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How safe are they?
will they brick my phone?
I'm looking for the nice looking dialer screen the one that covers the screen with nice numbers and cyan and black background.
Well as you see this is the first time im using a smartphone.
I think i will have to read a whole noobie guide explaining everything and not just the basics.
Thank you very much.
I'm loving the Tilt a lot.
cabs
cabs are installer files similar setup files on a pc (very overly simplified). most cabs can be successfully by going to settings-system-remove programs so you can try it out and remove it if you don't like it.
if you have the right installer/cab files for your particular device (ppc, smartphones don't have touch screens) you will not brick your device.
you will not brick your device if you first HardSPL (see sticky) and use the files Dutty has collected and has available.
READ THE WIKI FIRST - most general questions can be answered by reading it.
Harkadenn said:
How safe are they?
will they brick my phone?
I'm looking for the nice looking dialer screen the one that covers the screen with nice numbers and cyan and black background.
Well as you see this is the first time im using a smartphone.
I think i will have to read a whole noobie guide explaining everything and not just the basics.
Thank you very much.
I'm loving the Tilt a lot.
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A partial answer to your questions:
Regarding cab files. In general anything you find here will be relatively safe. BUT things do occassionally go wrong and indeed some cabs can change settings and change the behaviour of other applications in a way you do not like. For this reason you should (I would say MUST) use a good full backup application. I use SPB Backup but you might prefer Sprite. If you do a full backup before installing Cabs then you can always restore the backup if things go wrong. (It's also good practice anyway in case of fatal crashes or corruption)
The Kaiser is a PPC not a Smartphone (It's better he said controversially). There are differences, and indeed when googling for cabs and programmes you should go for the PPC (ARM) versions not the Smartphone versions.
Regarding dialer skins - use the search button or go to the "Search XDA-Dev using Google" sticky post for other search possibilities.
Don't forget to read the Wiki - linked on the brown bar near the top of the screen.
Also don't forget that most apps and reg changes that apply to WM6 will apply well to the Kaiser. So if you search and find a WM6 cab or such on a forum for another device - it will likely be ok to install ok on your Kaiser. (But don't forget my backup suggestion above!)
Cheers
Mike
PS Welcome on-board, enjoy
EDIT: I see Apposite beat me to some of the above!!
Thanks very much.
Well a thing is I don;t know how to do backups.
I also tried downloading the colored kyeboard cab, but it didn't worked.
Anyways thanks again.
I'll be posting often
i always backup with spb backup,
it's quite good and i'm very satisfied.
I just started reading the Wiki
Fast question
What does flash do?
and from your last replay, Spb? backup
yes of course spb backup
No no I meant what is the SPB backup?
What it does/stand for, and how do i get it?
Messenger/AOL/Yahoo MSN
Every time I try to connect to any of this, It loads for a long times but never connects me.
Am I loosing something?
Harkadenn said:
No no I meant what is the SPB backup?
What it does/stand for, and how do i get it?
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Hello,
Go to the Spb Software House website site. Just google it and then you will find Spb Backup. I am new to the pocket pc world myself but try not to get in a hurry and install all the cool stuff (cabs) on this website. Make sure you understand what these programs are before installing. I made that mistake and after HOURS of reading and installing... I had to do a hard reset.
For backups I use Sprite, but will probably one day use Spb Backup as I use three of there products and all are GREAT! While on their website check out Spb Pocket Plus... It's AWESOME, IMHO
Many thanks for the help.
Another battery thread...
I know i know... a millions of threads asking issues and stuff about the battery.
Believe me, I have been looking deep into this site for battery threads but non have helped me.
I just want to know what is the best solution for my battery to last more than a day?
This phone drains it way to fast.
Is there any battery that can last a lot longer for this phone so I can order?
Thanks...
Harkadenn said:
I know i know... a millions of threads asking issues and stuff about the battery.
Believe me, I have been looking deep into this site for battery threads but non have helped me.
I just want to know what is the best solution for my battery to last more than a day?
This phone drains it way to fast.
Is there any battery that can last a lot longer for this phone so I can order?
Thanks...
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It made a huge difference for me when I installed the 10 button comm manager and turn off 3G during the day. I only turn it on when I'm using the web browser or downloading something. Battery now lasts 2x as long.
what the 10 Button manager does?
I already shut the 3g and wi-fi.
What is this cab called?
http://i12.tinypic.com/4zu14xe
Is the dialing screen the one im looking for.
Third Picture on the top from left to right.
Also where do i get it?
is it here?
http://www.cinetsystems.com/xda/index.php?path=Kaiser+Cab+Collections/
its the file i am attaching. reference this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311225&highlight=retouched
I think the dialer is what your looking for.
-McMex
YEAH! it worked! finally the dialer lol!
Thanks a lot!
Hey I have another question...
I already downloaded this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=350700
But I'm afraid something happens to my Tilt, and I don't know how to run flashes and stuff.
I downloaded a backup SPB but dont know how to use it.
The main reason I downloaded that big rom is because I just read somewhere around this forums that it's the best bettery saver rom ever.
Help...
Im learning abit more, just downloaded the 10 com mannager and disabled the same as you did.
Hope this helps.
You need to CID unlock to put that rom on your tilt.
Hey y'all, I'd just thought I'd introduce myself to the Kaiser world seeing as I'm going to be spending a lot of time here. I'm a freshman at Notre Dame, and needed (..wanted) a smart phone to help me organize this mass of everything happening around me. Being the technology geek I am, I looked quite a bit into it and decided that the "Tilt" was far superior to my dad's heralded and suggested iPhone (plus I kinda loathe Apple. So eh. lol) Anyway, I received my Tilt as a gift last night, and realized that it came bloated with AT&T's crap and didn't look like the same home screen I saw on HTC's website. After spending more than a couple of hours here, I was successful in blindly following different instructions I found in at least 3 different threads to flash the Dutty's HTC ROM to my Kaiser, and I absolutely love it. Problem is though, I have no idea what hell is going on here. I don't know what a .RUU even is, and even though a .CAB was easy to figure out, I have no idea where to put them on phone. And before I get lambasted with the mantra of "use the searchbar" venerated by web forum's loyal users, I'd like to point out that if you take a step back, look at all of this info on here, and pretend you don't understand any of it, it's pretty damn hard to decipher this stuff. So if you guys know of any "Pocket PC New Users" guide written by knowledgable ppl on the web, and any XDA-Beginner guides or anything, please point them in my direction. I'm more than happy to read. However, reading 33 forum pages to figure out how to do 8 lines of instructions for one thing is extremely time consuming, cumbersome, and not that helpful. So again, it's nice to meet you all, and maybe y'all could help point me out in the right direction.
---Holy crap, that's a lot of text. Basically, hey y'all, nice to meet you, and do you think you could help out a newb who's able and willing to learn?
use the search bar!!!! hahahaha jk.....just read the wiki
As well as what's already been suggested, take time to read the manual and play around with the ppc. The importance of experiential learning can't be understated when it comes to these things. Unlike with full sized PCs, performing a hard reset to restore the ppc to an out of the box state is easy work.
So quick question. When I'm copying .CAB files or .EXE files onto my kaiser, where do I put them? I'm installing the iPhone app posted by Grumps, and I don't know where I should put it. Should I just make a file tree for every program I put on there under Program Files?
Hi, a .CAB file is just an executable installer. So best place it in the root of your storage card and delete it after installation of the app. During installation you will be asked where to install the app, PPC memory or storage card. Selecting the storage card will of course save memory, but for some reasons some apps don't work from storage card. You will have to try...
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So quick question. When I'm copying .CAB files or .EXE files onto my kaiser, where do I put them? I'm installing the iPhone app posted by Grumps, and I don't know where I should put it. Should I just make a file tree for every program I put on there under Program Files?
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I normally keep all my .cab files on my storage card so when I hard reset or re-flash I know where they are. Doesn't matter where you put them - I created a directory called (unoriginally) My Cabs. When you touch on them they will install to the necessary directory on the ppc, and can be uninstalled from the settings menu.
The .exe files could be a bit different. Some need to be installed from your pc - they will then install to the ppc next time you connect with activesync, and can be uninstalled in the same way as .cab files. Other .exe files can be stored anywhere on your ppc or storage card and will run each time you select them.
Heya. Let me be an opportunist and troll your thread to introduce myself here, too. hey all, homies n gyals, I'm Creiz, yes, it's my real name, pleased to meet y'all.
As for your quick question, If you use windows XP with dotNet framework 2, you can use this niifty utility called CabViaAciveSync to directly install your .cab files from the PC.
Right click the .cab => CabViaActiveSync.
Magic.
;P i´m noob too if you dont mine i'll use this thread to intruduce me too hehe and make a question. if i put a new rom my guarantee expires? and is good to change the default rom? what do you "kaiserians" think is the best rom for kaiser and how it works, if i make hard-reset the default rom appears? sorry but im really a noob in pocket things...
well i'm ricardo o/
fightin4theirish said:
Hey y'all, I'd just thought I'd introduce myself to the Kaiser world seeing as I'm going to be spending a lot of time here. I'm a freshman at Notre Dame, and needed (..wanted) a smart phone to help me organize this mass of everything happening around me. Being the technology geek I am, I looked quite a bit into it and decided that the "Tilt" was far superior to my dad's heralded and suggested iPhone (plus I kinda loathe Apple. So eh. lol) Anyway, I received my Tilt as a gift last night, and realized that it came bloated with AT&T's crap and didn't look like the same home screen I saw on HTC's website. After spending more than a couple of hours here, I was successful in blindly following different instructions I found in at least 3 different threads to flash the Dutty's HTC ROM to my Kaiser, and I absolutely love it. Problem is though, I have no idea what hell is going on here. I don't know what a .RUU even is, and even though a .CAB was easy to figure out, I have no idea where to put them on phone. And before I get lambasted with the mantra of "use the searchbar" venerated by web forum's loyal users, I'd like to point out that if you take a step back, look at all of this info on here, and pretend you don't understand any of it, it's pretty damn hard to decipher this stuff. So if you guys know of any "Pocket PC New Users" guide written by knowledgable ppl on the web, and any XDA-Beginner guides or anything, please point them in my direction. I'm more than happy to read. However, reading 33 forum pages to figure out how to do 8 lines of instructions for one thing is extremely time consuming, cumbersome, and not that helpful. So again, it's nice to meet you all, and maybe y'all could help point me out in the right direction.
---Holy crap, that's a lot of text. Basically, hey y'all, nice to meet you, and do you think you could help out a newb who's able and willing to learn?
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Hi:
I am really a newbie too, only had the Tilt for 2 weeks now. But, I have read hundreds of threads here already, so I'm learning. My suggestion to you is, be sure to install Kaiser Tweaks, it is a great app, which will make it very easy to perform certain registry edits on your phone. The most important of which being, it enables you, with one click to enable hsdpa (faster than 3G internet). For some insane reason AT&T has this disabled on the Tilt. Although, maybe with your new ROM on there you may not need it. I am still using the AT&T ROM, so I'm not sure which features are or aren't on Dutty's ROM.
Anyway, just keep reading, it's amazing how much there is to learn here
My suggestions for best apps for the Tilt are:
Kaiser Tweaks (one click reg edits for many useful items)
SPB Pocket Plus (today screen interface, which looks cool, and is so useful for quick access to programs, files etc.)
All SPB products are pretty cool, and there are several to choose from depending on your needs
S2U2 (slide to unlock program, very useful, although the Tilt seems locked when in suspend mode, it really isn't)
PS: You're right alot of people do just tell you to go search, but believe it or not, there are MANY people here, who are willing to help a newbie, and understand that sometimes searches don't give us the answers we need. I have received tons of help from very nice people here.
is there any good free backup software
that will do my programs and personal data
getting a replacment phone and need to backup everything
thanks in advance
carlymart said:
is there any good free backup software
that will do my programs and personal data
getting a replacment phone and need to backup everything
thanks in advance
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Sprite back up to a storage card. The program should already be on your phone.
Please use the Wiki in the future, this question has been asked and answered no less than a 100 times,
denco7 said:
Sprite back up to a storage card. The program should already be on your phone.
Please use the Wiki in the future, this question has been asked and answered no less than a 100 times,
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Another good option for all your questions is at the TOP of your browser forum window is a SEARCH option - click on it and you can type in BACKUP FREE SOFTWARE or what ever you are searching for and you will get a reference (or lots in this case) of options that have already been discussed.
As a NOOB I can relate to the idea that we all think our problem is unique - no one could possibly ever have had it before - I can vouch that every problem so far that I have had was one that has been seen by others and fixed or the work around is already posted and been discussed in detail here.
Try it (search) - you will like it.
Bill
For me, I wrote down about 15 apps and total 80 settings throughout the phone.. which takes about 2-3hrs.
What about your guys? Would be grateful if you have tips to share too.
15-20 mins..... about 10 apps and 25 settings.
Done it so many times, that I've build a routine lol.
Yip it drives my SWAMBO* Nuts
I flash a new rom and then sit in front of the telly and load all my apps.
I have a Installs folder on my Internal Storage with all my apps and I just got through it one by one. I have Cabs that setup owner info and various reg entries for weather favorites etc.
I have done it so much it is almost automated while I watch TV
Jules
*SWAMBO = She Who Always Must Be Obeyd = Wife
ZaJules said:
Yip it drives my SWAMBO* Nuts
*SWAMBO = She Who Always Must Be Obeyd = Wife
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same here.
learned something: SWAMBO = sexy code name for the deadly enemy of my diamond....lol
Does Sprite backup not sort all this stuff out?
I thought that's why HTC is giving it away and was asking users to load it up before ROM flashing....as they've put out a few (ROMs that is)
WasStoNed said:
Does Sprite backup not sort all this stuff out?
I thought that's why HTC is giving it away and was asking users to load it up before ROM flashing....as they've put out a few (ROMs that is)
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warning!
the backup contains registry information from the old ROM that is not going to fit the new registry you'll get after flashing a new ROM.
you can restore PIM and e-mails but i doubted that it is wise to do a whole system restore 'cose after flashing u'll have a new system.
i think you'll better reinstall yr programs one by one.
Cheers, glad you said that!!!!
One thing if I have Tomtom7 and I have PAID for maps will a new ROM confuse anything?
"I have a Installs folder on my Internal Storage with all my apps and I just got through it one by one".. hey.. now that's a good tip right there
Sprite does have an option specifcally to restore after a ROM update... but I don't have confidence it can figure out precisely what to restore. Anyone tried it?
The biggest problem I find in flashing ROMs is setting up my four email accounts, signatures etc. each time. Most other program installations I can cope with easily.
I'm sure these account details must be stored in an easily accessible registry key but I really can't figure out where.
Is there any easy way to backup these details (not the messages themselves, it's the settings I'm interested in) so that I can restore them easily when trying a new ROM?
golightlygl said:
The biggest problem I find in flashing ROMs is setting up my four email accounts, signatures etc. each time. Most other program installations I can cope with easily.
I'm sure these account details must be stored in an easily accessible registry key but I really can't figure out where.
Is there any easy way to backup these details (not the messages themselves, it's the settings I'm interested in) so that I can restore them easily when trying a new ROM?
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Did you search? Did you try google?
Let me do that for ya
PIM Backup, SPB Backup, Sprite Backup, Resco Backup, Sashimi.......
SEARCH!!!!!!!!
Yes I did search. Yes I did google. I did research. and I am a responsible member of this community and respect a lot of what you and others (including myself) contribute to this forum.
I also read questions carefully before I reply. Had you done the same, you might have realised that the solutions you refer to do not do what I want. I am not interested in backing up the messages themselves but rather the settings of the accounts: servers, download schedules, logon names etc.
As you say:
Never ASSUME anything as it makes an ASS out of U and ME so perhaps you should be more careful before you flame. But thanks for taking the time to try and help.
golightlygl said:
Yes I did search. Yes I did google. I did research. and I am a responsible member of this community and respect a lot of what you and others (including myself) contribute to this forum.
I also read questions carefully before I reply. Had you done the same, you might have realised that the solutions you refer to do not do what I want. I am not interested in backing up the messages themselves but rather the settings of the accounts: servers, download schedules, logon names etc.
As you say:
Never ASSUME anything as it makes an ASS out of U and ME so perhaps you should be more careful before you flame. But thanks for taking the time to try and help.
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Been one of those days were I seem to get constantly contacted by noobs or see posts by them all looking for basics. I'm always the first to admit it when I'm wrong, so my apologies.
In response to your query I also did a bit of searching, unfortunately with no solution.
Understandable - just didn't want you to confuse me with one of them! Thanks again for trying to help.
hello,
If your rom is UC compliant the following link might give you some tips.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1897000&postcount=3
See [EMAIL2 CSPs] Part.
Sorry for not giving you a real solution...
frha said:
Sorry for not giving you a real solution...
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thank you very mach, work great, nothing to sorry for, solution is real
sashimi has a tool included, which can backup your email accounts and your settings for wireless connections. its called makisu
the best is, to use sashimi together with makisu
so rom flashing becomes very easy after setting up the application
http://www.winmo-experts.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4
yes I'd also recommend sashimi +makisu (the latter is included in the sashimi package as well, but can also be downloded seperately). Makisu let you backup your email and wlan configurations in an xml file and restore it with a new flashed ROM. Sashimi supports many other config burdens after flashing: cab autoinstallation, registry settings, file operations and skripts. And it is working very accurate
PS ... but for signatures I havent seen anything in it... but will work, if the signature is file based or part of an ini-file (with sashimi)
dmode90 said:
thank you very mach, work great, nothing to sorry for, solution is real
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It would be wonderfull, if you can elaborate more and give us a sort of How-To.
TIA
Try this...
After setting up your email accounts and before a sync, take a backup using Sprite (or what ever) but only backup your email settings. Then you can restore from this on your new ROM. I've been doing this but dont use signatures so not sure of that of that.
I've used SettingsSavior in the past. Works ok for 6.1 - bit flaky with 6.5.
It looks a bit like an abandoned project, but still works OK for email accounts and common registry settings. I don't have a link, just google and usually find it. (It's free)