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First Post / KeyLock

Hey everybody! This is my first post on the xda-developers forums and I thought I'd make it a useful one. I attached the first WinMo6 application I made for my Tilt. It's a program which locks your keypad with the standard PIN prompt and quits. It's use? Lock your phone and set it to standby with two keys and no stylus.
Reason I wrote it? The second day I got the Tilt I found that the concept of being unable to lock the phone without the stylus confused and infuriated me.
Here's how you use it:
1. Download the .Zip file to your computer.
2. Extract the contents and copy the contained .Exe to your phone
3. Use jgermuga's PTT remap instructions found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1577293&postcount=12
4. For the \HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\40C7 key set the (Default) value to "\Path\To\KeyLock.exe" (Obviously replace \Path\To\ with the appropriate path, mine was "\Temp\")
5. Also add a string called ResetCmd with the same value.
I used "MobileRegistryEditor" to edit the registry on my Tilt. Also included in the .Zip is the source code in case you want to compile from source, audit the code, or just don't trust me. Compile it yourself if you wish.
With the above steps you can have a simple method to lock and standby your phone: Hold down the PTT talk button for just about 1 second then quickly tap your power button. As soon as the application begins launching your phone is already being locked so you do not have to wait for it to display anything other than the spinning "please wait" wheel. Power it off right away.
This has made my life significantly easier, and I hope it helps yours!
Enjoy
-Anthony

Hmmm, doesn't seem to be working to well for me.
I orginally had setup up the 40C7 to open my "File Manager" (which worked fine)
SO I reset the value to "\Program Files\KeyLock.exe" where I had placed the file.
I ran the program.. it asked me if it was ok to run I told it yes... Scratched my head for a minute wondering what happened.. Went back to the post realized I missed step 5 "5. Also add a string called ResetCmd with the same value."
So I created a new string ResetCmd with the Value "\Program Files\KeyLock.exe" restarted the phone.. when I press the button now the loading thing comes up and the screen seems like it either flashes or flickers.. and nothing happens..
Than tried reseting the phone by pressing the little button at the bottom, after it booted up still no luck.
Let me know your thoughts... ( I used mobile registry editor as well )
What language is this programmed in, I'll just get the software from my work and see if I can play with it a bit...
OH and FYI running AT&T's Stock loaded Windows Mobile 6 Professional.

or you can download devicelock1.2, and map it to one of your hardware buttons. pretty much uses the built in device lock, but it makes it available so you can map it to a button, thus no need to use stylus to lock.
no need to unzip, just drag the file into your phone and install.

NguyenHuu said:
or you can download devicelock1.2, and map it to one of your hardware buttons.
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Where would I get this?

^ i updated my post, its attached now.

Ty, I ended up searching the forums for it and found it. I'll give it shot and post back in a few.

Thanks Device Lock 1.2 Works Like a Champ. TYVM for your help sir.

Hmm whats the deal with the beeping noise right before it initates the locking?
(I take it back, I like the beeping noise..)
Whats the deal with if you have it on EASY unlock. and Black Screen
When you hold down PPT to have it lock... then after it the screen goes black you press ppt again... Your easy lock is than disabled?
(I should probably post this in the Device Lock 1.2 orignal thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305402&highlight=device+lock)

I'm honestly unsure why it would not lock your device although I did set up a numeric PIN for my device which it prompts me to enter. Try running the .exe from the Program Files directory if you're still interested. If it doesn't lock your phone then I'm unsure why.
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Hmmm, doesn't seem to be working to well for me.
I orginally had setup up the 40C7 to open my "File Manager" (which worked fine)
SO I reset the value to "\Program Files\KeyLock.exe" where I had placed the file.
I ran the program.. it asked me if it was ok to run I told it yes... Scratched my head for a minute wondering what happened.. Went back to the post realized I missed step 5 "5. Also add a string called ResetCmd with the same value."
So I created a new string ResetCmd with the Value "\Program Files\KeyLock.exe" restarted the phone.. when I press the button now the loading thing comes up and the screen seems like it either flashes or flickers.. and nothing happens..
Than tried reseting the phone by pressing the little button at the bottom, after it booted up still no luck.
Let me know your thoughts... ( I used mobile registry editor as well )
What language is this programmed in, I'll just get the software from my work and see if I can play with it a bit...
OH and FYI running AT&T's Stock loaded Windows Mobile 6 Professional.
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Yea I had tried that too. But the Device Lock 1.2 seemed to have solved my problem. Thanks though.

Hi:
Sorry if this is a dumb question. When you use DeviceLock, do you still have to press the power button to wake up screen before unlocking? I hate that power button, it is too hard for me to find sometimes lol.
Thanks!

cincy1020 said:
Hi:
Sorry if this is a dumb question. When you use DeviceLock, do you still have to press the power button to wake up screen before unlocking? I hate that power button, it is too hard for me to find sometimes lol.
Thanks!
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when you use device lock, it will lock your phone and dim it, not turn off the screen. so you do not need to press the power button to wake it up before unlocking.
there are options in the settings that will let you turn off the screen when you lock, but i dont think that is what you want. leave that setting unchecked.

Very long boot time after ROM upgrading

Please excuse me for my English, i am not a native English speaker, and also thank you for reading this topic!
I am having trouble upgrading my O2 XDA IIs, I have followed the wiki here at xda-develope, and I also read some other material. Everything go smoothly: Resize the ext rom, flashing the ROM, but it just stuck at the white screen when I try to hard reset the PDA, and only after 4 hours (yes, 4 hours) It showed the align screen & wellcome, but everytime I reset the device (soft or hard) it will take another 4 hours to get in WM.
I have tried AKU 3.5 WM5 Helmi v1.4.CF2 R2(by baniaczek), 1.4 Vanilla version/Clean version and some PDAVIET WM 6.1 ROMs, all with the same result.
So could anyone show me what is wrong with my BA?

what do you mean by white screen? just plain white? or is there something written in it? pardon because i've never had that since i've had my BA.
have you ever gone into and through the hard-reset process?
if you havent... try this procedure.

SilverSamurai said:
what do you mean by white screen? just plain white? or is there something written in it? pardon because i've never had that since i've had my BA.
have you ever gone into and through the hard-reset process?
if you havent... try this procedure.
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1. SoftReset
2. When the three color stripes(four including white) appear QUICKLY press and hold Record and Camera button.
3. If a menu appears... (if not softreset again while holding Record+Camera)
use Record To NAVIGATE the three items and Camera to TOGGLE Yes/No
4. Press Mail button to Execute the Instructions.
--> The instruction says that the PDA's screen will turn white for 30 seconds while it is clearing the registry, file etc... But for me, it takes 4 hours

clarious said:
1. SoftReset
2. When the three color stripes(four including white) appear QUICKLY press and hold Record and Camera button.
3. If a menu appears... (if not softreset again while holding Record+Camera)
use Record To NAVIGATE the three items and Camera to TOGGLE Yes/No
4. Press Mail button to Execute the Instructions.
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After the fourth step nothing happens...if i soft reset the device it logs into the old OS and freezes often

@clarious @crabiorc
what option did you set the hardreset menu? No/Yes/Yes?
im sorry im not much of a help because i havent had that kind of glitch since day 1.

SilverSamurai said:
@clarious @crabiorc
what option did you set the hardreset menu? No/Yes/Yes?
im sorry im not much of a help because i havent had that kind of glitch since day 1.
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Yes, I set it to No/Yes/Yes. Well, maybe this is hardware issue, I will have to fix it myself T_T

Start menu shortcuts

I'm being extremely dim here. I'm attempting to copy a shortcut to the start menu folder, but when I paste it in in either PC windows explorer, Resco or mobile explorer either as paste or paste shortcut it disappears into the start menu/programs folder and doesn't appear in the start menu. Any idea?

widu13 said:
I'm being extremely dim here. I'm attempting to copy a shortcut to the start menu folder, but when I paste it in in either PC windows explorer, Resco or mobile explorer either as paste or paste shortcut it disappears into the start menu/programs folder and doesn't appear in the start menu. Any idea?
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/*scratch my head*/ did you try the menus option under settings to put the shortcut of the program/item you want to appear on start menu??

Yep tried that- not showing in the list but is under programs?!

widu13 said:
Yep tried that- not showing in the list but is under programs?!
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that's weird because every program i have installed on my device shows up on the list.. hmm ... i'll have to play around with device when i get home.

It's a replacement handset running 6.1. TBH it seems a bit flaky- I didn't have to set up the screen etc when I unboxed it- booted straight to the today screen. I'm going to hard reset before I load more on. I'll let you know.

widu13 said:
It's a replacement handset running 6.1. TBH it seems a bit flaky- I didn't have to set up the screen etc when I unboxed it- booted straight to the today screen. I'm going to hard reset before I load more on. I'll let you know.
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hard reset is a good choice if you want the phone restored to original condition when it first came out by manfacturer (assuming no rom or spl flashes). I'll post and see what i get when i get home as far as program popping in list for start menu.

Just completed the hard reset and reinstall. All is well and works as it should inc the start menu. I was suspicious when the new handset (delivered without the battery installed) booted straight to the today screen. This time I had to set up the stylus and go through the tutorial- the only time I was glad to see it!
Thanks for your suggestions thesire.

widu13 said:
Just completed the hard reset and reinstall. All is well and works as it should inc the start menu. I was suspicious when the new handset (delivered without the battery installed) booted straight to the today screen. This time I had to set up the stylus and go through the tutorial- the only time I was glad to see it!
Thanks for your suggestions thesire.
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np we r all here to help each other.

How to remove panels totally

So this is a question.
I don't use them, I don't want them, I don't need them.
How to remove them totally so that I have again control on the button and that I can assign something else to it?
I would like to do this w/o flashing another rom or recooking of some existing one.
So far I was able to do small workaround so that button for them only shows small error message, but doesn't show them.
Tnx for help

You can assign the button to any other .exe, use seach its found here. Best way to get rid of panels s to flash a lite rom.

Loco5150 said:
You can assign the button to any other .exe, use seach its found here. Best way to get rid of panels s to flash a lite rom.
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tnx for input, I have removed key totaly and it doesn't show error message any more, but I still can't assign that button to something else via AEButton

kulla said:
tnx for input, I have removed key totaly and it doesn't show error message any more, but I still can't assign that button to something else via AEButton
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You can, just create a new button on AEButton Plus, also remember to turn off the SE Illumination notification on the button.

XavierGr said:
You can, just create a new button on AEButton Plus, also remember to turn off the SE Illumination notification on the button.
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When I press add button in AEB it doesn't detect it, HEX value for it is 0000, other buttons work.
On previous itje versions of rom w/o pannels I could map that key to something else w/o problems, but not on the latest ones with pannels.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3119245&postcount=27
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3119577&postcount=28
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3119577
Worked for me.

xperian said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3119245&postcount=27
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3119577&postcount=28
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3119577
Worked for me.
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Tnx, this was exactly what I was looking for, but AEB still cannot find and recognize key.

I have absolutely no idea what you could do else.
Be sure to:
- Delete the whole registry key HKLM\Software\SonyEricsson\PanelManager
- Delete *both* Startup shortcuts "panelmanager.lnk" and "Paneldefault.exe"
- Soft-reset
- Assign button in AEBPlus (I use version 2.6.5)
- Soft-reset
[edit] I use stock ROM version R2, so maybe thats the problem.

xperian said:
I have absolutely no idea what you could do else.
Be sure to:
- Delete the whole registry key HKLM\Software\SonyEricsson\PanelManager
- Delete *both* Startup shortcuts "panelmanager.lnk" and "Paneldefault.exe"
- Soft-reset
- Assign button in AEBPlus (I use version 2.6.5)
- Soft-reset
[edit] I use stock ROM version R2, so maybe thats the problem.
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tnx for help anyway
I'm using non stock rom, so that must be it

I am using 2.6 and the Key Code is: 00EA

Changing end key behaviour

With the rom I'm using at the moment pressing the end key terminates data connection while with all roms I have used previously it took me to the today screen. I've tried to find an alternate solution to get to today quickly but no luck. Is possible to alter this?

bolasz said:
With the rom I'm using at the moment pressing the end key terminates data connection while with all roms I have used previously it took me to the today screen. I've tried to find an alternate solution to get to today quickly but no luck. Is possible to alter this?
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on some ROMs, you can double-press the Start Menu hardware key to return to the today screen...see if that works as a quick workaround for your purposes.

Advanced Config has the option to change keymap, under menu\more settings
Not sure if you mean pressing or holding?

ASCIIker said:
on some ROMs, you can double-press the Start Menu hardware key to return to the today screen...see if that works as a quick workaround for your purposes.
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The problem is that I use wisbar lite for start menu with what this doesn't work.
Any other suggestions?

stylez said:
Advanced Config has the option to change keymap, under menu\more settings
Not sure if you mean pressing or holding?
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Actually I wouldn't mind either pressing or holding so your idea could work if I only knew the a shortcut that takes me to the today screen.

bolasz said:
Actually I wouldn't mind either pressing or holding so your idea could work if I only knew the a shortcut that takes me to the today screen.
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I'm not sure but i'm sure someone else will know as the short press to home still has to invoke some file?

stylez said:
...i'm sure someone else will know...
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That's what I'm also hoping for!

Anybody else?

Well, I didn't find an answer to my original question but managed to map the today screen to a hardware button...
...using Settings/Buttons...
LOL