I have tried inserting my own file into the alerts/ringtone directory (Windows/rings) and they do not show up when I try to change it on my Sprint Touch Pro. I have tried wav, and wma as both file types are present in the directory. Any ideas?
monkeefied said:
I have tried inserting my own file into the alerts/ringtone directory (Windows/rings) and they do not show up when I try to change it on my Sprint Touch Pro. I have tried wav, and wma as both file types are present in the directory. Any ideas?
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Have you tried <My Documents\My Ringtones>? What about saving them as MP3? Stock ROM? How big are these files?
Copy them and then paste into the windows folder. Then they appear as the others do when you select a ringtone as normal. If you look through the windows folder you'll notice the factory ringtones.
terds said:
Copy them and then paste into the windows folder. Then they appear as the others do when you select a ringtone as normal. If you look through the windows folder you'll notice the factory ringtones.
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That's just because everything goes to <\Windows> during a ROM flash. PROVXML's should move some of the Factory rings to <\Windows\Rings>, but it depends on provider and ROM version. Most custom ROMS have the ringtone packages move the main ringtones to the Rings folder.
WM should search all the mentioned folders for Tones:
<\Windows>
<\Windows\Rings>
<\My Documents\My Ringtones>
<\Storage Card\My Documents\My Ringtones>
There might be more, but I know for sure these 4 places work.
Thanks for the replies guys. The provider is sprint on a stock rom. Tried all 4 locations to no avail, the file is only 153K. Haven't tried it as mp3 yet gonna have to convert it. I don't know what the deal is I didn't have any problems on my last phone (elf) but my last phone didn't have the rings folder it just dumped everything into the windows folder.
Ok mp3 worked, weird. Anywho.... thanks guys appreciate the input.
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I've been trying to find a way of replacing the system sounds on the XDA.
I've looked around the registry but am unable to find any keys that look like they might help. Anyone any ideas :idea: After a while the start menu pops and clicks get a bit boring!!
take a look through the pocket pc's windows folder, I recently got fed up with the default sms recieved sound, and discovered that they are in there as wav files.
If you copy in a wav file into the relevant folder, it will become available from the "Sounds & Notification" list.
As you are wanting to change the system "pops" & clicks, in theory, you could just find the wav file, rename it to "popold.wav" and rename your desired new sound to the sound of the original.
Just an idea... let us know if it works
That almost worked, unfortunatly you can't rename system files held in the rom! Unless someone knows how?
You can't rename them, but you can replace them, when you delete the new file and reboot, your old (ROM stored) file should come back
At least this applied for iPAQ 5450... try first
Still no luck
I've changed every other sound on the system but those start menu ones just will not budge! There must be something, somewhere in the registry that can be altered, I'll keep bigging at it!
Maybe i can help here...
If you want to chance every sound file to your bidding without going trough any pocket pc menu's or wasting space, do the following
insert your xda, dont fill in anything with partnership from active sync (just leave it asking). Copy every wav file from the windows dir to your pc in a wav1 dir. make a wav2 dir with the ones you want to use.
now replace the wav's on your pc with the ones you like. Rename them exactly like they are. (best to do is selecting a wav, press f2(rename) and then ctrl+c) then select your new wav file from wav dir2 and f2(rename) and ctrl+v that file.
once you have done renaming to your likeness. (**tip** rename roaring gitar to a 1kb file, saves up 42kb
select all new renamed wav files with copy
and go to explorer and your pocketpc windows dir.
select past
and awnser yes to all
works for me
On the default WM2003 that came with the iMate, i used to copy any *.wma file to my pda, hold click in file explorer and set as ringtone, but after I did the upgrade to WM2003SE this option is gone. Any ideas how to put a wma music file as ringtone.
Thanks
Put it in the windows/rings directory.
Then just go to the normal sounds & Notifications section in settings. Have a look in there and you will see the option for incoming calls.
Thanks Dingo, but why cant i do it like I used to, by right click ??????
my RingToNe did not appears
i already copy some *wav in to windows/rings directory but i cannot choose my ringtone..it did not appears in phone/sound notification...it appears after i upgrade to WINDOWs SE!!Please teLL Me tHe SoLuTion !!!!
Hey all..
I have a few media players installed on my hero, but on the preinstalled one is there a way to get it to ignore a folder? I am currently learning spanish and have about 500 mp3's on the phone. It unfortunatly lists them all on the media player. I want to get it to ignore them so when i let it play my entire playlist on random it wont choose any of those.
is there a way? I have MixZing lite which does have an option to look at specific folders, but it wont intergrate with the lock screen (which is really very handy!). I tried adding the .nomedia onto the directory but to no avail....
I had the same problem, so far all I've done is hide the entire folder by stiking a '.' on the front of the folder e.g. hide the folder 'hidestuffinhere' by renaming it '.hidestuffinhere' using Astro or something.
The media player ignores everything under these folders:
\Media\Alarms
\Media\Ringtones
\Media\Notifications
However, if you move your spanish mp3s into these folders, they'll show up in alarms, ringtones or notifications.
sweet! that will solve my ringtones issue to then
just moved ringtones to the folder /media/ringtones but not showing up in the ringtone selection... should i do a reboot first?
Try a reboot,
If it doesn't work, backup your SD to your PC. Then format the SD card through the phone and recopy your data back.
That worked for me.
Cannot rename a folder starting with a "."
wheeljack said:
I had the same problem, so far all I've done is hide the entire folder by stiking a '.' on the front of the folder e.g. hide the folder 'hidestuffinhere' by renaming it '.hidestuffinhere' using Astro or something.
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Tried to do the same on my HTC pro but file explorer does not allow me to rename a folder with a name starting with a dot "." ??????
tbondexpert said:
Tried to do the same on my HTC pro but file explorer does not allow me to rename a folder with a name starting with a dot "." ??????
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you need to use linda file explorer or similar.
ricostuart said:
you need to use linda file explorer or similar.
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Yeah, I use Astro, and it works fine.
Yep just used Astro to change my download folder (where I download ringtones to on my sd card) anyways in the music player it used to show a load of unknown albums and list the weird ringtones I had downloaded.
Changed the folder through Astro .downloads and now the music player doesn't pick up those unwanted files.
The other alternative is:
Using notepad, create an empty file
save the file as .nomedia (do not save as .txt, but "All files")
add the file .nomedia to the folder you want to avoid showing media from
This works for video, photos and MP3. They can still be accessed using file explorer.
Hope that helps
The files in the attachment are OGG file types ... and the hero does not recognize them .. how can we get these sounds compatible on the Hero?
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http://www.androidspin.com/forum/index.php?f=209&t=88&rb_v=viewtopic
iTouch24 said:
The files in the attachment are OGG file types ... and the hero does not recognize them .. how can we get these sounds compatible on the Hero?
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http://www.androidspin.com/forum/index.php?f=209&t=88&rb_v=viewtopic
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What do you mean, the Hero doesn't recognize them? Where did you copy them exactly? Do you mean they don't show up when you go to select your ringtone? If so, you need to make sure the ogg files are in /system/media/audio/ringtones/ (or /system/media/audio/notifications/ depending on what files you're dealing with.) You can put them there with
Code:
adb push file.ogg /system/media/audio/ringtones/
or is it a different problem? If the ogg's are on your SD card, can you play them in the Music app? Are there any error messages you can share with us?
i placed the files in their necessary folders, ringers/alarms/notificatios
/sdcard/media/audio/alarms
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications
/sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
if i open on sdcard and play on phone.. they play fine ... but when i go to a contact and go to select a ringtone .. the file is not showing ... but other ringtones i put in that folder show ....
iTouch24 said:
i placed the files in their necessary folders, ringers/alarms/notificatios
/sdcard/media/audio/alarms
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications
/sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
if i open on sdcard and play on phone.. they play fine ... but when i go to a contact and go to select a ringtone .. the file is not showing ... but other ringtones i put in that folder show ....
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I've got them up and running, did you already resolve this, itouch?
No, they still don't show up when I try I'm pick ringtones for someone yet they play when I am listening to music on my phone , so phone recognizes them at that time but not when o am looking for them. And I know if I pit a "." In front of folder name it will hide the music player from playing them but it also hides from everything on phone.
Odd, I put the same files in the same folders and it works fine here. The Audio Manager ignores those folders, so it shouldn't be necessary to hide them.
Regarding wallpapers, they should be placed in sdcard/media/resources/wallpapers
i am running fresh ROM .7 ... not sure if that has something to do with it
but my media player is playing the ogg files ... and they are not showing up when i want to pick one of them for ringtones.. it is like it is setup backwards...
from what u are saying is that the media player should be ignoring those files automatically and they should show up when i pick alarm/notification and ringtone
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would u believe what the problem was
my folders had capital letters ... Ringtones instead of ringtones...
dam i didnt know it was case sensitive ...
thanks guys for assisting on this ...
Haha, it's always the smallest little detail Glad you got it working.
I know how to associate ringtones with contacts.
I want to rename ringtones with the name of the contact so they are easier to find by file name.after flashing a ROM
The problem is that changing the file name doesn't always change the name of the ringtone. Or editing the title in the text file breaks the ringtone so it won't play.
For example:
"Orion" ring tone file can be renamed "Friend1", and will show up in file managers as Friend1. But under Sound/Select Ringtones, it will still show up as Orion. Opening the file in Text Editor and changing the title will break the ringtone.
Solution?
Are you renaming the file name through the phone or on a pc? Might make a difference. Not sure though.
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Are you renaming the file name through the phone or on a pc? Might make a difference. Not sure though.
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I probably renamed them on a PC, then transferred the folder to the phone sdcard. My plan is to then replace the systen/media/audio/ringtones folder with one that avoids the ringtones I don't like, and only includes options I like.
That works, but doesn't allow my new names to show up under ringtone selection lists. The old name then appears, twice if I also keep the old file with the original ringtone name.
In a text editor, I can change the "title" inside the text of the file, but that breaks the ringtone.
2 Ringtones are exceptions, and don't include 'titles" in the text file. They don't revert, but show up as I have renamed them.
Robtao said:
I probably renamed them on a PC, then transferred the folder to the phone sdcard. My plan is to then replace the systen/media/audio/ringtones folder with one that avoids the ringtones I don't like, and only includes options I like.
That works, but doesn't allow my new names to show up under ringtone selection lists. The old name then appears, twice if I also keep the old file with the original ringtone name.
In a text editor, I can change the "title" inside the text of the file, but that breaks the ringtone.
2 Ringtones are exceptions, and don't include 'titles" in the text file. They don't revert, but show up as I have renamed them.
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On a computer in a media player, you should be able to "edit tag info" or something similar. that is where you add in the track name, artist, album info and all of a MP3.
**EDIT**
Easier way, on a Windows machine you can just right click the file and select properties, then the details tab, change it there.
If the files are edited properly, they will work, and show up properly. The "text edit" method just broke the files so they wouldn't play. But an MP3 tag editor which can also handle .ogg files will allow the title to be changed and whatever else is needed in there to make it work.
So the solution for me is:
1. Copy the ringtone you want.
2. Rename the file with a R/W capable root explorer, or do it on a PC.
3. Retag with a tag editor to change the Title in the tag if needed, so it shows up properly in the Ringtone selection screens
4. Place the file in the right place with a root explorer, in the case of a Verizon Note 2, the system place is system/media/audio/ringtones
5. I also rename the original ringtones folder, and replace it with one that has all of the ringtones I want, without the ones I don't.