[CyanogenMod 9 Alpha Builds 4.0.4]
In order to use the SEARCH key as the POWER key, I tried to replace every 'SEARCH' with 'POWER' in the following files:
/system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl
/system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl
/system/usr/keylayout/saga-keypad.kl
After rebooting, it doesn't seem to work.
Could anybody tell me why?
I'm using application called "screen off and lock"
I made a shortcut to long press search button, simple and works well.
Sent by my fingers to your head.
I know this app. But I want the SEARCH button works exactly the same as POWER: short press = lock; long press = power menu.
Also I would like to use NEXT/PREV buttons on my earphone as VOLUME+/-.
So I guess I have to modify the key layout.
o(n_n)o said:
I know this app. But I want the SEARCH button works exactly the same as POWER: short press = lock; long press = power menu.
Also I would like to use NEXT/PREV buttons on my earphone as VOLUME+/-.
So I guess I have to modify the key layout.
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Screen off and lock DOES that.
Install the app. Then hold search button....
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olyloh6696 said:
Screen off and lock DOES that.
Install the app. Then hold search button....
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Read before you post, dude.
Hi every1,
I have a captivate with a broken power button and it was driving me nuts for the last 2 months since I couldnot wake up the phone if it went to lock screen. I tried no lock and other apps but they didnt work 100% of the time. Today I found this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
It is button remapper utility but it doesnot support captivate yet. However my only concern was to remap my volume buttons to power button.
This is how I did it :
Firstly, we'll need to pull the file that controls the buttons which is entitled "aries-keypad.kl" in "system/usr/keylayout".
To pull the file, connect your captivate and run:
adb remount
adb pull system/usr/keylayout/aries-keypad.kl aries-keypad.kl
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Edit this pulled file like below :
key 115 POWER WAKE
key 114 POWER WAKE
key 102 HOME WAKE_DROPPED
key 116 POWER WAKE
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Key 115 was VOLUME_UP while Key 114 was VOLUME_DOWN. I reassigned both to behave as POWER button.
After you're done with your edits, you'll need to save the file properly (NO .txt files!), and then you'll have to push it back to the phone.
adb remount
adb push aries-keypad.kl /system/usr/keylayout
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Reboot your phone, and then check to see if the remapping works as expected. Your volume buttons should now behave as power button.
Simple and Effective!
For more info, look at threads :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695936
Thanks for this, but I just have two questions.
Does this make us lose control of the volume using the volume rocker?
and
This change allows us to turn turn off the screen as well using the volume buttons, correct? Not just to power the screen on.
Yes you will lose volume control over which ever you choose. I personally chose to lose my volume up since i think it would be more important to lower my volume if i suddenly needed to. To answer you second question yes this function will work as an exact replacement for your power button meaning it turns the screen on, off, powers on and off, and would get you into download or recovery mode depending on the volume rocker you still had available.\
P.S. I did not change all options to the power key. I left the Key 114 VOLUME_DOWN the same.
oh alright. Thanks!
So I decided to go ahead and try this but I seem to run into a problem. I am able to pull the file through adb, but I can't seem to push it back into the phone. It gives me two errors: "operation denied" and "read-only file." Is there any way to fix this? If it matters, I am able to pull the file with having to do the "adb remount" step; idk if there is something wrong, but it won't let me "adb remount" either.
I've made sure I have all the su permissions so i don't what could be wrong.
jtd9 said:
oh alright. Thanks!
So I decided to go ahead and try this but I seem to run into a problem. I am able to pull the file through adb, but I can't seem to push it back into the phone. It gives me two errors: "operation denied" and "read-only file." Is there any way to fix this? If it matters, I am able to pull the file with having to do the "adb remount" step; idk if there is something wrong, but it won't let me "adb remount" either.
I've made sure I have all the su permissions so i don't what could be wrong.
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You can edit the files on your phone using ES File Explorer.
If you install most asop builds there is usually an option under from control that will let you use the volume button to turn on the screen without losing volume cintrols . Works well too.
I don't mean to hijack this thread, but since we seem to have a similar problem, I figured you guys would have an answer.
How, if possible, are you guys installing custom rom since I really can't get CWM to work with the power button broken?
I'm using Root Toolbox to reboot in recovery, then using the home button for selecting things in CWM.
For example i remapped the power button to vol down. If my phone is off, can I power it on by using the volume down?
takeoutttt said:
For example i remapped the power button to vol down. If my phone is off, can I power it on by using the volume down?
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No you cannot. The remap only takes affect when android has booted. When the phone is off the power button is still the power button
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Thank you, it worked like a Charm...
hd779 said:
If you install most asop builds there is usually an option under from control that will let you use the volume button to turn on the screen without losing volume cintrols . Works well too.
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That won't let you "sleep" the phone with the volume control button. My button is to the point where I press it sometimes it works, sometimes it brings up the power menu but most of the time it does nothing.
I use volume wake and an app called turn off screen. More inconvenient than power button but once you use the app once to turn off the screen it stays in your list when you long press the home key so I can turn off the phone without having to go the home screen every time.
Rip power button you are sorely missed.
I use rom manager to restart my phone into recovery for flashing.
I also asked this in another thread... I want to disable WAKE with power button...
I edited all . kl files in system > usr > keylayout and deleted WAKE on power button lines with no luck.
I am on galaxy s2 slim 2.7.0 rom. android 4.1.2
For those of you that this method did not work there is a much easy and hassle free alternative!! Takes a minute or two only!!
Get 'Go launcher' from the app market (play)
Get 'Go Locker'
Now Enable Go Locker on your device. And you are done!!
When the screen goes black again, Just press the volume button, The screen wakes up!!
Using this method you don't lose the normal functionality of the volume rocker!!
I respect the effort put in by "puneet_champ" to make this post.. I went through this post, I couldn't find a file named 'aries-keypad.kl' Good thing I didn't!
As a result of which I recalled that I used to have Go Locker on my phone, and that when I pressed the Volume key the screen turned on!!
At that time I found it a little annoying, But now it has turned out to be such a gift!!
infaas said:
For those of you that this method did not work there is a much easy and hassle free alternative!! Takes a minute or two only!!
Get 'Go launcher' from the app market (play)
Get 'Go Locker'
Now Enable Go Locker on your device. And you are done!!
When the screen goes black again, Just press the volume button, The screen wakes up!!
Using this method you don't lose the normal functionality of the volume rocker!!
I respect the effort put in by "puneet_champ" to make this post.. I went through this post, I couldn't find a file named 'aries-keypad.kl' Good thing I didn't!
As a result of which I recalled that I used to have Go Locker on my phone, and that when I pressed the Volume key the screen turned on!!
At that time I found it a little annoying, But now it has turned out to be such a gift!!
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The issue there is you have to have a custom launcher, and you can't turn your phone off yourself.
Samsung Galaxy S Captivate
Android 4.2.2
Kernel 3.0.66-g6c5dade
Cyanogen 10-1-20130224-NIGHTYLY-captivatemtd
I used both ES File Explorer and ADB method to try to edit the file to fix my power button issue.
Both methods allowed me to edit the file and have the edits remain after a reboot and reviewing of the file. However the edits don't seem to be doing anything as the volume keys still function as volume.
If anyone knows what I might be doing wrong it would be much appreciated.
^^^i had the same issue as you. No matter how I tried editing it to re map buttons it did not work. I trouble shoot this for many weeks and made no progress. A member did suggest making some custom scripts which was above my skill level. Ended up buying a new button. Actually just got the phone back fixed this weekend.
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infaas said:
For those of you that this method did not work there is a much easy and hassle free alternative!! Takes a minute or two only!!
Get 'Go launcher' from the app market (play)
Get 'Go Locker'
Now Enable Go Locker on your device. And you are done!!
When the screen goes black again, Just press the volume button, The screen wakes up!!
Using this method you don't lose the normal functionality of the volume rocker!!
I respect the effort put in by "puneet_champ" to make this post.. I went through this post, I couldn't find a file named 'aries-keypad.kl' Good thing I didn't!
As a result of which I recalled that I used to have Go Locker on my phone, and that when I pressed the Volume key the screen turned on!!
At that time I found it a little annoying, But now it has turned out to be such a gift!!
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The file that you needed and you didn't find is probably not called aries-keypad.kl . Every sort of devices calls it a bit different, with keypad or kpd in the name of the file. For example the file on my device is called mtk-kpd.kl . You see?
Greetings, Plehai
Easier to use an app called button remapper and make the search button the power button. Volume buttons to wake.
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I've already read through this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596085 and used this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1524858 for remapping my search button to my power button, along with using volume for wake. I have done both of these, and that works just fine.
But, my problem is a little different.
My original power button didn't just stop working, it is actually malfunctioning. Meaning that the power button is being hit at random times, even when I don't press it (or the search button which is now my power button). It is extremely annoying and difficult to use the phone.
Does anyone know of a way to disable the power button completely? I'll settle to using search for off and volume buttons for wake, but I need a way to disable the original power button. The button remapper app from the thread above includes a way to remap or disable every button, except the original power button.
Thanks for your help
It says it all in the second link you posted. Read it all.
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No.
Like I said, I want to DISABLE the power button completely, because it's malfunctioning. I have ALREADY remapped it to the search key, but the original power button keeps pressing itself, turning the screen on and off, bringing up the boot menu, etc.
The button remapper app allows you remap or disable every button EXCEPT the power button. So while you can remap search to be power, you couldn't remap power to be search (or in my case, disable power completely).
Anyone?
You would have to physically disable the button yourself.
I don't think its possible to fully power off your phone, but what you can do is map the volume up or down buttons as a wake key. I myself want to do this and am still searching for the solution, but if you want to take a crack at it:
The file buttons you want to edit should be in here. somewhere(system/user/keylayout) Root explorer can help you edit the layout without changing the format. That's as far as I can take you for now
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Try open your nexus..using small screwdriver..
Just pinched it..make it seperate with motherboard..
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how can we map the volume button so as to launch camera on long pressing the volume button??
I don't think that's possible, you can remap the camera to another button tho.
If you are on gsnap by neko or cm7 you can go to setting > cyanogenmod settings > input > search key behavior > check long press search app > then press custom application > application > choose camera app in that list > voila
Now you can long press search key and camera app will launch
Any other button other than search button
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harshbg said:
Any other button other than search button
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Yes you can even menu button and home but only volume buttons you cant. The method is the same like search button for menu and home button remaping
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M using cm9..not able to find cm settings
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search key as camera button
it can be possible to remap search key as camera key.
- If you are using stock 2.3.3 firmware, go to /system/usr/keylayout/ and copy thunder_keypad.kl to a pc
- if you are using CM7, go to /system/usr/keylayout/ and copy qwerty.kl to a pc
- if you are using ICS, go to /system/usr/keylayout/ and copy thunder_keypad.kl to a pc
- (i never tried this on jb but it should be just like on ICS)
then, open the file *.kl with an text editor (i recomend notepad++). every line starts witn this synthesis:
key [nº of the key] [function] [restriction]
/*the restriction says if a button can work with screen locked or not. WAKE alows a key to work even if the phone is locked, WAKE_DROPPED restrict a key to work only if the phone is unlocked */
look for the line that has the key Nº 217. it will looks like this:
key 217 SEARCH WAKE_DROPPED
change the SEARCH word to CAMERA
then, save the file and push it to /system/usr/keylayout/ overwritting the existing one
WARNING: DO an nandroid backup before do this...
PD: in stock ROMs, the stock camera will not recognize a camera button for take a pictute or record video, a third party camera app will do it.
Button Remapper! On XDA somewhere. Sorry
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My phones power button is broken and sometimes wakes the phone automatically! Now I am using OpenSensation2 with sweep2wake enabled so I can wake my phone through capasitive buttons but still can't find any way to disable my falty power button ... I tried to remove the word "WAKE" after "XX POWER" lines in every .kl file I found in system/usr/keylayout but it didn't work (power still works)
Is there any other way to disable it?
Not sure but you might look in market for app that is a button saver app. It could possibility have this ability. I've not used the app myself but have seen in market. You might want to give that a try. The app is called button savior root. You can see what ability it has. Best wishes hope this is helpful.
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