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"Show Wireless" Today item and Time sync page

I was perusing thru this list of WM5 hacks:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=WM5_Tweaks_Other
and noticed the two at the bottom of the page regarding adding a Wireless status line to your Today screen (bluetooth on/off, wireless on/off as well as wireless network name) and also being able to set your phone to auto-sync the time (handy when traveling). Both hacks worked for me, seem to work real well. I'm sure there is a today plug-in that is similar but this seems to be built-in to WM5.
I'm using the T-Mobile customized 2.17 ROM for Qteks.
AKU2 ROMs tweaks
These are tweaks that have been confirmed to work on AKU2 ROMs, and confirmed not to work on earlier ROMs Show Wireless Today item
By just adding following keys to the registry will get you a nice 'wireless' today item that show Network name/status, WiFi name/status as well as Bluetooth status. Confirmed to work on AKU2 ROMs
[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Today\Items\"Wireless"]
"DLL"="netui.dll"
"Order"=dword:00000000
"Enabled"=dword:00000001
"Type"=dword:00000004
Add time sync page to Phone Settings
To add a time sync page to your Phone Settings (Start > Settings > Phone > Options > Time Zones) , set the following:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\OEM\PhoneSetting\ShowTimeZonesPage = 1 (DWORD decimal)
And to remove again:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\OEM\PhoneSetting\ShowTimeZonesPage = 0 (DWORD decimal)

do i add the " " or do i leave them out cuz i tried it with and it isnt working im using 2.17 rom

Leave them out except for the "" around Wireless when creating the reg key. Be careful with the time sync page; when I tried it, it selected the wrong time zone but the right time.

Hi,
I cant seem to figure out how to do this reg tweak? I have PHM Regedit and have created the "wireless tab" but that as far a i have got. Could somebody help or point me in the right direction to doing reg tweaks?
cheers

I could have sworn that someone had actually written a plug in for this thing and I cannot for the life of me find it anywhere, anyone got it?

here you go guys!!!
a good plugin watch memory consumption though!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...velopers.com/viewtopic.php?t=55629&highlight=
Kinmont
here the direct link to version 2
http://www.teksoftco.com/freeware/tekcommplugin002/
you may have to login first to the forum to download.

Totally not the plug in I'm after.
Thanks though...*searches more*

Okay so since I am retarded, I've got PHM Regedit and I've created the folder, but that's as far as I've gotten. I can't seem to understand what this thing wants me to do as far as adding value's to the registry. the way it's written out doesn't make much sense to me, so please someone tell me click by click what to put where.
I'm stupid. Deal with it.

Last post I SWEAR.
For those of us who hate editting the registry I found the CAB file and uploaded it here for you.
No credit goes to me, I found this on HTC Wizard Web, so credit goes to them for the find, and then the actual author of the cab file.

Thanks for this one guys, i've been wanting this type of hack for a long while. Now i can know what's going on with my wireless and bluetooth without all the guess work.

Time Synchronization

Hello!
I have problems with time synchronization, the Diamond always moves time 1 hour erlier, I beleive it is using time synchronization with server or something, I'd like to turn it off, how can I do it?
I have turned off the Phone Time synchronization, but it doesn't help.

TIME ZONE
Try to set your TIMEZONE...

I set it to +2 Jerussalem, it doesn't help.

How about your PC Time? It will auto sync with your PC Time...chk ur PC Time Zone..

Yes the PC is OK, and it shows correct time, both in work and home.
Can I turn any synchronizations off?

Both ur PC N Diamond in correct time zone...then it shuld be any issue..
When the diamond will chagne to an hour earlier?

That is the point I don't know exactly.

I think I understand now, the issue is Daylight saving feature. This feature is set on my PC, but I think Microsoft Sync doesn't takes it in account, and changes my clock back 1 hour.
Any suggestions?

had this problem too; you must untick the "automatic change time zone and clock settings" from Time Zone submenu in Phone settings and make sure that your time zone from your Diamond matches the one from your PC when syncing.
worked for me

If it doesn't work try un cheking this: (il try to put in english, but i'm not sure if its the correct option, my phone is in spanish)
Start --> Configuration --> Phone --> time zones --> change automaticaly the time zone and clock
(in spanish: inicio -> configuracion -> telefono -> zonas horarias -> cambio automatico de la zona horaria y del reloj)

Microsoft is aware of the problem and have made a cab file to fix this issue.
I think it's a problem specific to the Jerusalem +2 time zone.
I had the same problem, and the file fixed it.
http://rapidshare.com/files/102556101/AutoDaylight2008.cab

Thank you it seems to be working right now.
The program did helped.

Hi
Looks like nobody looked into the DST support in Diamond... With the daylisght saving in effect from today in Australia... my diamond is not synching up with my outlook correctly. I've to change the timezone to +11 hours to actually see the appointments correctly.
Has anybody got any solution to this ?

ninthsense said:
Hi
Has anybody got any solution to this ?
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I was surprised to see this too, because Microsoft were aware of it last year when Australian DST dates changed and it made the media. That was with WM6 and I thought it to be a cert that the changes would be incorporated in WM6.1 but it seems not.
Try this CAB from Microsoft which supposably corrects the Australian DST dates. Although I am not sure that it is working either.

logger said:
I was surprised to see this too, because Microsoft were aware of it last year when Australian DST dates changed and it made the media. That was with WM6 and I thought it to be a cert that the changes would be incorporated in WM6.1 but it seems not.
Try this CAB from Microsoft which supposably corrects the Australian DST dates. Although I am not sure that it is working either.
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Hey Logger .. guess what.. this .cab actually works. Thanks is this downloaded from MS website ? Do you have the original link for this.

Yes it was from the MS Website. I have in fact had it lying around since when DST finished earlier in the year when I had a Kaiser phone. I suspect this is where I got it from February 2008 cumulative daylight saving time (DST) update is available for Windows Mobile-based devices
Glad it worked. I can now see it is working for me now too. Although there are some idiosyncrasies. While it corrected the appointment times it still had the effect of showing some ALL DAY events occurring a day earlier on the PPC only. (the one hour time change dragged then into the previous day). All I needed to do to fix them was to remove and replace them on my PC Outlook and they subsequently corrected on the PPC.
I suspect that ideally, it is far better to have the patch installed prior to the change over date occurring to have a seamless transition.

Another GPS Help Me Topic

This is just my last resort I suppose. I recently flashed to NATF's v4.4 and 1.11.25.01 radio plus installed Google Maps on my att Fuze.
But when I go to locate myself Google Maps tells me "Your current location is temporarily unavailable". Sweet.
So what have I done thus far?
I've looked around and I've done the Advance config tweaks.
I've updated my Quick GPS.
I've ran the HTC GPS Tool (I honestly have no clue what I am looking at here lol but I do get a Mode 2: Not Fix thingy) for about 2 hours hoping for *something* to pop up.
Finally, I've done the GPS Test version 1.04 but it maintains itself at "Looking for GPS unit.
I've soft reset, hard reset and cried.
Is there anything else I'm missing? Any help would be mucho appreciated, thanks!

Hi Coola,
I am using the standard HTC-ROM.
0) First of all, I am not sure whether your GPS unit is working in your phone.
But assuming that the hardware is still OK do the following:
1) Go to settings > System > external GPS.
Check if all options are still normal.
Program port is COM4.
Hardware port : none.
Baudrate : 4800.
Access: Check automated GPS control.
NOTE that an external connected GPS (e.g. Bluetooth device) unit will have a baudrate of 4800. The internal which resides at Com4 has a standard baudrate of 57600. These settings need to be checked to make sure they are still this way and it will also give Windows automated control of the GPS system.
2) You need to install Advanced Config 3.3.
http://www.touchxperience.com/fr/out…ol-32-cab.html
With Advanced config 3.3 under GPS:
1. disable A-GPS
2. disable GPS logging
3. logfile name must be empty
4. old logfile name must be empty
5. maximum size of logfile must be 0
6 delete the files : \windows\GPSLogFile.txt and \windows\GPSLogFileBack.txt
After these settings the tool will soft-reset your mobile.
3) Then edit registry with TotalCommander
http://ghisler.fileburst.com/ce/tcmdpocketarm.cab
Don't make any errors here, check your steps carefully.
These values seem to work fine and give you a much quicker fix.
Under: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\
- Drivers\GpsOneDevice\PollInterval -> 100 (default is 1000)
- Drivers\InputBufferSize -> 512 (default is 4096)
- Drivers\OutputBufferSize -> 512 (default is 4096)
- Drivers\SleepOnNoData -> 100 (default is 1000)
- Multiplexer\MaxBufferSize -> 512 (by default not present, you have to create it, make a Dword value)
After these settings are in place, restart / soft reset your device.
4) Run the program QuickGPSfix and download the new data.
This step needs to be repeated anytime it is outdated.
5) Download and install the HTC GPS Tool.
http://rapidshare.com/files/84815853...C_GPS_TOOL.cab
Upon starting it should show COM4 and a Baudrate of 57600.
Go outside the house, preferably with good wheather.
Hit the "Open"
Hit the "Nav. Int."
Leave all as is, no need to change the options.
You should now start to see the GPS data flow over your screen in the grey area. Wait patiently, the first fix can take up to 10 minutes (afterwards it wil go faster). If it fails it sometimes seems to help to move around a little bit and to reboot your device if it takes way to long.
See if you have any red bars below the satellite numbers (signal strength per satellite) When you get a fix, the bars and satellites to which it is connected will show up green. If there are no red bars here, no data flow etc then there is something wrong with the ROM / radio combination and your phone.
Close this program if you have a fix.
6) Start-up Google maps. Wait for it to download the basic map information, so you don't have any interference from the "now downloading data" message. Then start the GPS use. Fix should now go fast. Once it has a fix you can start moving towards your destiny.
From now on use HTC GPS tool to get a fix.
Close this program, start the program with which you want to use GPS.
Good luck, Jouke.

Coola said:
This is just my last resort I suppose. I recently flashed to NATF's v4.4 and 1.11.25.01 radio plus installed Google Maps on my att Fuze.
But when I go to locate myself Google Maps tells me "Your current location is temporarily unavailable". Sweet.
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the location Google Maps is trying to get is from the "cell towers", make sure your selecting com4 or MS controled Gps. In other words , google trys to locate with towers first. Then if you select to use GPS, it will try using your Gps setting under options. If you already know all this, then disregard my post, if not, then I hope it helps!

Ah I see what I did wrong. Thank you guys for the clairification!
I had previously made all of these tweaks and I did see some green bars but it never said fixed, which I assumed it would.
I did the HTC GPS Tool and booted up Google maps and voila! It found me
Thank you thank you thank you!

Daylight Savings Time in Pakistan

the government has decided to continue to use DST this year but Microsoft's Time Zone related updates for WinMo are very much lacking since last year (when DST was first introduced in Pakistan).
i didn't want to manually advance my device clock by an hour because it has "dirty" side effects when you connect to ActiveSync and for SMS timestamping and whatnot...
i knew a tool exists for modifying time zone information for DESKTOP windows so i decided to search for something similar for WinMo...and i came across this:
http://pdconsec.net/blogs/davidr/archive/2009/03/30/windows-mobile-6-1-and-australian-dst.aspx
(you will find the download link in the above page...see also the note below in this post)
i'm only posting this new thread to share how i used the above tool to properly set the DST policy on my device (ROM info in signature)...because it wasn't as simple as i thought!
1. the first step is to ensure that your time zone is selected properly (GMT+5 Islamabad). i think (not sure!) it is also important to enable "Automatic change time zone and clock" in Settings->Personal->Phone.
2. it seems that before you can use the tool, you must set the device date and time BACK so that it is several minutes BEHIND the point in time when DST takes effect. this year, DST took effect at 23:59:59, April 14th, 2009...that is, JUST BEFORE April 15th, 2009. At this point, the clocks move ahead by an hour to read 01:00:00, April 15th, 2009. so i set my device date/time to 23:50:00, April 14th, 2009 (a good TEN minutes behind the DST transition date/time).
3. now run the tool and it will automatically populate the GUI with the settings stored in the registry for the time zone selected in Step 1. alter the DST section so that it starts on the SECOND TUESDAY OF APRIL AT 23:59 WITH A BIAS OF -60 MINUTES. remember to commit your settings to the registry.
4. assuming the ten minutes that you bought yourself in step 2 were enough and you haven't transitioned into April 15th, 2009 while you were performing Step 3, soft reset!
5. after the reboot, you might have a few minutes/seconds to spare...be patient and let it transition into April 15th...then at the transition point, WinMo will pop a message box informing you that DST has been enabled!
6. now set the date/time to whatever is the correct time.
for people having DST issues because Microsoft hasn't pushed the latest updates for WinMo, hope this helps!
cheers!
NOTE/EDIT: i've attached the tool in this post. i did some background checks and it was developed by a user by the name of "Galina" and posted in this thread:
http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/applications/218118-time-zone-editor-windows-mobile.html

Hi there, you mind attach the cab here? Just curious on something

raiisak said:
Hi there, you mind attach the cab here? Just curious on something
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i've updated the first post and have attached the file
also note the reference link i've updated at the end of the first post if you're interested in some more information about the tool and reference links to the microsoft timezone specifications

its working on my Touch HD also Thanks for clearing
i had this file but i was unable to make it work .
but it only works if clock is taken back to start of DST time
but can not understand why BAIS is set to -60
it should be +60
but any way its adding 60min to clock that does not matter >>>>>>>

Thanks a lot for this post. I implemented this today. I think the DST update was successful but all my meetings and appointments in the calendar moved ahead by one hour.
I guess i have to manually change them.

[Q] Is there a ROM which has no problems with DST (Daylight saving time) and agenda

Does anyone know a ROM that works correctly with DST, preferrably all over the world?
I've always had problems with the time changes with diamond2, with Dutty R6, earlier also with original WM 6.0 rom. I've tried all sorts of settings but the time changes to an incorrect one. This also changes my appointment times and offcourse the alarm clock went off an hour too soon.
Now i've been searching for a solution. I've foundone where you have to change a certain file, but this seemed very troublesome. Searching for a new ROM, i am not convinced about things being fixed, in the latest Energy release people also report problems...
Anyone?

I have the same problem with latest Energy ROM... but it never occured with original ROM

Enterprise V is working without problems...
Update: Energy Reference is also working for me, since I set weather location manually and disabled internet and operator clock sync...

FIXED
I found a fix!
First I tried de latest Energy rom. (Energy.TOPAZ.23148.Sense2.5.NLD.Cookie.2.0.Nov.20)
At first it had exactly the same symptoms, automatically setting the time wrong, like 1, 2 or 3 hourse advanced.
But then i found a setting in Tools / Advanced config / Miscellaneous / "Automatic daylight saving switch-over". Set it to Disabled.
Also at Settings / Personal / Phone / Time Zones. I set Automatic change time zone and clock to disabled.
Now its fixed, i can also set the get time from operator option to enabled. No problems.

i tried this on my TD2 (running Photon 1.6 ROM ) and works perfectly for me
i used registry editor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Clock\HomeDS T
HomeDST=0 (disable DST)
HomeDST=1 (enable DST)

I use Photon ROM and never had this issue yet.
My PC is connected to internet and is set to sync with Internet TimeZone and PC is always good even during DST and my device sync to PC and it is good as well.
During the DST changeover here the PC and device both were good and corrected times automatically. Also the calender events, alarm all invoked at correct time the next day onward .