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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] afaseth:
Hey everyone. I have had my Tytn2 for about 6 months now and am generally displeased with the speed of its operation. As it is my first Windows Mobile phone(v6.1) I hoped that it could supersede my older non smartphones but i am now currently doubting my investment. The idea of system optimisation and sub standard/non existant drivers has recentely come to my attention by surfing the internet trying to find the reasoning behind its sluggish operation. As i am not up to date with many technical terms used on this website and the reasonings behind the slowness of it i am making my post fairly general. I have reaslised though that there are things out there that can boost its speed and operation and make it an overall better phone.

If anyone has some favourite, worthwhile or must have tweaks i can do to my phone it would be much appreciated if you could fill me in, send me a link or generally point me in the right direction.

Cheers for your help in advance and thanks to the people out there who are working on these such things
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] k-semler:
Put a ROM on it that isn't loaded down with ATT bloatware, and HTC's slowness. You'll need to install a HardSPL on your device, SuperCID unlock your device, flash a radio, and choose a ROM to install on your device.

Flashing Your First ROM

Kaiser SIM/CID Unlocking Thread

HardSPL Thread

The Ultimate Radio Thread

Kaiser ROM Development Forum
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] afaseth:
thankyou for your post. Excuse my ignnorance but what does a ROM actually do to the phone? I have no issues with doing so, i just really dont undertand what it does/the reasoning behind it. And also a radio? i have searched threads but there is so much about installing them etc but not many explinations on their workings. cheers k-semler
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] afaseth:
ok.. i have been looking around some more and found some more answers to my questions...so it basically boosts the performance? so once this is done what can i load onto my phone to make this all worthwhile?And also once this is done does is load as per normal, just faster? Or does the phone have a whole new layout etc. that the creator made?

cheers
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] k-semler:
The ROM is equivilant to the OS on a desktop computer, the radio allows communication via cellular, wi-fi, and GPS communications. The HardSPL is equivilant to the MBR on a desktop computer, and the Super CID is equivilant to the BIOS on a computer. (A locked CID will only allow you to install signed ROM's from either your telephone service provider, or HTC, while after a SuperCID unlock, you will be able to flash any ROM you so desire.)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] k-semler:
The easiest way to describe it is if you went and bought a name brand computer, when you initially set up the OS, (or use the recovery discs that came with the computer), it will install the OS along with a ton of bloatware, half-functional trial ware, and other unwanted software. However, if you were to boot off of a Windows retail disc, you would have the same operating system, but without all the unnecessary software that the retailer included as an added "bonus". So yes, the computer will operate faster due to not being loaded down by unnessecary software.

Yes, once a new ROM is flashed to your phone, and it was a successful flash, it will boot up as normal, and go through the customization process. After the customization process, it will soft-reset the device, and your phone will boot as normal. It will be as fresh as it would be had it come out of the box that way. Yes, this means that you will lose your contacts list, emails, and everything else you have stored on the phone's main memory. (just like you would lose everything on your HDD if you wiped out your OS and installed it again).

To back up your contacts, simply copy the file PIM.VOL from the root of your device to a microSD card, or your desktop. After you have flashed the phone, rename the new PIM.VOL on the root of the device to PIM.OLD, and copy over your archived PIM.VOL to your phone. Soft reset your device, and boot it up like normal. After the phone restarts, verify you have your contacts list restored, and then delete the file PIM.OLD from your device. The same goes for any other data you may wish to preserve. Copy it off to an SD card, or your desktop computer. After you have flashed your phone, simply copy back all data you have archived. You will obviously need to re-install any applications you wish to have on your phone.

With a customized ROM, you can get anything from a bare-minimum install, (just the OS and nothing more), to a completely new layout with TouchFlo3D, Manala 2D, HTC Home, etc. Look at the ROM development forum, decide what you want your phone to do, and go with it. There are also betas for Windows Mobile 6.5 if you wish to try it, as well as ROM's with PIE 8.5, Opera, and virtually any combination you could possibly want to customize the layout of your phone. The phone will be as a completely different device if that is what you so desire. As far as customisation programs, look into Advanced Configurator 3.3 or Kaiser Tweak. You can also install a registry editor and do the edits manually if you so desire.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] afaseth:
thanks for that, that simplifies it somewhat. Should i be attempting to do this to my phone in fear of a major screwup if i lack in depth undertanding of what i am actually doing? i can download the files and follow steps and probably get it right but if something goes wrong i will have not a clue of how to fix it or what i did wrong. Thats my only fear.... what your thoughts?

also can you recommend any decent ROMs for a first timer/do you know anyone i can ask?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] HTCOmega:
RE: Fears

Yeah, first time flashing is pretty scary. Believe me, I know all too well how nerve wracking flashing ROMs can be the first couple of times. Just make sure you follow the directions to a "T" and you should be fine. =]

But, if by some freak accident or some screw-up on your part...there ARE a few fixes depending on what broke. There are various threads in the ROM area on this particular thing.

With that being said, just follow the flashing instructions, make sure you backup your PIM, and then pick yourself a good ROM! =]

For first-timers I'd go with either a standard 6.0-6.1 ROM or something by Dutty or L26. It's been so long and so many flashes since my first that I've honestly forgotten which one I started w/ but Dutty & L26 both make wonderful ROMs and I've had various builds by both.

Best of luck!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] afaseth:
i am with 3 mobile: does this influence which ROM i chose. Or is this dealt with during the unlocking phase?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] k-semler:
That is dealt with during the unlocking step. After you unlock your device, it will not matter who your carrier is. You could insert a SIM from Hong Kong if you wanted to.
[G1 Android Development] eladkatz:
Hi all, I'm sorry if this has already been asked, i looked for it using Google and the search forum option and while i found this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=396782&page=145, (using this: http://www.google.com/cse?cx=000825...ource&sa=Search&cof=FORID:0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8) it didnt really help me because it's not exactly what i'm looking for

I want to be able to change some bits of code on the os and see how that affects the device (for example, i'd like to change the order of options in the menus and stuff like that) just to get to know the development environment better.

however, I'm using Microsoft windows (vista x64) and cannot build it on this env (according to: http://source.android.com/download --> "To build the Android source files, you will need to use Linux or Mac OS. Building under Windows is not currently supported.").

therefore i was wondering, did anybody make a vmware image that is ready to use that contains the environment and the sources that will only need a source update and can be built immediately after for noobs like me?

I'm sure I'm not the only one running a windows machine and so i guess somebody has already made one for himself, I'm asking if you could maybe share it somehow...

Thanks

E.

Clarification: I'm not talking about the SDK building but rather the actual OS source code so that i can re-build and put on my phone

note: tried this: http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/12/building-android-source-and-deploying.html, didn't work, but it gives an idea of what I'm looking for...
[G1 Android Development] marioiscoool:
did u try running a virtualbox with linux? or maybe a macOS off a usb?
[G1 Android Development] faaque2:
vista x64

for windows, have you tried cygwin?
[G1 Android Development] ido:
I've installed it just fine in ubuntu in vmware.

I'd about 8 gb. quite hard to make an image out of it.
[General Questions and Answers] littlezhu00:
Hi everyone

I have a PPC eten X650 (CPU-S3C2442 500MHZ / RAM-64M/ ROM-256M),and it is dead by me update ROM,and any way can not weak it up,actually,the BOOTloader is wrong now…

So I have to use JTAG cpu nand flash to repair my PPC eten X650,but now,I do not know the JTAG point on X650 main board! And I have try the JTAG pin like eten X500,but it is wrong…

Could you tell me how can I find the JTAG PIN on eten x650 main board?or you know? is my last hope..sos....

My PPC eten-X650 main boad photo as the attach file…

ths & brs..::confused:
[General Questions and Answers] littlezhu00:
sos

help.......
[General Questions and Answers] nir36:
Just reminding you we will deal with HTC devices.

you might not get an answer at all.

sorry
[General Questions and Answers] boosterwap:
I've the same problem I'am looking for JTAG pin identification
[General Questions and Answers] hmotawea:
I know it is very rood of me :o :o, but please I read in your message that you tried the jtag of x500 on your x650, could you tell me what is the jtag pins of the eten x500 so may be I can redirect you in a way?????????
[XPERIA X1 General] plAythiNG:
hey guys, on my x1a....i try to play a movie, and it plays, but is very slow...... why is this, is there a fix for this at all?
[XPERIA X1 General] buzz83:
Either have a look at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=467590

OR

get coreplayer and change the settings (Menu/Tools/Preferences - Go to Video page and change video quality to high, Audio Page - Add some preamp if not loud enough etc...)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] sneaky55121:
Anyone know about some software to the Kaiser to find and connect to wifi networks?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Ka1N:
Find and connect?

Are you talking about the build-in wifi or scanning and hacking?

If its scanning doing a searfor for "wififofum" in google might help you find other tools.

If its for hacking... this isn't the place and you won't get help on that.

And to be honest, I've never been able to. I use backtrack on my pc laptop instead.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] Dancingwaters:
Does anyone know of a free windows mobile application that runs in the background and you can set it to change the background picture from one of your folders to a set interval of time like say every 6 hours or so..

Edit.. I have seen it mentined in the forums but I have searched background changer and have not come up with any posts on where to get it..
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] sparhawk6:
Here you go.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] Dancingwaters:
A great big thank you....
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] sin(x:
Problem I've found with that software is that it doesn't work too well in VGA (ie Touch Pro) and incorrectly scales the images, so they appear 'zoomed' in.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] whydontyouchoose:
i think there is a splash background changer floating around, you can set different images to come up at intervals let me try to find it
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] whydontyouchoose:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=383838

heres the link to the splash changer hope this works
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] sparhawk6:
I've never had a problem with it. I imagine that it doesn't modify any of the images, it just loads what you have in the directory, as if you were loading them on your own.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] sin(x:
Doesn't work that way for me. :C If I set the picture manually using TF3D then the full image is shown yet Diamond BackgroundChanger will not show the full picture. Probably, as you say, to do with the fact it isn't fitting the image.
[Shift General] Scrtcwlvl:
So I finally got my Shift :) I love the little bugger, fantastic machine. However, the previous owner seems to have tossed the case overboard into a deep ravine. Not having a protective case is hampering its mobility for me, as this is not a device I would leave out unprotected.

What I am looking for is the OEM x9500 Shift case or some similar product. I cannot seem to find anyone selling this slip case that comes packaged with the Shift nor can I find something reasonably similar. What I can find are a few designer leather slip cases priced $50-100, which aren't exactly what I am looking for anyway.

I am looking for a simple slip case with a flap, I don't care if it is leather or not as long as it isn't sandpaper and it can be either magnetic or not. Looking for either someone selling theirs or who knows of a similar case for sale.

New, used, or torn up. It doesn't matter, it is a case.

Post here or PM me.

I did flip through the case thread and didn't find too much that interested me. The only one that I was even moderately interested in was http://4ustuff.com/info.php?itno=2661 However, I'd like to see if anyone has an OEM case for sale or something similar before I track down someone selling that one.
[Shift General] matmaneyre:
This is the best one I could find...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Capdase-Clip-Flip-Leather-Case-Sleeve-for-HTC-Shift_W0QQitemZ200312428943QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Computers_PDA_Accessories?hash=item200312428943&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

It's very similar to the "Proporta" one I have which does the job perfectly well.

Downside is it's from Hong Kong.

EDIT>> In fact, just looking at Proporta's website and here it is

http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=4026&t_mode=des
[Shift General] Scrtcwlvl:
Thanks for the find. That seemed to be the only other one I could find as well. I was wondering if the clips seem to damage / scratch the unit at all? Or get in the way while typing?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abubakar:
I just tried out video call on my X1 today. I was surprised to find my video call image of myself is tilted sideways, 90 degrees counter clockwise. I had to tilt my phone that direction so the person on the other end of the line can have a view a straight video of me, but now, I'm viewing a tilted video of her.

My initial guess is that the front camera is installed at a wrong angle. I don't suppose this has anything to do with the ROM? Im using touch-it 2.2

Anyone can offer any words of wisdom? Thanks
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcbyte_it:
I have this issue with my X1i running Touch-It WWE 3.5 RC1, check this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=3311426#post3311426

there is an answer a couple of posts below, but i didn't try it yet
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abubakar:
Thanks! I'll give it a try right away!
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buncit8:
it does'nt work for me.. :(
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] hmmhmm1222:
Hello everyone, after spending looooooooong time sesarching only to find several people have the same issue as me, i am looking for an application that makes one of my fav apps run in vga? i am installing it and the buttons and layout is all messed up, currently using energy rom, had same problem on elite rom, and on lantisos rom, only ones that worked was stock rom and romeos 1.40

here is an example:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3168707&postcount=924

Is there a way to fix this? or do i need to flash another rom ? id hate to go back when spo much new superb roms come out.

A great thank you to all, and especially to those who can help me.
[General Questions and Answers] xiaomingming:
Hi,

I have a i780 with both qwerty keyboard and touchscreen. For pure English input, is there any good input method for qwerty keyboard?

Thanks a lot!
[General Questions and Answers] xiaomingming:
Can anyone please help? Isn't there an input method with some prediction or auto correction for real qwerty keyboard on this planet?:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] davey1980:
hmm im looking for something like that too. where u can put letters where u want them.. change the qwerty layout.. at mo i have to kepp changing from text to numbers to shorten words like before - B4 be cool if theres a programme that can let u replace them HINT HINT???
[General Questions and Answers] Bulldog:
My own favorites are: Tengo Keyboard or TongoThumb ; Touchpal ; Ezinput (free available here in this forum) try them out and decide for the best for you
[General Questions and Answers] nir36:
you can also try Resco keyboard or SPB Keyboard
[General Questions and Answers] xiaomingming:
Hi Bulldog and nir36,

Thanks for your input.

But my question is for real qwerty keyboard input. All your suggested are virtual (soft) input method. They do not predict or auto correction key inputs.

Let me know if I am wrong.
[General Questions and Answers] Bulldog:
Sorry but I am not sure what you mean now with "Real Querty keyboard input" Anyhow Yes all the kepboards name that we have mentioned are soft inputs and yes all of them have a prediction or suggestion of words. You can have also other languages. However most of them give you option to switch on or off those T9 kind options. The Best google for those Keybords and visit their web pages to get more info.
[General Questions and Answers] nir36:
if you're looking for something to predict words using your HW keyboard you can use the original Diamond XT9 or Opal XT9 keyboards.. you can find them in the Development and Hacking section..
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] littlej:
Hy, is it posible to remove the START buton or all the bar there ?
[XPERIA X1 General] mtaher:
hey everyone , i am having a problem my first recharge session for the xperia when the batter was fully drained was about 9 hours? is this normal ? for the first couple of times , i am recharging my phone through the usb cable from my computer directly ?

Please Advise
[XPERIA X1 General] THESpideyWVU:
I've never charged mine through my computer, only synced. I will say it took very long to charge at first. I'd recommend using the wall charger and charging every night instead of letting it drain all the way.
[XPERIA X1 General] chevion:
Wall charger is the best choice, unless u have got a battery charger & patience to take off & put on the battery cover every time.

I doubt whether it is necessary to charge x1 every night?
[XPERIA X1 General] Shadowdh:
I also find that using a wall charger gives a much quicker charge time and to my eyes a longer lasting charge... I only charge when it gets down to 20-40% so it could last as long as 4 days... (usually 2)
[XPERIA X1 General] achmed20:
wallcharger takes about 2 hours till its full.

USB however takes far longer. not sure why but i guess the ma/h used for USB is probably far lower then a wallcharger
[XPERIA X1 General] mcbyte_it:
Yes, USB charging is slower than normal charging as the USB port can provide max 500 mAh, my old K800i on usb charging can arrive max 92% even after 6 hours connected, while on wall charging it is full in less than 2 hours.

And regarding this question, i have another question:

Will usb charging work with any usb wall charger? i leave the wall charger at home, and at work i use USB charging, but a co-worker has a motorola phone with a wall USB charging charger, can i use it safely on my Xperia?
[XPERIA X1 General] Fr@:
Yes, if you check that Motorola output parameters are the same of our SE wall charger.
[XPERIA X1 General] mtaher:
Thanks

Guys i did charge it from the wall charger and it took less then an hour to charge the remaining 50% which is great guessing so its going to take around 2 hours to full charge it from zero , , thanks for the help
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
I've got a split cable (two usb ports into one) that came with a portable USB HDD. It works faster when charging off USB.

also if you want faster charge time then make sure the X1 is switched off completely.
[XPERIA X1 General] mtaher:
recharging ... Saving the battery

what i understand the the slower you charge the battery the longer the battery life ;it could stay with you for more then a year with good battery life

on the other hand quick charging the battery will decrease the overall age of battery you are going to change it with in a year or two

i am not sure of this info for cellphone batteries but 100% sure regarding the laptop lithium batteries

please correct me if i am wrong
[XPERIA X1 General] Fr@:
As far as I know, the asnwer is yes for the first part. The slower the charging time, the longer the battery will last (theorically).

But, the time horizon is not 1-2 years. It is actually longer than that, 2-3 years for cellphones and 4-5 for laptop (own an HP from June 2005, still getting 3h of battery life out of it!).

There are lots of conditions that affect the life of a battery, check out at http://www.batteryuniversity.com/ for more info (that's a real useful site, up to me!)
[XPERIA X1 General] Fr@:
Hmmm... great idea man... but I am wondering if it could affect the battery. Which is the total mah supplied?! is it less than the wall charger one? that info could definitively chamge my mind about the split cable :-)
[XPERIA X1 General] leobox1:
1) USB charge is way slower

2) Wall is about 2 -3 hrs

3) GSM plus average usage, 1.5 days of use

4) 3G plus average usage 1 days

what my laptop battery care program does to prolong live is that it maintains a max 80% charge. perhaps this is same for all battery?
[XPERIA X1 General] mtaher:
Fr@ thanks for the update , tell me what your going to do .. fast charge or slow charge?
[XPERIA X1 General] maedox:
Please consider using punctuation, as your text is completely unreadable.
[XPERIA X1 General] Fr@:
Sincerely, it doesn't matter for me. 4 year is way too long and I never had a phone for that period, so I really do not care about it. The only thing I pay attention is to always fully charge and discharge the battery, every time.

Consider that the first bound to a battery life is its recharge cycles. Probably 90% of batteries dies/loose power because of too many charge/discharge cycles, the 10% left for other reasons (fast charge, totally drained power, heat, etc.)
[XPERIA X1 General] viperhead:
Yes, I use my old Motorola V3i charger to charge the Xperia, no problems.
[XPERIA X1 General] MrLeche:
the website doesn't say much about Lithium-Polymer batteries as opposed to Lithium-Ion which is all over the site. Li-Poly is what Xperia is using. I think you shouldn't overheat the battery when charging because heat will drasticaly degrade the battery life.