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Found this file on Acers official Website, it may help some and clear some things up I dont know.
Just sharing.
Cheers!
Acer ICONIA TAB A500 OS Upgrade Notification
Acer ICONIA TAB A500 OS upgrade notification
To check the OS version on your phone:
Please go to Settings > About tablet > Build number.
Supported OS version(s): Please refer to below information and make
sure your A500 had upgraded to supported OS version before do this
upgrade.
Available countries and supported OS
A. Country: UK/France/Italy/Spain
- Supported OS version: Acer_A500_1.139.05_COM_GEN1
- Upgrade to OS version: Acer_A500_4.010.22_COM_GEN1
B. Country: USA
- Supported OS version: Acer_A500_1.141.07_COM_GEN1
- Upgrade to OS version: Acer_A500_4.010.08_COM_GEN2
C. Country: Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand/Philippines/India/Vietnam/
Indonesia/Australia/New Zealand
- Supported OS version: Acer_A500_1.139.04_COM_GEN1
- Upgrade to OS version: Acer_A500_4.010.24_COM_GEN1
Major change notices:
1. Support for EAS - Exchange Active Sync.
2. USB Host improvements:
a. USB mouse support with cursor.
b. MTP camera support.
3. Adds media CODECs for WMV/WMA.
4. Improves media player capabilities for MPEG-4 simple profile.
5. Adds 1080p HDMI output to HD display.
6. User agent selection in browser settings allowing you to force using
desktop view.
NOTE:
Ensure the battery level is higher than 30 %.
Ensure internal storage has more than 200 MB of free space.
Kinda of short...
Edit: Weird the PDF file isn't there anymore on the website...
Nice find. Clarifies the upgrade path and regions
It wasn't exactly lost... It's in plain sight on the Acer Support site, in Drivers & Downloads.
I cant see it anymore from my side and I though that was weird.
OK?
It's still there for me, you have to select Honeycomb 3.1 to see it, under "OS".
FloatingFatMan said:
It wasn't exactly lost... It's in plain sight on the Acer Support site, in Drivers & Downloads.
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That may well be the case, however i have not seen it and the OP has posted something of value for me at least. Unlike your dig!
thats the file that shows when you go to download the firmware.
been there a while.
but its nice he posted it
not nice that Acer posts a pdf instead of a firmware upgrade file.
Number five is wrong.....I don't have 1080p hdmi out......I'm on 4.010.24
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vari9 said:
Number five is wrong.....I don't have 1080p hdmi out......I'm on 4.010.24
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Is there any chance of getting a cwm backup of this vari? I have not received the uppdate yet. Your version is the one i need for australia.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15648012&postcount=19
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163273
@Unikornkatz, This is not a race, I merely published what I saw on the website which was not there before.
@Floatingfatman, The file is still not seen so its VERY weird for me that it just happened to appear and no longer. With whatever OS selected IT DOES NOT APPEAR... What are you on? Prozac?
Anyways I was as I wrote just sharing.
FloatingFatMan said:
It's still there for me, you have to select Honeycomb 3.1 to see it, under "OS".
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Never noticed that before. Thanks.
Johnny0906 said:
@Unikornkatz, This is not a race, I merely published what I saw on the website which was not there before.
@Floatingfatman, The file is still not seen so its VERY weird for me that it just happened to appear and no longer. With whatever OS selected IT DOES NOT APPEAR... What are you on? Prozac?
Anyways I was as I wrote just sharing.
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I can see it just fine.
Johnny0906 said:
@Unikornkatz, This is not a race, I merely published what I saw on the website which was not there before.
@Floatingfatman, The file is still not seen so its VERY weird for me that it just happened to appear and no longer. With whatever OS selected IT DOES NOT APPEAR... What are you on? Prozac?
Anyways I was as I wrote just sharing.
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I never said it was
there is simply more info at that thread regarding the change log and user's inputs.
you could think of it as a collaboration... why does it have to be taken/view as a negative ?
I'm still baffled when it comes to Acer's updates.... such a mess... can't tell what's head or tails anymore...
I'm in Canada... originally I was OTA updated to Acer_A500_1.139.05_COM_GEN1 after I bought the tablet for a week. ( I'm assuming Canada is along with USA as North America region )
and yet... here, in this thread it said those in option A are supposed to be for (UK/France/Italy/Spain) ??
and USA are in option B ??
and now today... there are new reports out that reads like this for USA....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175139
freaking Acer... how the heck does anyone keep on track anymore ??
I think they started out as a mess and it snowballed from there and they couldn't get it together (organized )... I don't think the day will comes when we just have 3 updates that covered the whole World like the PDF indicated... ( Option A, B, C )... yeah right... what a joke !
I don't even bother with it... there's always latest available posted at our XDA anyway... Acer can't be rely on
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I would just be happy knowing whether the 4.010.08_COM_GEN2 is newer or older than the update I received today, 4.010.38_COM_GEN1. I can understand the higher numbers being newer, but what about the GEN1/GEN2 stuff? For the record, I'm in the U.S.
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I can see it just fine.
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Happy now you floatinretard? Prozac psycho. You're a flamer you know.
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Happy now you floatinretard? Prozac psycho. You're a flamer you know.
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+2........................
Johnny0906 said:
Happy now you floatinretard? Prozac psycho. You're a flamer you know.
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Thanks for the insult, very mature. I'll let the mods deal with you.
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Thanks for the insult, very mature. I'll let the mods deal with you.
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For what? Calling you out on your constant negativity?
Other have found you to be a flamer too! Just so you know before you feel too confident.
Looks like Windows 8 expires next year on 1/15. Any way to disable that function so that it doesn't lock down my computer?
Why?
I any case, there'll be a public beta released in the next few months I'd say anyway.
moved to general - not development
I'm not sure you can. Also, it technically isn't deactivated, but rather nuetered. It doesn't get updates, force shut downs every 2 hours, you can't access free MS software, ect. Basically, it drives you mad until you go so insane you get forced into upgrading.
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Looks like Windows 8 expires next year on 1/15. Any way to disable that function so that it doesn't lock down my computer?
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No.
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qipengart said:
Looks like Windows 8 expires next year on 1/15. Any way to disable that function so that it doesn't lock down my computer?
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One does not disable that time bomb.....at least as far as XDA-Dev is concerned.
Moving along, nothing to see
qipengart said:
Looks like Windows 8 expires next year on 1/15. Any way to disable that function so that it doesn't lock down my computer?
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nah.. the 1/15 is already the extended version.
i didn't found anything after googling for 5 minute.
well, just wait till the full version comes, and wait for the pirate to help you
derpotato said:
nah.. the 1/15 is already the extended version.
i didn't found anything after googling for 5 minute.
well, just wait till the full version comes, and wait for the pirate to help you
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I don't believe it's ethical or within forum rules to advocate piracy man.
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ShadowEO said:
I don't believe it's ethical or within forum rules to advocate piracy man.
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no one said anything about software piracy. Also, one can only illegally use windows IF they use an illegal key. Disabling/enabling windows activation files for development / testing purposes, is not so long as they dont use any product key at all. Plus, there are built in commands to extend the activation period for a set amount of times and can be reset 3 times.
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no one said anything about software piracy. Also, one can only illegally use windows IF they use an illegal key. Disabling/enabling windows activation files for development / testing purposes, is not so long as they dont use any product key at all. Plus, there are built in commands to extend the activation period for a set amount of times and can be reset 3 times.
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so the phrase "wait for the pirate to help you" obviously isnt hinting at piracy, right?
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no one said anything about software piracy. Also, one can only illegally use windows IF they use an illegal key. Disabling/enabling windows activation files for development / testing purposes, is not so long as they dont use any product key at all. Plus, there are built in commands to extend the activation period for a set amount of times and can be reset 3 times.
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using a product outside of its original intended use, hacked or stolen, is still piracy, you are using something that you have not paid for, whether or not there are exploits to get around that is irrelevant. Dude, it costs next to nothing to buy it so just buy it an feel good that your supporting developers rather than trying to rip them off
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Oh, "outside original intended use" is pretty much what hacking is all about. Mind you, that's usually a matter of adding functionality, not of bypassing license restrictions (which is exactly what the OP is asking for, and is, by all intents and purposes, piracy).
Just buy the damn OS for $40 US and use the release version instead of the buggy pre-release. I believe you can even install it over the existing pre-release and keep your files, if backing up is too much trouble. http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...dows_8_Pro?WT.mc_id=MSCOM_HP_nav_BuyWSoftware
GoodDayToDie said:
. Mind you, that's usually a matter of adding functionality, not of bypassing license restrictions (which is exactly what the OP is asking for, and is, by all intents and purposes, piracy).
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my point exactly. I've now updated about half a dozen devices, its so stupidly cheap it would be madness not doing it, any vista era laptop is BETTER than new with it, the age old "excuses" for piracy just don't hold any water at this price point.
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so the phrase "wait for the pirate to help you" obviously isnt hinting at piracy, right?
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Well I never saw that part... Lol. However, I do make a valid point. Microsoft sells software, sure, but it's the keys they actually care about. I actually already disabled the activation utilities in windows 8 pro last night because it came up on a fresh install and crashed my computer. Another valid reason to remove it. I was in middle of watching something and the new activation came up in a metro ui windows and refused to close. Next thing I know, a BSOD came up with a video crash error. Since windows is so cheap, I do plan to buy the pro upgrade, just not right this minute.
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Well I never saw that part... Lol. However, I do make a valid point. Microsoft sells software, sure, but it's the keys they actually care about. I actually already disabled the activation utilities in windows 8 pro last night because it came up on a fresh install and crashed my computer. Another valid reason to remove it. I was in middle of watching something and the new activation came up in a metro ui windows and refused to close. Next thing I know, a BSOD came up with a video crash error. Since windows is so cheap, I do plan to buy the pro upgrade, just not right this minute.
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while you plan to buy it, what your doing now is still piracy and still frowned apon. the easiest and most effective way to cure activation related crashes is to........actually activate it
Using the already included activation tools that are built in to windows to temporarily disable a buggy subsystem is not piracy. By right, I am given 30 days of free usage on any copy of windows when absent of a product key. I am part of the tech net and msdn and know all about windows, and all of its components, subsystems, and legalities. Trust me when I say that disabling activation during the first 30 days is not by any means even partially shady. Just. E wary after
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Using the already included activation tools that are built in to windows to temporarily disable a buggy subsystem is not piracy. By right, I am given 30 days of free usage on any copy of windows when absent of a product key. I am part of the tech net and msdn and know all about windows, and all of its components, subsystems, and legalities. Trust me when I say that disabling activation during the first 30 days is not by any means even partially shady. Just. E wary after
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everybody's on tech net huh!
kinda makes you wonder what your doing messing about with not activating it...
yes you have 30 days to eval it, but heres the thing, since you haven't paid for it, and you have access to technet, I assume that's where you got your copy of it? what I fail to understand then is why you haven't activated it with the key you generated from them...
unless you didn't get it from TechNet , you cant download it without buying it first, unless you got it through alternative channels, but then why would you when you have access to TechNet and not use it....
many questions...
Problem... solved? Maybe? Haha.
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everybody's on tech net huh!
Kinda makes you wonder what your doing messing about with not activating it...
Yes you have 30 days to eval it, but here's the thing... since you haven't paid for it, (and you have access to TechNet) I assume that's where you got your copy of it? What I fail to understand then is why you haven't activated it with the key you generated from them...
Unless you get it from TechNet , you can't download it without buying it first. Unless you got it through alternative channels... but then why would you when you have access to TechNet and not use it...
many questions...
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Well, I just simply do not have a premium subscription that would allow me access to said keys. I just get copies of things for free for evaluation only. i will be upgrading my TechNet license to premium before too long once i get some more money. The other reason is for testing. i know windows 8 is great, but i want to run a semi-long term test to make sure that windows can hold up to all that i need and do every day. Hence the 30 day evaluation. On average, my computers have about 280GB of nothing but just programs for development (website, source, etc...) and programs for places such as this for building ROMs, and that takes A LOT of space already.
So basically, i disabled the activation out of pure annoyance, and it doesn't need to be activated when merely evaluating the Install. Second, if that is what happens every time it comes up, then i will definitely figure out a way to keep using the older Consumer Preview that just expired on monday, or settle for windows 7 again. Man I had EVERYTHING set up on it. Good for computer repair, ROM building, building custom Windows OS copies for licensed redistribution, etc... You name it, i had it... lol.
...and what was the point of that? Most, of us here have been using Windows 8 for months.
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...and what was the point of that? Most, of us here have been using Windows 8 for months.
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Speak for yourself... It's not coming anywhere near my machine until Metro is gone. I've tried ClassicShell and it's ok, but I'm not really to become a statistic that says it's ok for the removal of user choice (whether to use Metro or not).
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Speak for yourself... It's not coming anywhere near my machine until Metro is gone. I've tried ClassicShell and it's ok, but I'm not really to become a statistic that says it's ok for the removal of user choice (whether to use Metro or not).
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Actually he speaks for most of the competent user base of this forum, you know, the Windows 8 forum.
Windows 8 is what its is and that isn't going to change in the next couple of days including the funky new efficient interface, but you are right, you do have a choice, as do we all, ill stand by mine on this forum, the Windows 8 forum, the Windows 8 OS that has "metro" built in, the windows 8 you have chosen to not want and you can stand by that choice.... just Mind the door on the way out
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Speak for yourself... It's not coming anywhere near my machine until Metro is gone. I've tried ClassicShell and it's ok, but I'm not really to become a statistic that says it's ok for the removal of user choice (whether to use Metro or not).
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if u dont like the metro interface.. why update to Windows 8?
Like i've seen someone else say.... people have to look at it a different way than "Oh, Microsoft just f*cked up the desktop with sh*tty Metro". They didn't. Metro is basically the Start menu.... the same place that everyone normally had to go to launch an app if they didn't have a shortcut on the desktop to being with.
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Like i've seen someone else say.... people have to look at it a different way than "Oh, Microsoft just f*cked up the desktop with sh*tty Metro". They didn't. Metro is basically the Start menu.... the same place that everyone normally had to go to launch an app if they didn't have a shortcut on the desktop to being with.
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Not entirely true, but you can surely look at it this way. But those who say MSFT ****ed up are essentially the same bunch who moaned about XP, Vista and Windows 7. You can't win them. They'll moan and sell their kidneys to buy Apple products and then moan there and cycle goes on.
To each their own.
Hello community! I'm a full time developer for WPF (Windows Desktop) and I wanted to jump over Windows Phone 8.
I downloaded the SDK and created my first test app (from a template).
The problem: I cannot run/debug the app in any way:
* No emulator available (no Hyper-V)
* My Lumia 920 conveniently connected and unlocked, but it says I have to unlock my device for development.
If understand it well, Microsoft charges a subscription in order to publish apps, but… for developing them, too?
This is a total letdown for me. In the past I debugged and deployed Windows Mobile apps freely. What's the deal? Am I wrong?
Please, help me.
Are you completely sure it is unlocked for development? Have you tried sideloading an app to see if it works?
You don't need to pay anything, it is something you've done wrong somewhere.
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Are you completely sure it is unlocked for development? Have you tried sideloading an app to see if it works?
You don't need to pay anything, it is something you've done wrong somewhere.
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That's the funny part! I don't know how to unlock for development! Can you please tell me? Too much time developing WPF apps. I'm not to used to this.
Thanks!!
Search for the app "Windows Phone developer registration" on your computer (assuming you installed the SDK)
Follow the instructions in there. Shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to do it.
Hi again. I followed the instructions, but the Wizard told me this:
"Device not registered with Marketplace. Please return to the developer portal for more information."
The description I found in a forum (Stack Overflow) regarding this error :
UserID was found but no Company was found which has this UserID as an active developer. (0x80043001 or 0x80040207)
Try this:
Log into App Hub and verify your developer account settings.
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So I think I have to pay a subscription to become an "active developer". That would confirm that I really need to pay. For me, testing with a physical device is the only option since my PC doesn't support the technologies emulator needs.
Am I lost?
Well if you haven't payed the subscription, then yes, you need to pay it.
What I meant to say is that there is no other thing to pay besides the developer subscription.
Yes, you either need the Emulator which in turn needs an Core i3, i5 or i7 or equivalent AMD processor that supports newer hardware virtualization features. Deploying onto the device itself needs a developer subscription. You can get one for free in case you're a student through Microsoft's Dreamspark program. I don't know if that is an option for you but it deserves to be mentioned.
I f i'm not wrong it only supports Intel Core i3/5/7
Taurenking said:
I f i'm not wrong it only supports Intel Core i3/5/7
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i3/5/7 and newest AMDs (AM3 socket)
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i3/5/7 and newest AMDs (AM3 socket)
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Man, that sounds ugly AMD Athlon 64 x2 here. I think 99 USD is too much to spend just to be a developer A total bummer!
Thanks for you replies!
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Man, that sounds ugly AMD Athlon 64 x2 here. I think 99 USD is too much to spend just to be a developer A total bummer!
Thanks for you replies!
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Well, you get some other benefits on an unlocked phone and as a developer. Depending on where you live, you get free training camps, conferences, etc etc.
I'm getting a dev account as soon as I get my phone A bit sad that hobbyist developers have to pay that much just to play around without publishing anything. Cause I know I won't publish anything until I get something really good done, and my work takes to much time for that to happen xD haha
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Izaac
Just checked NCS and guess what!!! Software Version:3045.0000.1328.2046 Downloading now
Very exciting! Please follow up with your findings
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Very exciting! Please follow up with your findings
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Will do!!! NCS showing current(stock) software out of date. Unfortunately I have to go to work and the package is 4.12 GB. Taking forever!!! haha... If someone gets this first please let us all know your findings.
Fantastic news! This is indeed GDR2/Amber! Screenshots below, let me know if anyone wants to see/know anything else
EDIT: This also allows you to set the screen time out up to 30 minutes (no more 5 minute nonsense)
EDIT 2: And group MMS is back!
YEa but, No FM radio
Has anyone actually downloaded the ffu? I'm wondering if its just turned off in the registry, just needs a SMALL tweak to turn it back on.
It seems to be both software disabled and hardware unable.
From the looks of it Nokia/VZW did not run the wire from the chipset to the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Somewhat confirmed at http community.verizonwireless.com/thread/803729
I hope someone can confirm this with an actual disassembly of a normal 92x and the 928.
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It seems to be both software disabled and hardware unable.
From the looks of it Nokia/VZW did not run the wire from the chipset to the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Somewhat confirmed at http community.verizonwireless.com/thread/803729
I hope someone can confirm this with an actual disassembly of a normal 92x and the 928.
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I'm pretty sure its an uninformed copout. The drivers and everything are there unlike the ATIV S. AFAIK....
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I'm pretty sure its an uninformed copout. The drivers and everything are there unlike the ATIV S. AFAIK....
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I'm not sure what you mean by "uninformed copout".
Also I did get what Neo replied by email before the mod wiped the thread.
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Something for your to poke around in your xda-devs adventure EquiGym is to seek out this little gem supposedly buried in the OS Registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\FMRadio\OEM]
"NotPresent"=dword:00000001
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As I mentioned on another thread here at XDA, If we can get the software side of the disabling re-enabled, I can work on the hardware side. I have the tools and the know how. I'm only short on WP8 rooting/hacking. Last time I loaded a rom was wm6 on the sprint htc mogal.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "uninformed copout".
Also I did get what Neo replied by email before the mod wiped the thread.
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Something for your to poke around in your xda-devs adventure EquiGym is to seek out this little gem supposedly buried in the OS Registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\FMRadio\OEM]
"NotPresent"=dword:00000001
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As I mentioned on another thread here at XDA, If we can get the software side of the disabling re-enabled, I can work on the hardware side. I have the tools and the know how. I'm only short on WP8 rooting/hacking. Last time I loaded a rom was wm6 on the sprint htc mogal.
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What I meant that the response was the easiest to assume; while that's most likely not true. Check my WP8 FM thread.