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Morning / Afternoon / Evening to All,
Not to be critical of this wonderful website which is full of great resources but, I have noticed that the useful info is hard to find.
So I thought it might be a good idea to post all of my items in the one place so here goes.
I will update these as i go.
TIP
If you want the CAB Files in remain in your PPC after install simply change the files preferences to "Read Only"
since i was just upgrade from wallaby to magician, i found all your posting, instructions and cab files very very helpful thanks a lot ampda, you rules :!:
Hello ampda , Great Work Friend . . . many thanx for these cabs and instruction files.
Cheers for taking the time to make them for the rest of us noobs
Glad to Help
verry nice indeed but there are simpler ways of doing the discribed below
(copied this out of pdf file )
3. Copying your “Extended ROM” Files before Big Storage
You need to copy the files from your “Extended ROM” before you go the Big Storage as you will need to install some of them after you’re finished, i.e. MMS etc. They will be deleted after the upgrade (and that’s the whole point).
a. To copy them from your Magician do a hard reset (push the power button and reset button at the same time).
b. Go through the screen alignment, time zone etc and get ready…….. when you reach the “Completed” screen it will ask you to “Tap your screen…. As soon as you tap the screen you get 3 sec to soft reset (push the reset button). If you miss it as I did just do a hard reset and try again.
c. After you do b. above go to the built in file explorer and under “My Device” you will now see the treasured “Extended_ROM” with all its files. Copy the directory straight to your SD Card then to your PC, keep them safe.
its just a bit easyer when you just fill in
go to windows folder on PPC and search loadvdisk.exe
run it and you will see your ext_rom (until you reset )
not to sure the usual file explorer can do this but Resco file explorer will find it
another progie that can find it is total commander :
find it here
http://www.ghisler.com/pocketpc.htm
no offence ment by this
Logos for Qtec, i-mate...
http://www.npo-hors.ru/logoqtek/logoqteks100.rar
Hi!!
Thanks for all your help!
Does anyone konw, or is there a way to save to the pc the SMS messages both received and sent??
Cheers!
use jeyo mobile companion. u can backup all of your messages, contacts (phone and sim), etc.
Hi!
Thanks for the tip!
By the way, and i think these questions are more tricky, is there any way NOT to charge the battery while the phone is connected to the USB?
And while using the calling software, when inputing the nunbers, to make the sim card entries dissapear and only have the ones that are in the contacts? Because most of the times i have a double entry and it really makes me mad!
Thanks!
The way to NOT to charge the battarie is to make some changes to your cable - cut +5v from USB (or make a switch).
the tray launch only app.... theres now way to BROWSE for the program you want on the tray?
sucks that you have to type out the entire path just to get it
Any idea whether these (or more specifically the camera speckles change) will work on a Wizard?
Remove Camera
Noob question here.
Once i install the camera & album to Storage how do i delete it from the \windows . Maybe not possible due to it being in ROM. In this case I end up with 2 camera software? So i'm curious what is the idea of installing in storage.
Halo ampda, i tryin to follow your how_to_ppc_upgrade.pdf buat I stuck in the step 4 backing up your existing rom to PC, in romupdate.exe I still confuse about the PORT things. can you help me to, which one to use?
please help...
thanks
Thanks for nice posting AMPDA..
I have a question,
I installed ampda_CameraV2.7b21026_RAM.CAB
but my camera version was 2.70 (build 18727) and it is still the same. I reset the device but still didnt become build 2026.
Do you have an idea?
regards
Guys,
This sharing is really useful. I just bought mine few days ago from ebay. Mine doesn't come with ANY EXT ROM at all! No software such MMS, smart dial etc.
Can anyone provide a link to get back those basic EXT ROM software so that I can upload it back? ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/ is not working for me. Any help pls?
Pillow...
Pillow write your email address. I'll send you them via email. (Those which are not device spesific).
What is the type of your device and rom versions?
smellypillow said:
Guys,
This sharing is really useful. I just bought mine few days ago from ebay. Mine doesn't come with ANY EXT ROM at all! No software such MMS, smart dial etc.
Can anyone provide a link to get back those basic EXT ROM software so that I can upload it back? ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/ is not working for me. Any help pls?
Pillow...
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Hi Lupusic,
Thanks a lot for your kind offer. I manage to pull up the files from the FTP using cuteFTP software. Some how my company laptop doesn't allow default browser connection....
My phone is O2 mini and has v.1.13 for both rom & radio. I think it's BigStorage (not sure though).
Any good advice for me? I mean anything at all....
Thx again
Pillow....
Guys, I'm not able to run Boot Image Tool. It gives me this error
Component 'mscomctl.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid
Any idea?
Thx....
Hi AMPDA,
Thanks for all your postings on big storage which gives detailed instructions step-by-step. Very brief and consise. Also now I notice you have put everything into 1 place like a table for pick and choose. Can it get any better ? Can't ask for anything more. You have so many useful cabs and instructions. I have benefitte a great deal. ONCE AGAIN Thank You.
How about we keep useful tweaks, and cabs for necessary things in this thread?
Please don't ask questions, they can be asked in the other Crossbow threads.
I know a lot of people have come from stock ROMs or cooked ROMs to this vanilla one, and are missing some things they consider essential, so let's make people's lives easier, and stick everything you need here.
I'll start the ball off with these:
Unlock Extended ROM, you can now access your EXT ROM, just in case you had some nifty apps you wanted to access after this update, or just use the space for something else.
Smartskey & OmapClock, I have set the ini set to run the cpu at 264mhz.
Unzip it to your device, and run the smartskey utility, it will add a shortcut to your startup itself, and that's it done You can always add a shortcut to OmapClock into your start menu if you just want to down clock or check what it's running at.
Still Wanted:
HTC PhonePad
A few reg edits;
I found the following reg edits useful;
IE Cache to storage card
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache"="\\Storage Card\\Temporary Internet Files"
Enable Keyboard indicator
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd]
"EnableIndicator"=dword:00000001
Improve call quality (this may not apply to you but I have had to do this on every ROM I have applied to my Wizard, otherwise the person on the other end of the line says I sound too quiet).
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\AUDIOGAIN
EARPHONE_UPLINK_VOLUME "AA"
RECEIVE_UPLINK_VOLUME "AA"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\AUDIOGAIN0
EARPHONE_UPLINK_VOLUME "AA"
RECEIVE_UPLINK_VOLUME "AA"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\AUDIOGAIN1
EARPHONE_UPLINK_VOLUME "AA"
RECEIVE_UPLINK_VOLUME "AA"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\AUDIOGAIN2
EARPHONE_UPLINK_VOLUME "AA"
RECEIVE_UPLINK_VOLUME "AA"
cleartemp.zip (20.1 KB)
Freeware app that will clear your temp files, cookies, recent docs list and so on.
msreader.zip (1.26 MB)
Microsoft LIT reader
quickmark.zip (188.9 KB)
Camera app to read QR Codes (google for QR Codes if you want to learn more)
tre.zip (73.2 KB)
Registry editor
sim backup files?
I searchs for sim backup files. anybody help me?
juliano2 said:
I searchs for sim backup files. anybody help me?
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There is already a SIM Manager on this ROM, and it does display SIM contacts alongside phone contacts, so I don't really understand what you mean, sorry.
any mms tweak?
in my old room Molski 3.0.0 i have a sim backup programs and i have backup files in my contact. in wm6 sim manager nothing see in my phone card. i search sim backup files becouse i have restore my contact with my backup files.
juliano2 said:
in my old room Molski 3.0.0 i have a sim backup programs and i have backup files in my contact. in wm6 sim manager nothing see in my phone card. i search sim backup files becouse i have restore my contact with my backup files.
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Are you talking about the Contacts Backup that backups your contacts to a .csc file on the Storage card?
anyone willing to try a t mobile camera patch from aku 2.x rom? i took off wm6 last night cause the camera is so bad but i got to thinking maybe the camera patch would install enough files and registry changes to work on the wm6 rom. here is the link. let me know
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27188&d=1143366080
Coolcamera works, but no LED light.
The older camera cabs don't work for 3 I have found and tried so far.
thanks alanjc. it was worth a try
guys, is there any chance to fix the ringtone?
AlanJC said:
How about we keep useful tweaks, and cabs for necessary things in this thread?
Please don't ask questions, they can be asked in the other Crossbow threads.
I know a lot of people have come from stock ROMs or cooked ROMs to this vanilla one, and are missing some things they consider essential, so let's make people's lives easier, and stick everything you need here.
I'll start the ball off with these:
Unlock Extended ROM, you can now access your EXT ROM, just in case you had some nifty apps you wanted to access after this update, or just use the space for something else.
Smartskey & OmapClock, I have set the ini set to run the cpu at 264mhz.
Unzip it to your device, and run the smartskey utility, it will add a shortcut to your startup itself, and that's it done You can always add a shortcut to OmapClock into your start menu if you just want to down clock or check what it's running at.
Still Wanted:
HTC PhonePad
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Can you tell me how big is the extended_rom? If it is less than 10MB, why should we bother to unlock it? We can use TC to access it now.
thanks
extROM is 9.93MB
Malik05 said:
extROM is 9.93MB
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wats in the extRom?
theres nothing in it...at least i dont think...strange enough, 4.79MB of it is in use..
lol.. Malik..is there a way to Enable E icon instead of the G (GPRS to EDGE)? and Enable G band on Wifi.. instead of just B
CLS_500 said:
lol.. Malik..is there a way to Enable E icon instead of the G (GPRS to EDGE)? and Enable G band on Wifi.. instead of just B
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I used registrywizard and it works like a charm.
CLS_500 said:
lol.. Malik..is there a way to Enable E icon instead of the G (GPRS to EDGE)? and Enable G band on Wifi.. instead of just B
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EDGEicon- HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL Change EnableDifferGprsEdgeIcon to have a value of 1.
i dont remember the wireless g one
use Registry Wizard
smart1 said:
guys, is there any chance to fix the ringtone?
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what is wrong with the ringtone?
I like to have all my contacts saved onto my phone so I can add pictures and other info to the contact infromation that it doesnt allow you to do if it is just on the sim card... I also like to keep all my contacts on my sim card in case the phone crashes and I need to pull the sim and switch phones.. here is my problem. Since I have my contacts on both my phone and my sim, they show duplicates in the contacts list. Is there any way to filter out the sim card contacts so I dont have 2 of everyone(1 on phone, 1 on sim)??
fyi: Im using WM6 vanila
Try this
I think it inserts a registry hack called "ShowSim" to 0.
I don´t remember, where to edit it by your own, so use this cab-file.
Or use Sktools - OK I like the program.
Go to
HKCU/Control Panel/Phone
ShowSim "1" will show the sim contacts "0" will hide sim contacts
No Quotes
thanks a million
going a little further...
to go a little further... when i send a text message, both names come up. any one got a fix for that?
tia
sciron said:
to go a little further... when i send a text message, both names come up. any one got a fix for that?
tia
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doesn't show up twice for me, maybe it's cause I have a dash though.
When you change the registry and reset the phone it somehow reverts back... Any idea how I can sort this out?
Hide SIM contacts
My simple program which change registry value after Soft Rest (precisely speaking one minute after SR). Install cab - thats all
Enjoy
Hi, I'm new and I have the same problem with my HTC Touch Cruise. I have just tried to edit the registry changing the value 1 to 0 in the string HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Control Panel / Phone but nothing.......after the soft reset the contacts are always visible.
Rstein.HideSimInstall.CAB or hide_sim.cab would resolve my problem?
Thanks and have a nice day
moury: AFAIK Yes.
Thanks RStein, but is "AFAIK Pocket Word"? I don't find it.....
Best regards
RStein said:
moury: AFAIK Yes.
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worked for me thanks on my O2 Orbit 2.
moury said:
Thanks RStein, but is "AFAIK Pocket Word"? I don't find it.....
Best regards
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As Far As I Know .....
hello..wanted to know if the show sim cab works for the htc wizard...and if so can you give me directions on how i can go about using it to disable the sim. thanks
oechazu: Probably Yes:
Only install cab to Your device - no another action required. Keep it simple and stupid rule
RStein said:
oechazu: Probably Yes:
Only install cab to Your device - no another action required. Keep it simple and stupid rule
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HI! Sorry to ask a stupid question...how do we reverse this process? Uninstall the cab?
Hi, yes uninstall the cab.
RStein,
How can i make your program to work with SPB Diary?
RStein said:
My simple program which change registry value after Soft Rest (precisely speaking one minute after SR). Install cab - thats all
Enjoy
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Ok so I used your cab file and everything worked except now I want my SIM contacts to show so I can't figure out how to do it. I uninstalled the .cab file and deleted everything that had anyting to do with it and still can't get my SIM contacts to show back up. Any suggestions? Thanks.
How can we go about making a .cab file that shows the SIM contacts then?
Is this just a simple registry tweak that we can do?
ah ha amen!
I've searched for months for an answer to removing the system tray on WM5 & WM6
Edit your registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ Software/ HTC/ Trayapplt
Export the Trayapplt string just to be safe you can merge it back if you change your mind.
Once exported delete the Trayapplt string completely and then soft reset your device.
System tray gone and the space is usable
Enjoy
You could have just removed the Init_Tray.lnk in the windows startup folder.
I afraid for most people that doesnt work as they dont even have that link file. I think the difficulty with the system tray is that different people have different circumstances. Some people can remove the int_tray link but If you search the web your'll see a lot of people desperate for a alternative method as they do not have this file on their devices.
It maybe the case that my method may not work for everybody but until someone produces a stable app to remove the system tray we'll keep searching for the best way individually to achieve this.
Sorry, didn't realize that that link didn't exist on all WM devices, but I haven't owned every device to know that. There are however programs that force the system tray such as DotFreds task manager and MyMobiler, etc, which even removing the Init_Tray.lnk doesn't fix because the icons will create their own system tray. Does your fix for it stop them from doing that? If it does, then I might just have to try your fix out for myself.
So far ive been running this setup for 2 days.
I use xcpuscaler which 110% uses a system tray icon whilst running. Ive also minimised many programs and the tray has never reappeared. Im not garenteeing this will work but I do know that its worked perfectly for me.
I hope this helps and if you export the reg as I sugested if the tray doesnt stay hidden for you for some reason then you can always merge it back
Hmm, my kaiser doesn't even have that key so I guess I'm out of luck there. I'm not sure if my wizard does or not, I'm working on cooking a new ROM for it and the ROM I have on it now is kind of messed up. I'll have to check it out when I get my new one cooked though.
fair enough, it seems to be very device related, im talking intensively to a strong programmer to try and sort out something permemantely.
Im running a XDA Orbit (Artemis).
Willl post any findings here
sorry it didnt work for you
Darren_Bridgeland said:
ah ha amen!
I've searched for months for an answer to removing the system tray on WM5 & WM6
Edit your registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ Software/ HTC/ Trayapplt
Export the Trayapplt string just to be safe you can merge it back if you change your mind.
Once exported delete the Trayapplt string completely and then soft reset your device.
System tray gone and the space is usable
Enjoy
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that did the trick for me - thanks
Thanks, just joined today and i am now very happy with the fact this hack worked for me
Joined the forum chasing icons and now i think i wont be able to ever leave
Thanks again.....
No TrayApplt in my registry, unfortunately. Still can't figure out how to remove the tray bar on my Vario II (WM5) permanently. Whatever I tried, nothing worked to my satisfaction..
Edit: No Init_Tray.lnk either! Still looking for solutions, every solution is very welcome as long as it works...
Disable system tray for everything
xeno1 said:
Hmm, my kaiser doesn't even have that key so I guess I'm out of luck there. I'm not sure if my wizard does or not, I'm working on cooking a new ROM for it and the ROM I have on it now is kind of messed up. I'll have to check it out when I get my new one cooked though.
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My Tilt doesn't have that key either. I don't use the tray, have it disabled, but Task Manager always creates it again, until I exit Task Manager.
My Wizard doesn't have that key either.
Programs I have found so far that may cause the system tray to appear:
- Dotfred's Task Manager
- My Mobiler
- Pocket Informer
- SOTI's Pocket PC Controller (or similar: I don't recall its name)
- SPB Pocket Plus
All of these can be made to not create a system tray through their respective settings or otherwise, I believe. Currently I have MyMobiler, Dotfred's, Pocket Informer and Pocket Plus installed, and I have no system tray on my Kaiser. The above registry hack didn't work for me.
small hint for mem maxxing madmen:
camera driver on/off trick(i got almost 38 mb mem with my rom without cam driver):
find something like that(just rgu part related to camera and cameradriver) in \sys rgu:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Camera]
"Dll" = "OV9650.Dll"
"Prefix" = "CAM"
"Index" = dword:1
"OperatorCode" = dword:0
"CameraKeyPosition" = dword:0
"SensorType" = dword:0
"Order"=dword:3
"IClass"="{A32942B7-920C-486b-B0E6-92A702A99B35}" ; GUID for generic power-manageable devices.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\CameraDriver]
"Prefix"="CAP"
"Dll"="CameraDriver.dll"
"Order"=dword:10
"Index"=dword:1
make cab with these, then remove from kitchen rgu's,
add cab into autorun process.
cook, flash.
then, uninstalling cab and soft reset will give you more mem(2.5 - 3mb),
installing cab and SR will activate cam again.
it WONT work, if that reg is already in ROM.
(i do not know if any cab can remove reg entries, if so, simplier method(no cooking) would need 2 cabs).
cheerz.
while ur at it...
im looking for a while now for a way to turn on/off the built-in flashlight
there seems to be no answer anywhere ..
there must be a registry setting for the light itself somewhere
or at least a device node and/or driver..
or its connected to the cam module and this driver from cam can only do it..
can you perhaps shine a light on this ?
da_jojo said:
while ur at it...
im looking for a while now for a way to turn on/off the built-in flashlight
there seems to be no answer anywhere ..
there must be a registry setting for the light itself somewhere
or at least a device node and/or driver..
or its connected to the cam module and this driver from cam can only do it..
can you perhaps shine a light on this ?
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upd: i cannot help..it may be inside cam driver...so it cannot be done, as cam or below tricks.
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make an experiment:
launch task manager 2.7.
go to "devices" tab.
now, find BKL1:
hold stylus on name, then click "stop"
now, check kbd(AND phone buttons)....
BUT, you will lose "turn off backlight" timings too...did not check if "turnoff device, if not used..." timing, but possible, that it is gone too.
no.. no.. no..
i mean the flashlight next to the camera on the back of the wizard
not ze backlight lol
yup these lights in the buttons are annoying too
i looked in the registry and everywhere on the internet but cant find to
much of info about this.
there is a prog called VJCandela but it doesnt work on the wizard :/
i mailed the author and send him PM and more but he doesnt answer
and as far as i know there is no program that can turn on the light of the
camera..
it must have a hardware adress or a registrysetting or something like that
maybe its mapped through the camera device on the wizard , i donno
but i really need to know as i use the flashlight very often and hate it
to start the cam app and press this lightning-bolt everytime..
i just want it mapped to a button
yeah, i took it wrong lol..
i think it is driver function, so..it may be hard to override it..
i will give you a word, if i find anything.
lol
cheers mate
now all we have to do is strip the camera app untill there is only this lightning bolt switch left ^^
Just want to double check...
Looking in your !driverkamery.cab, there's also an "IClass" key in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\CameraDriver]. Or more specifically, "IClass"="{CB998A05-122C-4166-846A-933E4D7E3C86}"
Do I remove this too?
Should I also remove the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DirectX\DirectShow\Capture] settings? Namely:
"Prefix"="PIN"
"Dll"="CameraDriver.dll"
"Order"=dword:00000011
"Index"=dword:00000001
"IClass"="{C9D092D6-827A-45E2-8144-DE1982BFC3A8}"
it is not important, you may remove or leave it..imo.
btw, i made some experiments, and i see, that same method may be used to on/off trick for ircomm and error reporting devices.
(more free mem, no side effects).
Please give more details and cabs to reinstall them.
Thanks
nothin said:
it is not important, you may remove or leave it..imo.
btw, i made some experiments, and i see, that same method may be used to on/off trick for ircomm and error reporting devices.
(more free mem, no side effects).
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ok, i will post cabs and reg to remove(before you will install on/off cabs) ircomm, serialirda, error reporting.
link: soon.
Nothin,
Really interesting trick!
With all respect I have for ya, I made the cabs. I haven't tested yet...I'm doing right away..but I guess it will work just fine. The cabs only contains those reg keys as you pointed out above.
Rgs
OK...
I tested these 2 cabs I have posted and both are working fine at least on my Wizard! I got 30.21Mb free after have done the Nothins' trick! Really nice! See Attachment.
But as he said, you need reinstall both cabs to have you CAM working back properly! That's the bad side. That will be cool if it would be possible to have the CAM function without having to uninstall and install those cabs!
Anyway, that's the beginning....
Nothin,
I'm a bit confused...
I was actually thinking over and I still haven't had a clue regarding the ON/OFF trick. I mean, if you have to install back the cabs to have CAM working fine all the time you need it, why should we use it? But if you did this trick succesfully as you mention on Paradox 4, what else Am I missing?
I got the extra room but no camera. To use the cam, I had to install the cabs! That's not the deal!
I'm probably doing something wrong or left a step behind...Just clear deeply this process!
Thanks man.
this is simple..
you may have memory OR camera..
i think, that whole microsoft way of thinking is making OTHER way impossible.
this is so simple....
you cannot make driver/device activated without softreset.
this is NOT hotswap..
so, on system that have removed cam reg entries is a must to install cab and make SR to get it working, uninstallation removes reg entries, and system start will not have cam at all.
sorry, cannot explain it simplier.
there are NO miracles.
btw, there will be no paradox anymore, and please, do not make any comments 'bout it.