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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
You need to put it into the XML files, as described in many places on the forum.

Try looking through the results of this Google search.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
***************** THE BELOW CONTENT NO LONGER APPLIES WITH THE NEW PLUGINS *****************

Can you access http://htc.accuweather.com/ via Pocket IE? Do you get an AccuWeather site, or the misconfigured site message?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lassa10:
in wap.wirelessaccuweather says " invalid location" always when i put a portuguese city in activ sync.

In pocket internet says that " IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS PAGE YOU HAVE ENTERED AN INCONFIGURED WEB SITE...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gdbtg:
yes I do acces to http://htc.accuweather.com/ via Pocket IE and I get an AccuWeather site...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
***************** THE BELOW CONTENT NO LONGER APPLIES WITH THE NEW PLUGINS *****************

Okay. If you're getting that page, you're set up correctly. However, I said on the first post it doesn't work properly via activesync, and this doesn't do anything to wap.wirelessaccuweather.com - that's TOTALLY seperate from the weather widget.

This *has* to be synced via wifi or 3G/GPRS.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] galaxys:
n2a's weather fix works great over GPRS & EDGE on tmobile usa.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] KarhU:
It works great over GPRS in Finland too...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
As described a few posts above, the brightness fix is for non-Kaiser devices, I believe. You've got a Kaiser, so you don't need the brightness fixes.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] monster28:
nonew of this works for me
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Er, a little more detail please? None of what works for you, on what device, what are you trying to do, and how are you trying to do it?

Nothing like calling tech support and saying "My computer is broken. Can you tell me what's wrong with it?"...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] VTX:
N2A,

I tried this on my Tilt and it works great! Thanks!

This is a really long thread and I don't have time to look through the whole thing to see if this was covered or not, so here goes:

Is there a way to get the weather to use GPS to calculate your position and automatically update weather based on your current location?

Thanks!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Simple answer - "no". Would be nice though, wouldn't it? Still, that's down to HTC, and enabling GPS tends to be a bit of a power suck on most devices, so they probably wouldn't have it permanently enabled.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] VTX:
Wait, I'm confused. The Tilt (Kaiser) already has GPS enabled.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Not permanently, it doesn't - It's turned on or off, as far as I'm aware - having it on all the time would eat the battery power, and it's only on when it needs to be, after being queried by software. That's my understanding, anyway.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] VTX:
Oh, ok. I didn't realize that.

I just got this thing a couple of days ago and I'm still learning a lot about it!

I appreciate your help!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edsub:
I am a bit puzzled on what to do.

No matter what HTCHome.dll I am using, I

- Can get weather info via Activesync

- Can get weather info via WiFi

- Cannot get weather info via GPRS.

The GPRS connection has no proxy.

What should be way to analyse what is wrong?

BTW: I know this is a Hermes thread and i am using a Wizard, on WM5
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
I'm assuming you can browse the web normally. Does the unmodified WM5 HTC home have the same problem? If so, the issue is with your connection somewhere, not my version of the plugin. Are your internet connections set correctly?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Xyberz:
I have Black Majik's version of WM6 on my AT&T 8525.

I've followed the instructions to add Honolulu, HI to the city list and it didn't show my city. I've tried both the the full NAM line and just the zip code. Neither way show up the city on the list.

I've visited the website on my device, it routes it to the accuweather's mobile site. Apparently from what I read, it's not supposed to do that right?

Anyone got it to work in the 96814 zip code?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vacsed:
Unfortunately this trick does not work for me.

I changed the weather xml file correctly, verified the code string using the main accuweather website, and forwarded htc.accuweather.com to your server (verified using PIE).

Still, the HTC Home Plugin is unable to retrieve the weather information for my city. Not sure what went wrong...

String used for my 6 button HTC Kaiser Home Plugin:

<city name="Luxembourg, LU" loca="EUR|LU|LU003|LUXEMBOURG" land="Luxembourg"/>
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
I suggest using my cabfile, rather than forwarding htc.accuweather.com - the latter is somewhat unreliable.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Did you install my replacement cabfile or one of the DLLs? And yes, it's supposed to do that, it was only the old set up with the IP mapping that let you check the accuweather site.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vacsed:
It works now, the problem was indeed Pocket Hosts which didn't work as it should.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vcsala:
I have the same problem and as I went through on several forums this applies to t-mobile users.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Seems to only be certain T-Mobile USA users - I'm not entirely sure what's going on there. But as I'm not on t-mobile USA, I've no idea! First I've heard of it being an issue with T-Mob Hungary...

Someone on t-mob USA could try accessing the URL manually and see what happens? Say this link for example... if it pulls up a bunch of XML, it should be working okay. If not, it should give me some sort of error or starting point to figure out what's wrong!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] xnigelx:
i cant get fort myers to work for the life of me :/ area code 33905 33907 nothing...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ritterkeks:
just tried the schen n2a patched .cab .

htc home is there (although it starts a bit slower) but

i cannot choose a city in the list (there are no entrys, it is empty)

also, there are so many files attached in your first post,

but there are only two ways described. one of these cabs or what is called pocket hosts method.

i didnt like both, but then used the kaiser

withough

brightness fix (for what? brightness? what needs to be fixed?)

i was afraid, because there is no description how you can go back to the original htc home plugin, if those custom ones woudlnt work.

eg: what are those HTCHome dlls

or the weathertranslator.zip

for ?

ritterkeks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bowlopho:
is that with proxy?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ritterkeks:
ok, just got it working!

i was confused because there were 2 folders with the .xml in there:

\Windows AND \HTCHome

i renamed the config file to 0407 for germany in \windows and it didnt work...

had to use the one in \HTCHome

again: this is not really described clearly

AND what about this dlls? wouldnt they do the same thing for me,

as i dont need the musik tab?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Which cabfile / setup are you using, and what line are you putting in your XML file?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
As I described on the first post, the weathertranslator.zip is the server code which translates the accuweather data - most users don't need it. If you have a kaiser, you don't need the brightness patch. If you have another device, you probably do need the brightness patch. It's one of the buttons on the Launcher. And if you've already got a HTC Home plugin installed in ROM, you just need to remove the new one and it'll revert.

I thought I quite clearly described it to be honest, and pretty much everything is covered over the posts. I'll see about creating a Wiki entry about all this.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
I thought I described quite clearly, under "How do I get my town/city/hermit cave onto the list to choose from?" - it says "Browse to \WINDOWS (or \HTCHome for the Schen Kaiser version) using ActiveSync.". I thought that said precisely where it was. Also see "Find the HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml file. On non-English (WWE) devices, this may be a different number, e.g. HH_0404_WeatherCities.xml or HH_040C_WeatherCities.xml for example.".

The two DLL CAB files are specifically for ROMs that already have a version of the Home plugin installed. The music tab is irrelevant, the 5 tab version is now the same as the 6-tab version, it's just customised. But the cabfiles allow Kaiser and Touch users which already have the home plugin in ROM to easily install my weather patch.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] nitramk:
can't get it to work...

Sadly, I can't get it to work...

When browsing with PIE to htc.accuweather.com, I get to the wap.accu...-page and when I'm using your script (weather.not2adv....) with the code for Stockholm, Sweden I do get the correct xml-feed. Again, all this with PIE.

What I know of, my provider does not use Proxy... at least my GPRS-connection does not have the proxy box checked.

This is with the weatherpatched Htc home plugin.

Any ideas?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Does it work over ActiveSync or WiFi?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ritterkeks:
just with your description, i didnt get this 040x localisation thingy.

i accidentally found a jpeg with those numbers listed for every localized version in the htc album thread and suddenly understand.

also (as i dont now what is possible to be changed when you install a custom htc home) you could add an entry saying "to go back to the original htc home simply uninstall it from the menu"

and with those dlls i still dont get it: if i have the

original

htc home, is it possible to just replace the .dll in \windows and it would work? or what?

anyway, thanks a lot for providing us our weather :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Pretty much - the cabfiles are just conveniently repackackaged DLL files which install themselves to \WINDOWS, overlaying the one in ROM. Saves the whole fun and games with Resco Explorer etc, and allows people to install just the relevant part instead of the whole kaboodle, should they so wish.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ritterkeks:
ah ok, so to just get local weather working one could just use the *dll.cabs and that would do the trick.

using those other customized home plugins just offer features like tab changing or the additional music tab besides making your local weather work
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Yup! The DLLs just swap which weather source is in use.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vcsala:
I have tried everything to solve this issue (even logging the IP traffic) but I still have the same experience what edsub wrote (I have an MDA Vario II with unlimited network access and I am using HSDPA, ROM is still the branded one WM5).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Ahhhh... WM5? Have you tried the newer WM5 cabfile I uploaded recently? (I haven't tested WM5, as I'm on WM6 myself.)

I need to know if it works over ActiveSync / WiFi though. But I'm guessing this is a problem with the original WM5 hacked plugin too. My work has only built on the code that HTC originally created and other XDA developers tweaked, so I can only really help with things that differ between the "original" version of the plugin (in this case the WM5 HTC home plugin), although I can help with general diagnosis.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Frtzrwk:
Why did you remove IP method ? Worked perfect for me. It was simple, saved rom space and I have absolutely no idea which of your files to use ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Because it doesn't work for everyone, the server is going to be changing IPs more frequently shortly, and I may not be able to keep the current script where it is for the IP method.

Re saving ROM space - if you've already got HTC home plug in ROM, you can just overlay the DLL, it's pretty easy. I'll also be putting up a ROM overlay for the brightness patched version of the DLL shortly, so it'll be a non-issue.

But the basic reason is that the IP *will* be changing shortly, and possibly again in the future.

I'll do an idiots guide on the wiki shortly that should explain precisely which files to use and how, it might save some of the questions on here!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Boidy:
Seems to work seemlesly for me. I'm using a HTC 3600 (Trinity) on WM5. I have installed the WM5 cab file on the first page and the HHC customiser app. I am able to update the weather for my custom city via GPRS, WiFi and through ActiveSync.

Thanks for the effort you've put in to making all this work.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] galaxys:
I'm on the $29.99 unlimited internet plan via internet2.voicestream.com.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] agdpadre:
N2A--I appreciate your dedication to helping everyone with the weather fix.

RE: Troubleshooting Help (I have read all 600+ posts & done various searches)

Handheld: Kaiser (ATT Tilt)

Problem: The cities list comes up blank. I think it must be a problem with my xml file because I can reload the original HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml file and view the cities and weather!

I've made an abbreviated xml file (Cities a & z only with my "Alpine" addition) and saved as a txt file w/UTF-8 encoding (attachment). I was hoping someone could take a look to see if there is an obvious mistake. Yes, I did try loading the simple abbreviated file. {I may do most of my writing in html, but...}

I've run out of troubleshooting ideas. "Help me, help me, help me, he cried."

I edited the file using Wordpad having copied the file to my desktop. My added cities are:

<city name="Alpine, US" loca="NAM|US|CA|ALPINE " land="United States "/>

<city name="Broomfield, US" loca="NAM|US|CO|BROOMFIELD " land="United States "/>

<city name="Redding, US" loca="NAM|US|CA|REDDING " land="United States "/>

<city name="Westwood, US" loca="NAM|US|CA|WESTWOOD" land="United States "/>

I will try to attach the xml saved as a text file.

I think my problem must be in the xml file.

Yes, I loaded up various cabs playing with everything. I got the cool color clock and the color icons, etc. Then I wanted to get my local weather and tried various fixes. But I can reload the original xml and it works.

Current Kaiser state--3 programs in memory:

1. HTC HTC Home (loaded your Kaiser.HTCHome.DIR.Without.Brightness.FIX.Update.01OCT2007-schen-N2APatched.cab)

2. emunutz HTC Home Customizer (but it no longer is letting me load the cool clock & color icons)

3. Total Commander (for moving files, etc.)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jackjohnson:
*** Possible Bug ??? ***

I'm not sure if anyone has noticed this same bug, but I will attempt to explain. Granted, this is not the end of the world by any stretch, but it's just something I noticed that I thought I would point out. I have done several hard resets, ran this weather fix before any other software, and also tried it after installing all my software. It always happens no matter what.

This bug happens right after installing the weather fix using the cabs/dlls in this post, OR when setting up local weather using the HTC Home Customizer. From that point on, double-taps are required to access many of the functions that used to be a single tap. For example, when I open SMS/MMS using the icon on the home screen, and then close SMS, and then click on the Outlook icon, nothing happens. If I click it twice, it opens. This particular issue happens to me every time.

I've also noticed a similar issue occasionally when clicking items on the start menu. It appears to highlight the item (signifying that it read my tap correctly), but does not open the program. It just sits there highlighted. I have to tap it again. This particular issue is intermittent. It actually happens rarely compared to the other issue which happens all the time.

I can confirm that neither of these issues happen for me before I install the cabs/dlls, or use HTC Home Customizer.

I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong on my end or not. I am running the stock HTC ROM, with NO programs installed (as I said, I've also tested it with many programs installed). If I perform a hard reset and don't touch the weather, this issue NEVER occurs. As soon as I apply the HTChome.dll file (or use the HTC Home Customizer program to set up local weather), it starts happening.

Can anyone else confirm this issue?

EDIT: Forgot to mention that this is a Kaiser.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] agdpadre:
Success! Copy via Resco, not Total Commander. I was able to edit the file using Resco explorer to copy the file to My Documents, copy to desktop, edit with Notepad, copy back to My Documents, then overwrite in HTCHome via Total Commander (as I couldn't quickly figure the Resco move to HTCHome). I don't know why TC wouldn't work in the copy process.

Now I'll go back and add my other locations.

Then how to add them to a set of favorites.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edsub:
I tried the latest WM5 version of the HTCHome.dll thats in your cabfile.

It works via Wifi and Activesync. But not via GPRS.

Like I mentioned before: I cant be the network settings as Weather works via GPRS on my wife's Touch (same network, no proxy) with the original HTCHome.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Okay. I'm assuming your wife has the same data connection too. Sorry, I didn't catch where you said earlier about it working over wifi etc, it's been a long thread!

Try to connect to the following address, substituting LOCATION for the line you're using in your XML file, via Pocket IE, and tell me if you get the XML file, or an error - it may help me diagnose the issue.

http://weather.not2advanced.com/htcweather/forecastdata.php?locCode=LOCATION
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edsub:
tried it.

I get the XML output for my city!

Locationcode: EUR|NL|NL004|ARNHEM

HTCHome Weather still gives "Unable to retrieve data for selected city...." message

BTW: my wife is using T-Mobile data connection. I can use that same connection or Vodafone. Whichever I use, results are allways the same.

We do use the same XML file.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
How bizarre!

Are you both using the 3-tab or 6-tab plugin? I'm assuming off the same cabfile?

Can you upload the XML for me to check? I know you said it works on both, I just want to check it for myself.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edsub:
Differences between my wife's Touch and my Wizard are

- WM6 vs WM5

- Orig. 3-tab HTCHome vs your patched 6-tab WM5 HTCHome

Her HTCHome gives weatherinfo via WiFi, Activesync and GPRS.

My HTCHome only gives weather info via Wifi and Activesync (but no GPRS)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Unfortunately I'm not sure what to suggest - it sound like the WM5 HTC Home may not be working over the GPRS/3G connection. I've found evidence in my research to support this - it's the plugin itself unfortunately.

I'll see if I can find a version that *does* work on 3G/GPRS on WM5, and patch it appropriately.

Edit: I can't actually find a version that does work on WM5 and GPRS :( If someone can find me an original WM5 version that works on GPRS, I'll happily do the patching / signing, but until then, I can't do anything about it I'm afraid.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
To be honest, I've no idea about that! I've occasionally noticed something about the tapping/highlighting on my phone, but I thought it was me moving my finger as I hit it... I'll need more reports before I can confirm/deny an issue. However, either way, I'd guess this is a more generic problem than with the patched version I've done.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jackjohnson:
Yea, it could be a generic problem, but I have re-flashed the stock HTC Rom 4 times. Each time this problem does not happen until I apply your update. That is without me installing any programs whatsoever.

If I click the SMS icon, Outlook icon, or missed calls icon, exit whatever I just opened, and then click any of the other icons (including tabs), nothing happens. I have to click it again.

Does no one else share this same issue?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Try installing the unpatched Kaiser HTC plugin over the top of the one in ROM, and see if it exhibits the same behaviour. That'll determine it either way.

Also, did you disable the HTC home plugin before installing the new one, then re-enable after?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edsub:
The strange thing is, when I tap weather to update is does set up the correct GPRS connection. What else could there be (compared to WiFi / ActiveSync) to make it not work?

BTW: also when I have an active GPRS connection (to the appropiate APN) it wont work as well.

What is it that distinguishes the WM5 HTCHome from the WM6 HTCHome? Why cant there be one generally working HTCHome. WM6 isnt that different from WM5 (AKU3.3)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
It's a good question. I've no idea though, I only hexedited and patched the DLL to use my server. All I can think of is that for some reason it's trying to use "My work network" or something similar somewhere in the DLL? However, it seems to be a problem with *all* the WM5 HTC Home plugins. Perhaps it calls something WM6-specific? I don't know.

Of course, if you can find one that *does* work over GPRS, point me to it and I'll patch and re-sign it. Until then though, I'm afraid I can't do anything about it. Disassembly isn't my strong point!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edsub:
I guess you know the PPCGeeks WM5 6tab HTCHome?

The thread at PPCGeeks has numeruos claims it works...

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=6405
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Can you uninstall any existing HTC home plugins, and try the one you've uploaded (picking a city out of the available list - any will do)? If that works, then I'll try directly patching the uploaded version. I don't have a WM5 device to test myself, hence I need you to test it for me ;)

Let me know how it goes!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tadevinney:
After loading the weather fix, the only time the weather wont download is when I loaded a new Dialer skin... hmmmmm.. I would really love a new dialer skin but want the weather more. anyone else out there see this?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edsub:
It does install but other functioning still the same.

No weather info via GPRS
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
In that case, unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about it - if you find a version that works (via the original HTC server), I'll happily patch it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
I have absolutely *no* idea at all about this, and it's the first I've heard. Does it occur with other home plugins?

It sounds more like a generic home plugin issue than a problem with my patches.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edsub:
What can it be that the original WM6 (from Elf or Kaiser) will not work on WM5? Is the OS that different?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
It is, yes. The home plugin was originally developed for WM6, and hacked onto WM5.