I find that if I set the turn off backlight after X seconds (default is 10 seconds) it will always reset itself back to default no matter if I uncheck the box or set it to 1 minute (like I would like to set it to). I'm not sure why the setting changes because none of the other settings in the same backlight settings applet change back to their default values.
Anyone have this issue?
There are some programs did that. What I did was hard reset my phone then installed all programs one by one. There are some programs that concerned about power conservation.
Check the registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\BackLight\LockLevel\LockLevel
If value is "1" change it to "0"
Please soft reset your device and test again on backlight turning off on the preset timing.
Thanks to Mike, the Moderator.
Change the backlight timer under setting. DO NOT soft reset your Hermes. Instead, long pressing the on/off button, and press Yes to turn the phone off. By doing that, Windows will save all changes in the registry before turning off. Good Luck!
i've noticed that my power and brightness settings revert to default settings over time without a soft reset. this is frustrating, as i have to check periodically and reset my preferences. has anyone else experienced this? also, i have an axim x51v (which i am looking to sell by the way) which gives me the option to automatically run at full brightness when on AC power. it doesn't appear that the wizard does this. I figured this was a function of WM5. Is there a hack to do this?
thanks!!
Hi,
I'm trying find out what reg key is used for setting the backlight off level.
At the moment, after the 30 second timeout, the backlight is set to dim (1) - what I want is to make it completely shut off, without turning off the display.
Before I get told to search the forums, there are a few threads and certainly one or two have already asked, but none have a solution.
I've tried setting various levels such as under HKCU\control panel\backlight - i was thinking that onoff or extonoff may do what i want, but to no avail after a soft reset
Any ideas?
Furbious said:
Hi,
I'm trying find out what reg key is used for setting the backlight off level.
At the moment, after the 30 second timeout, the backlight is set to dim (1) - what I want is to make it completely shut off, without turning off the display.
Before I get told to search the forums, there are a few threads and certainly one or two have already asked, but none have a solution.
I've tried setting various levels such as under HKCU\control panel\backlight - i was thinking that onoff or extonoff may do what i want, but to no avail after a soft reset
Any ideas?
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Dunno about what reg key this effects, but it sounds like you're looking for the timeout settings as opposed to the backlight settings.
This can be found in the control panel, under power -> advanced, and here you can set how long it takes to hibernate the device.
Not sure if you still need the reg. settings, but it might help to know that backlight entries are probably the wrong place to be poking!
What's the model of your device?
Some manufacturers like to go proprietary, eg. ASUS, in which case, you will need IDA and hack your way through.
HTC 3300 with either WM5 or 6 - it's not timeout settings or whatever, even if i set the backlight to as low as possible within the OS, it is always slightly on.
It appears the OS sets the BKL value from 1 to 4, 1 being dim, 4 being max brightness.
I can get it to turn off by setting the value to 0 manually in the registry and doing a soft reset, but thats not exactly ideal - I just want the device to stay active but without the backlight as thats what uses up most of the power.
my 2 devices, O2 mini and asus P535 allows the display to stay active and the backlight off. this can be achieved using the control panel applets which implies self-developed software can do the same.
so the question is, can your device achieve that state using built-in applets?
if it can't, then it's really a gamble for you to spend time finding a way.
i'm assuming that when you set the registry to 1, your backlight turns on slightly? most devices can't be viewed properly without the backlight, so in my opinion, there's little point in leaving it on without the backlight.
why do you need the display active? perhaps there is a better alternative to reach your goals, eg. LEDs
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Backlight]
"ACTimeout"=dword:3C
"ACTimeoutTemp"=dword:0
"ACTimeoutUnchecked"=dword:0
"BatteryTimeout"=dword:1e
"BatteryTimeoutTemp"=dword:0
"BatteryTimeoutUnchecked"=dword:0
"OnOff"=dword:1
"OnOffAC"=dword:1
"OnOffBatt"=dword:1
"AutoMode"=dword:0
"Brightness"=dword:7
"ACBrightness"=dword:a
"BacklightOnTap"=dword:1
"ACBacklightOnTap"=dword:1
"DefaultBrightness"=dword:4
"DefaultACBrightness"=dword:a
"QKeyLedTimeout"=dword:a
"QKeyLedOnOff"=dword:1
"AutoSensor"=dword:0
Hope this helps
I set my Backlight setings "Turn off backlight if phone is not used for 1 min "
The problem is: after few time the settings "1min" i going change to "30sec".... every time
"Turn off backlight if phone is not used for 30 seconds"
how to change my registry or anything else
Thank you!
Hi, please can someone tell me how to force the key lights to remain on without car headlights being turned on? Model is 8227L. Factory settings (code 8888) does not have an option for this. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Ok. I think I can help as I just did this. In factory settings (8888). Look for key light settings.
You will get a slider with RGB colours. However mine only has a white LED in the touch keys. There shld be 3 check boxes on the bottom of this page.
One of them is the option to keep the lights on. You can also turn down the brightness from the slider.
I'll get the name of the option when I reach the car.
(It's not the flicker option, or the multicolor option) it's the other one.
Edit seems not to be working.
In Key light Light Settings
Make sure brightness is set correctly (below the RGB Slider)
The three options Are
1. "Whether to turn on the colorful lights"
2. "Open Light"
3. "Flicker key light control switch"
To get mine to stay on, I selected #1, saved and exited out if the factory settings.
Hope it helps.