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[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] MDtouchDiamond:
Hey all, I'm fairly new to modifying my diamond, I know about cab files, and how you just drag into internal storage. but what do I do with zip files? the only time I've been able to do something with one was when I opened it and there was a cab file inside. but what do I do with a zip file to get the files onto my phone? thanks

also, I have rom version 1.09 on my phone, i'm pretty sure there's a new version available? would that be the same thing as flashing the phone, or is that just an update you do somehow. thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] whis:
Updating your software to a new version is called flashing, whether you do it with an official ROM or a cooked ROM.

About your question:

If you download a .zip file, just open it on your pc with a program like winzip or winrar and the content of the zip file will be extracted to your computer. Just copy those file(s) to your phone and use them, easy as that!

Zipping a file just makes it smaller, so its less heavy to download for people with a slow internet-connection. A zip file alone isn't a program or something, it just contains other files in a smaller form.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] cado3305:
so how do you install a zip file as a program not just as an app in a folder?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] MDtouchDiamond:
cool, thanks whis that helps

edit: do you just drag the files into internal storage? I dont understand what I do with all of the individual files when they are on my phone. for instance, i'm trying to get a diamond theme for s2u2, and I have all the individual files on my phone, wallpapers and templates and such, than what do you do with them?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] MDtouchDiamond:
can anybody help me:cool:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] sukiex:
same problem here! did you get it figured out?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] MDtouchDiamond:
no i still have no idea what to do with zip files, unless there are cabs only inside them. haha please help! I know why so many apps on here are zips, just don't know how to use them
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] PMDColeslaw:
Typically theme files for s2u2 (and most other apps) will need to go in a sub folder of the program's folder in program files.

For example when you install s2u2 there is a directory created on the device as follows: /My Device/Program Files/S2U2/gfx

So you would put the files from the .zip in that folder if they are for themes.

I think this is what you were asking. Each program is different and may or may not have a folder for themes. Its best to ask about that from the individuals that develop or provide the program.

Hope this helps!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] MDtouchDiamond:
powe that helps a little bit. So say in that gfx folder for s2u2, you have all those individual files, wallpapers, clocks, ect...how would I go about applying that to s2u2? I guess thats my main question, I can see where all the files are on my phone from the zip, don't know how to use each of them
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Accessories] county06:
:confused:Can anyone help Me,I need a new housing and screen but cant find anywhere in the UK.I think HTC in Milton Keynes Can do it but your paying through the nose,,,,,any comments ?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Accessories] responderman:
new housings and also new screens are always very expensive for the Athena I have found, they do come up on ebay from time to time.

Jay
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Accessories] tootallk2000:
county06 as Jay mentioned, they are on ebay from time to time. However, your best bet price wise is to purchase a used Athena off Ebay, then you can use yours for parts.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Accessories] jimmunsw:
dopod u1000 silver ori housing at brando hong kong

hi there athenians , u can look for silver housing at www.brando.com.hk , click pda section , then type dopod u1000 in search box , see if it's the one u r looking for , also on the lcd display - try searching n browsing for it at brando too , wish u luck , best regards , cheers - jimmunsw :)
[XPERIA X1 General] turnstar:
I've just finished going through all of my pictures and wallpapers cropping and editing the ones I wanted for the X1, so I figured I'd share them with everybody. All Images are 480 x 660 which i find fits very well into TF3d (portrait of course)

Perhaps this can become more of a wallpaper thread, If you've got a cool wallpaper to share please post it here and mention what size/application its for

Download all 50 of my wallpapers HERE

Preview:
[XPERIA X1 General] orangedavie:
Some nice pics here ty
[XPERIA X1 General] londa88:
thnxx i like it!
[XPERIA X1 General] shaunyboy19:
How did you make all the pics to fit your phone i'm struggling to find out how to do it any help would be really appreciated.
[XPERIA X1 General] turnstar:
Sorry, didn't see that you had posted here too.

Download a program called Gimp, its a free image editing program similar to photoshop just simplified. Open the image you want to resize and select the image tab at the top of the screen, then in the drop down menu select scale image. Then all you have to do is change the height and width values to what you want and your done.
[HTC Excalibur] davewaave:
:eek:Classic, I know, dash fell face down onto floor - it was on - no obvious damage but it wouldn't respond - pulled and replaced battery - dead. Did it half hour later, started to boot but stuck at splash screen - pulled and replaced battery, now totally dead. Won't react whatsoever, no lights, nothing. again no visible damage. Totally pulled phone apart, again no visible damage. Anyone, any hope at all or do I have a parts bin?

Love this phone don't want to toss it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

DM
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Lol i think your looking for a miracle :eek: have you made sure the power on button is making contact along with screen ribbon? looks like the garveyard.
[HTC Excalibur] davewaave:
Thanks for response, I will double check. Looks like it's time for a new phone, any suggestions for a phone that is as modifiable as are these?
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
If your after a SP the Dash 2 is out in March 9th.

Corrected post as thought it was maple yet there seems to be link for cedar couple of posts dowm?
[HTC Excalibur] aussiedog:
In the US, there is talk that the new 3G Excalibur will be the 'Maple" here and in BGR, Engadget, etc. I hope it is true, but probably would not even expect it until Q3? Anybody hear any thing more about this?

Nevermind, roloracer beat me to it yesterday here.
[XPERIA X1 General] clburns1:
I was wondering if it would be possible for someone to create a way for SPB Mobile Shell to show the tasks as well as appointments? If it did than this really would be probably my most used panel.
[XPERIA X1 General] orangedavie:
Im new to this forum, never done much messing about with smart phones I get by with pcs.

I got an x1i yesterday so far ive got TF3D working installed a couple of panels, xperia tweak. I installed diamond tf3d config and i keep getting an unexpected error when i try to open it. Everything else im relatively happy with. But at the moment im unable to change backgrounds or themes, if someone has the time i would really appreciate an idiots guide to changing themes and backgrounds on tf3d. And i mean idiots guide, I have looked for a guide but the one i found kept getting a 404.

So from start to finish if you have the time or patience thanks, any help would be much appreciated, thanks in advance
[XPERIA X1 General] turnstar:
Changing backgrounds in TF3d is easy, just go to the settings tab and hit wallpaper, then search for the pic you want on your phone and select it.

If your looking for wallpapers you can start with my thread HERE, these are all formated to fit TF3d nicely.

to get the background to show up in all tabs, I recommend using mun_rus's mUn background4allpages.cab There are also several applications out there for further modding your phones appearance, I suggest using the Forum's Search feature, your bound to find some useful info.
[XPERIA X1 General] orangedavie:
Thanks very much had tried 2 other background for all tabs apps, but none of them seemed to work. Thankyou

Does anyone have any idea why diamond config gets an error when starting?
[XPERIA X1 General] gtrab:
or search for nixx-x1 post explaining how to create your own bckgrnd for all tabs
[XPERIA X1 General] THJahar:
Yeh, go into the install folder and delete the file tweaks.xml then run the app again. will work now
[XPERIA X1 General] reddog:
Hi is there a way to change the device ID of my X1i to a HTC-P4600.

Thanks
[XPERIA X1 General] ZenithUK:
Why would you want to?
[XPERIA X1 General] gtrab:
My device mdoel name is "SEX1"

Yes there's a way, just search and you'll find how to

:rolleyes:
[XPERIA X1 General] reddog:
Well I am trying to get BBC to run on my X1 and I was thinking changing the ID may help in getting is running.

Am I out in left field with that idea?
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
If you read and search you'll find several discussions on how to get Iplayer working on your x1. Including a complete User Agent string for opera that lets you do just that!
[XPERIA X1 General] reddog:
So to be sure there is a way to get Blackberry Connect running on a X1. Then I will keep looking.
[XPERIA X1 General] Calvin H:
Some info on BBConnect here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=480812
[Touch 3G General] interpleb:
Here is a great little utility, it makes the Start menu a lot faster and more useful:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=471292

A download link for the one I am using is at:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3172851&postcount=470
[Touch 3G General] ConsultantR:
it is not working on Jade
[Touch 3G General] interpleb:
It might not be working on your Jade, it works great on mine.
[Touch 3G General] ConsultantR:
sounds good but how to use it on another device....? By the way is it possible to change Languige to exclude wrong representation of fonts.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] yellowplanet:
Hi there,

I saw a photo of a Lamborghini ZX1 phone last night and was wondering whether there's any way I can get the same clock type shell for my XDA Orbit. I've currently got HTC Home plugin installed so that I've got a similar look to the Touch phone.

So does anyone know if there's a similar plugin to make it look like the ZX1?

I have posted this on another forum but figured this might be a better place to post it.

Cheers,

YP
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] francrouge:
I just bought a htc p4000 to one of my friend he tells that i can active it but I'm right now with rogers and I would like to know if there is a way to activate the htc with my rogers sim card because my friend didnt tell me if the phone was stolen or something like that so i'm a bit scary to go to telus ans activate or if someone know a hack or somethig like that I can make calls with the htc

so if someone can give me information it would be apreciate

my htc spec:

rom version :3.54.661.1

radio version:3.42.40
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] kuwait:
Manila 3D programs luncher is very inconvenient. I would prefer to have first 12 buttons assigned to programs for direct start but rest 12 buttons to assign folders: Navigation, Office, Internet, Mail, My programs, Games etc.

When push on the button it should open new page with buttons for corresponding programs on it. SPB Mobile Shell ideology in Program luncher (tree structure) is considerable better than Manila 3D ideology (linear structure). If you have many programs in ALL PROGRAMS of Manila, long searching for the necessary program is warranted. Also all sub-programs of main program like Pocket Informant appear on main program menu ALL PROGRAMS which is not necessary and makes menu crowded.

So may somebody develop the necessary changes in Manila 3D Program Luncher in order to make it the same like SPB Mobile Shell.

I have a idea do install SPB Mobile Shell and use a theme with 2 pages only -Program Luncher (with folders) and MRU (direct program start). Is it possible?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] mpilhs:
Hello where can i find something like this in the image!So if iam in a call

and speak with somebody my ear don´t push anything on the screen!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] xNitr0us:
I believe this is what your looking for! here ya go! :)

http://mbarvian.freehostia.com/2008...-applications-cab-and-oem-package-included/:D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] mpilhs:
thank you,but this link does not,there is an error!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] xNitr0us:
im sorry try this link - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=478600&page=3

let me know :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] mpilhs:
ok thank you i find it but i couldn´t install it!help please i have no idea of these things!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] liamhere:
install a rom

with this already in it :rolleyes:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] xNitr0us:
whats happinds when you try to install it?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] mpilhs:
i have the A.Z.T.O.R rom and i like it!I don´t want another one at the moment!

i install it and nothing happens!that is my problem!:confused::confused:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] xNitr0us:
try softreset then immediatly try installing, I hav the cab if you PM me your email ill send it to you
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] mpilhs:
ok i send it to you!thank yoou
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] mpilhs:
xnitrous thank you very mouch!now with this cab it works!you are the best,thank you!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] xNitr0us:
your welcome, you can email me for anything else you need sorry for the late response :D
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] srmz:
After installing PhoneAlarm 2.13 I cannot send files via my windows XP computer to my HTC HD.

I can send files from the HD to the PC but not the other way round. In fact I can activesync using bluetooth and then use the activesync window on my PC to cut and paste files from the PC to the HTC but not by right clicking the file and then using the "send to" command.

I am positive that the problem is due to PhoneAlarm because when I uninstall it and hard reset my device everything seem starts working normally but again fails after PhoneAlarm installation.

Anyone else experiencing this problem and please help.

Regards
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] GryphonLeon:
I had the same problem, could send files from my HD, but not to my HD.

Never installed PhoneAlarm though.

What I did to fix it:

- In Advanced Config, go to "Bluetooth". "Obex" was disabled. I enabled it, saved settings and did a soft-reset.

- In HD Tweak, also go to "Bluetooth". "Files reception" was disabled. I enabled it, saved settings and did a soft-reset.

Hope it solves your problems!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] sillysquid:
If I remember correctly you need to activate IRDA in the phonealarm settings to allow the bluetooth to work (I think it even mentions bluetooth next to the IRDA check box - odd but it then worked on mine)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] hamkeng:
Activate IR

This is correct. You need to activate IR in the profiles in PhoneAlarm you use to receive files over bluetooth.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] woxydator:
No need for hard reset

I have had the same problem even after uninstalling phonealarm. No file receiving over bluetooth. Then I have re-installed phonealarm again, enable infrared and uninstall it. Everything works fine now. I think some changes in registry would have solve it too, but this is easier I mean.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] hamkeng:
Registry Settings

To enable file transfer in registry:

HKLM\\Software\Microsoft\OBEX and change the IsEnabled value from 0 to 1

The OBEX_inbox.cab can also be useful if your rom lacks it.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] bog3nator:
is there a way to remove Microsoft push mail option and add data connection?
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] aruppenthal:
Yes there is. In the future do not start a new thread. Post questions in the questions and answers thread.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] The Jack of Clubs:
aruppenthal, this is not what he asked for. he wanted to add the data connection toggle to the tf3d comm manager tab. what you gave adds a 3g toggle to htcs comm manager. the tf3d comm manager tab still has microsoft push and no option to turn on an off data connection. also when i installed this it greyed out the option to do anything with the data connection so i would advise people against installing it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] WatermelonSlim:
Is there an app that will let you decide if you want to connect via activesync or as a USB flash drive?

I know on some ROMs I have seen when you first plug the phone into the computer the phone will ask you if you want to connect via activesync or as a mass storage device.

Anyone know where I can find that?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] creed:
I use Softicks CardExport II, it does exactly that.

http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] WatermelonSlim:
Does it work okay on the cooked WM 6.1 ROMs?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] unus32:
CardExport II version 3.12 works without problems.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] kaiserII101:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=471521

read post number 7
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] creed:
Yeah just installed it on a hyperdragon IV Iolite ROM and it works fine.
[XPERIA X1 General] roMofsoToN:
I have an O2 branded X1, the weather in the two Sony Ericsson panels does not autoupdate, I have set my location in accuweather.com as required.

My SBG panel works just fine and the weather upgrades as required. Has anyone else noticed this?
[XPERIA X1 General] american_spirit:
I have too! It's always 17 degrees in Brighton - and it's not today, I can assure you.

Any idea why this is, anyone?

This is one of the little deciders beofre this handset goes back to o2 and I look at the Touch Pro.
[XPERIA X1 General] roMofsoToN:
Anyone else out there notice this, I know its an issue, I know of other people who have the same problem.

Does the weather auto-update in the Sony Ericsson panels?
[XPERIA X1 General] chris28j:
make sure u are set to auto update and not on manual update. There is such option, just look for it, its there for sure.
[XPERIA X1 General] jas0607:
I think the weather feed from Accuweather just does not work for certain places, which is strange and pretty poor since you can actually select them and get the relevant info on their site. For example, set your location as London and it will update fine, the icon will change etc, but for very few other places.

Anyone had a different xperiance?!
[XPERIA X1 General] etismyname:
yes, i have this problem too..I am starting to think the weather function do not get their weather details from the aacuweather.com

This is rreally annoying because when I switch the city to another city which cannot update the weather, it will simply leave the weather details of the Old city which sometimes is extrememly wrong.

I really hope either someone here or the sony ericsson will find a solution to this problem..or may be I will just move to use other panels instead :(
[XPERIA X1 General] kdspiv:
So how often do you have your ''web feeds update time'' set for in panel options? If you have it set to ''never'' then your weather never updates. And you have to set this up in every panel as each panel is a different interface shell.

It is up to your Xperia to go to accuweather and any RSS feed internet adresses to update all the info on your panel. Not up to the site to send to you.

One more hint. EVEN if you change the city in the panel settings, you have to go to accuweather and make sure you have added this location to ''your locations'' . This is so accuweather will add this cookie to your xperia. Thus allowing your Xperia to revisit the proper area on the site for your city settings. And if you don't have cookies enabled in your internet settings set to accept cookies..... then your weather can't update.

So far I have met 4 people face to face with the Xperia and all 4 had this same complaint. T the fixes were:

1. fellow had his phone to NEVER access data without his manually allowing it....weather couldn't see the site. I don't know where this setting is but after he enabled his phone data connection it worked great.

2. never set the ''web feeds update time'' to anything but ''never'' .....phone didn't know to update. He set the time to ''hour' and now his weather and CNN headline news RSS updates every hour.

3. Weather wouldn't update all day then magically start at 6:00pm every day. The girl didn't have a stong enough signal in her work building to establish data connection.

4. set area weather in accuweather site for only the city he lived in. when he would change cities, it would only show the weather for his home town no matter what city the panel.

If this doesn't help....sorry. You're outta luck.
[XPERIA X1 General] roMofsoToN:
I have read what you have all said, thanks for the feedback.

I think that some of you are right in your assumption that the weather does not update for all cities.

I live in Southampton UK, its about 60 miles south west of London. If I enter Southampton as my location in the panel, then the weather does not update, however if I enter London it does update.

I have both cities seleceted on the accuview weather site, it does not seem to make any difference as to which I select as the default city. The only critical point seems to be the city selected in the panel. I have my web feed on autoupdate every hour etc etc. My rss webs feeds update with no issues, my cookies are selected to on.

I just think that its a pretty bad show when my city's weather will not update in these two SE panels but works just fine in any other panels that have this function. The SPG panel is by far the most useful one in my humble opinion.

I would be greatful if one of you who has this working for your city can put in my default location, ie Southampton UK, and let me know if it works for you.

Thanks in advance.
[XPERIA X1 General] ricster2000:
I have exactly the same issue with Newcastle :( I now use the Pointui panel though so its not really a big deal, but it would've been nice if it actually worked...
[XPERIA X1 General] silent_killa:
I too am suffering a similar issue.

Live in brighton and updates do not work, however if I change to London it updates fine.
[XPERIA X1 General] kdspiv:
Here is a quick question.

Are most of the people who have "weather update problems" that can't be fixed in the UK?
[XPERIA X1 General] WhyBe:
It would make so much sense to have the option of updating weather based on GPS location. I want to know the weather WHERE I'M AT, not where I live. :mad:

Anytime I travel, I have to go into the settings to tell the X1 where I'm at. A phone with GPS shouldn't require such maintenance. Even if there is no GPS data available, weather based on cell tower id should work just fine.
[XPERIA X1 General] Webbmeister:
RSS workaround

I couldn't get where I live to work either.

I ended up doing a workaround to get the weather information I wanted by setting up an RSS web feed from accuweather for my city. Incidentally, I had to change the city name to all capitals for it to work - which might be why the built in SE panel one doesn't work!

There is actually an advantage to the RSS feed route too: click the feed and you get access to a 2 day forecast without the overhead and hassle of having to launch your internet browser and go to the accuweather site!
[XPERIA X1 General] augie7107:
I need help with this issue. I have my SE panel set to web feed updates time every hour. I can't seem to find a connection setting to allow data coonnection automatically. Yet when I hit the update button on the panel, both my cities update in a matter of twenty seconds. I have Boston and Salonika chosen so they are part of SE's canned list. They are both also listed on Accu weather's site as my locations. Is there a way to get the device to request an update on it's own or do I need the spb weather panel.