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VGA Confusion

I have a 8125 and dont really understand what vga is all abot. Can someone tell me or lead me to some posts about vga resolution...ie: its benfits, how to get it what its for. Sorry if this sounds stupid but if you want to learn you must ask questions. i in return will happily answer questions on what i know everything about, which is flooring, i know its not any way related but just figured id put it out there... thanks... Shady

as I understand it, some PPCs have a hardware 640x480 (VGA) screen and use pixel doubling to make it act like a 320x240 screen. As I also understand it, there is software available that can turn it into a 640x480 screen by turning off pixel doubling via a new display driver. I think that's what I got out of it. The reason I'm not sure is because I have a Wizard MDA and and Blue Angel and neither has a hardware 640x480 screen. Since yours is a Wizards, yours is also 320x240 hardware. There was a nice utility around that let you set any resolution you wanted up to 1280x1024 but it was for WM2003SE only and hasn't been updated for WM5 and even at 640x480, half of the physical pixels were removed and it was very hard, if not impossible, to read the screen. nyditot.com was where it was located, as I recall. Anyway, that's VGA from my readings on this site. If I'm wrong, someone post a correction, please.

Video Drivers for Wings

As see, Htc S730 is very slow in display, because lack of video drivers .
You can compare the experience with running your Windows computer in "safe mode" with the default "VGA driver".
HTCClassAction.org have not been sitting on their hands after the drama about the Kaiser / TyTn II / Tilt's lack of video drivers shook out. Though HTC is not releasing a full set of true drivers, the hackers at HTCClassAction are! They're still basically in “proof-of-concept” mode right now, but the concept, it's proven: full video hardware acceleration is working on a TyTN II and Wings
details at:
http://www.htcclassaction.org/

ROM WM6.1 needed to run this new driver
Geat news! Hoping there will be a 2d/video accelerated version...
I tried installing the CAB using my HTC S730 original WM6.0 ROM ( Yes, I know... was just a silly try)
Result is: "Could not initialize Direct3D" when running the test application.
Is there a way to "uninstall" this driver
Abviously WM6.1 cooked ROM is needed .
Update
I tried registry editing/key deleting, but it seems it is not so simple to partially uninstall: probably some of the original dll are overwritten and I need original ones (or have to hard reset to get non accelerated d3d back... I think...)

This is wonderful news! I'd almost given up my hopes on a proper driver, now i can see the light in the tunnel again! awesome!
From htcclassaction.org:
Update July 17, 2008:
We have D3D running on the TyTN II, check out the Driver progress page for the specifics.
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The S730 is slow? How's that? S730 may not have hw acceleration but it is one of the fastest smartphones and the graphics is way faster then on Kaiser. (Try running TT5/6 on both devices side by side and you will se the much smoother graphics of S730)

I am happy they are putting out more power, but is it only for video or will it optimize the phone overall?
And I would like it to work on the stock phone since not too many cooked 6.1's are 100% yet (although I dont keep up with the threads on them.)

Only D3D for now (but...)
10332007 said:
I am happy they are putting out more power, but is it only for video or will it optimize the phone overall?
And I would like it to work on the stock phone since not too many cooked 6.1's are 100% yet (although I dont keep up with the threads on them.)
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Currently on htcclassaction.org they say it's only a D3D improvement, but they say also that is only a WIP version, and 2D, video and "overall" improvements are work in progress too....

rvanzo said:
Currently on htcclassaction.org they say it's only a D3D improvement, but they say also that is only a WIP version, and 2D, video and "overall" improvements are work in progress too....
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Thats what I figured from the site, hopefully they will finish it up and release it for the stock phone.
I am glad someone is working on it. Its been how long since HTC said they were going to do "something" about it lol.

Have anybody tried installing those drivers on any 6.1 WM on s730 ? Worked ? Better ? Worse ? I know that there is no official rom but maybe works on Alcaline or other. Are there ROMs with this driver integrated ?

I am looking for the package on their site but can't find the one for Wings. Anyone got any luck?

Kaiser is similar to Wings. Kaiser has touchscreen which isn`t included in Wings. Maybe works on 6.1 ? I don`t know? If works then i will install new rom else 6.0 is also good...

Actually I am using CCWAV's 6.5 ROM. I don't know what could a driver do any more to my mobile, it is working smoothly as it is.

[ROM] French snapvue liberated +gps

Hi,
As promished, the french version of my rom. Cab install is working, and opera is removed on popular demand. Got usbtools, and taskmanager, even if the icon is not here now. Exe is in windows folder.
This one also has d3d software dll linked.
http://rapidshare.com/files/142052168/snapfrench4.rar.html

yes
again a big thanks to you
sorry for havent seen it before
thanks

too early? but thxs !
great!! thank you very much for the time and work you spend for the shift communoty!
i m very happy to flash this rom cause french is my native linguage, and it gives to me more compatiblity with french software.
maybe its to early to cook french rom, because htc shift is not easy to finf in french shops... orange is selling it with origami data plans, but its not very popular , finally the best way to get it is to make special order, or to by it from internet .
you should focus your time on english rom, and maybe spanish as its seconf or third language used in the world
Anyway thank you very much fr this rom !!!
by the way i love opera but there are so many release and a few are working well on the htc shift
c u,

The one I have included in rom works pretty well. I might release it also infrench (my native language too )

any progress on phone feature?
thaihugo said:
The one I have included in rom works pretty well. I might release it also infrench (my native language too )
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thaihugo
I compared the registry files of both Tilt and Shift (I don't have Diamond or Ralpheal) and found some interesting differences in the case of BT, WiFi and SD card. I am going to publish those here in a few hours.
I have not seen much differences in the phone area (registry settings) except missing settings for phone and relevant skin settings under Machine and Current User.
thanks
Ram

saiweb said:
thaihugo
I compared the registry files of both Tilt and Shift (I don't have Diamond or Ralpheal) and found some interesting differences in the case of BT, WiFi and SD card. I am going to publish those here in a few hours.
I have not seen much differences in the phone area (registry settings) except missing settings for phone and relevant skin settings under Machine and Current User.
thanks
Ram
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Problem is not to find registry settings. These are pretty easy to add. This registry can be usefull anyway, but the main problem is that the bios is locking the SD and BT for vista, and even with the right drivers, they will not be activated on WM side. One think that would improve the dev here is to find how this mecanic works.
As for the phone, using a full phone dll and registry doesn't help, as it seems the dll provided with the shift are voice disabled, and using new depend on the radio.

thaihugo said:
Problem is not to find registry settings. These are pretty easy to add. This registry can be usefull anyway, but the main problem is that the bios is locking the SD and BT for vista, and even with the right drivers, they will not be activated on WM side. One think that would improve the dev here is to find how this mecanic works.
As for the phone, using a full phone dll and registry doesn't help, as it seems the dll provided with the shift are voice disabled, and using new depend on the radio.
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Regarding BT, WiFi and SD that is what I guessed. Since they are shared, only one of them would work at a given time with the given architecture. Regarding phone, my guess also coincides with you. I think we need to have a different radio, but I may be wrong too.
Thanks
Ram

RIL proxy, driver and client support Phone Calls
thaihugo said:
Problem is not to find registry settings. These are pretty easy to add. This registry can be usefull anyway, but the main problem is that the bios is locking the SD and BT for vista, and even with the right drivers, they will not be activated on WM side. One think that would improve the dev here is to find how this mecanic works.
As for the phone, using a full phone dll and registry doesn't help, as it seems the dll provided with the shift are voice disabled, and using new depend on the radio.
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Finger's crossed, the RIL client (celltsp.dll) is same as the one you will find in Kaiser. The RIL proxy, RIL Client etc. are same you will find in Kaiser, only question left for now is whether the Radio i.e. underlying supports voice calls or not.
Thanks
Ram

Nice rom thks.
But so bad that the keyboard become an qwerty.
With registry it's fine but you may include it in your update...
BTW, very nice rom. No problem.

Hello
I don't like to act like a noob (especially in the HTC world in which I had a lot of phones without any real problems...), but here I can't make it...
I put the ROM, perfect. But here the things I can't understand :
- can't open the sound from the today view
- usbtool (I really had hard time to find the soft!!!), I can't do nothing with it, there is a sentence "Please plug in cable firest" and I tried "USB_cable_in" but nothing happened... So I can't connect to Vista... Where am I wrong?
I think I can manage the others things, like buttons, qwerty, ... but for the usbtool thing I am really lost... so I use "Internet share" when it is working...

Software requests!

hiya. anyone know any good & freeware (cab please):
1 image/photo editor - to edit diamond photos
2 gps maps/software (I use amzgps and google but drains download limits)
3 any decent 3d games(action,rally...) for when bored at work...

probably be better in "Applications" section
i think you will be hard pushed for the Game, but there is a Windows Mobile verison of Paint (dont think it is actually made by Micro$hite)
What part of the world are u in? different places will have better/worse GPS software.
-edit- Paint Program is called PDAcraft Paint www.pdacraft.com (comes with Dutty's ROMs)

editor
Hi and thanks
Im in UK actually
I checked the Paint, but what I need is an image/photo editor. To crop, resize, sharpen etc photos taken with the phone camera...

Software advice...
jannen said:
Hi and thanks
Im in UK actually
I checked the Paint, but what I need is an image/photo editor. To crop, resize, sharpen etc photos taken with the phone camera...
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For PPC image editors, you probably can't get much better than these three:
Pocket Picture (Just-as-good freeware):
http://osdmsoftware.googlepages.com/pocketpicture​
Pocket Artist 3 (Pay-application):
http://www.conduits.com/products/artist/​
XnView (Free cross-platform):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xnview
http://www.xnview.com/
http://www.xnviewpocket.org/​
Having tried almost every image editor on the Diamond, I can conclude that the above options are the very best available, especially considering the requirement for full VGA compatibility, photo editing, multi-format etc.
For GPS on the Diamond you could try TomTom7 which seems to be by far the most popular, although IGO8 and GarminXT would work too. CAB files for the applications and guides to make them work on Diamond are readly available here (legally) however you will have to purchase the maps (or search elsewhere if you know where - though it's not condoned by me or this forum).
For the Games and many, many other application, tools, utilities, themes and hacks you can really do no better than to browse the extensive amount of posts in both the Diamond "Themes, Applications and Software" General and "Development and Hacking" sections on this very Forum. Perhaps just spend an evening or two making your way through the threads back until May or so. You will find everything you need and be totally up-to-speed.
Also http://www.freewareppc.com/ is one of the best overall freeware resources on the web including version tracking.
Good luck with your new device - though I actually like the Diamond device, HTC Software and especially this community, because of the OS I'll be moving over to Android or Apple as soon as I can.
Best regards,
Adam R. Hirshfield
T-Mobile (UK) Ltd.
Core Networks

Thanks
Thanks for the tips - will check them out right away!
I wonder: is it possible to install another version of CoPilot from somewhere and then use the maps already installed in the internal storage in T-Mobile Compact IV (CoPilot demo version)? Or are they protected somehow.

Help, Pocket e-sword squeeze mostly in 2009 ROMs

Please help, why pocket e-sword menu for book, chapter, and verse are squeeze in mostly new ROMs dated 2009.
This program was work perfectly in earlier ROM.
Any solution?

Same issue
I've had this same issue with the shrunk toolbar icons and misalignment of some of the controls. I'm not sure what the solution is.

One more
I've been using pocket e-sword since ages (dell x50v, Hermes, Kaiser, Raphael) and this is the first phone which has trouble displaying it. Actually my original 1.90.405.1 Raphael ROM did show it correctly, the trouble came with the official 5.05.401.1 upgrade in February.
I can confirm that EnergyROM 2.0 41609 also suffers, though e-sword was one of the first things I tried on it :-(
Maybe we should also bug Rick Meyers to try to see the cause of the problem. Hopefully all new WM phones, not just HTCs will be effected, so the pressure might increase. He upgraded the program when the new VGA PDAs came out.... The best Bible program in my opinion!

I sent him this bug report:
[greetings...] This February I upgraded my VGA WM6.1 HTC Touch Pro to a new ROM version, and e-sword appears garbled. As I've been searching for a solution to this problem I'm starting to realize the amount of people being effected, anybody with a newer HTC phone: VGA, WVGA alike :-( While we are trying to find a solution, I can imagine it might be a very little change in your program which could fix the problem... Maybe not...
The icons shrunk to quarter size, forms squeezed to half width (I'd gladly send screenshots, let me know if they would help). I'm still trying to use the program, but it's almost impossible. Maybe there's an easy fix. I'd guess it has to do with the screen metrics the OS reports to e-sword and the way e-sword then uses these values. People also think it could be related to .Net 3.5, but even if I force my PDA to use 2.0 it doesn't seem to fix. [greetings...]
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I have the same problem. Thanks for informing Rick Meryer.

vgergo said:
I've been using pocket e-sword since ages (dell x50v, Hermes, Kaiser, Raphael) and this is the first phone which has trouble displaying it. Actually my original 1.90.405.1 Raphael ROM did show it correctly, the trouble came with the official 5.05.401.1 upgrade in February.
I can confirm that EnergyROM 2.0 41609 also suffers, though e-sword was one of the first things I tried on it :-(
Maybe we should also bug Rick Meyers to try to see the cause of the problem. Hopefully all new WM phones, not just HTCs will be effected, so the pressure might increase. He upgraded the program when the new VGA PDAs came out.... The best Bible program in my opinion!
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Thank u Vgergo, hope Rick Meyers will able to fix it ASAP.
I agree that this is the best Bible program and its free.......

rvs97 said:
Thank u Vgergo, hope Rick Meyers will able to fix it ASAP.
I agree that this is the best Bible program and its free.......
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hi Guys,
I've tried bugging Rick for a few months now and have had no reply. I think he's been busy with the E-Sword NET project

WizP said:
hi Guys,
I've tried bugging Rick for a few months now and have had no reply. I think he's been busy with the E-Sword NET project
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I submitted the problem twice through the website with no reply. Sounds like he's got to be well aware of it by now.
I've got some commercial software that works ok, but it just doesn't function as well. Also, there aren't as many commentaries available.

I've been looking around for a solution to this problem as well. I have a Sprint Touch Pro; it works when I use the original ROM that came on the device, but on any other ROM from any kitchen that I've tried (including WM 6.5) this problem exists where the program seems to think it is on a QVGA device,. I've gone through the registry looking for the possibility that something has the wrong resolution encoded there, but I've not been successful.
There is a config file for the Pocket e-Sword itself; perhaps on VGA devices it sets a value in this file (for those cases where it works)? I'd rather not go back to the stock ROM at this point, so perhaps someone else can look at this file (\Program Files\Pocket e-Sword\Pocket e-Sword.config) to see if there is anything related to resolution there when it is displaying correctly?
I've emailed Rick Myers through their web site also, and like the others I've heard nothing unfortunately so far.

Confirmed
I can also confirm this on elite RC3 ROM for the Fuze.

Thanks for bringing this up, Im running the NRG Rom which is great but having the same issue. Esword working properly would make make the Fuze the best phone I have ever had.
Jeremiah 29:11

Zoidborg said:
There is a config file for the Pocket e-Sword itself; perhaps on VGA devices it sets a value in this file (for those cases where it works)? I'd rather not go back to the stock ROM at this point, so perhaps someone else can look at this file (\Program Files\Pocket e-Sword\Pocket e-Sword.config) to see if there is anything related to resolution there when it is displaying correctly?
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I have an old backup of my memory card from the time pesw used to work. I cannot see any resolution setting in here.

older version
I have an older version that was on a memory card i bought. As I do not believe in god(s) u r welcome to it.

vgergo said:
I have an old backup of my memory card from the time pesw used to work. I cannot see any resolution setting in here.
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I agree, the config file is just for storing personal settings. What we need is a response from RM. I've sent bug reports in the past and never had replies, which is a shame!
I'm glad someone mentioned that forcing .net 2 doesn't help I was about to try that!
Here are the ROMs I've tried that e-s has these problems with:
Official HTC Touch Pro Updated ROM
Elite ROM RC4
Shep's ROM 21222
Shep's ROM 21232
I haven't found a modern ROM that works as yet but if I do I'll let everyone know.
If only Pocket e-Sword were an open source project!

monkeyfishing said:
If only Pocket e-Sword were an open source project!
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I also am annoyed that Pocket e-Sword is not an open source project. GRR..... I am another long term user of the program that can't now use it since I have a Raphael. My wife has the same problem as she now has a Diamond.
If anyone would like to contact Rick Myers directly, whois gladly provided his contact information, including a phone number. Who knows, it might work!
Code:
MEYERS, RICK
ATTN: E-SWORD.NET
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 447
Herndon, VA. 20172-0447
Domain Name: E-SWORD.NET
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
MEYERS, RICK
E-SWORD
ATTN: E-SWORD.NET
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 447
Herndon, VA 20172-0447
[COLOR="Red"][B]570-708-8780[/B][/COLOR]
Record expires on 12-Feb-2011.
Record created on 12-Feb-2000.
Database last updated on 30-May-2009 08:22:19 EDT.

e-word display problem
Hello,
I wanted to communicate you only briefly, that i contacted Rick and he work on the problem with the display.
Bye,
Tom

Great new to hear Rick is working on the problem.
Hopefully we get as well an update for the pocket e-Sword (the desktop version just launched a new version recently)

A new version has been released!
It solves almost all problems, the only thing left (at least on my Raphael) is that the bible text is WAY too large, even with the smallest font size selected. I've contacted Rick about it, hopefully he'll come up with something.

Pocket e-Sword for Windows Mobile 6 (VGA only)
http://www.e-sword.net/pocketpc/downloads.html
Pocket e-Sword for Windows Mobile 6 (VGA only) (v3.1.0) 4,452kb
Updated 06-22-09
Not tested it yet as I'm at work on a Mac but hopefully all is well now!
Thanks Rick! (If you're reading this?)
Update: Having now tested it on my Touch Pro running WM6.5, I can confirm that everything that was teeny tiny, is now as it should be - top marks! That said, the text size is abnormally large... hopefully Rick gets wind of this bug and fixes soon otherwise people will be reading over my shoulder on the train - maybe that's not such a bad thing!?

New version works on Touch Pro2
Hi all
I am using the new (VGA) version on my Touch Pro2 and it seems to work well. A couple of times it's not been able to open the bible and other resources but a soft reset solves this.
Cheers
andrew-in-woking