yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Excalibur] Rip Syntaxx:
I don't think T-Mobile supports MegaTones/Hi-Fi Ringers for the Dash. I know once I changed my phone type in my online profile, the wallpapers/games/ringtones sections all say that the Dash isn't supported. This may be incorrect, but I took it and ran...all the way to makemyownringtonesville. lol A bit much, I know...

Bottom line--you can try to do it from her MyT-Mobile.com account.
[HTC Excalibur] ihad2buy:
Missed Call Reminders

Hi Guys,

I've recently upgraded to Kavana's 6.1 Rom for my Dash and got all the keys mapped and applications working; however, I'm not getting missed call reminders on my phone as I did with the T-Mobile Rom.

Usually what happens is if I miss a call, an audio beep will play every so often, I'm not getting that on this Rom. I already have reminders set with a tone and hear nothing when leaving a missed call on my phone.
[HTC Excalibur] Mikey:
Go to settings accessibility half way down....enable reminders (every 15 minutes)
[HTC Excalibur] ihad2buy:
I used "Don't Forget" as an alternative to the default reminder and it seems to work well.
[HTC Excalibur] ihad2buy:
I don't see such an option to enable reminders.
[HTC Excalibur] ratstrangler:
No - I found it on mine under Settings>2 Sounds, and it was the last item in that list. ;)
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Good job :)
[HTC Excalibur] RussianSolja:
Ringtones,WallPaper,Messege Tones...

What Are Some Websites You Guys Use To Download Your Ringtones, WallPapers, Etc....?:cool:
[HTC Excalibur] ruinertt:
I make my ringtones (either use full .mp3s or use an .mp3 splitter to cut them up - easiest way).

I make my own backgrounds as well. You can also just do a search on google for images... Find an image and cut it down to the right size. Simple.
[HTC Excalibur] jacknmary:
the site I use is zedge.net. they have a mobile site as well...makes it easy to get stuff.
[HTC Excalibur] k9vap:
Sounds missing

After my recent crash recovery I thought my phone was fully restored.......but I just realised none of the sounds work (jogger scroll, camera shutter, new message, etc).:confused:

My phone still rings, but I cant play the sounds & all the volumes are up & 'sounds on' checked.

Is there a simple fix for this?

Any help always appreciated!
[HTC Excalibur] pudgedaddy:
You may want to try another hard reset, this time by going to start accessories, clear storage. Oh, and also make sure your SD Card is removed while the cold boot is initializing. After that, before retoring any data, see if your sounds are back. If they are and then they go away after restoring your personal data, you may be having issues with whatever apps or files you are installing.
[HTC Excalibur] k9vap:
Thanks again, Pudge.....the second reset restored my sounds :)
[HTC Excalibur] pudgedaddy:
I tried this (using windows mobile 6.1 kavana rom) but neither worked. If i create the string value of category and then System in it

my sound string value reverts itself back to : \windows\default.wav and i end up getting a loud beep
[HTC Excalibur] caesar gdi:
Does anyone know if you can change the 15 minutes reminder from the system beep to an mp3?
[HTC Excalibur] Mikey:
no, not at this time
[HTC Excalibur] spikey911:
I also have this problem.

Its NOT because the Wifi is enabled...However, its the same exact beep.

Its not from unread messages.

I have yet to figure out exactly what is causing it.

I am using the Vanilla rom
[HTC Excalibur] saul972:
Custom Ringtones

I want to be able to use a custom notification for any new e-mails and text messages. I know which folder to use for ringtones and i've tried dumping the .wav file in the ringtone folder and the windows folder but no luck. Any help

Start

Settings

Sounds

New e-mail and New text message

Thanks
[HTC Excalibur] Rip Syntaxx:
Dump your custom files in the 'My Documents' folder.
[HTC Excalibur] pudgedaddy:
you can also dump them in the \application data\sounds directory. Thats where i dump all my ringtones and custom sounds.
[HTC Excalibur] saul972:
Custom Ringtones

Thanks guys. I was actually able to drop my files in "My Documents" in my storage card.
[HTC Excalibur] Rip Syntaxx:
No...you don't wanna put the files on your storage card. Make sure the files are dumped on the device itself.
[HTC Excalibur] caesar gdi:
I'm just wondering why not? Will it not default back to another ring when you remove the card?
[HTC Excalibur] archangel52005:
Free Ringtones but Need Game HELP!!

First off I want to thank the community for all the great threads and previous help. You've help me do great things with my device. I need more help though I've been getting my ringtones from mobiles24.com for about a year now and have just started playing with the free games section. I've gotten a few game to run on my device but the screen placement is off and the other games will install but not run. I was wondering if any one could help me out. Sorry if links are against the rules but I thought it would help the helper. Thanks. As far as the games go they are .jar files. I have been downloading both the.jar file and the available .jad file with mix result.

PS: I'm using a T-mobile branded Dash recently flashed with the HTC S620 Rom if that helps too.
[HTC Excalibur] johnambler41577:
First off what kind of games are they? Are they windows mobile are java? With java there is usaually no way that I am aware of to fix them as some are programmed for a certain resolution. This can usaully be the case for the windows games as well, although some of them allow for some adjustment in the options.
[HTC Excalibur] Demon Of Dreams:
Is there a way to use ring tones/songs for alarms from the memory card?

I've been searching for ways to go about doing this and have come up with exactly nothing... I suck at waking up to anything but an alarm that is music, and unfortunately I've got very little free space left on the dash's internal memory, which makes putting a full song on it fairly difficult.

anybody have any ideas or is it just not doable?
[HTC Excalibur] Mikey:
my understanding, unless there is a reg hack out there, no its not doable.

Alarms and sounds have to be placed in the sounds folder or windows folder for the phone to recognize its existance.
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
Not that I know of. Althought, I'd LOVE it :)

Let me know if you come across anything.
[HTC Excalibur] Mikey:
EDITING my above posting...IGNORE it lol

on your storage card create this path:

\Storage Card\My Ringtones

Drop anything in there :)
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
Sweet as pie, it works like a charm, thanks
[HTC Excalibur] gixxum:
can you tell me where to find my storage card?

sorry i had to...i was bored
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Haha nice sounds good... Good stuff
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
I was already aware of /Storage Card/My Ringtones

I've been using that for months. What I wanted to know was if there was a way to use Alarm/SMS tones from the memory card? If anyone knows, post it here - Thanks.
[HTC Excalibur] gixxum:
i was screwing around with jeyo and noticed in the sounds menu, you can change pretty much everything including your alarm and sms tones to whatever you want via uploading and downloading the files right through jeyo (there is a check box at the bottom for it to save the file to the storage card.)

. if i misunderstood what you are asking...ignore me and carry on.
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
Alright, I found it.

If you want to use "custom" sms or alarm tones and want to store them in your SD card, then save the mp3 or wma or wav in the root of your SD card in the root of My Documents so the command line would be

1) /Storage Card

2) /Storage Card/My Documents

That's how I did it and it works.
[HTC Excalibur] benoit808:
Lost sound

Hi,

I have the Dash and I upgraded to WM6.1 using Kavana's ROM. Everything worked perfectly fine for while but suddenly I don't have any more sounds coming out of the speaker. This means that my phone doesn't ring anymore and I cannot listen to music or use the speakerphone feature.

The only mods I did were to change the sound settings for the camera in the registry but I am not 100% sure if that's when all sounds stopped working. The keys I changed were ShutterSoundVolume and ForceShutterSound in HKLM\system\pictures\camera\oem

I just reinstalled 6.1 by wiping out everything on my phone but I still don't have sound. It also looks like the jogger doesn't work when it's set to adjust volume but it works fine in scrolling mode.

1. If I messed up something in the configuration, could that have survived the reinstallation of WM6.1?

2. Any ideas why I may have lost sounds? (Hoping it's not a HW failure...)

Thank you

Ben
[HTC Excalibur] orb3000:
In call incoming sound very low

Hi all,

Sorry to bring back form the dead this thread, but when receiving a call, the volume of the person who is speaking is quite low - I have increased the volume to the max but still the sound quality poor and low and I can't hear the other person clearly. Is there a way to increase the in call speaker sound?

or any other recommendation?

I have gone through all this thread and searched but nothing really has solved my problem.

Any help is very appreciated!

Thanks,
[HTC Excalibur] orb3000:
Helow?

Bump:)

Nobody?

Stylez?! you are my hope :)
[HTC Excalibur] Eliphas:
Try reflashing your ROM. If that fails enter bootloader mode by holding the camera button and quickly pressing the power button. From there flash a stock ROM which can be found here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=381726

Sometimes starting over is the best option.

Hope this helps.
[HTC Excalibur] orb3000:
Is there any registry modification that maybe can help¿

Thanks,
[HTC Excalibur] Eliphas:
There prob is but your best bet at least in my eyes would be to reflash. Messing with the Registry is risky business I've learned the hard way quite a few times. Just Reflash man in my eyes that's your best bet.
[HTC Excalibur] orb3000:
Thanks, as you can see I´m an old member:eek: of course I have reflashed

Anyone else?

I read about some reg hack but can´t find it
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Can't mem reg hack for incall volume know that we got BT & also a Audiopara for PPC i'll check the PPC .cab out later too see if anything there that will help? Sorry took while to reply.
[HTC Excalibur] orb3000:
No prob mate,

I knew you were coming!:D

I´ll be pending of your suggestions

Wish you a nice week!
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
We have no AudioPara3.csv so have been searching i found this:

HKCURRENTUSER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\InCall \AttenuationCategory = 0

The setting was on "2", changed it to "0"

Taken from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=413090

There seems to be 2 x incall in REG so not sure? & cannot test as only use Dash for surfing don't think a fair test phoneing myself :D

I thought same as other user it was the beep?

Some more & we do have the reg keys: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=300466

Hope that helps.

Have a good week too bruv :)
[HTC Excalibur] orb3000:
Thanks mate,

Soon as I finish my buisness trip I´ll test that options and report later

Cheers,
[HTC Excalibur] Clymmer:
Success!!! Er....hack-work around!!!

I was able to modify the profile settings for #3 Vibrate & turn it into Normal & modify profile #1 Normal & turn it into Vibrate. Essentially I swapped their names and used the additional settings in Profile #3 to now be an audible Normal.

Clear as mud?

All I know is that my alarms are now audible & working.

Woot!!!

C.
[HTC Excalibur] etperez22:
Huh???

sorry still new here, so what registry mods to i need to do get my sound and vibrate going?
[HTC Excalibur] Clymmer:
More details on the workaround

Sorry for the lack of detail in the last post. It was late & I was trying (unsuccessfully) to summarize.

I think the root cause is a bug in the profile definitions. The Normal profile doesn't have fields for configuring reminder settings. However, the Vibrate profile does. After I reflashed my Dash the second time, the reminder settings for the Normal profile defaulted to be audible -- only, you can't see those settings in the Normal Profile config screen. The problem occurs when you switch to a Vibrate profile (it turns off the the audible reminders as it should) and then try to switch back to a normal profile ( it doesn't have configurations available for the audible sounds, so there's nothing in the Normal profile definition to change/turn the reminder settings back to audible). The Normal profile does have settings to control the Alarm, Notification & System sound off.

So, I editted both the first and third profiles to switch places. The first profile is now called & configured to be Vibrate while the Third profile is now called & configured to be Normal.

There are no reg mods for this. It's all done through editting the profiles via Settings/Profiles/Menu/Edit. By default, the first profile in the list is Normal & the Third profile in the list is Vibrate. Edit the first one to be named Vibrate and change the settings so that it only vibrates or is silent for the various system events. Next, edit the third profile to be called Normal, and configure the settings to be audible. You should notice that the third profile has more configuration optoons than the first, for some reason. You'll be able to set reminder-specific settings in the third profile.

And you're now done.

The one caveat to this is that now, when you hold down the # key on your home screen to quick switch between Normal & Vibrate profiles, the new Normal one will cause your dash to vibrate briefly when you switch to it.

Which is minor compared to not having any audible alarms at all.

Hope this helps!

C.
[HTC Excalibur] LiverpoolFCfan:
I was going down that same track ... noticing that the Vibrate profile is the only one on the phone that actually has entries available for Reminder Type and Reminder Volume. It is missing from the other 3.

One possible side affect of your solution is that if you now switch to a Vibrate profile to walk into an unscheduled meeting, you will still have audible reminders - as I don't believe there is anything to overwrite that setting... right ?
[HTC Excalibur] LiverpoolFCfan:
Update ...

Found what I believe to be the source of the problem ... now, anybody know how to correct it ?

The four profiles on the phone - Normal, Slient, Vibrate, and Outdoor appear to be provisioned onto the phone from four XML files in the Windows folder

Normal - Normal.def.prof.xml

Silent - Silent.def.prof.xml

Vibrate - Meeting.def.prof.xml

Outdoor - Loud.def.prof.xml

If you look into these files, you will see that they contain the entries to populate the registry for the Control Panel.

I can add the additional settings into the other Profile definition files - easy.

Anyone know how to run the Provisioning whatever it is to get it to activate the settings ?

Update ....

I have compared these files to those from WM5, and it appears that the Reminder type is new in WM6. And, it only got populated into one of the provisioning files listed above ... the Vibrate one (Meeting.def.prof.xml).

Also on WM5, there were additional provisioning files for Car, Headset, Speakerphone

I have never done .NET programming, but based on my limited knowledge and searching the Microsoft web site, it seems that this doc shows how to load this type of data into the metabase - where we need it to be. Programmers out there please keep me honest.

Any brave soul want to give it a shot ?

Quote below from MDSN page at Microsoft [ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms839548.aspx ]

Configuration Manager

Windows Mobile 2003 introduced the Configuration Manager, which tremendously simplified configuring and deploying Windows Mobile devices because developers could set nearly all configurable aspects of a device by using XML. By using the Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Configuration.ConfigurationManager class, managed developers can now take full advantage of this capability.

The ConfigurationManager class includes two static methods: ProcessConfiguration and TestConfiguration. Managed developers can use ProcessConfiguration to configure e-mail, security policies, localization, Home screen, virtual private network (VPN) settings, file system and much more. This class provides developers with one-stop shopping for all device configuration issues. TestConfiguration allows managed developers to verify that the configuration XML is valid without affecting any device settings. The following example demonstrates using ProcessConfiguration to add the MSDN Mobility Web site to the device browser favorites.

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using System.Xml;

using Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Configuration;

// ...

string configurationXml =

@"<wap-provisioningdoc>

<characteristic type='BrowserFavorite'>

<characteristic type='MSDN Mobility'>

<parm name='URL' value='http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility'/>

</characteristic>

</characteristic>

</wap-provisioningdoc>";

// Load XML into the DOM

XmlDocument configurationXmlDoc = new XmlDocument();

configurationXmlDoc.LoadXml(configurationXml);

// Send to Configuration Manager

ConfigurationManager.ProcessConfiguration(configurationXmlDoc, false);
[HTC Excalibur] Clymmer:
It should still work.

Actually, it should still work because there's a System sound setting that overrides/supercedes the other settings. The problem is a one way problem. If profile 3 sets reminders on along with system sound on and profile 1 can only set the system volume, then it's okay if profile 1 wants to shut the system sound off because there's a config setting for that in 1. The problem only happens of profile 1 wants to turn the reminder volume back on that profile 3 shut of -- there's no config setting for that particular value in config 1, so it leaves it alone.

At least, that's my theory based on the behavior that I've observed.

C.

UPDATE: Nevermind -- a distinct test does show this to be a two-way problem. So, it's Normal modified to have all alarms/reminders set to "Vibrate then sound" for now.
[HTC Excalibur] chaznet:
Has anyone loaded the ROM from the T-Mobile web site? Just curious if the reminder-sound issue exists in both. I downloaded, but didn't install it -- the files for both downloads appear to be identical.
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
they are identical.
[HTC Excalibur] chaznet:
...so, you've installed both and that glitch is there?
[HTC Excalibur] gadgetshrink:
I just did a ROM flash and quick test by setting the alarm on the default calender. It sounded just like it is supposed to. So, it appears even though it is "identical" that they changed somethings.

Now I have to clean up my other post where I was jumping on the mob bandwagon before testing :o
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
test again after switching to vibrate once.

another test is to look in the normal profile settings and see if all the alert settings are there.
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
don't need to. its the same file.
[HTC Excalibur] gadgetshrink:
Nope. Problem still there after test. T-mobile! :mad:
[HTC Excalibur] merde:
If you add the following code:

<characteristic type="Reminder">

<parm name="Script" value="v0.6w0.3v0.3w0.3v0.6w0.3v0.3w0.3v0.6"/>

<parm name="InitVol" value="2"/>

</characteristic>

to the Normal.def.prof.xml file, I believe it will fix the problem.

Unfortunately it is a system file and I haven't figured out how to upload it back to the phone.
[HTC Excalibur] merwin:
I tried that and after you make that change, you can no longer edit the profile... and it still doesn't work.

BTW, Resco Explorer can overwrite ROM files. To get the original back, just delete the file you overwrote... the original one will show up instantly.
[HTC Excalibur] mmcolvin:
No sound for reminders

Has anyone been able to get this to work? I tried changing the profiles as suggested but then the reminders go off when the phone is set to vibrate.

I am about ready to flash back to the beta and go back to all the hacks.:(
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
please explain what you did to your profiles. it works and its an easy fix.

i just renamed the normal profile to vibrate and vibrate profile to normal and switched all the settings. easy as that.

i also went into the registry and changed the order so normal is still first and vibrate is 3rd but that isn't necessary.
[HTC Excalibur] merwin:
That fix doesn't work... if you switch them, then when you go to Vibrate, Reminders will be very loud still :)
[HTC Excalibur] chaznet:
Does this create another issue? ie: Reminders sound when you're in Vibrate mode?
[HTC Excalibur] mmcolvin:
reminders in wm 6-sound when in vibrate

Yes that is the problem-the audible reminders will sound when you are in the vibrate mode. I am in too many meetings to have that happen. I am going to revert back to the beta. I wondered if it was a problem because I have agenda one, but it still happens without loading agenda. Now I have to relocate all the beta hacks-especially the phantom test message hack.
[HTC Excalibur] aaronjwood:
XML Files are just for Resetting Defualts

This is a very annoying problem. It is hard to believe that T-Moble would release a ROM that has a malfunctioning reminder issue. The four xml files mentioned above seem to only be used when resetting the profiles to their defaults. Making changes in these files would only take effect when selecting the "Reset to Default" Option in the Settings -> Profiles -> Menu (right soft key) area.

We need to find a fix for this problem. No audible reminders is a deal breaker for me.

--Aaron

Update#1: I just called T-Mobile and spoke with the PDA support people. Guess what!? They had no idea there was a problem with the reminder sound. Give them a call and let them know you have the problem too (611 on your T-Mobile phone :)
[HTC Excalibur] Clymmer:
I've also validated that the audible alarms go off when in the "Vibrate that was formery known as Normal" mode. I was hoping it was a one-way thing. <sigh>

So, for now, my only solution is to leave it in Normal mode all the time, but then set all reminders/sounds to "Vibrate then sound". At least this will give me a chance of silencing the alarm before it becomes audible.

C.
[HTC Excalibur] anthoneous:
anyone found a solution yet???
[HTC Excalibur] aaronjwood:
No Solution Yet, but Making Progress

No solution as of yet. However I did talk to a nice person at T-Mobile PDA support. I just keep calling until I get someone who seems like they really want to help. She was very interested in the problem and said that one of her friend who works in another tech area just upgraded his Dash yesterday. She said that she would have him verify the problem and then start researching. She is supposed to call me back tomorrow with un update (get that...a TMO support chick calling me back...maybe I am not such a dork aft...umm...no I really am).

BTW...I talked to Microsoft also. They said they would be glad to help me if I paid :) I declined :)

I am determined to solve this issue. It is a deal breaker for me and WM6

Question: has anybody verified that the same thing happens if you switch profiles without using the hold # shortcut? In other words. Do a clean ROM install and then switch to vibrate using Settings->Profiles->Select Vibrate then do the same to get back to normal profile and test the reminders. I heard that Rogers released an excaliber that did not have the hold # shortcut available. Maybe it was added by TMO and this is causing the problem? Just curious.

--Aaron
[HTC Excalibur] anthoneous:
wow i wonder how microsoft and tmobile can both miss something like that!!
[HTC Excalibur] aaronjwood:
OK...so the gal from T-Mobile called me back this afternoon just as she said she would. It seems that her friend was not able to duplicate our error, but had found a "Permanent Fix" for the problem. Well...guess where she sent me? That's right, she sent me to xdaforums.com (ever heard of it????). It was the thread that initially stated that there was a permanent fix for the no reminder sound issue. If you read the thread you will find out that it is not a permanent fix. So...she is going to have her friend call or email me so we can compare ROMs and see who's is bigger...um I mean...try to duplicate the issue.

I will keep you posted.

--Aaron