can anyone tell me how to dim the lights on the touchkey? I know there's apps that do it but I'd rather do it manually than use a third party app. I know there's a file that can be changed with root explorer I just can't remember where it is.
/sys/devices/platform/star_touch_led/wled
depending what rom you use or apps, it may or may not stick
and have to be re applied.
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What files do i need to adjust to make my phone brighter when using auto brightness my phone is way too dim.
It seems like the max level of auto brightness is whatever the slider was set at before choosing "auto".
Try turning off auto, running the slide to where you want it and then turning auto brightness back on.
Well just tried that and still no luck ....Guess Im gonna have to change ROMs
david032766 said:
Well just tried that and still no luck ....Guess Im gonna have to change ROMs
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As far as I know, brightness levels are controlled by kernel, not ROM. So if u like the ROM, try changing the kernel.
diablo009 said:
As far as I know, brightness levels are controlled by kernel, not ROM. So if u like the ROM, try changing the kernel.
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Hmmmm well coredroid is too dark with mdj kernel or any other i have tried and mdj vivo is just right with the same mdj kernel ..... So i dunno might just give up on coredroid
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Hmmmm well coredroid is too dark with mdj kernel or any other i have tried and mdj vivo is just right with the same mdj kernel ..... So i dunno might just give up on coredroid
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Try gingerbeast 2.1.1 or Android Revolution 5.1.6. I used both, and both are good.
OP, if you're going to be trying out different ROMs be sure to check out CyanogenMod. It has a ton of tweakable auto brightness settings that simply don't exist in most ROMs. Among the many settings, you can dial in the exact screen brightness you want for a given ambient light level. Once you get the settings to your liking, there will be very few (if any) situations where you'll need to manually adjust the brightness; it will be done automatically the way you want instead of the way the ROM developer likes it.
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OP, if you're going to be trying out different ROMs be sure to check out CyanogenMod. It has a ton of tweakable auto brightness settings that simply don't exist in most ROMs. Among the many settings, you can dial in the exact screen brightness you want for a given ambient light level. Once you get the settings to your liking, there will be very few (if any) situations where you'll need to manually adjust the brightness; it will be done automatically the way you want instead of the way the ROM developer likes it.
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CM7 was the first rom i used after root ..... If it wasnt for giving up full screen MMS messages i'd still be using it.
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CM7 was the first rom i used after root ..... If it wasnt for giving up full screen MMS messages i'd still be using it.
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That issue appears to be fixed...I can open mms pictures full screen in the stock messaging app as well as chompSMS. Running 7.0.3 stable that came out a few weeks ago.
cool ill check iy out again ....thanks
I have an HTC EVO 4G flashed using the mikmik ROM how can I get both of my led lights behind the top speaker to work when I used the cyanogen 7 ROM both worked how can i turn the other led on plz help
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theres an app for that
Do you know what its called I tried the Wimax already didn't work
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I'd like to know also.
Wimax Notifier is the only app I know of that allows this and it can be hit or miss on some roms and even work on the same rom for one person but not another, which may just be setting related I had trouble with it after disabling led notifications I never use the leds anymore anyways tbh
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i use an app called lightflow lite (theres a paid version)...its a bit complicated in the sense that it gives you total control over your leds once you given accessibility in your setting and hit direct mode(i think) in the app itself...after you give it the proper access to your phone you get control over both lights and when and how they blink for any kind of situation...you need to turn off any led notification from other apps that use the lights...in a nut shell you can use this app to control the blinking, color, and speed of the lights...you can also set it up for specific contacts...hope this helps
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rageconsulting.android.lightflowlite&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5yYWdlY29uc3VsdGluZy5hbmRyb2lkLmxpZ2h0Zmxvd2xpdGUiXQ..
That app doesnt work on most roms i have tried it on. if anyone knows how to get it working keep us posted
I got it to work with the Wimax notification app I use go sms so i checked the box to disable all other messaging services and at first it wasn't working I had to go in and uncheck the box for disable other messaging apps and it now works hope this helps...
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AOSP
easiest way is to just stick with AOSP roms!
I got this version to work with MikG 3.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=900535
I use lightflow from the market works good
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For those of you who rely heavily on led notifications like me, I just wanted to confirm that lightflow works 100% with root access. you can choose the standard HTC green orange or red lights. mine displays a solid red led when I have a text for instance. highly recommend getting the paid app though the free one works well.
only issue so far is you have to run the app manually after you reboot for some reason. won't work after a reboot unless you start the app yourself.
eta: also I think you need to have the notifications you want lightflow to display checked OFF in the display options. For instance if you want missed call notifications with lightflow make sure it's NOT checked under led notifications in display options in settings
This is something I was looking for. Thanks for sharing after I root Mt phone tonight after work I'll be installing this
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sucks that its only those 3 colors
come on HTC get with it!
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only issue so far is you have to run the app manually after you reboot for some reason. won't work after a reboot unless you start the app yourself.
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Might be related to the "fast boot" setting...?
Hey all, I'm trying to figure out how to get some brightness settings for the touch key brightness to stick. I've used LG 2x Notifications and O2x Touch Key Brightness, and they both work up until the point where i put the phone to sleep by tapping the power button. As soon as I wake it up, the brightness goes straight to zero unless i head back to the app and raise it up again. And if i uninstall the apps, the brightness on my keys stay off until i re-flash or reinstall the app again. Help!
My issue is a little different but similar. It worked fine for me on every basic gingerbread rom, but when I switched to a cm7 based rom the lights change with the brightness of the screen. I turned off all the light notifications but it did not help.
If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them.
What rom?
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What rom?
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On SinghUI but it doesn't have built-in LED notifications, if that's what you're getting at.
If the setting from one of those apps doesn't stick, then it's most likely being set by your ROM or Kernel. Have you tried checking if you get the same issue with other ROMs?
@jcbofkc That's a built-in setting that can't really be changed unless you get a custom ROM or Kernel cooked up to remove the link between the brightnesses.
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If the setting from one of those apps doesn't stick, then it's most likely being set by your ROM or Kernel. Have you tried checking if you get the same issue with other ROMs?
@jcbofkc That's a built-in setting that can't really be changed unless you get a custom ROM or Kernel cooked up to remove the link between the brightnesses.
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90% sure the ROM doesn't have built in notifications. I'm noticing now that very rarely the settings do stick. Perhaps there is a way to force the app to stay in memory?
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90% sure the ROM doesn't have built in notifications. I'm noticing now that very rarely the settings do stick. Perhaps there is a way to force the app to stay in memory?
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That wouldn't work. All that those apps do is write a number from 0-20 to the text file:
/sys/devices/platform/star_touch_led/wled
in your root file system.
When you read the file, it shows you the current output to the LEDs (from 0uA to 2000uA).
When you write to the file, it interacts with the Kernel and sets the brightness.
The Touch Key Lights type apps, all they do is when you move the slider they write a value to that file, and that's it. The only reason it wouldn't stick is if your ROM or Kernel is changing the value in the background. For example it will set it to 0 when you turn the screen off, and then it should set it back to wherever it was before when you turn the screen on again.
The closest you could get is to take the source for LG Touch LED Notifications and modify it to set the brightness every few seconds or something, but that probably wouldn't be too good for your battery life.
Based on your symptoms it appears that either your ROM or your phone doesn't really handle the modifying of the brightness very well. It looks like SinghUI does use a kernel from CM7, so I don't think your kernel is the problem. I'd suggest flashing the most recent CM7.2 RC, and seeing if you have the same problem there. CyanogenMod will change your LED brightness based on your screen brightness though.
EDIT: Ignore all that for a moment, try this first. It is a post from January 21st in the SinghUI thread, so it might not work now, but go ahead and try it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21652744&postcount=293
Also I'd suggest posting in the SinghUI thread as everyone there is using your ROM, so they might be able to help better.
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That wouldn't work. All that those apps do is write a number from 0-20 to the text file:
/sys/devices/platform/star_touch_led/wled
in your root file system.
When you read the file, it shows you the current output to the LEDs (from 0uA to 2000uA).
When you write to the file, it interacts with the Kernel and sets the brightness.
The Touch Key Lights type apps, all they do is when you move the slider they write a value to that file, and that's it. The only reason it wouldn't stick is if your ROM or Kernel is changing the value in the background. For example it will set it to 0 when you turn the screen off, and then it should set it back to wherever it was before when you turn the screen on again.
The closest you could get is to take the source for LG Touch LED Notifications and modify it to set the brightness every few seconds or something, but that probably wouldn't be too good for your battery life.
Based on your symptoms it appears that either your ROM or your phone doesn't really handle the modifying of the brightness very well. It looks like SinghUI does use a kernel from CM7, so I don't think your kernel is the problem. I'd suggest flashing the most recent CM7.2 RC, and seeing if you have the same problem there. CyanogenMod will change your LED brightness based on your screen brightness though.
EDIT: Ignore all that for a moment, try this first. It is a post from January 21st in the SinghUI thread, so it might not work now, but go ahead and try it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21652744&postcount=293
Also I'd suggest posting in the SinghUI thread as everyone there is using your ROM, so they might be able to help better.
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Thanks for the link. It turns out that the ROM does have led notifications. However, disabling them didn't help the problem. :/ the g2x has just been an awful experience for me! :/
Does anyone know of any fix for this? If Windows users had to set their default browser every time Microsoft put out an update to Internet Explorer, they'd have killed Bill Gates by now. Once a default is set I never again want to be asked what to use no matter if I updated the app in question, the other apps I could have chosen but obviously didn't for a reason, or I install or update some app that suddenly gains that capability.
It can't be that hard to set default flags and to prevent any apps from clearing them by merely being installed or updated.
Has anyone else had this gripe? I can't believe I'm alone. Is there any workarounds? PDroid? Some app? Anything?
No apps that I know of that will keep the default. they hold their setting until the app updates. I just click the button to make it a default again. You can turn off auto update if you have that turned on and then you will not have a problem.
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No apps that I know of that will keep the default. they hold their setting until the app updates. I just click the button to make it a default again. You can turn off auto update if you have that turned on and then you will not have a problem.
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But it is a problem. U very often need the latest versions of things to work properly like Skype which is a great example cuz updating that screws up the default calling, messaging, and I think video playback too. Then there are stupid ones like bit tornado which wants to be the default for every download link. It's just ridiculous! Imagine having to turn off Windows Update or anti-virus updates just so u don't have to re-specify all your damned defaults! It's ludicrous!
Well I would rather just click it then having to endure the alternative of the froyo days or even worse the iPhone.
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