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It used to be there, and now it's gone! i didn't do anything, soft reset doesn't help! any ideas?
Rob
Hi Rob
Having the same problem with the Xda Exec.
After I did a soft rest the battery icon desapered.
Anybody out they knows how to get it back on the Today Screen.
Please help.
Gigino
I actually searched for a while to find a way to remove the battery icon. In the end, the only way I'm aware of to remove it is to run this:
Signed_UNI_Remove_BatteryIcon.sa.CAB
from the O2 XDA Exec extended ROM. Since I have a Jasjar I had to download that cab from the FTP site here. My guess is that you have an XDA Exec and you recently hard reset it and allowed the CABs in the extended ROM to run, or you ran that program from the extended ROM manually.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure how you undo it once it's been run. It doesn't appear in Remove Programs and while I'm sure it just makes a registry change somewhere I haven't got a clue where
Personally, I never did like that battery icon anyway... it didn't seem to be terribly accurate and it was only visible from the today screen. I use the freeware program batti as a battery monitor instead.
hth,
Brett
I have the same problem, though I don't miss it that much. Must specify that in my case, it didn't happen after a soft reset, it just happened.
Have you not tried opening the CAB in WinRAR, manually looking at the files and attempting to find which registry entry it modifies? I can't find the CAB on the FTP site, but I'm not that bothered as I don't have a Magician but if someone passes me a link for it, I'll have a look.
try this regkey
HKLM\services\power\ShowIcon
Change the 0 to 1
Soft reset - and you're cookin'
Nice one, giving that a go now - slightly unrelated but I'm using GS Pocket Magic and when using the 'Close All' command, my shortcut bar buttons disappear, the ones at the bottom of the screen that read CONTACTS and CALENDAR.
Any ideas?
ashleyhall said:
Nice one, giving that a go now - slightly unrelated but I'm using GS Pocket Magic and when using the 'Close All' command, my shortcut bar buttons disappear, the ones at the bottom of the screen that read CONTACTS and CALENDAR.
Any ideas?
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It's a known issue with Pocket Magic... there was a thread on it a while ago. From what I understand, there is some program or process that runs in the background that makes those shortcut buttons appear. Since Pocket Magic was designed for WM 2003 it doesn't know about that process, so it kills it when you do the close all. Since I'm no longer using Pocket Magic I don't know if anyone has managed to resolve the issue.
Brett
Ok, thanks for your reply - I notice PocketMagic has the functionality to NOT terminate certain programs (this option is in the Preferences for it), so if we can identify this process, we can exclude it...
I'll investigate...hang on!
Frustratingly my version of SKTools only lists the top 6 processes, if we can go through each one by one, we can suss out which process it is!
hi Robt,
to get back your battery icon, just do a hard reset and the battery icon it will appear again..it works for me. i've got same problem like you.
hope this help you and other
ps:i'm use universal with corporate install
good luck
NO Don't hard reset, thats just stupid!! For anyone looking for a genuine answer that won't cause loss of data, do this...as the chap recommends above.
1. Use registry editor to browse to 'HKLM\services\power\ShowIcon'
2. Change the value 0 to a 1
3. Soft reset
No data lost, and a nice battery icon for you!
since i dont have many data and many program installed in my exec, the simple things just do it my way (although u will lose your data). but hey that the simple way since i'm a beginner and it's difficult doing some registry hack for me. any way you can do it with hard reset or soft reset like ashley.
my 2 cents
Did you mean the batter icon at the top of the screen or at the bottom. Because the batter icon in the title bar is an O2 program that runs from a link in the start up folder.
The problem with doing it with a hard reset to get the battery icon back is: as soon as you perform a soft reset, you will again loose the battery icon. So there is no point really of performing a hard reset to get the battery icon back since you will loose it anyway if you perform a soft reset.
To me this battery icon is USELESS! Why? Its only purpose is a shortcut to Start>Settings>System>Memory>Battery level. To be completely useful to me, it should be a real INDICATOR icon of the actual battery level. But sadly it is not. Maybe this is the reason why they want it out of the way.
Plus, I use HandyMenu which has an option to show the battery level at an instant. Plus I get more functionality with it.
Maybe we're talking about different battery meters but mine appears bottom right hand corner and acfurately reflects the status of the battery - The simple registry change does it!
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Maybe we're talking about different battery meters but mine appears bottom right hand corner and acfurately reflects the status of the battery - The simple registry change does it!
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Yes, that is the icon I was referring to. The one that can be shown by what you posted.
HMMMMMMM, maybe I did not look hard enough on mine. I remmber on mine when my battery was 89%, the battery icon still looks like it was full, thus making my assumption it does not reflect the actual battery charge. I did notice that it shows if I have it plugged in though. Maybe I should try it again, now that my battery is low.
cktlcmd said:
HMMMMMMM, maybe I did not look hard enough on mine. I remmber on mine when my battery was 89%, the battery icon still looks like it was full, thus making my assumption it does not reflect the actual battery charge. I did notice that it shows if I have it plugged in though. Maybe I should try it again, now that my battery is low.
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It does show the battery charge, but it does a terrible job of it. As I recall, the battery needs to get well past 75% before the icon shows anything but a full charge. It was really pretty useless if you ask me.
Brett
BrettS said:
It does show the battery charge, but it does a terrible job of it. As I recall, the battery needs to get well past 75% before the icon shows anything but a full charge. It was really pretty useless if you ask me.
Brett
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Thanks BrettS, you save me a reset. I was timing my lovely puppy here how long it can work without any problems without a soft reset. So far 5 days and still running in excellent condition. I am trying to prove to myself that pocket PCs nowadays are stable as can be. This is my first pocket PC and I was afraid to buy a pocket PC before because a lot of palm users said you need to soft reset PPCs a lot to get it running neatly. Now I know it is BOGUS and purely INCORRECT.
cktlcmd said:
The problem with doing it with a hard reset to get the battery icon back is: as soon as you perform a soft reset, you will again loose the battery icon. So there is no point really of performing a hard reset to get the battery icon back since you will loose it anyway if you perform a soft reset.
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in my case, after performing a hard reset to get back my battery icon, i didnt
notice and didnt count exactly how many times after i performed soft reset then the battery icon gone again.because this my first experience with battery icon vanished. but as long i remembered, after i performed a hard reset then next day performed a soft reset, the battery icon still there.so i assumed that the best way for me to get battery icon back, since i'm not expert with registry hack and worried if do anything wrong with my new toys.
just want to share my experience with a beginner solution.
yeah maybe the icon is not usefull, but the icon looks cute.
Hi ppl ! My trinity is acting a little strange
It keeps trying to show in the same place battery Status and Time, you can see in the screen shots. Any ideas how can I solve this!? I've already install applications to show time,date or both but with no success.
Where can i change in registry this ???
This happens only in the main screen.
Regards,
Oclan
Did you try HTC Custom 1.7?
I've had a same problem until I removed HTC Home Plug.
Why is that? Since I upgraded to WM6, and I remove the battery the clock resets to 12:00 in 2004
that's basically the only weird thing I have with wm6 on the blue angel so far... what an upgrade
I think it could be, because when you remove the main battery the backup doesn't last very long (20 mins max last time i checked in the manual).
How long do you remove the main battery for?
Steve123456 said:
I think it could be, because when you remove the main battery the backup doesn't last very long (20 mins max last time i checked in the manual).
How long do you remove the main battery for?
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2 seconds to switch sim card
Just test on my: remove battery, wait 20sec, reconnect (no R G), soft reset, everything OK on date/time.
Maybe your backup battery is dead?
DANDANA said:
Just test on my: remove battery, wait 20sec, reconnect (no R G), soft reset, everything OK on date/time.
Maybe your backup battery is dead?
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why do you softreset after removing the bat..?
edit: just tried it again, reset again... backup battery was fine on wince3... it's at 100%
ow well, I can live with it, it's not that I remove the battery all the time, and active sync adjusts the clock anyway...
No R G on the boot screen...just to get my radio back
DANDANA said:
No R G on the boot screen...just to get my radio back
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yeah I've noticed that too on my test qtek... but on mine it's always there
to save you the hassle of manually changing the time/date or docking it in the crade, try this:
1. soft reset. as soon as you see the 4-color screen (DO NOT WAIT for the R, G, and D values to be shown), remove the battery.
2. replace the battery
3. turn on the phone. soft reset. when you see "none" values for R and G, soft reset again.
the time/date will be retained.
Hi there,
I have the same issue. In fact, each time I remove battery, even for 1 sec, I lose Date/time and "lock buttons" setting. Nothing else.
I tried what you said, but nothing changed. I just noticed that the "R None" comes directly after I turn on the phone (your 2nd step).
I am doing something wrong ?
i missed some steps. before you remove the battery, you should not wait for the RGD values to be shown... it should be only the 4-color screen.
raymonds said:
i missed some steps. before you remove the battery, you should not wait for the RGD values to be shown... it should be only the 4-color screen.
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ok... that actually works... so I have to do that every time I want to remove the battery safely?
thanks for the help.
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tjacquem said:
Hi there,
I have the same issue. In fact, each time I remove battery, even for 1 sec, I lose Date/time and "lock buttons" setting. Nothing else.
I tried what you said, but nothing changed. I just noticed that the "R None" comes directly after I turn on the phone (your 2nd step).
I am doing something wrong ?
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yes indeed, it's the Date/time and the lock buttons, and any buttons you redefined (I always redefine the record button as screen rotate button)...
but that's all fixed now
It works for me when I follow the steps exactly as described. Thanks Raymonds - it saves me from the pain of reloading all my apps and syncing up with exchange... which I've done may be 4-5 times already.
This should be added to WIKI IMO
yes, i guess it should be in the wiki. please feel free to place it there (i don't know how... i might mess it up)
i happened to come up with this combination by accident... crude, but effective.
tjacquem said:
I have the same issue. In fact, each time I remove battery, even for 1 sec, I lose Date/time and "lock buttons" setting. Nothing else.
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Probably you are loosing:
- wifi settings (paswords etc)
- bluetooth pairing
too
It looks like part of Hard Reset procedure, but without clearing registry not memory.
But hard reset doesn't clear "button lock" settings
I have no problem with data / time, but could anyone tell me what "R none" and "G none" means? I had this problem since yesterday. I switched on my phone: softreset. Then the two "none" values. And I couldn't phone anyone. I already thought that I had erased my Radio ROM somehow.
Now I read your instructions: softreset, battery remove immediately, battery in and again softreset. Now I have correct values in "R" and "G", but my phone says "SIM card not valid". Hmm....
Has someone an idea?
Thank you,
Alex
EDIT: After this procedure I loose my date/time settings. But this is no problem, I just want to get my phone back
EDIT2: I removed the SIM again and put the battery in, then again R and G "none". After a softreset, the values are back. But still (without SIM) it says "SIM not valid". When I tap on the digits, it thinks I want to enter a PIN (and I have no PIN)...
Alegra, the "NONE" issue is caused by the bootloader going to quickly, so the radio has not been initialized by the time the OS starts to query it. If the OS boots up, there is effectively no radio for it to use. I'm not sure why this causes settings to be lost, possibly just bad handling of the error condition.
Basically, whenever you replace the battery you should be prepared to hit reset once the four bars appear. This needs done every time you do this.
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to save you the hassle of manually changing the time/date or docking it in the crade, try this:
1. soft reset. as soon as you see the 4-color screen (DO NOT WAIT for the R, G, and D values to be shown), remove the battery.
2. replace the battery
3. turn on the phone. soft reset. when you see "none" values for R and G, soft reset again.
the time/date will be retained.
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I am a heavy user of two batteries, isn't there a permanent fix for this? I am sure the M$ didn't design their new OS for battery devices that loose settings when the battery is removed.
I also use more than one battery. Always having to reset the date and time is cumbersome. Has there been any resolution?
Hello guys,
Since yesterday i experience a loss of calibration of my screen, when i touch an area it react 2 or 3 inch lower ou upper it makes me sick, i just cant answer a call, or do anything due to this chit, can someone handle this, it is ever happened to you?
up!!! help!
grafikastudios said:
up!!! help!
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Not to state obvious but have you tried to recalibrate it? Or perform a hard reset?
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem, I did a recalibration and this is very strange, first when I finish the calibration, then it restart from the beginning and I have to recalibrate 3 or 4 times before it exit the calibration tool. Then the device works normally, but few minutes later, this is the same, recalibration is lost. I did a hard reset and even change the ROM, but it is the same.
I do not know what to do
I see also after a reboot, the calibration is good again, but this is not always the case.
What can I do ?
Thanks
Denis
morind79 said:
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem, I did a recalibration and this is very strange, first when I finish the calibration, then it restart from the beginning and I have to recalibrate 3 or 4 times before it exit the calibration tool. Then the device works normally, but few minutes later, this is the same, recalibration is lost. I did a hard reset and even change the ROM, but it is the same.
I do not know what to do
I see also after a reboot, the calibration is good again, but this is not always the case.
What can I do ?
Thanks
Denis
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Sounds like a faulty device. Flash back to stock rom
& SPL if you haven't already and return under warranty.
Hi,
thanks for the answer.
I flashed back to the original ROM and I think this has also set the original SPL, but I am not sure. How can I check this ?
When starting up the device I can see :
R 1.13.25.24
G 52.62.25.34U
D 1.56 .00 .00
Is it correct ?
Thanks
Denis
morind79 said:
Hi,
thanks for the answer.
I flashed back to the original ROM and I think this has also set the original SPL, but I am not sure. How can I check this ?
When starting up the device I can see :
R 1.13.25.24
G 52.62.25.34U
D 1.56 .00 .00
Is it correct ?
Thanks
Denis
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Go into bootloader to check SPL, i.e.
Turn off phone
Hold vol down
Turn on phone while continuing to hold vol down
You should enter a tri-colour screen. This is bootloader and it should state your SPL
ok, you're right, the SPL was wrong, I set it back to 1.13.
I resintalled the ROM and now I fell down on a loop in the alignement screen
I will send the device to repair...
thanks
Denis
morind79 said:
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem, I did a recalibration and this is very strange, first when I finish the calibration, then it restart from the beginning and I have to recalibrate 3 or 4 times before it exit the calibration tool. Then the device works normally, but few minutes later, this is the same, recalibration is lost. I did a hard reset and even change the ROM, but it is the same.
I do not know what to do
I see also after a reboot, the calibration is good again, but this is not always the case.
What can I do ?
Thanks
Denis
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When you do a calibration, how accurately you tap the cross-hair dictates if the digitizer senses a second or third calibration is necessary. Most people tend to blow this off and use either a finger or fingernail to do the calibration. The digitizer gets the most accurate tap when a stylus is used. You might want to try using a stylus OR you can try the following modified registry hack which comes from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4998396&postcount=1
REGISTRY HACK TO ELIMINATE EFFECTS OF FIRST CALIBRATION
Using your favorite Registry program, navigate to HKLM:
1. HKLM\Hardware\DeviceMap\Keybd
2. Look for the entry named: FirstCalibration
3. If it's there, you can do one of two things: first, delete it; or second, change the dword value from 1 to 0.
4. If entry does not exist, you can create the dword FirstCalibration and give it a binary value of zero
5. Do a soft reset. It is recommended that a manual soft reset using your stylus is used as opposed to a softreset program. I have tested this hack on my device. As per the original post, some soft reset programs would not allow the Registry hack to take.
It is implied (or maybe I read it in a subsequent reply to this post/thread) that most digitizers are accurate enough without a calibration. Should you find that your screen when tapped is not accurate, you can always do a screen calibration later.
Historical Info
When PDAs first came out, digitizers were not as accurate as today's versions which mandated calibrations. Often on my first iPaq, which I bought when Compaq first built them, two or more calibrations were necessary because the digitizers were of poor quality. Part of the initial first set-up screen was a mandatory calibrate screen.
A Compaq engineer I chatted with stressed getting the first two if not all four taps as accurately as possible. He claimed that if all four were done in the center of the cross-hair's dot, a second calibration would not be necessary. What ticked me off is that the second calibration tap is often obscured or hidden by the onscreen words of the calibration statement.
Current Info from three smartphones
With today's digitizers, I have never had to calibrate my Dell x51V Axim. In fact on three smartphones I have either purchased or helped with the purchase thereof, I have never seen a calibrate screen when the phone is initialized out of the box new. The only time I have a calibration screen is when a Mass Clear is performed or the ROM is restored off the SD card.
Based upon usage, I believe that today's digitizers accurate out of the box and that the problem may be caused by either flashed ROMs or apps that are causing interference.
Try the hack and see if that works. Good luck and we're all counting on you!
Hi,
Unfortunately, i think the problem is hardware. I always use the stylus for calibration. Now I can't go out of the calibration window...
And this is not a ROM issue as I flash the original one from HTC, and during the fist boot, it ask for the calibration and I can't go further (loop in this tool).
I will send my device to repair... it is on warranty.
Thanks for the info
Br,
Denis
morind79 said:
Hi,
Unfortunately, i think the problem is hardware. I always use the stylus for calibration. Now I can't go out of the calibration window...
And this is not a ROM issue as I flash the original one from HTC, and during the fist boot, it ask for the calibration and I can't go further (loop in this tool).
I will send my device to repair... it is on warranty.
Thanks for the info
Br,
Denis
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I think in the thread I quoted there is a way to break out of the calibration screen which makes it skipped. Since it will take you a day or two to get the device ready to be shipped or repaired, you could read that thread as the Registry hack could be the trick. . .
thanks man ill try this and anwer back in hours
Wow i've made teh replacement in reg, it is worst, and after nother hard reset it kept the same values in reg, how can i o a complete flash, with all settings back to defaults ?
I had exactly same problem and I sent my device to repair ... they changed touchscreen and now it's ok
Have u tried re-calibrating it? if you cant go to the menu because of the loss of calibration just hold Up + Down of the volume keys and then tap the screen. (this is do be done while phone is already on)
hello everybody..i recently bought HTC HD2 and today i started exploring the registry tweaks..and finally today i made some changes to the camera...after doing some changes i did soft reset and my LED flash is not working ...the flash toggle button is not working....cant change that to auto or on mode...please help me how to fix it..
thanx you
If your battery charge is less then 20%, the flash led is disabled
the same problem
Hi there, I just bought hd2 (I had touch hd before) and I have d same problem - led is not working at all. Battery 100%. I have done: soft reset, hard reset, roms from miri, dutty, .. no change
..any ideas?
Thank you
Pocketnow.com said:
If you still need to take that one shot when you're low on juice and use the Flash, you can edit your Registry and force the Camera Flash to fire even on low battery. For this, point your Registry editor to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Battery\ and change the default "0" value of "FlashlightpowerUnavailable" to 1, followed by a Soft Reset.
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Not sure about the last redded part, maybe you shouldn't ?
I did that, nothing happened - leds are still off
It should work, I had this problem with all ROMS. On each ROM I had to tweak that registery and go into camera and everything is fine. Once rebooted you have to do it again ( I assume )
So try doing it without soft-resetting
ok, now after tweaking registry - I go to camera and the flash button is there but unavailable. Flash led still not working. (((