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Hello to everybody. First post from me in this great community.
First, I'm gonna start by telling you my initial problem. I've always been buying some second hand HTCs from ebay. I've already owned an XDA II, XDA IIi, Qtek S200 and recently a Qtek P3300, with various brand names. My problem was always, to have a greek keyboard that could handle 160 characters in SMSs and a greek contact manager that I could search easily scrolling the greek letters. Until now, I somehow was able to find a cracked or cooked greek ROM and use it without any problem. Until I bought the P3300. Most of you out there should know by now that there is an official A_C_E Hellas greek translation extROM which, if you load it in your "non Greek" P3300, it will lock it down. I've been trying to crack the protection which finally understood who it works (with the great help of andrew_sh, thanks a lot man, I changed my username if you still wonder who I am), but for some reason which I don't know, it doesn't work for the P3300. So, I finally gave up trying, for the only reason that I DIDN'T want to translate the ROM (English is more than good for me), just the 2 things I mentioned in the opening. So, I focused in these 2 and here comes the result.
There are 2 different cabs. The first is the original A_C_E Hellas greek keyboard, with registry tweaks that provides 160 greek characters support for SMSs, both for Windows mobile 5 and 6. It's been tested in 2 different HTC models and works like a charm. It SHOULD work for any Mobile 5 and 6 OFFICIAL ROM. The second cab, just translates the phone part to Greek, with the ease to scroll down Greek letters while searching for a contact. This too has been tested on 2 different OFFICIAL HTC ROMS and it does work. It should NOT work on cooked ROMS, so try it in your own responsibility. I know some alternatives have been posted by minotavr, by using resco keyboard pro with greek characters file and PocketCm Contact Manager, but it didn't satisfy me in any way.
So, I'm posting the cabs and I'm waiting for your tests and results. I'm emphasizing that they should be used with OFFICIAL WWE ROMS and with Regional settings set to Greek. I would prefer if we keep this tread in English, just for respect for this great community.
Forgive me for the huge post. Have fun.There are 2 different cabs. The first is the original A_C_E Hellas greek keyboard, with registry tweaks that provides 160 greek characters support for SMSs, both for Windows mobile 5 and 6. It's been tested in 2 different HTC models and works like a charm. It SHOULD work for any Mobile 5 and 6 OFFICIAL ROM. The second cab, it just translates the phone part to Greek, with the ease to scroll down Greek letters will searching for a contact. This too has been tested on 2 different OFFICIAL HTC ROMS and it does work. It should NOT work on cooked ROMS, so try it in your own responsibility. I know some alternatives have been posted by minotavr, by using resco keyboard pro with greek characters file and PocketCm Contact Manager, but it didn't satisfy me in any way.
So, I'm posting the cabs and I'm waiting for your tests and results. I'm emphasizing that they should be used with OFFICIAL WWE ROMS and with Regional settings set to Greek. I would prefer if we keep this tread in English, just for respect for this great community.
Forgive me for the huge post. Have fun.
Appreciate your work man, i was looking for something like that for quite a while! I'll try it and I'll give some feedback, as soon as my phone unfreezes after the deistallation of "Sam Greek Leng.cab" file...
I'm waiting for anyone's feedback. I'm really curious in which HTC models will work.
Thanx in advance.
It works like a charm on HTC P3300.
But it surely needs updating. I use resco keyboard because it has large buttons, so i can easily and fast,write my text message.
Greece forever
Thank you synzeus for the feedback. I too tried the resco keyboard, but with the normal keyboard layout and thought it had a few bugs, so I didn't like it. Also I tried resco and other commercial and free keyboards with different layouts, but I guess I got used with the normal layout and feel, of the original one, so I was not satisfied with any of them. I know a lot of people that are satisfied with alternative keyboards, so this keyboard cab is intented for those who want a greek one, similar to the english one. But thank you anyway for the try. I'm waiting for feedback from anyone about the greek contact manager, especially in official WWE ROMs of other HTC products. Already tested with success in a Hermes.
Yeah.I forgot to say that the contact manager works too.
Keep up the good work.
Hey man nice job...
Working fine on my HTC Hermes too.
Keep up the good work and make this play with cooked roms too....
Problem in Qtek S200
After installing MarkoDiMarko_Gr_CM.cab on an HTC S200, device hungs up while booting. OS is WM6.1 Prophet Touch.
Any sugestions?
Sorry friend, I have already mentioned that it should work only in official WWE ROMs. There are dozens of cooked ROMs for various models out there and everyone integrates in them whatever application they want, including third party contact managers. So, replacing a cooked ROM's contact manager wouldn't be the easiest thing to do and unfortunately I don't have the time to try. The way for me right now is sticking to official ROMs, I'm done with cooked ones (and their bugs).
Oh, and one more thing. Now that you mentioned S200, I have to point out that after badly damaging my Artemis, I turned again to my old but extremely trustworthy S200 which works with the patched Greek ROM provided by andrew_sh, which works like a charm. So if you don't mind using mobile 5.0, this is another way to go.
Take care.
OK, it's ok with me, but how could I uninstall this keyboard or install another rom? As I mentioned in my first post, device does not boot so it cannot be connect to ActiveSync.
Your help would be most appreciated.
PM sent.
Good luck.
Dear Friend,
I want to tell you that I just upgrade my phone (Htc P3650 -Touch Cruise - Polaris 100) with the latest official wm 6.1 rom (HTC Touch Cruise-RUU_Polaris_HTC_WWE_3.13.405.0_radio_sign_25.85.30.07_1.59.42.15_Ship) and I install your MarkoDiMarko_Gr_CM.cab
The phone doesn’t work and I take the message "A problem has occurred with cprog.exe"
The contacts menu does not open and I can't make any call.
Thank ’s
At past exactly 14-01-2006, I had try hard, to Localized contacts alphabetical index without any result.
I encourage you to continue to try for that result.
This is the most usefull thing for Greeks.
Hello g_dinos.
Sorry for the bad experience with your attempt. But the truth is that the 2 cabs are provided "as is" with no guarantee. You just try it and if it works, we are all happy. We had previous successful attempts into some other models, but I guess you were not so lucky. I'm assuming you have set the regional settings to Greek, right?
Anyway, what I can do for you is this. If there is an official A_C_E Hellas greek update for this specific ROM and you have it, you can send it to me and try to extract/compile the greek CM cab for you.
Take care.
Greek Contact Manager for every official HTC model!
Well, after a while, it's now tested ant it works.
Greek Contact Manager for every official HTC model!
After g_dinos bad experience with my file, he sent me the touch cruise greek update and I built a new cab for his HTC. But before I managed to sent it, he already built his own, based on my cab and tested it with success. By the way, mine works too
Anyway, g_dinos prooved that a greek contact manager cab can be made easily for various HTC models. So, he should have the honour to post the file and instructions (if he wants). Thanx again friend.
Keep up the good work greek guys out there Have fun translating.
MarkoDiMarko your answers was so instant and you was so helpfully !!!
I confirm that your two cabs works fine at my phone (Htc P3650 -Touch Cruise - Polaris 100) with the original rom (HTC Touch Cruise-RUU_Polaris_HTC_WWE_3.13.405.0_radio_sign_25.85.30.07_1.59.42.15_Ship).
I want to give you a big thank you for your help!
No more need to buy phones from ACE-Hellas only for Greek Localized contacts alphabetical index !!!
Greek Contact Manager for Polaris
To get things a little straight.
MarkoDiMarko_Gr_Keyboard.cab should work on official WM 5.0, 6.0 (edit: NOT 6.1)
MarkoDiMarko_Gr_CM.cab should work on official WM 6.0 .
MarkoDiMarko_Gr_CM-WM6.1 should work on official WM 6.1 .
The last one was tested by g_dinos today on Polaris. (thanx again)
Have fun.
HTC touch cruise (Polaris)... OK
GREAT JOB my friend GREAT JOB.
Now i have to LEARN GREEK TOO...HA HA HA
Gr_Keyboard for wm6.1???
If someone could help, a_c_e has released 6.1 version for polaris... someone could extract the keyboard?
Is there anything for M-Amine 2.0 ?
I have put this cooked rom in my Ace-Hellas Touch Cruise and all that is missing is a greek keyboard and a Greel contact manager.
Thanks in advance.
XAPHS
used with ROM "Artemis Touch 4.02 Full with 4 sided cube"
As mentioned by MarcoDiMarco, it does NOT work with cooked roms, that is why I am stucked with my brick now! It freezes while bootloading and cannot even bring it to activesync to flash a new rom.
As with the previous user (s_panos), any help will do.
best regards
P.S. Should have been more carefully, me malakas!
However, it worked fine with "HTC_P3300_WWE_3.13.405.1_4.1.13.44_02.94.90_Ship_R"
[4/2/2009]
As you probably know, the_dude created a fully compatible and working OS translation and hebrew support pack for the touch HD.
If anyone's interested in a full hebrew support including translation, look it up.
In the meanwhile, i've registered a few dll's a bit differently in the early version of the arabizer and cabbed the fonts edited by InfX for comfortability purposes.
I will be posting them tomorrow.
I will also make some time for listing all hebrew pack versions for us to choose from to use with different browsers and different ROMs.
After assuming the best version, I will hopefully be able to edit it with the help of a few others to acheive maximum usability and lightness. you should remember that we prefered offering a LIGHT version of hebrew support for people who want to read hebrew and write hebrew.. but leave the OS as is, thus having a stable and light installation.
I'm culpable of neglecting this thread lately and i'm sorry. I hope that together we'll be able to release a version to redeem everyone in xda-devs AND fxp from having hebrew problems.
Also, for your information, and don't quote me on that (because it simply won't help you ), we can break the market. Don't ask me how I know that.. that's inside info.
that's good for anyone who's been a part of this thread.
[20/12/2008]
I've edited the DLLs and replaced a few files in 0.2.2b.
I'm not positive that everything will work smoothly but i do ask that you try this as this would certainly be an indication of progress if it fixed some problems.
This is not a cab. simply copy all files besides the Areg files to your windows folder.
http://rapidshare.com/files/173398007/Vesion_0_2_2b.zip
This is a cab created by prattjo. try it, and post your feedback. when you feedback, please post the EXACT problem. (i.e. Opera9.5, can't see hebrew)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=136058&d=1228894308
You can ignore the Arabic chars if they appear after using this version.
We already know a POSSIBLE solution to this problems so worst case scenario is that we'll copy over the fonts... unless we manage to find a way to bypassing this ****.
[27/11/2008]
Alright, people are having problems (and i noticed one myself in an sms i got) with arabic numerals appearing instead of regular ones.
Until we solve this problem, the temporary solution is replacing your default system unicode fonts with the ones edited by InfX.
copy the fonts from the file to your /windows dir, overwrite and SR.
http://rapidshare.com/files/167920271/fonts_without_the_arabic_numbers.rar
[26/11/2008]
In the following post by prattjo you will find a mixed version of the arabizer. I haven't had the time to check it out yet but you're all invited to try it and give
feedback.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2961322&postcount=186
[24/11/2008]
our first jumping stone is a cab created by Infx.. only a tryout of an integrated file, unedited (other than the font files inside, which is something we'd like to completely delete eventually) but apparently working.
try it out and give us your opinion.
go to post 140 to check what he wrote about this
a request. when posting feedback, please write the following
Browser - problems
Shell - problems
SMS - problems
Interface - problems... and so forth
Version 0.2.1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=132175&d=1227478867
[23/11/2008]
Project presented
We can officially call it a project now.
eranar introduced us a with a solution to the hebrew problem presented on most HTC devices. instead of using PDAC/Eyron/LENg we can now use 3 cabs which give us right to left writing/reading in hebrew without changing the interface of WM.
the thing is, that these 3 cabs have lots of garbage inside. some font files which are not required, unattended dlls which should be changed to fit hebrew rather than arabic, and so forth. we will be extracting ONLY what is needed, edit the dlls, delete unwanted files, explore the needed registry values/xmls and eventually create 1 cab which would grant you the ability to read and write hebrew in (hopefully) all browsers and different shells of WM.
bnm7bnm already posted some scrs of it working (even in M2D!!!) and we're proud to blow out the heavy expensive PDAC and Eyron and the Free and HORRIBLY troublesome LENg.
This not only lets us XDA-Devs have heb support but also create a fully resourceful and changeable packaging.
hopefully, after creating a complete package and prove it's working correctly, we can expand to other sections of the forum to present this wonderful solution to everyone else.
eran, let's all get credit for creating a fully automated solution for this.
All i can do is request that you do not publicize this solution so you can get credit for creating a complete package working on all devices after we're done here.
by the way, if you had any problems with different roms due to the installation of PDAC/Eyron/LENg, this will most probably solve all of them. this package changes NOTHING in your system, so it will not interfere with flashing different roms and working with them.
what i would like to point out tho, is that this is not meant for people who want to have a hebrew interface. you will not be able to have a Hebrew Windows, this only grants the ability to read/write hebrew.
First Beta:
http://rapidshare.com/files/166411188/Hebrew_Support_Pack.zip.html
readme is in the zip.
cheers.
With your permission, I wish to collect donations for this work. Instead of dividing this between us PDA people, it will all go to צער בעלי חיים.. i've been volunteering there for quite a while now and have been donating every month. (anyone donating will be posted as a Donator in this thread and in the final cab release)
If you want to receive donations for yourselves instead, let me know so i can link your paypals here.
If you do wish to donate, use this link:
Donate..
thank you in advance.
some screenshots courtesy of bnm7bnm:
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I have EYRON software and working very good but the vertion is for HTC touch (not touch polaris). you have to call EYRON to send the link for you.
The best Hebrew is PDAC, from the following reasons:
1. EYRON built by patches, no clear version for WM6.1
2. Eyron slow down the devices.
3. Eyron Takes more resources.
For both software it's recommended to use English as default leng.
Paragon
you are probably meant pargon....
No - it is not working since udK last ROM as well as other ROMs related to 20721 and above, I don't know way, I didn't fined any explanation to that all over the network.
right now the only solution that left is to install the Eyron triel version and to disable to multilanguge support - so you will have the fonts but you will need to read it like english
I don't think it is related to the cooked ROMs - it is related to the Kernel version (since udK R8 and R0 are the same releases but different kernels).
if the hebrew is so importent - R8 is the last one to "support" Paragon
PDAC
PDAC works well just with english interface
LENg
I used LENg and it worked good on every rom (r6,r7,r8,pham quang)
Disabled everything in LENg setting and even removed SIP from registry & (i use resco keyboard) only installed it for read hebrew text and it worked good until the new Syrus r0 rom..
bnm7bnm said:
I used LENg and it worked good on every rom (r6,r7,r8,pham quang)
Disabled everything in LENg setting and even removed SIP from registry & (i use resco keyboard) only installed it for read hebrew text and it worked good until the new Syrus r0 rom..
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i'm using resco keyboard as well with a diamond skin since it supports hebrew.
i'm also using an english interface.. the hebrew one is horrilbe.
I guess i'll try what you're telling me since i don't intend to use syrius until it brightens up a bit... and R8 is GREAT! (or PhamQuang maybe).
thank you
nir36 said:
i'm using resco keyboard as well with a diamond skin since it supports hebrew.
i'm also using an english interface.. the hebrew one is horrilbe.
I guess i'll try what you're telling me since i don't intend to use syrius until it brightens up a bit... and R8 is GREAT! (or PhamQuang maybe).
thank you
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In resco keyboard you can adjust almost any skin to support hebrew:
In \program files\resco keyboard pro\skins\**skin name**
edit skin.ini file
IncompatibleLanguages=****** <-----delete IL for there
This way almost every skin support hebrew,
Sometimes some letters not aligned good on skin then edit skin.ini file
in [Default]
theres pixels position of each letter so count what order of letter not aligned and edit pixels to make it good.
Hope it helps, anyway its only partial solution......
In OPAL keyboard it supports 5 languages if i don't mistake hope its possible to add hebrew there..
Resco Keyboard Pro for Pocket PC 5.11
Resco Keyboard Pro for Pocket PC V5.11 SUPPORT Hebrew ?
do you mean that if I install only this software I'll be able to R/W hebrew ?
ys222 said:
Resco Keyboard Pro for Pocket PC V5.11 SUPPORT Hebrew ?
do you mean that if I install only this software I'll be able to R/W hebrew ?
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With resco you can write hebrew but you must have LENg or PDAC ot EYRON installed.
actually, it doesn't really matter if it says it can't support hebrew, if you choose any skin it'll pop up a message which tells you Hebrew is not supported but then it'll show the letters anyways. and yeah, it has some alignement problems and it misses a patch letter or so, but it's really really good and comfortable.
well, i install LENg, but when i load the rom it doesn't let me change anything so i can't disable the interface... what should i do?
My personal experience with some of those programs on stock ROM (never tried any of those on any cooked ROM):
LENg
Fast, but seem to have some major problems. For example, it right-aligns every single line in every single document in pocket word, including English documents. The normal word alignment buttons won't work anymore. It does this in many other places as well, rendering many programs useless, or hardly usable. Thanks, but no thanks.
PDAC
Works, but slow down the device A LOT. In some programs, such as Haali Reader, text rendering becomes unbearably slow. Slow to such an extent i actually prefer to drop PDAC and have a more responsive device instead of having the Hebrew support !!!
EYRON
Tried to install it once (they got a one week trial), but never got it to work. Most probably, this is my fault, not Eyron's, but i never really tried hard, after reading other users claims of PDAC being faster than Eyron.
After all, the only places i really need Hebrew in are GPS map and the Opera browser. Both iGo8 and Opera got internal bidi support. I can live without the SMS/contacts/etc in Hebrew. It would be nice to have, but not at the cost of slowing or screwing the entire system down
well all the sms's i get from the university and from friends are in hebrew, and iGO works fine in hebrew.. i don't really need hebrew in opera... and i don't mind about the contacts either.. SMS's are my problem
You can still see the Hebrew letter in SMS without the bidi support, but yea, you don't have to tell me, reading Hebrew left to right isn't very convenient.
Anyway, there might be a possible solution for the SMS. All we need is an alternative SMS application with internal bidi support.
Currently i don't know about any, but just in case you find one, please let the other know, me included
Also, if you happen to know a worthy open source SMS app, adding minimal bidi support for it may not be as complicated as most may think.
nir36 said:
well, i install LENg, but when i load the rom it doesn't let me change anything so i can't disable the interface... what should i do?
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What do you mean? first you flash rom then you install LENg.......
I did it so many times and every time it worked ok (exclude Syrus r0)
I saved the cab from the exe file so i don't have to enter the code every time its ready on my SD card,
so after HR i install it
then restart
then disable all settings in LENg
set regional setting to English - US
restart
delete registry in CLSID for the keyboard
delete registry "tegis" in hklm\software
restart
install resco
set resco default
install SIPchanger
restart
Thats it! i got hebrew with no annoying keyboard that pops up instead of other keyboards.
InfX said:
My personal experience with some of those programs on stock ROM (never tried any of those on any cooked ROM):
LENg
Fast, but seem to have some major problems. For example, it right-aligns every single line in every single document in pocket word, including English documents. The normal word alignment buttons won't work anymore. It does this in many other places as well, rendering many programs useless, or hardly usable. Thanks, but no thanks.
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Didn't try the other two, but tried LENg on many roms and i would say that the alignment is LENg's ONLY problem (after disabling all options and disabling the keyboard)
Its not small problem but still its very usable and there is "pocket notepad" its text editor that not aligning anything it shows files normally but sometimes it writes "file too big to open..."
And as i see other reviews LENg is the fastest between the three.
If at least we could only read SMS and EMAILs so we could get along without any of them but this is so basic that we can't be without it...
Realigning the haali reader to the right puts a big red X on leng for me.
You can still see the Hebrew letter in SMS without the bidi support, but yea, you don't have to tell me, reading Hebrew left to right isn't very convenient.
Anyway, there might be a possible solution for the SMS. All we need is an alternative SMS application with internal bidi support.
Currently i don't know about any, but just in case you find one, please let the other know, me included
Also, if you happen to know a worthy open source SMS app, adding minimal bidi support for it may not be as complicated as most may think.
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I will search for an sms app as you said... and no, i can't read SMS's from left to right .. i get lots of sms's and it's important for me to be able to respond fast.
What do you mean? first you flash rom then you install LENg.......
I did it so many times and every time it worked ok (exclude Syrus r0)
I saved the cab from the exe file so i don't have to enter the code every time its ready on my SD card,
so after HR i install it
then restart
then disable all settings in LENg
set regional setting to English - US
restart
delete registry in CLSID for the keyboard
delete registry "tegis" in hklm\software
restart
install resco
set resco default
install SIPchanger
restart
Thats it! i got hebrew with no annoying keyboard that pops up instead of other keyboards.
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i did this many times as well, and as i see now it DOES work on the R8 rom... and obviously not on Syrius R0... but it still causes a few problems there. i wouldn't want to put money into PDAC or Eyron considering they cost a few more dubloons than i would like to invest in this ****.
unfortunatly R8 doesn't contain 3D drivers.... but i guess that when udK's syrius is complete it will be adaptable.
thank you
btw bnm, which radio are you using on R8 to have the camera work?
Radio
I use Radio 1.64.08.21 (in my signature..)
For me LENg always worked in r8.
I noticed r8+OMNIA drivers works about same speed as Syrus and Syrus doesn't have 3D driver it has 2D drivers
I test 3D speed in Virtual Pool Mobile and in 3D mines, there you can clearly see if its smooth or not so i noticed r8+omnia driver work same speed as r0
And you can see in Manila 2D its same speed so i don't know what the "3D" drivers good for...
Hi guys,
Ive downloaded Touch-ITs very good touch flo and so started to download other programs. So far ive done the keyboard and that works a treat.
Problem is ive downloaded the mp3 trimmer and social network engine installed them but cant find them anywhere...how do i access them? can these be used as tabs on the touchflo screen as i really like the interface?
x1fan said:
Hi guys,
Ive downloaded Touch-ITs very good touch flo and so started to download other programs. So far ive done the keyboard and that works a treat.
Problem is ive downloaded the mp3 trimmer and social network engine installed them but cant find them anywhere...how do i access them? can these be used as tabs on the touchflo screen as i really like the interface?
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mp3trimmer already comes WITH itje's rom. no need to install it again. which "social network engine" are you talking about?
you'll find all programs if you click "start" (upper left) and then "all programs" (lower left).
I used this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442154 to get the cabs and installed them. Cant find the option to trim MP3s at all. and i downloaded the Touch-It Blackstone Social Network engine. Any ideas?
Im hoping that by downloading the engine that the social networking sites would pop up under the internet tab where youtube is...you know where i mean?
oh, my mistake. you installed the cab and not his rom with manila cooked in...
okay, i'm sorry, but i never used stock rom with manila-cab. but i can tell you this:
- manila works best if cooked in, use a custom rom (i.e. itje's touch-it v.10. but there are many good roms, have a look in the rom-developing-part)
- the cab you used is from november 2008, there's a newer version out now
- "social engine": never saw it in the internet tab, it connects your contacts with a corresponding facebook-friend.
so, bottom line:
programs should show where i told you above, even in the cab i think. and: manila as a cab is slow, cooked-in it flies these days.
caliban2 said:
oh, my mistake. you installed the cab and not his rom with manila cooked in...
okay, i'm sorry, but i never used stock rom with manila-cab. but i can tell you this:
- manila works best if cooked in, use a custom rom (i.e. itje's touch-it v.10. but there are many good roms, have a look in the rom-developing-part)
- the cab you used is from november 2008, there's a newer version out now
- "social engine": never saw it in the internet tab, it connects your contacts with a corresponding facebook-friend.
so, bottom line:
programs should show where i told you above, even in the cab i think. and: manila as a cab is slow, cooked-in it flies these days.
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I am LOST, however up for installing whatever makes it run that little bit smoother! I like the look of manila i am using now but if there is an upto date one then i can give that a go.
I havent found the ROM you suggested but will keep looking, the first thread i came across (the main one) seems to have the download links removed, any ideas?
Thanks so far mate, youve been a star
Ahhhh think i have found the ROM now just waiting for the file to download now for the installation...
Trying to enter bootlegger mode and all im getting is the coloured screen, try to connect to PC but doesnt do anything, just stuck on coloured screen.....
x1fan said:
Trying to enter bootlegger mode and all im getting is the coloured screen, try to connect to PC but doesnt do anything, just stuck on coloured screen.....
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typing this from my mobile, so to keep it short:
- you need to apply "hard-spl" first to flash a custom rom (it's a sticky)
- if you're flashing itje's v.10.2, be aware that there is a bug for some people with sending sms. i NEVER had it though. also you'll need to apply 2 or 3 fixes.
- READ READ READ!
if you're going to flash ANY custom rom you'll have to learn a lot. "just install and everything's perfect" won't work. and everytime you flash a new rom you'll loose all data on your phone, so make backup first!!!
if you're willing to get into this - do it. it's worth it and it will really improve your x1. if you want to have everything working out of the box with many restrictions - apple makes such a device...
Ill let you know how i get on, im just loading 10.2 now so we shall see
x1fan said:
Ill let you know how i get on, im just loading 10.2 now so we shall see
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have fun then.
hope you did a backup of your data - if not, don't come yelling if it's all gone...
edit: the fixes needed
since the thread on v10 is pretty much to read (it started as v7...), for starters the 3 fixes needed with this version.
- Advanced Network (found in itje's first post, under the dl-link for the rom itself)
- "v10.2_corrected_highlights.zip" (also posted by itje, somewhere in the thread, search for it)
extract the files in these two zips to your \windows-directory (on your x1) with total commander (comes with the rom)
- v10.2_smaberg_1_percent_battery.cab (install normally. this fixes a bug that the battery-meter always shows 100% full. alternatively you could install another icon-set from this forum. watch out if they're for WinMob 6.1 or 6.5 though!)
the cooked-in build of opera mobile 9.5 doesn't work with the hardware-keyboard of xperia. either install build 16194 (iit's from an official x1-rom) or try opera mobile 9.7 beta.
every other question you should ask in the thread of the rom you've chosen.
this should set you up, from here on it's all tweaking, lots of reading, learning and adding apps to your likeness.
i have a problem like this one: i installed the touch it manila cab and then i installed the touch it htc album but... i cannot find the program... what do i have to do?
EDIT: ok i found two exe files in the windows folder wich are : HTCAlbum.exe and AlbumSearch.exe, and when i run each of them i have HTC Album... btw the problem is that i have no text in the menus... what may be the problem?
Thanks for all the advice guys...im installed and up and running and so far so good, no issues at all, the sms seems to be working fine etc.
Ill apply the fixes as noted so far as and when i come across the issues!
Cheers again all
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- v10.2_smaberg_1_percent_battery.cab (install normally. this fixes a bug that the battery-meter always shows 100% full. alternatively you could install another icon-set from this forum. watch out if they're for WinMob 6.1 or 6.5 though!)
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I cant find this CAB
jup, sometimes the search function takes getting used to... here you go.
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jup, sometimes the search function takes getting used to... here you go.
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Mate i looked everywhere, searched forums and then even threads but couldnt locate the cab, im slowly getting used to the site and where to find things so hopefully wont be pestering too much soon
Thanks again
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i have a problem like this one: i installed the touch it manila cab and then i installed the touch it htc album but... i cannot find the program... what do i have to do?
EDIT: ok i found two exe files in the windows folder wich are : HTCAlbum.exe and AlbumSearch.exe, and when i run each of them i have HTC Album... btw the problem is that i have no text in the menus... what may be the problem?
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still nothing for my missing menus text problem?
I have all the bugs reported here and hate HTC for making all of us beta tesers. But the worst problem was actually it being useless for typing. The sensitivity .CAB really improved my HD2 experience. Still I dont get capital letters after each dot though, but its not that big irritation. Its a wonder why HTC choose to have this terrible service.
Is there a chance you could post it here? The rapidshare link does only work for paying customers atm
I found the capitalization issue to be because of HTC messaging when using a LEO based ROM on my Diamond 2. Removing/disabling HTC messaging and going back to Windows Messaging also removed that problem..... perhaps you can try that...
Also, if you do revert back to WM messaging app, you should be able to use Advanced Config 3.3 to set the sms sent notifications back on again.
Google "Remove HTC messaging"... the first post from XDA Developers will lead you to how to do this....
A direct cab link to the sensitivity cab can be found in post 2 of the hints and tips thread. it's a non RapidShare link. Also if you upgrade yo the new 1.48 ROM, the sensitivity of the keyboard has already been applied.
Missed that one, thanks!!
im typing.on my hd2 keyboard now and i find personally that this is the most fustrating keyboard ever created. the oversensitivity is just retarded and i dont understanf
d how they could release it this way. sometimes i press one key and end up with 5 charactrrs on screen.it is impossibke to write one message without making a mistake.
that feels good now ive let off some steam
ive seen above that the new rom fixes the sensitivity but i was about to install it but it says that it might remove some programs. im in the united kingdom and got this phone with tmobile. if i do the rom upgrade will i lose any programs like office, wifi router etc or anything else?
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im typing.on my hd2 keyboard now and i find personally that this is the most fustrating keyboard ever created. the oversensitivity is just retarded and i dont understanf
d how they could release it this way. sometimes i press one key and end up with 5 charactrrs on screen.it is impossibke to write one message without making a mistake.
that feels good now ive let off some steam
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It's truly terrible out of the box but try this tweak:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=604831
Select the HTC_touchscreen_fix_v3.2_with_reduced_sentitivity.cab, install and then do a soft reset. Much better.
After a week of use, I am typing faster on my Leo with FingerKeyboard (with this 'silly' and 'oversensitive' screen) and making less mistakes than I was on my Blackstone with EnergyROM WM6.5, FingerKeyboard and increased screen sensitivity.
I am a bit apprehensive of upgrading from 1.43 ROM if the screen sensitivity has been lowered in newer versions.
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It's truly terrible out of the box but try this tweak:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=604831
Select the HTC_touchscreen_fix_v3.2_with_reduced_sentitivity.cab, install and then do a soft reset. Much better.
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thanks for that i will ibstall that asap. does anyone know if the 1.48 rom upgrade removes any progams like office, wifi router or anything else?
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thanks for that i will ibstall that asap. does anyone know if the 1.48 rom upgrade removes any progams like office, wifi router or anything else?
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I wouldn't bother upgrading ROMs until a definitive release is made. There isn't much to choose between the ROMs at the moment, none of them address the major shortcomings of the handset. Just install a few tweaks and wait patiently for a decent ROM to arrive. My opinion of course, YMMV etc.
guys, try my test version. please give me feedback after some time of using it. not 1 min.
thank you
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thanks for that i will ibstall that asap. does anyone know if the 1.48 rom upgrade removes any progams like office, wifi router or anything else?
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The 1.48 ROM has all the stuff that some network providers take out, so if you've currently got an O2 or T-mobile ROM it will add programs, not remove them.
About a month ago I upgraded from my old trusty and excellent HTC HD to the new HD2.
After a few tweaks, haks and fixes and some downloads, I was extremely happy of my HD , in fact the only real improvement in the HD2 to me seems to be the much faster CPU (which of course is not a little thing)
However there are a couple of major gripes (or just lack of aternative options) on the HD2 that I find particularly unnerving, prominent among which is the excruciatingly bad Kboard.
It's even worse than the one I've got on my HTC Hero which has a far smaller screen.
On the HD I had installed "FingrKboard" which I found simply excellent; is'nt there something similar that would work on the HD2?
Or maybe do you think that the same .cab file that worked on the HD's wm 6.1 will also work on the HD2 wm 6.5?
Second major problem with the HD2 is that I still have'nt been able to find a (good and possibly free) registry editor for it.
I have read about some very interested tweaks for the HD2 in the threads of the forum, but they all require the use of a registry editor, which one would you suggest?
And again: would I be able to install and use one of those I had on the wm 6.1 of my old HD(1) ?
And last (and probably least too): would "Gyrator" ,be installable and working on the HD2 as it did on the HD1?
No eh?
And do you know of another app that would make the screen turn from portrait to landscape with all apps?
Even if you could point to the solution to just one of my conflicts with the HD2 , you would have accomplished your Xmas good deed by making very happy a poor afflicted geek.
This is the way you might earn your place in heaven, you know ?
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About a month ago I upgraded from my old trusty and excellent HTC HD to the new HD2.
After a few tweaks, haks and fixes and some downloads, I was extremely happy of my HD , in fact the only real improvement in the HD2 to me seems to be the much faster CPU (which of course is not a little thing)
However there are a couple of major gripes (or just lack of aternative options) on the HD2 that I find particularly unnerving, prominent among which is the excruciatingly bad Kboard.
It's even worse than the one I've got on my HTC Hero which has a far smaller screen.
On the HD I had installed "FingrKboard" which I found simply excellent; is'nt there something similar that would work on the HD2?
Or maybe do you think that the same .cab file that worked on the HD's wm 6.1 will also work on the HD2 wm 6.5?
Second major problem with the HD2 is that I still have'nt been able to find a (good and possibly free) registry editor for it.
I have read about some very interested tweaks for the HD2 in the threads of the forum, but they all require the use of a registry editor, which one would you suggest?
And again: would I be able to install and use one of those I had on the wm 6.1 of my old HD(1) ?
And last (and probably least too): would "Gyrator" ,be installable and working on the HD2 as it did on the HD1?
No eh?
And do you know of another app that would make the screen turn from portrait to landscape with all apps?
Even if you could point to the solution to just one of my conflicts with the HD2 , you would have accomplished your Xmas good deed by making very happy a poor afflicted geek.
This is the way you might earn your place in heaven, you know ?
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FingerKeyboard worked on WM6.5 on the HD1 and works on the HD2. I found it to be superior to the standard HTC keyboard.
There is also a cab file that reduces the sensitivity of the screen on the HD2. This is supposed to make typing a bit easier although I have not personally tried it.
For registry editing, I use PHM RegEdit. It's a free program.
I use Resco Explorer and once you've downloaded that (for free), download the registry editor add-in (both cabs on the Resco site)
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I use Resco Explorer and once you've downloaded that (for free), download the registry editor add-in (both cabs on the Resco site)
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Resco Explorer will eventuall need a key to fully register the program. I do however second Resco if you can buy it.
kareeem said:
Resco Explorer will eventuall need a key to fully register the program. I do however second Resco if you can buy it.
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The registry editor stays unlocked though. I actually never use the Explorer part but you're right, that gets locked after a few days so you need to purchase it (if you want to).
Try Swype as a keyboard. I found it on this site and haven't looked back! It has an amazing input method and is not as over-sensitive as the native HTC keyboard. Check it out....
http://www.swypeinc.com/
Plexus,
This thread will also help you...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583638
WB
I second PHM RegEdit.
Simple, easy to use and free.
Thanx fellas.
I had both PHM regedit and fingerkeyboard because I had downloaded and installed them on my old HD(1) and Samsung Omnia i900 ( of which I got rid long ago) , now I have installed them on the HD2 and they work great.
I wonder which other win 6.1 apps will work on the big screen and win 6.5 of the HD2.
Dutty (one of my heroes) for exemple had to modify Cyberon voice dialer to get it to work on the HD2 because as it was the standard version would'nt play together with the HD2., so not all HD apps would be usable on the HD2.
I wonder how Gyrator would behave in the new environment.
Oh, and thanks very much for the link too, very interesting and useful.
I hope I'll be soon able of being of some help too.
BSB tweaks for screen rotation mate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=589305
Thanx Carlos, I have already installed the awesome BB Tweaks and now I have also cheked the "show standard windows setting" box, but I still can't find the menu you uploaded with the screen turning option.
Where is it hidden?
Is there any particular option I should enable?
I have enabled nearly all of them anyway but hat option still eludes me.
gargon01 said:
Try Swype as a keyboard. I found it on this site and haven't looked back! It has an amazing input method and is not as over-sensitive as the native HTC keyboard. Check it out....
http://www.swypeinc.com/
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where can I get this from as the link doesn't give any option to get it ?
PlexusXXX said:
Thanx Carlos, I have already installed the awesome BB Tweaks and now I have also cheked the "show standard windows setting" box, but I still can't find the menu you uploaded with the screen turning option.
Where is it hidden?
Is there any particular option I should enable?
I have enabled nearly all of them anyway but hat option still eludes me.
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Run BsB Tweaks and open the menu - Rotation is in there.
Hi there..
Dont mean to flame or anything like that.
But the title of the thread suggests that you arnt happy with the device.
So we start reading your post.
But its all just software features you lack or want to change.
And that does not really imply the hardware exclusive to the HD2.
@ Johncmolineaux
Thank you mate, I looked for it for 2 days, maybe I should wear my glasses more often.
@ Enonoid
I'm sorry if from my title you or anybody else got the impression that I was'nt happy with the HD2: I bloody love it man!
I just wished to find a few apps, progs and tweaks to which I got used with my old HD1 (which I loved too).
I also have an HTC Hero and a Nokia N97 ,which after Nokia changed camera lens, camera cover, GPS chip & software, installed ROM 2.0, optimized memory, and gave me for free one year subscription to the latest OVI maps for Europe, has become a great phone too; but the HD2 is my fav hands down, even though as an OS per se I like Andrid more than WM 6.5 (mainly because of the marketplace and the awsome free apps available).
One must be a brainwashed Apple fanboy not to like like the HD2.
Gyrator works fine on the HD2
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Try Swype as a keyboard. I found it on this site and haven't looked back! It has an amazing input method and is not as over-sensitive as the native HTC keyboard. Check it out....
http://www.swypeinc.com/
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where can I get this from as the link doesn't give any option to get it ?
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+1. No download link. Is it actually available for use on another phone but the Omnia II?
found it its here and its brilliant http://www.4shared.com/file/168683514/da3fc332/Swype.html
gargon01 said:
Try Swype as a keyboard. I found it on this site and haven't looked back! It has an amazing input method and is not as over-sensitive as the native HTC keyboard. Check it out....
http://www.swypeinc.com/
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Swype is the next generation keyboard, amazing. I am running it on the HTC Touch HD, although it will run much better on a capacitive screen, more sensetive the screen the better it will work.
Yes, Swipe rocks,but after BB tweaks adjusted the screen sensitivity of the standard kwerty, and the FingerKboard, they have become absolutely excellent too.
The only problem is that I can't put any of those in ladscape position.
I have tried to reinstall Gyrator but it does not seem to work on the HD2 it seems made for devices with styluses and resistive screens.
Did anyone find a way to type messages, notes, etc. in landscape?