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[HD2 General] MandrakeMan:
Hi,

Just noticed this last night. I haven't taken the card out at all in months but it now comes up as not found and I can't load any programs installed on it.

It's a SanDisk 16Gb microSD card and has been fine ever since i got the phone back in November or December. If i take it out and put it back, it does show up for a minute and then drops off again, any ideas?

I can still play songs on it on the Windows Media once it's been taken out and put back in and videos still play etc, so the content of the card seems fine, and with over 12Gb of music and programs, I don't want to reformat it and am not convinced that is even the issue.

Anyone had a similar problem that knows the fix? I have a feeling this is the phone at fault. The only thing I have done differently with the phone of late is to use it as a WiFi router, which does work very well for those that haven't tried it. Just wondering if that has cooked the phone as it does get pretty warm, but that said, all Opera 9 and the other functions still all work ok.

All help appreciated.

Thanks
[HD2 General] E36:
I am having the same issue with my 8GB SanDisk microSD.
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
I would use a card reader and try to transfer all the files off and then reformat the card. My card has already corrupted and it is only 2 weeks old.
[HD2 General] Titicaca:
Hi guys

I got the same problem today...with my T-mobile HD2 used for 3 months.

This is the first time I met this problem and exactly the same with what you describled above. After insert, I got a minute to run program on SD but then it disappeared again. I tried soft reset several times but had the same problem.

P.S. I use a 8GB microSD, not the one in package......
[Desire Themes and Apps] Charles Collins:
Does anyone know of an application which shows you a yearly view as well as a daily, weekly and mothly view? The HTC HD2 has something like it from the picturs I can see on their homepage but not sure what the app is.
[Desire Themes and Apps] samsanchez88:
Yearly view on HD2 is part of HTC's Sense for windows mobile and i don't thing they developed such a thing for android. maybe someone can recomend a calendar app from market, there probabibly is one with a yearly view.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pibe81:
I tried Darktremors A2SD mod, which seems to work fine for me. It sounds strange to me that it was advertised only in the Hero forum. Does any of you know any side effects with it? Thanks

You can find the thread I'm talking about at "showthread.php?t=670087"

(I'm new so I couldn't just put an URL)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkirton:
Sometimes I do searches on Google for Darktremor A2SD, in case it is discussed in other forums. One such scan revealed this post.

It's advertised in the CDMA Hero forum because I actually own that device and it was initially designed with that device in mind. Since then, it has expanded to other phones and operating systems. I will eventually get it up and running on my host site (darktremor.info).

I do know it works on 1.5 Cupcake and 2.1 Eclair (nobody has tested this on 1.6 Donut or 2.0 Eclair). I had people tested it on the following phones:

Sprint Hero

Droid Eris

Sprint Evo

HTC G1

HTC Hero (GSM version)

HTC Desire (mixed results)

HTC Legend (mixed results)

HTC MyTouch 3G

T-Mobile Pulse (which isn't an HTC phone...first one that works outside the HTC family)

Apparently, you are the first to test it on a Nexus One (nobody has reported to me any success or failures on it)...and you're the first to test on Froyo (Everyone I know is testing on Eclair).

As for side effects...with version 2.7, the zipalign may have some small side effects with programs, I see where programs stop working every so often...2.7 Update 2 turns off ZipAlign at boot (2.7 Update 1 had a flag file set to keep it from starting on boot...2.7 Update 2 requires a flag file to make it start on boot).

Dalvik-cache on the SD card could prove slow if you have a Class 2 SD card. Class 4 is minimum...Class 6 is recommended.

Other than that, you shouldn't have any other side effects.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Possible Layout Examples :)

A few examples of different layouts that can be created with the only use of MsM ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
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[Windows Mobile Themes] schremer:
Dear Vostradamus!

Thanks a lot for your work:) Greatly enjoying your widgets! Well done:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks, and you're welcome! ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] dansia47:
Vostradamus Spb Mobile Shell Manager 5

Really a great idea to start a new thread.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol yep, the other one was starting to get a lil too big :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] ChrisGarner:
Thanks for this new version! And also for these clear FAQ!

EDIT: i'm testing right now shell manager and i want to tell you: great great job!

One more question: Installing several widgets can increase usage of memory? (i mean ram memory...)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
You're welcome on my behalf (FAQ):)

The more widgets you ACTIVATE, the more Device Memory is used. When you actually put them on the screen, then RAM is used.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ChrisGarner:
Ok thanks for the info! And for the FAQ, again! ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] sulster:
This will be my first attempt spruce up Mobile Shell. Thank you for your work Vostradamus (scritches to your cat) and for your instructions Jotha. Assuming all goes according to plan, I will happily donate. Thanks!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Good luck and have fun ;)

Should you need any further info, don't hesitate to ask :)

("meowww" from my cat) lol :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] sulster:
I do have a quick, newbie, question (sorry, very sorry) but should I "minimize" SPB Mobile Shell before I install your app? You know, unactivate widgets on that, etc? Seems like if it is running under MSM *and* it has widgets/photos/etc going, might take more memory...
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
nope, it should not be needed :) you can install it right away even with mobile shell up and running ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] sulster:
Okay, when I go to Import the Widget library, it tells me corrupted or not recognized. I downloaded from both sites and installed the Base Widget file. Am I totally missing something? I started to read the thread on the previous release, but that was SO long!

I have the .wzg files installed into a /Vostradamus folder on my Storage Card. It recognizes the files, but won't import them.

Thanks!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
uhm... maybe something went wrong during download... try redownloading the wzg file.
[Windows Mobile Themes] powercat1:
Fantastic!

Vostradamus,

I have been away for a few days and only now checked your original thread and found this one. What can I say? As usual, this is all fantastic. A new thread was a terrific idea and some of the new functionality is incredible.

I love the combined/multi-functional widgets. It's a terrific idea and the ones you've done live up to your already very high standards.

Jotha - Thank you so much for all of your work in documenting all of this. I have a working document that I was hoping to get to Vostradamus to post. Your incredible work has made my document obsolete before I even sent it. The added touch of being able to see the widgets in Picasa is also an incredible time saver.

You two are very talented and two of the nicest people I have ever met in a forum. Thank you so much for all you do for the rest of us who don't have the same skill set as you do. I, for one, sincerely appreciate both of you!

Cheers,

Mike (powercat1)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
Glad to be of help and sorry that I nuked your doc :p. You are very welcome.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks :) And welcome back :p

Need to thank Jotha too about them: multifunctional analog and multifunctional digital solid and transparent are a "co-production" jotha+vostradamus lol :p

Thanks heaps :o
[Windows Mobile Themes] gauravbaadshah:
great looking forward to it
[Windows Mobile Themes] ladymoney20:
u r a genius yes exactly what I did wront. Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
glad it's all ok now! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] t-mizzle:
How do I change the lock screen background? Also, is there a custom lock screen that's compatible with mobile shell?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Lock screen has little to do with mobile shell, it's either part of the OS (standard windows mobile lockscreen) or another app... the "lock device" function of mobile shell does nothing more than launching it, but it's not part of the shell itself.

I'd suggest to use S2U2 (http://s2u2.ac-s2.com/), which is made by A_C, a VERY talented user of this forum :)

It's freeware (but of course you could send him a donation, he really deserves it) and works great ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] t-mizzle:
Thank you. I kind of thought so myself but wanted to check if there are known conflicts.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
As often happens with a lot of softwares, only way to know is trying it on your device with your current configuration :)

I've been using S2U2 since forever and I've never had any problems, plus A_C updates it very often, always adding interesting stuff, fixing small issues and so on... give it a try, I'm positive you won't regret it ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mad_a_22:
Vostradamus i have a request. i hope its nice.:D

how about making a weather in a same place with different weather. example: just see the picture attach. the trick is, we have the same pic but the weather in that pic changes. if its sunny then theirs sun if its thunderstorm then you can see in the sky a lightning and clouds...is it cool?:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
That's more or less what I tried to do with the "window" weather widget :)

The idea is sure nice, only thing is that finding 31 pictures of the same exact place but with all the 31 different conditions is far from being easy lol :p

Other option would be editing the photo to "add" the weather conditions, but it would sure require quite advanced photoshopping skills... I'm afraid I'm not that "professional" :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] gauravbaadshah:
Broken

Hi

Is it just me or is the MsM really broken with the recent update?

It no longer successfully activates any widget. The skin is indeed shown in MS but selecting it has no effect. I have tried with Battery-Neon & LED Large. To be on the safe side I used an original emulator image and installed a fresh copy of both MsM and MS. Kindly check.:confused:

Thanks in advance.

GK
[Windows Mobile Themes] gauravbaadshah:
open start menu

Hi

I remember somebody asking for a method to open start menu from MS. You can place a link to the following application: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=580277

It even works in WM6.5.3 as well. What it does is to emulate the win key.

I also don't like MS' program launcher. The scrolling is not good and icons are not cached as opposed to WM6.5's start menu.

PS: You can also use AE button Plus and map any button to open start menu.

GK
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I'm afraid it could be something with your device... it's working fine on both my device and 4 different configurations on the emulators... I'll try to run some other tests just to be sure, but I think I would have had other people reporting something like this after several hundreds downloads :p Will get back to you if I'll discover something ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks for the tips :) Hope the interested users will read your post, I don't remember who asked about it :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] gauravbaadshah:
Hi

Here is what I'm doing:

Take a fresh emulator image > install MS 3.5.4 > install MsM > import all libraries > activate LED large > activate LED medium > activate neon > exit (MS is resarted automatically) > tap & hold on battery > change skin > tap on neon > skin is not changed although the 3 widgets name appears.

This has started to happen only recently. I think after v5.01b

Can you please take a deeper look.

Thanks in advance.

GK
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I'll take a look at those specific widgets, but I'm using the led one one my phone and the activation script has not been changed since earlier version 4.something, so it's kinda weird....

Are you sure you didn't import the wrong library by mistake? I mean vga libraries on qvga device or the other way around? 'cause the behaviour you're describing is exactly what would happen if trying to use the wrong library version :p

EDIT:

Just made a fresh try.... hard resetted the emulator image, installed MS version 3.5.4, downloaded and installed latest MsM, downloaded and imported widgets library (downloaded them to be sure to use the online ones, just to double check if they could have been corrupted during upload).

Activated the same 3 battery widgets you mentioned, and exited MsM.

Mobile shell has been restarted, and the battery widgets are working fine.... don't have a clue on what could be the problem on your phone or emulator unless it's the library version as I suggested above :confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] gauravbaadshah:
Hi

Thank you very much for taking so much trouble for me. I am using QVGA library and my device is also QVGA. in the meanwhile I am also doing some experiments. I will soon get back.

Thanks

GK

Edit:

I did the same procedure exactly four time in a row and the first two times were unsuccessful but the third one worked okay. Then I did it again to check and it worked again. I changed nothing during all the simulations. This is driving me crazy. I will investigate more.

1. After installing MsM, I select import from folder and select the folder containing all the libraries incl the base one. So when MsM imports it first imports some other libraries and then imports the base one in the middle. Should it make any difference which libraries are imported first?

2. After importing the libraries I do not exit MsM (and therefore also MS is not restarted), I straightaway activate the widgets and then exit MsM and thus also MS. Should this make any difference?

Thanks

GK
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You're welcome ;) Must admit that this weird behaviour got me curious :p

The importing order doesn't matter as long as the libraries are imported without errors.

Activating widgets without exiting MsM is perfectly fine, I always do that too :)

So the library version is the right one, that's fine... so we know it's not a matter of wrong library version.

The only other thing that I can think of is that something is going wrong while the import library script injects the xml inside qa_layouts.... can't start to imagine why though.

One thing you could try is: if after importing the libraries it still act weird, try with the libraries -> restore xml function and see if it helps.....
[Windows Mobile Themes] gauravbaadshah:
Hi

The restore xml function says "Missing backup xml file".

Anyways I found a workaround (sort of). I did everything the same as I told before. Then when it didn't work, I opened MsM again and deactivated those 3 widgets and restarted it & MS also. Then activated Neon digital clock and then restarted both. It worked. Then activated those 3 widgets and they also worked. No idea what could be the problem. Have been using MsM for a long time.

Thanks

Gk
[Windows Mobile Themes] PDAras:
Ok I finally started from scratch. Installed SPB then then MSM, activated a few widgets and everything seems fine now. Although I notice my memory is only about 20% free where usually its about 30-40%. The problem is I forgot to check the memory status before installing SKtools and dont know if it could do something with that.

Anyway, can you explain a little on the impact of the widgets on memory(ram not storage). When does the actually memory usage increase, when I activate a widget or when I actually use it? For example if I have like 20 widgets active but only use 1. i didnt really think the widgets should be using any more memory then normal because, isnt it just replacing the default image widget with a new one?

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Urgh... weirder and weirder lol :confused:

let's at least try to "fix" the "missing backup xml file" thing...

Go inside MsM folder and check if there's a subfolder named "CurrentXML"

Also check if there are 2 files named "widgetsziogian.xml" and "widgetsziogian.ini".

If the 2 files are there but the folder does not exist, then create the folder and move the 2 files inside it.

This should have been done automatically part by the installation and part by the import library script, but I've seen it not happen a couple times without any apparent reason, that could have happened to you too and would explain the "missing backup xml file" message.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
ram is used according to how many widgets you have at the same time on your panels, regardless of how many you activated in MsM....

Activating a lot of widget has per-se impact

only

on device storage memory 'cause the needed dat files for activated widgets are copied inside mobile shell folder.
[Windows Mobile Themes] wmillea:
I having fun whit MSM 5. Sent a donation. Keep up the great work.

Bill
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks heaps :) And stay tuned for future releases ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] gauravbaadshah:
Okay the missing xml error is resolved now. However I am not sure what that option did.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Restore xml just re-inject the most recent xml defintion file in qa_layouts, useful in case some other mod replaces it or if something just goes wrong when first injecting it :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Anemawk:
I was also having the same problems with widgets not activating. Using Htc Hd2 and VGA widgets library. The widgets name showed up on the list but it was not activating it. Once I created the "CurrentXML" and moved the spesific files in the folder and "restoring XML" the problem was solved.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mad_a_22:
wow 31 different conditions? i hope somebody who knows how to photoshop editing will offer his skill for this.:)

how about a temporary solution...just a drawing. a sticker mountain with land with a sticker weather set. :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks for feedback, I'll try investigating deeper on why this sometimes happen :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
that's more or less what I did with the "window" widget (not with stickers graphics though)... did you take a look at it? ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mad_a_22:
i'll give it a try thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released version 5.02 + advanced menubars library :)

ChangeLog, detailed info and download links in the first post ;)

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] goninph:
Hello,

Bravo great job.

Could you create:

ADV0 - Original Button?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Making a customizable menubar using the "original" graphics, including original icons would require not only creating the menubar but also modifying the scripts currently handling advanced menubars.

It can be done, but it's not an immediate thing, I'll work on it a bit later on :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
That contradicts the idea that was behind the advanced menubars, i.e. letting the user decide which button triggers which reaction. This approach calls for neutral icons, because it would not make sense to start the launcher with an icon for the task-manager. As the icons are fixed in location at the advanced bars atm, using dedicated icons like the original ones makes no sense IMHO.

It would require to make the location of the single icons changeable, which would quadruple the programming work, because the graphics would have to be composed at customizing time and cannot be premade.
[Windows Mobile Themes] goninph:
I would just like to create it. What I could do with ShellExtension (ver 1.4.3).

I reinstalled SPB MS354, so that MSM works correctly.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4664016&postcount=285
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Yep, I got what you mean and I also thought about shell extension :)

Recreating the same thing as shell extension will require modifying the script to include standard mobile shell icons, which are now not used by the advanced menubar: that's why it's not as immediate as just creating another iconless menubar.

I had already in mind something like that, I'm just thinking of doing it a bit later on 'cause first I'd like to see how much the whole "customizable menubar" concept will be used ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] goninph:
Damn, I tested your application too early.

Do you have any other Set Advanced Menubar, because I found these two:

ADV 1 - Sinple

Adv2 - Star Wars

There's does it do?
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
Thats all (for now). They were only released today, so be a bit patient :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] goninph:
Ok, great.

Here is my Home Lyfestyle pending.

Attention Task Manager button does not work:

- Blue - Launcher - Works well

- Green - Task Manager - Does not work

- Yellow - Edit Profile - Works well

Thank you tomorrow
[Windows Mobile Themes] kenziesgrandma:
I love the new menubars Vostradamus, but I was hoping for a Hub link to a People 2 page? Sometime soon maybe?

Thanks

Kathy
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
To enable the task manager you need to run at least once the "Create Shortcuts -> MS Panels" function and restart the shell.

This is needed 'cause task manager as a panel is not enabled by default in mobile shell ;)

Simple and Star Wars are currently the only two available advanced menubars (they've been released just today)... if users will result interested enough of course more will be added :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I have it in my to-do list :) As soon as I'll release a new widgets library it will be included ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Margez:
Hi, Mr. Vostradamus! ;-)

I`m back again using SPB Mobile Shell and your fantastic widgets (tried out WAD2).

Your idea to create that kind of menubars is awesome. Great job!

I got a question:

Isn`t it possible to link programms in your new menubar?

Like "red"=Lockscreen?

I think it`s not possible, but I wanted to ask you (and Jotha).

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mad_a_22:
i have not seen the xml definition. where can i find it? i have not updated it sense i install msm 5.:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I'm afraid it's not possible... menubar can't link to "external" apps, only "internal" mobile shell stuff :(
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You won't need it anymore :)

One of the new "features" of MsM 5 is the automatic xml update... when a library needs an updated xml it will be automatically updated during library import ;)

In case it should somehow become corrupted (like in after trying out some other mods for example), the "restore xml" function will re-update it with the latest installed version.

All of the above without the need to download the xml file by itself... so no more forgetting about it lol :p