I can add this with the rooting? I mean, you do ARE saying literally everything is possible with rooting
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theoretically speaking. Yes. this can be done....but has it been successfully ported a la ADB?...im not sure, i think people are testing it out, cause i also want swype haha the galaxy swype
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And there is no way I can add this with the rooting? I mean, you do ARE saying literally everything is possible with rooting
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I can confirm you can install (and use) Swype (in my case the Beta version) on the DZ. I am not sure if you need to have root access to do so, since I only tried it when I had it rooted already ;-)
Does the Desire Z work in the U.S. with T-Mobile?? >.<
Sony Xperia X1 said:
Does the Desire Z work in the U.S. with T-Mobile?? >.<
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Search for the HTC G2
Hello, I'm actually new in this Android and HTC community I don't know what's overclocking or rooting? Like jailbreaking?
SailingToMoon said:
Hello, I'm actually new in this Android and HTC community I don't know what's overclocking or rooting? Like jailbreaking?
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Welcome
Rooting your phone is kind of like jailbreaking, because it gives you access to the administrator's account on the phone (the "root" user), so gives you the ability to do more things that you'd be otherwise locked out of.
Overclocking your phone is running the CPU at a higher speed than normal - so it makes it faster, quite simply.
What is the difference between hboot S-OFF and radio S-OFF?
What phones have radio S-OFF?
I again have a question which shows I am a beginner When I open wifi hotspot will i be charged in any way ? For example when I connect to internet with wifi ?
Sent from my HTC Desire Z
[Q]
I have some folders on the desktop, in which I added some app shortcuts. The last added shortcut is last in the list, it's not even ordered alphabetically. I want to change the order of the shortcuts without deleting the folder, re-creating and adding all shortcuts again. Is it possible?
Using standard folders from Sense.
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I again have a question which shows I am a beginner When I open wifi hotspot will i be charged in any way ? For example when I connect to internet with wifi ?
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That depends on your carrier. For example, with my carrier, Vodafone UK, any usage of the Internet (whether that's wi-fi from another computer connected via my phone, or direct from my phone) is going to count towards my monthly usage limit.
So it is using mobile network?
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So it is using mobile network?
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Yes.
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SailingToMoon said:
Hello, I'm actually new in this Android and HTC community I don't know what's overclocking or rooting? Like jailbreaking?
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I come from a Windows Mobile background, so other more experienced Android users can correct me if I'm wrong...but rooting is pretty similar to jailbreaking the iPhone - it opens up the device beyond the lockdown of the manufacturer and the carrier, letting you basically have total control over what happens in your phone (eg: Superuser control).
UNLIKE jailbreaking the iPhone however, you can 'flash' other ROMs onto your device. Don't like HTC Sense? Flash a stock Android ROM. Don't like the performance? Flash a Cyanogen Mod (CM) ROM onto your device. Want HTC Sense? Flash a custom Sense-enabled ROM. This is possible due to the massive dev group and also the flexibility of the Android platform - iOS is designed by Apple to be used on only Apple devices, and is also designed to be locked down. Android is designed to be tinkered and customized.
Getting 'root' on your device allows you also to 'overclock' your phone - for example, the HTC Desire Z/G-2/Vision comes with it's CPU clocked in at 800MHz (or there abouts), by overclocking your device, you can tweak the CPU to run at 1Ghz, 1.4GHz or even up to 1.9GHz! So you can effectively more than double your CPU speed! This means that you can play games more smoothly, boot up faster, run apps more quickly, etc.
Be WARNED however, that incorrectly rooting and/or overclocking your phone may result in a 'bricked' device - this means that your device no longer switches on or cannot load any software/OS, resulting in your phone transforming into a very expensive paperweight or brick. If you follow the instructions correctly though, then there is no worries and you will have gained access to a whole new world.
Good luck!
A question of my own now - is it possible to 'exchange' the HTC Pre-cached maps? Or even flash one onto the phone? I live in Australia, but bought a euro device, meaning that I have a bunch of precached maps for countries that I will not be able to visit (for now because I am a poor student =P). Is this part of the ROM? And if so, can I somehow get the maps from the Australian Desire HD ROM (no Australian Desire Z as far as I know)?