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Hi
Am newbie to the whole XDA thing (am just converting from BB), have managed to unlock my XDA Mini S and tried running K-JAM_WWE_216901_2169101_020721_ship.exe as i heard this would reflash the ROM to the latest (a friend of mine gave me this copy).
Got an error during this, and wondered if there was a specific XDA Mini S version (have searched on the site and it appears that there is on ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Wizard) and there are many different ROMS under the ROM directory, but i am unable to login to this site.
Am i just being thick here.
Any help gretaly appreciated.
That ROM upgrade worked ok on my xda-mini-s
When I upgraded my ROM I done the following.....
#unlock phone
with no SIM card in phone
copy EnableRapi.cab to phone
run EnableRapi.cab from phone
run lokiwiz.bat from PC
select option 'U' Unlock SIM
phone reboots
add SIM to backout bin file names on PC
run lokiwiz.bat from PC
select option 'C' unlock CID
phone reboots
add CID to backout bin file names on PC
#install new ROM
uncomress ROM file from zip
click ROM install file
follow instruction
takes 10 minutes
phone reboots
Hope this helps
Bilbo,
Hi. I ran through what you put but my Mini S does not auto reboot. I'm not sure the exact definition of a soft reboot is? - Put the stylus in the side or hold the power button for a few seconds?
Either way I cannot get the new KJAM rom on as invalid vendor ID is haunting me.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You
Ben
Dudes - I've done the same upgrade to my mini S. Not sure if it's worth the bother. No difference in speed/performance and my keyboard shifted symbols (@?£$) are out of sync. I think I'll go back to the Mini S rom without the customised stuff.
LLcoolJ:
I noticed lots of difference, speed and battery life.
To get the keyboard from US to UK symbols use the following:
Here are the registry changes ....
Keyboard language
Registry: HKCU\ControlPanel\Keybd
Key: Locale (string)
Value: 0809 English UK
0409 English US
0407 German
0419 Russian
040C French
0410 Italian
040A Spanish
benih007 said:
Bilbo,
Hi. I ran through what you put but my Mini S does not auto reboot. I'm not sure the exact definition of a soft reboot is? - Put the stylus in the side or hold the power button for a few seconds?
Either way I cannot get the new KJAM rom on as invalid vendor ID is haunting me.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You
Ben
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The invalid vendor ID is the result of the ROM update..... to get rid of it make sure you run :
run lokiwiz.bat from PC
select option 'U' Unlock SIM
phone reboots
add SIM to backout bin file names on PC
A soft reboot is when you hit the reset button on the right hand side, its like rebooting a PC. A hard reset however is a re-install boot where you loose everything and the ROM is re-installed.
Cheers Bilbo - I've made the changes to the registry and the keyboard talks like me. Your right about battery power as well.
Bilbo.
Thank you for replying and helping.
Let me just go over what you said...
first I ran the loki cab file on the mini S.
run lokiwiz.bat from PC -- done.
select option 'U' Unlock SIM -- done (with sim card removed)
phone reboots -- not automatically though, but I will reboot it after the lokiwiz.bat finishes
add SIM to backout bin file names on PC -- what does this mean? this is not in the lokiwiz instructions and this is where i'm going wrong. Where is the bin file created btw, I can never find it?
I have tried so many combinations i'm starting to lose hope.
If you can help to get this damn thing working I promise to make a donation to this web site.
Thanks for all the good work.
Ben
i managed to get the unlock, but did not do the CID (so will try that).
So once i have done that will the K-JAM_WWE_216901_2169101_020721_ship.exe upgrade work?
Here's how I got mine working. - Remove the Sim card. Make sure you use Lockwiz02b. Select U to unlock from the options menu. The mini S should reboot automatically. Leave the device alone until its functional again and then start Lockwiz02b again. Select C (CID unlock) from the menu. It should reboot again and close down the Lockwiz box. The mini S should now be ready for a rom upgrade. On my first attempt I used the original Lockwiz prog which caused problems for me.
I'm about to do my rom update on my mini s....but this thread is so confusing!
Is there a step by step guide somewhere on the forum???
ROM Upgrade
Upgraded O2 XDA mini without any real problems:
I used the aWizard 1.3 Beta 2 tool which allowed me to carry out the CID Unlock and was pretty easy to understand. What it did not do was pick up the ROM from the rom folder but once I had completed the CID unlock I ran the rom normally and all was well.
So in essence: Connect Mini to PC via Activesync
Run the aWizard Bat file enabling RAPI (This is used to communicate with your XDA once it has done using Activesync). Then select the Unlock CID option. Once completed I then exited the wizard and followed the instructions as part of the rom upgrade and all worked well no hitches except the one mentioned above about the keyboard (now I have to find out how to modify the registry).
So what I used: aWizard 1.3 Beta 2 and QTEK Rom 2.17
186504-ruu_9100_2170702_21707102_20710_qtek_wwe_ship.exe
Mystery Solved!!!!
I finally figured out why its not working....
When I downloaded the loki zip file I opened it up in winzip and dragged the contents to a folder I created. Ran the batch file eveything seemed ok and the unlocker said it unlocked the device.
I have now realised that you have extract the files from the loki zip file and use the folder structure. If you don't, the utils directory is not created and the loki.bat cannot reference some files.
Found the answer on page 12/13 of the loki thread.
Thanks All
Ben
After doing the CID unlock the ROM install worked fine.
Just having the keyboard issue at the moment with symbols, went to:
Registry: HKCU\ControlPanel\Keybd
Key: Locale (string)
Value: 0809 English UK
but could not find the locale key to set to UK?
All i see is:
DefaultKeyLock
InitialDelay
MuteSwitch
RepeatRate
ShowWarningMsg
Am i looking in the right place or do i have to add this in (if so how)?
Cheers
Youv'e got to create a new registry key. Assuming you've got a registry editor. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Control Panel / Keybd.
Then create a new string value. Name it Locale and give it a value of 0809 for UK. Then reboot.
Just went in a created the new reg key as you mentioned.
Rebooted and it worked.
Many thanks for all your help on this, it is most appreciated.
I am now the converted!!!
So to sum up for anybody else:
Bought XDA Mini S from 02
use Lockwiz02b
Select U to unlock from the options menu
The mini S should reboot automatically
Start Lockwiz02b again
Select C (CID unlock) from the menu
It should reboot again and close down the Lockwiz box
The mini S should now be ready for a rom upgrade.
Then run
K-JAM_WWE_216901_2169101_020721_ship.exe
follow usual prompts.
Once phone is up and running, get a reg edit tool (i used PHMregedit) as the keyboard for a couple of the symbols is out of synch (think it is US style).
Using regedit tool
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Control Panel / Keybd
Then create a new string value
Name it Locale and give it a value of 0809 for UK
Then reboot.
Mini XDA should now work fine.
I have found that the new push technology for email is faster than Blackberry and more usueful.
Hope this is helpful to others.
Cheers great forum
quick question...
i am fed up with waiting for o2 to release their latest ROM so i am going to take the plunge with this ROM instead, my question is do i have to make any special changes once installed to make it work with O2 UK i.e. mms settings, GPRS settings etc.?
Also i noticed somebody has put together a T-Mobile USA customised ROM any chance that somebody will do this for O2 UK?
hyettd said:
Just went in a created the new reg key as you mentioned.
Rebooted and it worked.
Many thanks for all your help on this, it is most appreciated.
I am now the converted!!!
So to sum up for anybody else:
Bought XDA Mini S from 02
use Lockwiz02b
Select U to unlock from the options menu
The mini S should reboot automatically
Start Lockwiz02b again
Select C (CID unlock) from the menu
It should reboot again and close down the Lockwiz box
The mini S should now be ready for a rom upgrade.
Then run
K-JAM_WWE_216901_2169101_020721_ship.exe
follow usual prompts.
Once phone is up and running, get a reg edit tool (i used PHMregedit) as the keyboard for a couple of the symbols is out of synch (think it is US style).
Using regedit tool
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Control Panel / Keybd
Then create a new string value
Name it Locale and give it a value of 0809 for UK
Then reboot.
Mini XDA should now work fine.
I have found that the new push technology for email is faster than Blackberry and more usueful.
Hope this is helpful to others.
Cheers great forum
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The Problem im having here is that once i have created the registry key, it deletes after a reboot. Is there something else i need to unlock to allow writing to the registry?
New Roms
Hi there - I'm sure this is your answer - I have read this on many forums.
WM05 takes a while to store the registry updates after you exit your editor. Make the registry change and wait a minute or so before performing the soft reset.
Hope this helps - we have all fell for this "improvement" to WM5 from the boys at MS.
Regards,
Chris.
:lol:
Thanks Bilbo . . . Spot on. First time to all this and followed it a treat
Thanks All
Hi, does anyone know how to configure the 3D menus on Dopod 595? I find that it doesn't update any new software that I have installed and I am trying to rearrange my start button so that it is more organised rather than just lump everything in the main menu.
you need to install the 3d menu via the 2577 package.
Please joint as member at www.dopodasia.com, you able to find this update at system update area
how to install the 3d menu for my dopod 595
tect said:
you need to install the 3d menu via the 2577 package.
Please joint as member at www.dopodasia.com, you able to find this update at system update area
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how to install the 3d menu for my dopod 595
3d menus for dopod 595
hi,all of my friend in the univers,can you help me to install 3d menus to my dopod 595 ?thank s
Hi, can you provide the file to me? I will try if/how it works on my phone. I tried to download it from the HTC-HP but for some reasons this didn't work.
Cheers
Michael
It seems that I need to register an original HTC phone to get access to the file so I can't download it.
Hey guy I recently updated my tp2 to wm 6.5 everything works fine and all but I got 1 problem. Which is the alt key on the physical keyboad doesn't work. Is there a cab file that I need to install?
That's really weird.Try reflashing the rom.
got_thang? said:
Hey guy I recently updated my tp2 to wm 6.5 everything works fine and all but I got 1 problem. Which is the alt key on the physical keyboad doesn't work. Is there a cab file that I need to install?
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There is a thread somewhere on a forum with a T-Mobile fix. For now you can use a Ctrl key
Don't reflash.
See post 6: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=553506
Keyboard Symbols Don't Work / Home Key opens Start Menu!! / Button Mappings!
T-Mobile - Install THIS CAB and Restart your phone (Fixes the ALT key and the Home key). (If you only want the keyboard symbols fixed, install THIS CAB).
AT&T - Download and install THIS CAB. (You might need to map other buttons, with THIS)
German - Install THIS CAB and restart your phone!
Danish/Norwegina - Install THIS CAB and restart your phone!
I appreciate it ScooterG
you don't need all the patches. go on developers wiki, search rhodium, search keyborad layout. then you change the registry manualy, reset you tp2 and it works.
Here is the TMO keyboard and home key fix .cab.............
Hi every one sorr for my bad english
i did delete all files of Programmes and Settings (all start icone)
so how can i get back my programmes and settings i can reset my HTC
pleaze Help
The-Eagleman said:
Hi every one sorr for my bad english
i did delete all files of Programmes and Settings (all start icone)
so how can i get back my programmes and settings i can reset my HTC
pleaze Help
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Make a hard reset - using VOL-Down + Middle diamond round key + red reset button
In my opinion, the one shortcoming of the otherwise excellent Droid 4 keyboard is the SYM key. Having an on-screen popup is just plain silly; I really wish they'd added alternate symbols to the letter keys of the keyboard and let us simply press SYM+[key] to produce a symbol. I'm guessing this was deemed to be too confusing and/or ugly, but it would have been a heck of a lot more functional.
The problem is especially apparent in terminal emulator programs. Only Better Terminal Emulator Pro seems to deal with the SYM key appropriately. Terminal IDE, Jack Palevich's emulator (the one which comes standard with most ROMs), and ConnectBot can't deal with it.
The only critical missing symbol characters are:
[ ] { } \ | ~ `
I'd love to assign the curly braces and brackets to SYM+O, P, K, and L. Backslash and pipe would probably go on I and J. And then the tilde and back-single-quote could go on Q and W.
Any suggestions on how I might go about doing this / what level it will need to be done at? E.g., are there keyboard configuration files, or is this going to require a modified kernel?
My only complaint, and it is minor...is:
You used to be able to press ALT + Backspace on previous QWERTY androids and it would clear the entire line of text. I haven't figured out how to do this on the Droid 4. Shift + Backspace doesn't do it.
Code3VW said:
My only complaint, and it is minor...is:
You used to be able to press ALT + Backspace on previous QWERTY androids and it would clear the entire line of text. I haven't figured out how to do this on the Droid 4. Shift + Backspace doesn't do it.
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Yep, likewise with use ALT+arrow keys for home/end (horizontal and vertical). This was extremely useful functionality, I really want it back.
Just received the following from new XDA user "moah909" (who can't post here yet)...wanted to repost it here:
moah909 said:
I was trying to do the exact same thing as you with adding <> etc. I figured out how to do it but because I am a new member I can't post on the dev thread. Follow this guide but remap a62 to ALT_LEFT on the omap-keypad.kl key layout file http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695936 (I had to download File Expert and use the system remount read write functionality with it because adb remount wasnt working). After doing that I had to go in with File Expert and change the permissions of the omap-keypad.kl (long hold and press permissions) to Owner - Read Write, Group - Read, Other - Read. That should remap the SYM key to the alt key. Next pull the file /system/usr/keychar/omap-keypad.kcm.bin to a computer. Then follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=504710 to change the keys you want.(I used notepad ++ and changed the stuff in between the nulls to the keys I wanted. You need to change the second and 5th character to the character you want. Then transfer the file back and make the permissions correct and restart! Hopefully this wasn't too unclear, I was in a rush to write it, Ill be making a better guide with pictures etc later, and ill post it in the General Forum. If you post this id like it if you noted me
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moah909 said:
I forgot to mention MAKE A BACKUP OF THE FILES BEFORE EDITING THEM
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Thanks again!
Haven't tried it yet but will give it a shot soon.
+1
It would be awesome to enable some keyboard hacks on the Droid 4. So is the hack to change the "sym" to the "alt" key working for people? Has anybody found any references for physical keyboard hacks on other forums that might work for our Droid 4?
Check out the eclipse rom thread. Xredjokerx remapped the sym key on there for better functionality. I don't know if the remap will work outside the rom but I don't see why not.
Sent from my DROID4 using XDA
azrael293 said:
Check out the eclipse rom thread. Xredjokerx remapped the sym key on there for better functionality. I don't know if the remap will work outside the rom but I don't see why not.
Sent from my DROID4 using XDA
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Ok. I found it. If you click on the "paperclip" symbol of that thread, it will show as "xrjxMod.zip". I think the Mod also deletes Quickoffice apk and installs Wifi Tether. There should be no reason for this to not work on stock ROM, meaning not-deodexed, right? Or does it modify SystemUI or Frameworks in any way?
it doesn't touch the system framework.
it installs latest wifi tether
deletes quickoffice
replaces omap-keypad.kcm.bin in /system/usr/keychars and omap-keypad.kl in keylayout
sets correct permissions
Remapped SYM -> ALT_LEFT
ALT + O = {
ALT + P = }
ALT + K = [
ALT + L = ]
ALT + N = <
ALT + M = >
ALT + / = \
ALT + I = |
ALT + Q = ~
Please use it and let me know, I can also adjust it so that it is only the keyboard mod if people want it
xredjokerx said:
it doesn't touch the system framework.
it installs latest wifi tether
deletes quickoffice
replaces omap-keypad.kcm.bin in /system/usr/keychars and omap-keypad.kl in keylayout
sets correct permissions
Remapped SYM -> ALT_LEFT
ALT + O = {
ALT + P = }
ALT + K = [
ALT + L = ]
ALT + N = <
ALT + M = >
ALT + / = \
ALT + I = |
ALT + Q = ~
Please use it and let me know, I can also adjust it so that it is only the keyboard mod if people want it
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Thank you. Is the "keys.rar" folder that is posted under "eclipse ROM" the one that gets it back to stock?
So this works well and I really like it. Any chance we can map a button to make it a control key