Keyboard Mapping - Miscellaneous Android Development

Hello All,
I have a chinese Android phone model e1060 running 2.2.1 I can't tell you what make it is because I don't know !!! It has a built in QWERTY keyboard
that I want to change how it works. I have read that I have to modify the .bin
file in the /system/usr/keychars directory, but there are 3 files, mt6516-kpd.kcm.bin qwerty.kcm.bin and qwerty2.kcm.bin I have already rooted
the phone. Is there a way to determine which of these files I need to modify?
Thanks in advance,
Dave.

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Open and Edit .MOT files (Sharp GX series firmware)

Hello,
Does anyone know if it possible to open and edit .MOT files which are Sharp's GX series flash files? I'd like to be able to do that because I want to create a Bulgarian localization of the phone's firmware.
Also let me know if there is a different way to do the same.
Thanks!

Keyboard layout returns to US

On my Maple, I have installed the 3VO ROM, and am very happy with it. Just one issue: having set up the German Keyboard layout, the phone returns from time to time to ths standard (US); no way to set German again with the Keymap config, i need to flash the ROM again, which is rather annoying.
Someone has any hint ?
You could always try to replace the US-keymap file, which I did to get my Swedish keyboard working, and softreset. The file is placed in the \Windows directory. First I renamed the original file (eT9.Maple.wwe.kmap.txt) and then copied my modified file from the storage card. I used Total Commander. Not shure the rename step was needed though...
Are there any other better ways?
The keymap (German) is there, and the only one. It seems to happen when i reinstall the programs...
Ulk_Upp said:
You could always try to replace the US-keymap file, which I did to get my Swedish keyboard working, and softreset. The file is placed in the \Windows directory. First I renamed the original file (eT9.Maple.wwe.kmap.txt) and then copied my modified file from the storage card. I used Total Commander. Not shure the rename step was needed though...
Are there any other better ways?
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ould you share your swedish file? i need it
hmmhmm1222 said:
ould you share your swedish file? i need it
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Share my Swedish keyboard file, självklart!
EDIT: Small modification in the keymap file, changed description inside file...
franco_negri said:
The keymap (German) is there, and the only one. It seems to happen when i reinstall the programs...
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Which program did you install? Is the keymap changed for only that application or the whole phone after installing that application? Have you tried to replace all the eT9.Maple.***.kmap.txt files with the German one (might not be best practice)?
Ulk_Upp said:
Share my Swedish keyboard file, självklart!
EDIT: Small modification in the keymap file, changed description inside file...
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tack! not used to smartphones without touchscreen. had a tp and hd earlier. Will try make a rom later on when i have more time on my hands.
Thank you for yuor interest, i reverted to the original WM 6.5 but am rather disappointed
The Keymap file is still there, and it seems to be the correct one as well. I think the problem arises when i install the Sygic Navigator, in Italian.
When is reboot... QWERTY again

Tools required to edit an android firmware? (Samsung)

Hello everyone,
I have got few android firmware of samsung devices with me and I want to tinker with the files so that i can modify it as per my needs. But all I see .bin, .ffs etc. files in there. Do I need some special tools to edit those?
Thanks in advance.

[Q] Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330) keyboard problem

Hi, today i updated my Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330) to 4.1.2 jellybean, and then rooted it.
All works good, but the problem, i got an azerty keyboard, and it's writing like qwerty, soo when i press a, it's writing q.
I need help quickly beaucause it's really ennoying me, thanks all of you for your help !
bigbossclk said:
Hi, today i updated my Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330) to 4.1.2 jellybean, and then rooted it.
All works good, but the problem, i got an azerty keyboard, and it's writing like qwerty, soo when i press a, it's writing q.
I need help quickly beaucause it's really ennoying me, thanks all of you for your help !
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Go to keyboard settings maybe?
I'M BATMAN
-DarkKnight- said:
Go to keyboard settings maybe?
I'M BATMAN
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I already did, but it's aldready showing as azerty, but writing in qwerty ://
Try clearing data(factory reset)
I'M BATMAN
-DarkKnight- said:
Go to keyboard settings maybe?
I'M BATMAN
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-DarkKnight- said:
Try clearing data(factory reset)
I'M BATMAN
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Not working..
Soo can anyone help me ?
Sent from my GT-B5330 using xda app-developers app
bigbossclk said:
Soo can anyone help me ?
Sent from my GT-B5330 using xda app-developers app
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Up, help please.
bigbossclk said:
Up, help please.
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bigbossclk said:
Hi, today i updated my Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330) to 4.1.2 jellybean, and then rooted it.
All works good, but the problem, i got an azerty keyboard, and it's writing like qwerty, soo when i press a, it's writing q.
I need help quickly beaucause it's really ennoying me, thanks all of you for your help !
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what firmware did u flash. the only problem in newest JB form spain region is just about the symbol but the layout is still in qwerty. To fix this, you shoul edit it manually or just take layout from keyboard from your ics rom to your newest JB rom.
samsung galaxy chat
n0ak said:
what firmware did u flash. the only problem in newest JB form spain region is just about the symbol but the layout is still in qwerty. To fix this, you shoul edit it manually or just take layout from keyboard from your ics rom to your newest JB rom.
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I have the same problem. I have update my samsung galaxy chat with an offical rom to jelly bean 4.1.
But my physical slide keyboard has changed from azerty to qwerty.
I have change my screen keyboard but change my physical keyboard didn't work.
Help me please???
kasper7777 said:
I have the same problem. I have update my samsung galaxy chat with an offical rom to jelly bean 4.1.
But my physical slide keyboard has changed from azerty to qwerty.
I have change my screen keyboard but change my physical keyboard didn't work.
Help me please???
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I Don't know about azerty keyboard layout, cause i'm using qwerty .
But u can change the key characters of physical keyboard layout on system/csc/Your region code(for spain it's PHE)/system/usr/keychars/bcm_keypad_v2.kcm.
edit it and change it using your virtual keyboard. OR you can use ICS bcm_keypad_v2.kcm from old rom (if you have your backup).
That's it. You will get your old layout keyboard and will fix forever.
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n0ak said:
I Don't know about azerty keyboard layout, cause i'm using qwerty .
But u can change the key characters of physical keyboard layout on system/csc/Your region code(for spain it's PHE)/system/usr/keychars/bcm_keypad_v2.kcm.
edit it and change it using your virtual keyboard. OR you can use ICS bcm_keypad_v2.kcm from old rom (if you have your backup).
That's it. You will get your old layout keyboard and will fix forever.
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JUST PRESS THANKS IF I HELP YOU
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And how u do that? I don't have much experience i change the key characters. Do u have to root your mobile Phone?
kasper7777 said:
And how u do that? I don't have much experience i change the key characters. Do u have to root your mobile Phone?
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Of course you should. How can you edit your system without Root? Just edit the key i mention above. Before that click on screen keypad on the "language and input setting". And then just take look for chars that you think miss, then fix it using your virtual keyboard.
You can use root explorer to do that.
Hope this will help you. Press thanks if yes.
Solution
You can replace original bcm_keypad_v2.kl with the file you find at link http://ge.tt/4nhbXzg/v/0?c
You can push it into windows file manager and the use for example Root Explorer (yes, root before your phone) to copy it to system>usr>keylayout
The button to access to chatON don't run. If you want set it, before open the file and replace CUST1 with CHATON.
warrell said:
You can replace original bcm_keypad_v2.kl with the file you find at link http://ge.tt/4nhbXzg/v/0?c
You can push it into windows file manager and the use for example Root Explorer (yes, root before your phone) to copy it to system>usr>keylayout
The button to access to chatON don't run. If you want set it, before open the file and replace CUST1 with CHATON.
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small tutorial to change galaxy chat b5330 keyboard layout from spanish to english or other
so
you have customer customization files, that means folder /system/csc
here you can find all keyboard layouts
CPW folder contains custumization data for britain
for other layouts check it yourself
in PHE are the spanish
now you can:
a:
delete from PHE keylayout and keychars folder contents and /system/usr/keylayout and keychar files will be active
b:
move keylayout and keychars folder contents from CPW(or your layout) to PHE folder
it works... after reboot
at least for me
and you can play with the keyboard layout now as described in other tutorials, you can simulate DPAD too, if you make one key CTRL or META, but it's not working in many apps, on launcher i can navigate
and you can add some buttons to wake up device, not to kill power key
dzsemx said:
small tutorial to change galaxy chat b5330 keyboard layout from spanish to english or other
so
you have customer customization files, that means folder /system/csc
here you can find all keyboard layouts
CPW folder contains custumization data for britain
for other layouts check it yourself
in PHE are the spanish
now you can:
a:
delete from PHE keylayout and keychars folder contents and /system/usr/keylayout and keychar files will be active
b:
move keylayout and keychars folder contents from CPW(or your layout) to PHE folder
it works... after reboot
at least for me
and you can play with the keyboard layout now as described in other tutorials, you can simulate DPAD too, if you make one key CTRL or META, but it's not working in many apps, on launcher i can navigate
and you can add some buttons to wake up device, not to kill power key
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Hi dzsemx, I would like to ask something regarding in your reply. Is it possible to set ALT+SPACEBAR to wake my device? And also i want to use 0(zero) to open google search app. Please give me a step by step procedure if this is possible. Please? Thanks in advance!
hi
you can try to install a firmware from LUXEMBOURG
i had the same problem so i have downloaded this firmware from sammobile
My Method
I had the same problem with the keyboard, anda after a few attempts I finally bring it back to a good configuration.
1-. Root the phone of course
2-. Download a file manager and go to system/csc
3-. Here we find the hole stuff from the available countries in phone's configuration. It's important to know which is the sale code of our firmware (For example, my firmware's code is ITV, and is from Italy)
4-. Now we have to look for the correct file for our keyboard to work properly. The best solution is know the sale code of our language (For example, I have a spanish keyboard, and the sale code of spain is the Phone House España PHE).
5-. Now that we know the sale code, we go to system/csc/XXX(Sale Code)/system/usr/keychars, where we can find a file called "bcm_keypad_v2.kcm". This is the supposed correct file for our keyboard. If we dont trust, we can open it as a text file and edit with a text editor. If chracters match with sysmbols inside the file, that means that it is the correct file.
6-. We copy bcm_keypad_v2.kcm and go back right to system/csc. Now we look for the sale code of the firmware that we have flashed (ITV, in my case) and go to system/csc/YYY(Sale Code)/system/usr/keychars, and replaced the file there with the other one that we copied before.
7-. Finally, go to system/usr/keychars and there again we replaced the bcm_keypad_v2.kcm file there with the other one that copied before.
8-. Now reboot and try typing if the keyboard works right or continue working wrong. At least for me works :laugh:
My theory is that when we flash a rom, the country from where it comes their csc files are taken to system, and we have to replace both keyboard file in the csc repository and keyboard file in the current system.
I hope this will help you :good: Good luck!
darkyyto said:
I had the same problem with the keyboard, anda after a few attempts I finally bring it back to a good configuration.
1-. Root the phone of course
2-. Download a file manager and go to system/csc
3-. Here we find the hole stuff from the available countries in phone's configuration. It's important to know which is the sale code of our firmware (For example, my firmware's code is ITV, and is from Italy)
4-. Now we have to look for the correct file for our keyboard to work properly. The best solution is know the sale code of our language (For example, I have a spanish keyboard, and the sale code of spain is the Phone House España PHE).
5-. Now that we know the sale code, we go to system/csc/XXX(Sale Code)/system/usr/keychars, where we can find a file called "bcm_keypad_v2.kcm". This is the supposed correct file for our keyboard. If we dont trust, we can open it as a text file and edit with a text editor. If chracters match with sysmbols inside the file, that means that it is the correct file.
6-. We copy bcm_keypad_v2.kcm and go back right to system/csc. Now we look for the sale code of the firmware that we have flashed (ITV, in my case) and go to system/csc/YYY(Sale Code)/system/usr/keychars, and replaced the file there with the other one that we copied before.
7-. Finally, go to system/usr/keychars and there again we replaced the bcm_keypad_v2.kcm file there with the other one that copied before.
8-. Now reboot and try typing if the keyboard works right or continue working wrong. At least for me works :laugh:
all working good.. thanks for the tutorial
My theory is that when we flash a rom, the country from where it comes their csc files are taken to system, and we have to replace both keyboard file in the csc repository and keyboard file in the current system.
I hope this will help you :good: Good luck!
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all working good.. thanks for the tutorial :good::good:
Thanks for the helpful tutorial!
This fixed my wrong keyboard layout and the shortcuts buttons.
Now only one issue still remains for me..
The "Sym" button used to switch my keyboard language but now pops up the symbols window.
This way I need to have the on-screen keyboard enabled in order to switch through languages.
Any idea which button mapping I should change to enable language switching on the "Sym" button?
I have root access so I only need to know which file and button mapping option I should change to fix this.

Help J700t Keyboard

ok i made a mistake,
I tried upgrading my default keyboard to the S7 Edge keyboard and it did not work.
Can some one please upload the files needed for the J700T keyboard or a flashable version.
please i need help
i guess i need the following files form the following System Folders
from System/bin i need the ime file
from System//Framework i need the ime.jar file
also i need to know what the permission setting are for those files
thanks
I have a flashable stock MM keyboard, if you are still having that problem, let me know i'll upload flashable for you. Cheers

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