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[HTC Excalibur] merwin:
I distinctly remember more than one post (at least one from me) in that thread stating that the supposed permanent fix didn't work.

Oh well.
[HTC Excalibur] jaysf:
I just flashed my Dash this weekend with the official T-Mobile ROM. I didn't even know that the shortcut existed. I manually selected "Vibrate" setting from the Profiles during a meeting and noticed this bug after I set it back to "Normal" through the same method. I stumbled across this thread from a Google search on the subject trying to figure out how to fix it.

I think I'll follow your lead and give T-Mobile a call. It shouldn't take more than a few hundred or so complaints from customers to get them working on a patch. :)

And yes, just to be clear, WM5 never had a problem with this.

Sorry to hear about your response from Micro$oft. So typical of them!
[HTC Excalibur] merwin:
Great e-mail to them! I'll be glad to hear their response. I hope all that writing actually generates a response from them.
[HTC Excalibur] mmcolvin:
Alarm reminder problem

I can't believe more people aren't concerned about this alarm reminder problem. It is certainly a deal breaker for me with the "official" release and I have flashed back to the leaked ROM and done all the hacks. I was amazed when the leaked rom came out how quickly all the hacks were developed but there is nothing that seems to work for this problem. HELP!:mad:
[HTC Excalibur] chaznet:
It's obviously very important to you, you should probably re-flash with WM5 until they fix it.
[HTC Excalibur] mmcolvin:
no sound for reminders

done that already but thanks. mc
[HTC Excalibur] .PoNeH:
I mean, it isn't just important to him, but I am sure to the majority of people. I mean, how can they let this slip by. Having appt reminders has got to be one of the main features of smart phones. At least for the business area that it targets.
[HTC Excalibur] mmcolvin:
no sound for reminders

Well I certainly thought it was important for many. Actually I flashed back to the test ROM and did the hacks, not WM 5.
[HTC Excalibur] dboone21:
Most of the hacks seem to work on the official also.

For the reminder piece, set them how you want in vibrate mode. If you have to switch to a silent profile, change the reminder to a quiet setting in vibrate, apply, then switch to silent profile. When going back to normal/loud, do the opposite, set it up to ring in vibrate, apply, then choose normal/loud... it's a pain, but it is a workaround until someone figures out a permanent fix, or windows update sends out a patch.

(I have mine set to a 'ding' that is quiet enough that it doesn't disturb in meetings, but I hear it if it is set on the table.)
[HTC Excalibur] chaznet:
I mean, well, they did... I mean, we'll have to get over it, and like, I mean, move on. I mean, you know something like this will eventually be fixed.
[HTC Excalibur] .PoNeH:
Chaznet, awesome mature comeback. Grow up!
[HTC Excalibur] chaznet:
LOL - Oh... stop your whining ;) Couldn't resist, your post read like it was typed by a 'valley-girl'...
[HTC Excalibur] .PoNeH:
I guess it does! :( I was a lil' tipsy last night and just got off the phone with my ex. I guess it rubbed off!
[HTC Excalibur] RandyRants:
I believe I have the perma-fix for this...

Posted here: http://www.randyrants.com/2007/05/wm6_tip_how_to.html

Long story short: everyone keeps trying to change the default profile files in the ROM, but you don't have to. I used the below to modify my Normal.prof.xml file - I also have my phone to play sound and vibrate which is why I have v0p for a Script setting... mix and match from other profile settings to tweak this for yourselves :)

Step 1: Make a change to your Normal profile. Raise the volume of some alert or something. Change something to get the device to create the following file: \Application Data\Profiles\Normal.prof.xml

Step 2: Connect via ActiveSync on XP or WMDC on Vista and copy this file to your desktop.

Step 3: Edit this XML file - add the following blurb to the SoundCategories section:

<characteristic type="Reminder">
<parm name="Script" value="v0p" />
<parm name="InitVol" value="4" />
</characteristic>

Step 4: Save this file and copy if back to \Application Data\Profiles

Use at your own risk of course, but it worked for me - across multiple reboots too.
[HTC Excalibur] sldonmtns:
Thanks a lot, this worked perfectly. I now have loud reminders for my normal profile and vibrating reminders for my vibrate profile!
[HTC Excalibur] anthoneous:
thats amazing it works and you can even play with the settings normally as you do with the others once you insert that code.... THANKS
[HTC Excalibur] RandyRants:
Dash WM6 lost Reminder sound fix

From RandyRants.com:

Step 1: Make a change to your Normal profile. Raise the volume of some alert or something. Change something to get the device to create the following file: \Application Data\Profiles\Normal.prof.xml

Step 2: Connect via ActiveSync on XP or WMDC on Vista and copy this file to your desktop.

Step 3: Edit this XML file - add the following blurb to the SoundCategories section:

<characteristic type="Reminder">

<parm name="Script" value="v0p" />

<parm name="InitVol" value="4" />

</characteristic>

Step 4: Save this file on your PC.

Step 5: Set the System flag on this file. You can do this with a right click on the file and setting the properties or via a command prompt: attrib +s normal.prof.xml.

Step 6: Now copy it back to \Application Data\Profiles

I posted this to another thread, but the steps have changed... seems that if you don't have the System attribute set on the profile XML files before moving them to the phone it renders them useless. It also seems that on Vista with WMDC it keeps the attributes fine (inspite of having to change the OS to even see the files) but on XP/2003 with ActiveSync the System flag is removed when the file comes from the phone.

Either way, good luck with it!
[HTC Excalibur] .PoNeH:
I can't get Normal.prof.xml to appear. That folder stays empty regardless of any modifications I make to my profiles.
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
Hey Randy,

Excellent find about the "System" attribute.

To help make it easier for users, I created the attached CAB file that simply installs a default Normal.prof.xml that has the reminder section already in it and has the "system" attribute already set.

Can someone please test and install this CAB file to see if it fixes the "No Reminder" issue that Randy solved?

http://www.omnisoft.com/downloads/OMNISOFT_Dash_WM6_ReminderFix.CAB
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
To help make it easier for users, I created the attached CAB file that simply installs a default Normal.prof.xml that has the reminder section already in it and has the "system" attribute already set.

Can someone please test and install this CAB file to see if it fixes the "No Reminder" issue that Randy solved?

http://www.omnisoft.com/downloads/OMNISOFT_Dash_WM6_ReminderFix.CAB
[HTC Excalibur] ljcaz:
How did you get the system attribute to stay. When I copy the file to the application/profile folder it changes to uncked for system and

I know it is correct on the desktop directory by running the ATTRIB in command.exe

Thanks
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
Since the xml files are wrapped in a CAB file, the system attrib won't get stripped by activesync.
[HTC Excalibur] mmcolvin:
testing cab-no sound for reminders

I've been testing this off and on all day and I do believe it works! Thanks!
[HTC Excalibur] Clymmer:
The cab file worked perfectly. Thanks for restoring our alarms!

C.

:D
[HTC Excalibur] SportingChap:
Forgive my noobishness, but I've tried both methods and can't seem to make it happen. First, I edited the lines myself and now the phone won't do anything with the profile. I can see "Normal" listed under profiles, but the phone won't switch to it, and I can't edit it via the phone GUI.

I then downloaded the .cab file, but I honestly don't know what to do with it. Meh. Help? :)
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
Just delete any profile files you see in the \profiles directory.

Then copy my cab file to anywhere on your device and just "open" my CAB to run the installer.
[HTC Excalibur] SportingChap:
Oh, sweet. Works like a charm!

I never had the thought to open it from the phone. I was using Windows Explorer in XP and was thinking... "wtf am I missing here..." Hehe.

Thanks a bunch!
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
Your welcome :)
[HTC Excalibur] chaznet:
Just a FYI -- this fix corrects things with 'Vibrate' mode; however, it creates a new bug with 'Silent' mode: when the device is in 'Silent' mode, reminders still sound.
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
If you edit the "silent" profile, isn't the reminder volume set to "Off"?
[HTC Excalibur] chaznet:
Just checked, and there is no reminder setting in the silent profile. Previous to making the changes to the XML file as explained here (didn't use your CAB file) -- the Silent profile always worked correctly even though reminders were messed up with Vibrate & Normal.
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
So when you said "his fix corrects things with 'Vibrate' mode; however, it creates a new bug with 'Silent' mode" you were NOT talking about my CAB fix, correct?
[HTC Excalibur] chaznet:
Um... I never said 'his fix', if you read the short sentence again, you'll find it says 'this fix' referring to this actual topic, not your participation in it. However, if your CAB file simply automates the fix provided in this topic, it would also apply.
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
Sorry - the leading "t" got cut when I cut and pasted ;)
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
you have to apply the fix to each profile.

john was nice enough to include all profiles in the .cab which makes the process quick and painless.

thanks again john!!!!!!!!!
[HTC Excalibur] chaznet:
Oh... I didn't realize that. Thanks Lafester >and< John; after reading this I tried the CAB, and it created multiple profiles that fixed the issues. Thanks!
[HTC Excalibur] Pagemakers:
Perfect. CAB works for me :)
[HTC Excalibur] rocky2:
I have installed the .CAB, but my little Dash is still silent. Is there another step after installing the .CAB that I'm missing?
[HTC Excalibur] Clymmer:
It's been a while, but I think you need to do a reset to have it take effect.

C.
[HTC Excalibur] shiggins9:
Volume

I'm used to Wizards and Hermes and I just got a Dash. I JUST TOOK THE WHOLE DAMN PHONE APART BECAUSE I THOUGHT I BROKE THE VOLUME CONTROL!!! Well that is great news, it's not broken after all. My Dash is working lovely!:eek:
[HTC Excalibur] grasskicker9:
Dash resets ringtone to default Ring-WindowsMobile on T-Mobile WM6 Rom randomly

Anybody having any problems with their Dash automatically resetting the ringtone back to the default "Ring-WindowsMobile" ringtone? It happens sometimes when I Activesync or soft reset my phone, but it also happens sometimes when my phone is just on. Ideas?
[HTC Excalibur] jfreiman:
I found this happening as well -- although I wasn't 100% positive.

Now that you confirmed this I have had this happen 2x since upgrading.

Once immediatly after upgrading (within 2 weeks) and the last time was more recently.

When is that freak'n HTC Mobile 6 ROM coming out???

-John
[HTC Excalibur] pdallen:
Stumped!

I've downloaded the cab files to my PC, but when I run the setup, an xml file in a browser window opens.. I'm not very versed in this - could someone give me some instructions as to how to carry this out?
[HTC Excalibur] rfsmithsr:
CaB file

Connect your Dash to your desktop and copy the CAB file to your Dash. Click on the file using the Dash file explorer. As a note CAB files Must be ran on your handheld, not the desktop.
[HTC Excalibur] pdallen:
I tried that, but it won't allow me to drag or copy items onto my Dash...
[HTC Excalibur] Warthogdriver:
Great stuff Guys! I had just posted about this prob over at HoFo. Hope you don't mind, but I posted a link to this fix over there to help those guys out.

I was going crazy abot this prob & was praying that I was not the only one with it.

Keep up the good work.

JohnCody: will report back on the cab file.
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
lol. it was posted there first awhile back. john was nice enough to make a .cab and post over here.
[HTC Excalibur] Warthogdriver:
Aaaahhh!! My bad!

Anyway, the .cab file works beautifully. Thanks so much JohnCody!
[HTC Excalibur] Filipino:
.CAB file works

The .cab file installed and I have my reminders back. The settings have stayed even after numerous soft reboots. I did need to modify the normal.prof.xml file so that the volumes wouldn't be so loud especially the system parameter. :)
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
you don't need to modify the xml for that. just edit the profiles.
[HTC Excalibur] LeonHikari:
Ringtone volume boost?

Is there any sort of way (registry key or program) that I can boost the volume of the ringtone on my phone without having to edit the ringtone file itself?
[HTC Excalibur] sanova:
Ringtone for Text Messages issue

Every time i receive a text message, it plays the assigned ring tone, but the tone continues to ring even after I click the message and even begin and finish responding to it.

It just plays the tone in its entirety. Is there any way to edit the registry or something to where the tone will stop playing after I acknowledge reception of the message.

looked in the manual for a setting, didn't see anything.

thanks.
[HTC Excalibur] unknown123456:
None that I know of. I usually just make the ringtone louder by editing the file. I personally think the volume is pretty loud already. Any louder and you'll be sacrificing battery life not to mention possible distorting sounds from the speaker itself.
[HTC Excalibur] uccellino:
Hi,

From what I know, this is meant to be something fixed in Windows Mobile 6 - but when do we get our official update for the s620? :confused: I'm really hoping during the next couple of weeks....
[HTC Excalibur] momentarylapseofreason:
Text Message Ringers

OK.... found a bunch of people asking but no real hard answers. I have tried a few different wavs/mp3/wma formatted sounds.

I have also edited it in the registry and that works temporarily. Upon soft reset it goes back :(
[HTC Excalibur] momentarylapseofreason:
Still haven't gotten this to work.... anyone help?
[HTC Excalibur] buzzon:
Great fix, go it working. Is there anyway to change the sound of the reminder istead of just a ding? Thanks!
[HTC Excalibur] mrpico:
Get electric pocket's program Ringo, it allows for custom txt and ringer per person (although) winmo already allows for that. I purchased it awhile ago and couldnt be happier with it. Also the license works for both winmo standard and professional.
[HTC Excalibur] introputz:
custom Contact ringtones

hey guys.. I have been having a hard time trying to set a custom ring tone for my contacts. I am already using an mp3 as a ringtone for all incoming calls and works fine.. but I added another mp3 and then try to set it as a custom ring tone in a contact it does not play. I can choose it from the list but it will not play. at first it thought it was the mp3 but if I choose the default mp3 that I have set for all my incoming calls it works. if I convert it to wav then it plays but the file becomes too big..

I tried converting it to wma, made them smaller, changing bitrates/Hz and still will not work.. can this be bc the phone is locked????

anyone having this problem..

thx
[HTC Excalibur] introputz:
nm for some reason i have to play the mp3 in the setting/sounds/ringtone and only then they would work under the custom contact ringtone
[HTC Excalibur] carzotbsm:
A Few Issues With The Dash using WM6

I have a few questions

1: Is there a way to use dial up networking with this phone as there were an previous versions of WM. In WM2003 and 5, you could set up your ISP (such as Earthlink) under a GRPS connection and use it to browse the internet on your phone. I tried to set up this same function on the Dash, but had no luck. I tried creating profiles under both GRPS and Dial - Up, but niether completely connects. Is there a program that will allow me to use this feature, or could come post directions on how to create the accounts correctly.

2: Is there a way to add customized ringtones for text messages. Maybe some type of text manager or something...

3. Is there a way to turn off program running in the background other than resetting the phone?

4. I've tried using Documents To Go as an alternative for the lack of MS Office editing functions, but it runs like garbage. Are there any other good alternatives for this?

Thanks in advance
[HTC Excalibur] outphase:
The only one I can give a complete answer is for #3. Use the built in Task Manager or download CeleTask.
[HTC Excalibur] nhlnut33:
I would say, if you are being serious, to read your owners manual and use the search option in this forum since you are just starting out..goodluck!
[HTC Excalibur] johnnylavah:
im response to number 4, try this...

http://www.modaco.com/Introducing-MoDaCo-DoNew-t252990.html
[HTC Excalibur] egosumpaul:
Bluetooth Keyboard

I lost the convenience of using my Bluetooth Keyboard from XEMA, no driver for WM6 (it worked perfectly with WM5). :( Anyone knows how to fix that?

XEMA support is not responding to my mails asking for updates.
[HTC Excalibur] psxp:
WM5 Ringtones please!!!??

Hi,

I just upgraded my S620 to WM6 and I miss the ringtones and alerts from the WM5 version. Does anyone know where I can get the PLEASE??

thanks in advance..

b
[HTC Excalibur] lubs:
Ring and Vibrate at the same time?

I would almost bet this has been covered, but I can't seem to find the info. Is it possible to have the phone both ring and vibrate? I'm hoping there's a setting I don't see or a registry hack to make this happen.
[HTC Excalibur] lubs:
OOPS! I should have known it's one of the ring options! Please close and/or delete admins. Sorry.
[HTC Excalibur] ivanhasyou:
system volume adjustment?

Hi everyone,

Does anybody know how one would go about adjusting the system volume on the excalibur without using JOGGR? Is there some sort of app available for this? I've searched the forums and google and I haven't come up with anything concrete.
[HTC Excalibur] Technology:
Go to Setting> Profiles> Menu> Edit> System sound volume!
[HTC Excalibur] ivanhasyou:
Strangely enough, that method doesn't seem to affect the volume at all. The only thing I seem to be able to do is use DashConfig to switch on JOGGR and use that to change the volume then switch the JOGGR off since its a bit trigger-happy.
[HTC Excalibur] Technology:
Yeah, that's the same method I use too!
[HTC Excalibur] ivanhasyou:
Isn't there a utility available for this? Its a bit too complicated if you have to go thru a complicated sequence just to adjust volume.
[HTC Excalibur] Technology:
Try SmartToolkit..........!
[HTC Excalibur] tiguy99:
How to Increase Call Volume

I'm a newbie to the T mobile Dash world. I'm coming over from the Motorola Q which to me sounded superb. The very first impression I got from the dash when making a call for the first time with it last night was the volume isn't as loud as the motorola. I have the jogger volume (system volume) all the way up, and then I even turned the call volume as high as it can go but it still sounds like my Moto Q at 60% volume.

I know there was a registry edit for the Q to increase certain volume parameters but after searching through the forums, I found this post

which would be great however we have one problem....there's no motorola folder after the HKLM/Software option in the Dash's registry....

Has anyone figured out how to increase the in call volume by a registry tweak? I'll search again on the forums one more time but the lack of volume while using the phone itself is actually turning me off to this device. If I can fix this, I'd be a happier camper

Thanks in advance

Mike
[HTC Excalibur] snudel:
This registry entry "basegains" is not available in the dash registry. i used search functionality from resco
[HTC Excalibur] jamwong:
HKey_Local_Machine/Software/HTC/AUDIOGAIN/
[HTC Excalibur] tiguy99:
Which entry do we alter for the in call volume increase?

So far I'm looking at

EAC_Gain Headset and Headset uplink volume.

Do both increase the volume or just one of them? I'm about to try them but I don't want to cause any damage to the speaker or the system if the wrong one is altered
[HTC Excalibur] jamwong:
CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED on my phone it was set to 70 I upped it to 80.

EMBEDDED is the earpiece speaker

HEADSET is the physical heatset at the bottom

There is one for a bluetooth headset but I don't know which one it is.
[HTC Excalibur] tiguy99:
Thanks jamwong! How does your call volume sound after your tweak? I'm about to adjust my setting right now and wanted to know how effective your 10 point jump was for you on the in call volume on your phone
[HTC Excalibur] jamwong:
Sorry the first one was incorrect.

EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED is the one to adjust. It's at 77 for me. One thing is that it's just the speaker hole is too small on the phone which makes it not as loud unless you place it right on the ear.

The CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED I have no clue what it does.
[HTC Excalibur] jamwong:
I just did a little bit more editing.

========================

CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED (70) and raise the EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED (70).

Normal settings for my phone, I don't remember if I adjusted them before. I find the whole phone to be a little on the quieter side.

========================

CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED (60) EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED (77).

The "CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED" seems to make my the speaker on the back of my phone LOUDER when the value is LOWER.

========================

CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED (65) and raise the EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED (20).

The "EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED" seems to make the speaker on the back of my phone louder.

========================

CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED (65) and raise the EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED (77).

The call volume seems to stay be louder when I set it to these settings and the speaker on the back is louder than my initial settings. I am happy with this but would like the ear piece to be slightly louder.

I then also changed a key called "RECEIVE_UPLINK_VOLUME" from 19 to 30 and it sounds great now. :)

Very happy that I don't always have to use the phone on the max volume now.
[HTC Excalibur] jamwong:
I also found this

First... My Original Settings:

CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 00

EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 67

The above setting actually suits me just nice... but it is not the aim of this post...

Now I tried to UP the EAC:

CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 00

EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 77

Oh my... the speaker is blasting!!! So I quickly paused the music and changed the registry again...

Now I tried something in between:

CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 00

EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 72

The music was still loud... but softer than 77... good.. Time to play with CODEC...

Since the other default for CODEC is 07:

CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 07

EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 72

Not too bad... it seems to be softer and well-toned by a bit... Ok now I tried to UP the CODEC again...

UP....

CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 12

EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 72

Oh no! It sounded terrible! The vibration is unbearable...

So I return to 07 for CODEC and try to drop the EAC by a bit more:

CODEC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 07

EAC_GAIN_EMBEDDED 70

Well... It is loud... but the vibration is noticed to be less than 72... I guess I will keep this setting for now.. :D

So my conclusion is:

EAC does up the volume of the RING TONE... but what is the maximum? I do not know and will not try...

CODEC... I can't really explain it... It somehow smoothened the sound... But I am not sure the range it can take (0 -> 12 already made the speaker blasting away... :eek: )

So there you go.... I hope other people can try and give me feed back too... cheers :cool: