yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] galaxys:
Try this which was mentioned in post #449: Make sure "show all files" is enabled in Windows Explorer. (Tools, Folder Options, View, Show hidden files and folders). Might also have to untick "Hide protected operating system files".
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Rainsford:
Redownloaded the plugin and it works just swell! Thanks ALOT!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ApexJosh:
Okay, I've also tried this a few times with no luck, and hard-resetting is getting old. This is what I'm doing, on my AT&T Tilt, when it is completely unmodified:

Download and install the schen HTC home plugin (works great)

Disable HTC home, and HTC Homeplug from today menu (cool)

Download and install SdkCerts (neat)

Drag and drop new HTChome.dll into /windows (It then tells me that there is already one there, and asks me if I want to overwrite it. I said yes)

Paste modified WeatherCities.XML into /windows (here's where another problem is.. see below)

When I go to the today menu to enable the HTChome, a popup appears in regards to the HTCHome.DLL, telling me all of the usual about an "unknown publisher" and I say continue to run it. (weird)

I go to my today screen and it's layed out like it should be for the HTC Home screen, except it's just completey blank, in the spot where the htc stuff should be there (the other today screen items are still there, below.)

*By the way, all files were dragged and dropped/installed into /windows on the device*

Here are my thoughts..

I had tried this before, with a different HTC home plugin (other than the ones listed in this thread) that I d/l'ed a couple days ago, and was able to locate and modify the weathercities.xml easily, unfortunately I ended up with the same result as above. After the hard-reset, I did the above following steps and when I went to grab the weathercities.xml, it wasn't there, and neither were any of the 20-30 "HH...blahblah." files that were there in my first attempt. Since I still had a copy of the modified XML from my first attempt, I simply copied it into /windows.

*edit*

I just saw the "(or \HTCHome for the Schen Kaiser version)" and realized that's why the XML wasn't in /windows! Doh! But even with putting the modded XML in the wrong place, that wouldn't cause the HTC Home to be blank, would it? I'm thinking it has to do with the DLL overwriting the original?

*2nd edit*

I put the XML in the correct place,/HTCHOME, (BEFORE PUTTING NEW DLL in /WINDOWS) and then turned the htc-home on, went to the weather and the cities were just blank, and it gave that little beep when I tried to click on anything. Then I went and disbaled HTCHome again, put new dll in, and again it turned blank and HTCHome just won't show up for me. Which means it's a problem with the new DLL overwriting the old one, right?

I am stumped, and just want this thing to work!!! Sorry for the long post, but please tell me how to do this right, and put it in lamens terms. :(

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ApexJosh:
Okay, so after a lot of messing around, I finally got it figured out!

Thank you N2A, and everyone else who made this thread such a wealth of information!!!

couple minor things:

I have read some stuff about the 6 tab homescreen automatically putting your phone on vibrate. Is this also the case for the schen 6 tab?

also, the backlight launcher does not function.

any fix?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Well, the issue is that the DLL file I attached was for the Kaiser ROMs that had the HTC Home built-in. What you want is a patched version without the brightness fix for other devices. As I'm a nice guy, I've attached it. Drop the DLL in \WINDOWS.

I'm assuming when you say you download the schen plugin, it's the one off post #1 on here.

In fact, here you go - a complete CAB file too. You should be able to uninstall the old home plugin, and reinstall this, if you wish, or just extract the DLL file into \WINDOWS. :)

Also, re the vibrate thing - I believe Schen fixed it with his most recent release.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bic103:
weather

Hi I downloaded and did everything, but i still dont understand where am I supposed to put my zip code? I dont understand all this tech stuff...lol im currently in state college, pa and thats def not on the list.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] CraigP17:
audiomanager

with the B&W plugin on my ATT Tilt, when i click on the audiomanager tab, when i click on it i got a pop up message saying

"The file "audiomanager.exe" cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or on eof its components cannot be found. if the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring the file."

is AudioManager NOT included in the ATT ROM? can i install it and make the shortcut work? or can i make that tab work with WMP instead?

thanks in advance...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
It's all on the first post - you have to edit the XML file mentioned (easiest way to do it is copy it to your desktop, edit it, then copy it back). Use your ZIP code as described.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
To be honest, I've not dealt with that situation - but if the home plugin isn't in the AT&T rom, it's probably not got the Audio Manager either (although there are plenty of cabfiles floating around too). I know mine was set to WMP before I installed CorePlayer - I think it asked me the first time I went onto the tab. Try installing AudioManager from a cab, and see if it'll ask you about which to use?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] kimtyson:
Worked for me

I was not happy that I had to use a city an hour from me so I searched and found this. I followed the directions, and needed to do a little thinking on my own, and it worked. I did not use a zip code. All I needed to do was copy and paste the text line for Philadelphia and then replace the word Philadelphia with my city. Thanks a bunch. Now I have a personalized, accurate weather plug-in. You rock!:)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] craigahammonds:
read only

how do you change file from read only in rom on new tytnII evrytime i try to copy new file in message comes up readonly or write protected etc
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] samcham:
Soft Reset in Launcher?

In the Launcher, you can select an icon that does a soft reset. Is this purely an HTC Home function, or is there a program in WM6 that you can run that does the soft reset? If so, what is it called and where is it?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
You can't. You have to use something like Resco Commander to overwrite it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
DotFred's Task Manager is capable of doing it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] roodney:
Accuweather not working on Orlando,Florida

I'm a newbie. I added the HTC Kaiser Home Plg-In to my T-Mobile Wing, The weather doesn't update, over WIFI, cause i don't have data plan.. I tried accessing the htc.accuweather.com on my pocket IE, and i get an error. I tried also on my desktop IE on my PC and it says page cannot be display error. Like it its being filterd out through my Internet provider? I need help!!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gf_gollum:
Looks like a HUGE amount of work has gone into this.. so I'm a bit sorry I don't use weather. However - perhaps these guru's can tell me how to REMOVE the HTC weather icon - and reclaim the button for something else I am interested in, e.g. another panel of program for example?

Thx

Graham
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
I don't think this is possible without altering the internal programming of the home plugin.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Well, first of all, you don't need to access htc.accuweather.com. You just need to install the SDKCerts.cab and the Kaiser homeplug, and it'll work (once you customise the XML file appropriately.)

Also, make sure that your connection settings are set up properly. I'm assuming you can browse the web normally over wifi...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] redmao23:
Hi,

Your HTC Homeplug Weather fix is awesome!;) ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] neo3424:
It didn't work for me.

I have a att tilt flashed with htc rom

there is no city listed in the weather tab i cant choose any city

please help
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Crimson Blades:
Thanks for the great weather fix.. It works great. I used the city name though, not a zip code for here in the US.

Thanks again,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Please clarify - do you have the homeplug installed already (and if so, was it in ROM or did you install it yourself?)?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jackjohnson:
I have a Tilt flashed with the HTC shipped ROM. This fix is not working for me for some reason. Here is what I have done (maybe I missed something):

1. Copied the SdkCerts.cab file and ran it.

2. Unchecked the HTC Home plug-in.

3. Installed Kaiser_N2A-Patched_HTCHome file

4. Entered local code into \WINDOWS\HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml.

5. Copied the file back to \WINDOWS

5. Re-enabled the HTC Home plugin from Settings -> Today -> Items.

6. Did a soft reset.

6. Choose the newly added area.

I am getting "Unable to retrieve data from selected city". My city is Springfield, VA, 22153.

For US Cities in my file, I noticed that the format shown is:

<city name="Abilene, US" loca="NAM|US|TX|ABILENE " land="United States "/>

I have tried all 3 of the following formats with no luck:

<city name="Springfield, US" locationcode="22153"/>

<city name="Springfield, US" loca="22153" land="United States"/>

<city name="Springfield, US" loca="NAM|US|VA|SPRINGFIELD " land="United States "/> (following the format that was already there)

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Okay.

First of all, I'm assuming if you've got the HTC ROM in it, you've probably got the home plugin in ROM. In which case, you shouldn't be installing the cabfile version at all. Try using the instructions here instead. (Remove any HTC home plugin cabs you've installed first via the Remove Programs control panel applet, or ActiveSync!)

(Minor note - the top version of the XML you put in will never work on this particular plugin - that's for the Touch homeplug format.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jackjohnson:
First of all, thanks so much for the help. I know I appreciate it, as I'm sure everyone else does. I can't wait to get this working!

Yes, I have the HTC ROM that already has the home plug-in. I did not install it seperately.

I followed that link - but it points me to installing the sdkcerts.cab file. I thought you said I shouldn't be installing the cabfile version? I'm thoroughly confused (mostly cause I haven't had my coffee yet). :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Heh, here's the step-by-step.

1) Install SDKcerts.cab first. You need this regardless. If you've installed it already, skip this step.

2) Remove any HTC Home cabfiles you've installed via ActiveSync-> Add/Remove Programs or the Remove Programs applet on the phone. Soft-reset.

3) Disable HTC Home from Start -> Settings -> Personal -> Today -> Items.

4) Use something like Resco Explorer to replace the existing HTCHome.dll file in \WINDOWS with the one from the referenced post above.

5) Edit the \WINDOWS\HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml file according to the first post, following the 5/6 tab instructions. You might have to re-save it back to \My Documents or something similar, then use Resco Explorer again to copy it back to \WINDOWS, as it's in ROM.

6) Soft reset for good measure.

7) Re-enable the HTC Home from Start -> Settings -> Personal -> Today -> Items.

8) Cross your fingers.

Let me know how it goes ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jackjohnson:
That worked! Thanks a lot!

Only one more question. The temperatures seem to all be 1 degree off from what is showing on AccuWeather.com (for current, high, and low temperatures). Any idea why?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
I think I set it up in the first place to work on the Celsius figures, and calculate the Fahrenheit figure from that. That would probably explain the discrepancy. I think I pulled all the figures in metric, then converted to imperial as the script went on, rather than do two separate data pulls from the AccuWeather server.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jackjohnson:
Ahh, ok. I just wanted to make sure I didn't enter something wrong. 1 degree off makes no difference to me. Thanks again for taking the time to help us all out.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jazzjey:
Wow, how fun. All is working well on my new AT&T Tilt. You are guys are the best!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] neo3424:
Hey I found a very easy fix for weather tab. worked on htc kaiser factory shipped rom

1. disable htc home

2. Install Kaiser.HTC.Home.v2.0.814.722.HTCHome.Dir.With.Brightness.Fix.Updated.01OCT2007-schen.cab

from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=319187

3. enable htc home and check if you have a music tab there. this will tell you that you are using a new htc home not the one on rom.

4. disable htc home

5. find a directory HTCHome in the root

6. modify the .xml file inside it

7. enable htc home and select your city.

this has nothing to do with htchome.dll or windows directory. you dont need resco also.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] neo3424:
Hey,

the brightness shortcut is still not working for me

I installed

Kaiser.HTC.Home.v2.0.814.722.HTCHome.Dir.With.Brightness.Fix.Updated.01OCT2007-schen.cab

the file name says Brightness.Fix ????? please help
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] omegatek:
Hi, I was following these suggestions, as I too am using a Tmobile Wing with the proxy setting. I can use Internet Explorer no problem using the proxy setting, but I'm not able to get the weather to show up.

Here are the steps I have taken:

1) Flashed my Wing using Touch-IT v2.0 for wing from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=335609

2) After finished flashing, I setup my wing for internet access using the proxy trick

3) I disable the HTC Home Plugin

4) I install SdkCerts.cab

5) I install HTCHomeWM56Tab[1].N2Apatched.cab from the 1st post on this thread.

6) Soft Reset

7) I setup my weather and city by going to Programs>TouchFlo>Touchsettings>Weather

I select US and city Houston

8) I go back to the Today Screen, and a Notification saying "Connecting to Tzones, Connecting to GPRS" shows up.... I wait but then the weather screen says "Unable to retrieve data for selected city. Select here to retry" :(

I'm able to get weather updates via Activesync or WiFi though.

Any suggestions? Am I doing something wrong here?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] galaxys:
This is a weather fix thread, thus U need to post your issue on schen's htc home thread. Also, don't reply to the 1st post next time, since it has nothing to do with your question and it's a waste of space.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] neo3424:
Alright my bad :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] scarecrow:
Only some cities work

Interesting result.

Using the 3 Tab HTC Home plugin on my AT&T Tilt.

Modified the cities XML with the following 4 lines:

<city name="Pittsburgh, US"	locationcode="NAM|US|PA|PITTSBURGH"/>

<city name="Fort Belvoir, US"	locationcode="22060"/>

<city name="Farmington, US"	locationcode="NAM|US|UT|FARMINGTON"/>

<city name="Salt Lake City, US"	locationcode="NAM|US|UT|SALT LAKE CITY"/>

The 3rd is available on the international weather site (the 2nd is not).

The 1st and 4th work like a charm. The 2nd and 3rd respond with the "Unable to retrieve data..." error. I've reset a number of times after editing the XML to understand the problem.

Not a big deal...I'll delete the 2nd and 3rd lines. But an interesting result.

And thanks so much for this....It's phenomenal.

Scarecrow
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
That's a waste of space though. I'll release a cab version of the Kaiser DLL, which solves the issue in question. Also, doing it the way you suggested loses the weather fix completely, which is the whole point of this thread.

Edit: Released, on front page.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
If you're on a Kaiser, you want to be doing it WITHOUT the brightness fix. I specifically posted about this above. If you're not on a Kaiser, it should work. The brightness fix I believe was for non-Kaiser/Touch devices.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Interestingly, when I tried all four, they work fine via my server (although you may have to replace the spaces with %20 for URL encoding). It could be something the Touch plugin doesn't like in the XML - I'll have to take a look at it, and see if there's something amiss.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Now released standalone CAB files for the Touch/Kaiser. Please try them and report back!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] roverman:
Okay, I hard reset my tilt and then soft reset as it loaded to get rid of all the junk. Problem is now I absolutely cannot get my city into the weather list. I KNOW it's easy because I did it earlier in about 5 minutes. Is it possible that in getting rid of the ATT extra garbage I got rid of something needed to make this work? I'm at my wits end..

Also, what was the name of the weather app that was on the phone before I cleaned it up? Help is very appreciated.

edit: as is usual, figured it out the second I posted this. I went into the .xml and edited another US town with my zip code. Previously I had added a whole new line at the top and that worked. Still don't know why it didn't work this time. Any thoughts?

Thanks again.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] techskill:
Works fine

I tried it with my Tilt and it works just as described. It's VERY nice to be able to get local weather information instead of a city 70 miles away. Thanks! :cool:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Okay - when you soft reset, did you have the home plugin installed already? If not, you want to install the Kaiser.HTCHome.Dir.Without.Brightness.Fix.Updated.01OCT2007-schen-N2APatched.cab file, then edit the \HTCHome\HH_040C_WeatherCities.xml file with your city.

If it is built-in to ROM, just install the KaiserHTCHomeDLL.CAB, and edit \WINDOWS\HH_040C_WeatherCities.xml.

Does that help?

No idea on the weather app, I never had the AT&T ROM.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Prerna:
Thanks for this thread.

I must admit I haven't read the 500+ posts, yet I fully read #1 and couldn't really understand which .dll file I shall use for my Hermes. The only 2 available seem to be meant for the Kaiser and Touch.

Where to find the correct .dll file for a Hermes then?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
The reason for this is that the DLL replacements are only for the devices that already have the HTC Home plugin natively in ROM, namely the Kaiser and the Touch. All other devices need the full installers.

For your purposes, if you're running WM6, use Kaiser.HTC.Home.v2.0.814.722.HTCHome.Dir.With.Brightness.Fix.Updated.01OCT2007-schen.cab, and if you're running WM5, use HTC-Homeplug_WM5_N2A_weatherpatched.CAB.

I've updated the first post to hopefully clarify any further misunderstanding.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Prerna:
I sweated for a good while, but got it to work eventually; thanks a lot, I'm really glad to have my small village's weather available on the home screen :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] wtd0496:
Weather WIFI update

Anyone found GPRS /EDGE weather update? I can update via wifi and my city is there. but it's usless without gprs update.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
Down to your provider I'm afraid - works fine over GPRS/3G here.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mtiffee:
Success:

Att Tilt- Att ROM - Kaiser non brightness fix version.. (what is that anyway?)

NAM|US|SC|CHARLESTON

THANKS!!!!!!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] masa9881:
Hello,

Seinäjoki, Finland is not working. EUR|FI|FI005|SEINAJOKI. No help for me...

<city name="Seinäjoki, FI" loca="EUR|FI|FI005|SEINAJOKI" land="Finland"/>
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] otoro_315:
can see the rain and sunshine

followed post #1 and got the weather function work perfectly on my device.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lourd:
Work on my hermes but...

Work on Aosta, Italy but... weather forecast seem don't match with accuwwater on desktop pc. Degree is similar but not the same. Example: On a desktop pc I see 25°, on htc home plug 24° also for 5 day's forecast.

N2A Thank's for share your server
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lyyup:
very good!HTC Homeplug Weather get my local weather,perfectly !
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] muskangul:
hi

can some one help me briefly to do this

my city is GHOTKI

my country is PAKISTAN
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ddotderek:
I need some help..my the forwarding of the ports work fine..but I am in the US and zip codes arent working for me...my city is Boca Raton, I eddited the HH_Weather file and tried it these two ways but to no luck

1. <city name="Boca Raton, US" loca="33496"

2. <city name="Boca Raton, US" loca="NAM|US|FL|33496" land="United States"/>

neither worked...like i said, its re-routing ip's fine..but city wont work, can ya help me please.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gdbtg:
HTC Homeplug Weather

I have done a soft reset, but it is still not working, pocket hosts is running like in your image (thank for it) but it still refusing point blank ! So I am in the second case and the only solution will be to hack the HTC plugin itself.

If you could give me some idea to look how to hack the hostname into the binary ;-)

Thanks again for your help N2A !
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ddotderek:
hmmm nevermind...seems to work now, thanks again...a soft reset did the trick...it worked as i showed for option 1., well htc plugin is much more useful for me now...btw i have the 6 tab plugin
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] masa9881:
Now it is working!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] sburney:
Here's what I used:

<city name="East WENATCHEE, WA" loca="98802" land="United States"/>

This is working for me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dodadent:
After Soft reset, Works for me.

Thnks Man.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lassa10:
my adress in accuweather:

http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=forecastfox&traveler=0&loccode=EUR|PT|PO004|BARCELOS

Could someone put this Portugal city work, please!?!?

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Ch@rly:
It's working. :)

Thx ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
1) Have you put your city in the XML file, as specified elsewhere in the forums?

***************** THE BELOW CONTENT NO LONGER APPLIES WITH THE NEW PLUGINS *****************

2) Can you access http://htc.accuweather.com/ in Pocket IE, and do you get the AccuWeather site or the "If you are seeing this page, you have entered an inconfigured web site. If this is not the case, please contact support." message?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N2A:
That's a very good question. The answer is "I have no idea." The problem is the feed that AccuWeather puts out to Forecastfox - unfortunately it's a feed issue, not a problem with the server. Apparently it's raining here right now... *looks at the glorious sunshine*

I'm investigating further though.

Edit: Seems the feeds are actually delayed. Not a lot I can do on that one.