[Q] wifi timeout when screen off - HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

noticed the wifi will disconnect after a short period when the screen turns off
i dont want my wifi to stay connected all the time but it would be handy if i could extend this timeout to maybe 5mins or something
anyone know if it can be done?

did you try bandswitch?

no, i prefer reg tweaks... installing apps just seems to make the phone unreliable
but i will try it anyway, thanks

you want
hklm - comm - bcmsddhd1 - parms -htckeepwifionwhenunattended
change the value to 1 and wifi wont disconnect.
I dont know if you can alter the timeout.....
the setting will need to be reapplied after a soft reset though.
touch tools will do it permanently.
hope that helps....

ooh, interesting...
have also found SuspendOffDelayInterval
will test and see if it changes anything

yes, seems to work for me, value in:
\HKLM\Comm\BCMSDDHD1\Parms\SuspendOffDelayInterval
seems to be the delay in ms, so default 30,000 = 30 sec, i just added another zero to make it 300,000 or 5mins.

that's good to know.....
im quite happy with mine on all the time but im sure someone else will find that useful
does that change survive after a soft reset?

seems to yea

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Schap's rom problem (minor but can someone help please)

Hi i installed the rom and all is well but i installed that wififofum application and found it wasn't too great and so uninstalled it, Once i'd done this i went to the comm manager and the font had changed and its annoyin me a bit. Just wondering if ic an change it and if this has happened to anyone else? Thanks
Also another thing is that when i leave it for a while for example go to sleep, when i wake up the charge light is flashing green and no button will turn the screen back on, ive disabled the battery options that would normally turn it off but still does it. I all so have average battery when i turn it back on so its not that. I have slide2unlock could that be causing it?
Thanks again lol
Raggers,
First, take S2U2 off. It will be contributing to your problem. Secondly, simply reinstall the comm manager and you should be ok.
If you are sure that the rom you are using has the fake server tweak setup correctly (stops activesync from continuously getting in the way and locking up your phone; google on here for a more detailed explanation) and you are sure you don't have software being polled off an external SD card (will also cause lockups) then you can reinstall S2U2 with the following settings:
On battery power:
- Lock when backlight turns off: set to on
-But blank screen; set to off
- Blank screen on talk: set to off
On external power - have all settings set to off.
In the Avanced section:
- Dont suspend power: set to on
- Safe mode: set to on
- Directdraw: set to off.
These settings will stop S2U2 locking up your phone provided all the other things I referred to are sorted (just sharing my hard earned experience with you).
Let us know how you get on.
Cheers
WB
that is fantastic thankyou very much. One thing i was wondering, is there any good applications i could use to replace s2u2 as an automatic keylock? i wiull have to leave it a while to test but thankyou very very much for the suggestions

Any way to keep the keyboard backlight on?

I don't like having to wait for my keyboard backlight to power up whenever it's dark. And while it may not be 20 seconds, it's not what I would like it to be either. Is there any kind of registry tweak out there that'll either keep the light on all the time, or speed up it's activation? I've already got my screen's backlight turn down quite a bit, and a 15% stronger battery, so I'm not worried about battery life here. I just want a *very* quick phone.
Is this something I'd be better off waiting for the for new video CAB? I know it'll speed up the portrait-landscape switch, but would it in some way also help the keyboard backlights?
I'm not sure why it would be slow. My keypad lights up as soon as I tap a key even in hallways that are just dim.
turn backlight auto sensor off
sovrce said:
I don't like having to wait for my keyboard backlight to power up whenever it's dark. And while it may not be 20 seconds, it's not what I would like it to be either. Is there any kind of registry tweak out there that'll either keep the light on all the time, or speed up it's activation? I've already got my screen's backlight turn down quite a bit, and a 15% stronger battery, so I'm not worried about battery life here. I just want a *very* quick phone.
Is this something I'd be better off waiting for the for new video CAB? I know it'll speed up the portrait-landscape switch, but would it in some way also help the keyboard backlights?
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Start>Settings>Buttons>Backlight and uncheck the box
sovrce said:
I don't like having to wait for my keyboard backlight to power up whenever it's dark. And while it may not be 20 seconds, it's not what I would like it to be either. Is there any kind of registry tweak out there that'll either keep the light on all the time, or speed up it's activation? I've already got my screen's backlight turn down quite a bit, and a 15% stronger battery, so I'm not worried about battery life here. I just want a *very* quick phone.
Is this something I'd be better off waiting for the for new video CAB? I know it'll speed up the portrait-landscape switch, but would it in some way also help the keyboard backlights?
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have you ever used a kaiser? the backlight on the keyboard is on instantly when you slide it open. i know what youre talking about with the painful slow delay waiting for it to come on, but dont know any fix for it.
This worked for me
Reg key is \HKCU\COntrolPannel\Backlight
Set AutoSensor to 0
Set QKeyLedOnOff to 1
Set QKeyLedTimeout to 0
johnw230873 said:
This worked for me
Reg key is \HKCU\COntrolPannel\Backlight
Set AutoSensor to 0
Set QKeyLedOnOff to 1
Set QKeyLedTimeout to 0
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AutoSenor to 0 is the same as going into the System settings and unchecking the backlight option.
HKCU/ControlPanel/Backlight/QKeyLedTimeout
Is the amount of time (in seconds) the keep the light on... so someone could change it to 30 or 99 or whatever (I dont know if there is a "max value") and it would stay on for 30 or 99 seconds.
Not sure what LedOnOff does, thats probably the key to keep it on all the time (but does that mean it stays on even when the unit is closed?). Could potentially be very battery drainining.
Thanks for the info rajuabju BUT the end result is if you make the changes does it give you the results sovrce is after.
FYI with a lot of timeout values 0 means infinity
You're right... silly of me.
0 means there is no timeout value.

Ringer delay for Sprint?

i saw a post about ringer delay for AT&T user and they just need to disable the dialer and the problem solve but what about us sprint users? Here is the original post about that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=449417
i tried to disable the dialer on registry but still get 2-3 second delay before my Touch Pro actually ring.
Download and install DiamondTweaks. There is an option to disable the ringer delay. Works well.
convert your ringer to .wav file
temperamentalman said:
Download and install DiamondTweaks. There is an option to disable the ringer delay. Works well.
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The ringer delay that this changes is the pause between when the ringtone ends and it repeats. Not the delay from when the LED starts flashing (because a call arrived) till the phone actually starts ringing.
If you wish to turn off the HTC dialer and use the WM Dialer, simply goto the following registry entry,
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Security/Phone/Skin]
"Enabled" = dword:1​change the Enabled value from 1 to 0 which will disable the HTC dialer.
I vote for converting to WAV files as well.
If you would like to complain to Sprint about it, the following is the thread I started on Sprint's forum regarding this very subject.
http://forums.buzzaboutwireless.com/baw/board/message?board.id=SmartPhones&thread.id=5304
Thanks smotrs...
Know anyway to get the light sensor to turn off the screen when on a call (Sprint) other than S2U2?
temperamentalman said:
Thanks smotrs...
Know anyway to get the light sensor to turn off the screen when on a call (Sprint) other than S2U2?
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Depends on what you may have done (adding programs, etc..) to your phone. By default, our devices will turn the screen off to conserve battery while a call is in session. However, if you have added one of the S2A dialer GSM versions which was taken from the Touch HD, that feature was disabled because of the InCall curtain. The CDMA versions (my signature and others) were taken from the Sprint Diamond ROM that was released and still contains the necessary code to turn off the screen display while the call is in progress.
Smotrs...just HR'd and installing now. I haven't tried that one, and actually think I ended up with the GSM version I WAS using.
I'll let you know how it works.
Thanks...
Well, it still sits there while the screen "times" out. I thought the light sensor was supposed to dim the screen almost immediately. I'm on the call for 30-40 seconds before it dims, and then cuts off.
Is this a Sprint thing?
temperamentalman said:
Well, it still sits there while the screen "times" out. I thought the light sensor was supposed to dim the screen almost immediately. I'm on the call for 30-40 seconds before it dims, and then cuts off.
Is this a Sprint thing?
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It should Dim after about 10 seconds (or whatever you have in the backlight Advanced setting under Battery). After about 40 seconds or so (same location) it should turn off the screen.
At least that's what mine does, just verified it again. Sounds like maybe your values are too high. After a HR they usually are by default.
Somehow it was at 30 (dim) and 1 min (off). That is a little high. Changed it to 10 / 40. We'll see what that does.
Thanks for the tip. I'll keep you posted.
Seems to now be working the way you explained!!! Thank you for the help!
Is there anything else out there, other than S2U2 that allow FULL SCREEN Caller ID pictures??? I don't want to reinstall that because the dialer is actually working right. I just miss full screen caller ID.
Thanks again.
That I don't know, sorry.
Eh...it's ok. I'd much rather have a dialer that works than a full screen picture of my ignorant brother.
you can also change the Slot Cycle Index in the epst settings... you'll need your MSL though
it's under "Modem Settings"
What is slot cycle and where are these settings? How do I find my MSL? I don't see "Modem Settings".
not trying to be an ass, but i suggest you do some searching. there is plenty of info on the subject
check out this thread - http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=48775&highlight=epst+poll
or here - http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=625185&postcount=14
and here - http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=42730&highlight=epst+poll
I don't think you are an ass...I'm thinking thanks for the threads!
I know search is my friend LOL
lol, no prob man...
Changed the SCI to 1. We'll see if that helps. There is always "0"!
I'm also seeing mixed reports/opinions on ACCOLC - Access Overload Class. Mine was defaulted at 8 on Sprint. People say leave it alone. People say set it lower. Others say set it higher.
i found that setting SCI to 1 is good enough, i'm able to catch my calls and haven't noticed decreased battery life from it so that's where mine stays.

Keyboard backlight

Hey Ive seen issues with people having trouble with the distribution of LEDs on the keyboard with not seeing keys and others to bright and thats not me haha. I was wondering though if anybody knew a registry hack or something that would let the backlight on the keyboard stay on longer than 5 seconds? That is the biggest annoyance of this phone that ive seen so far.
aaron580 said:
Hey Ive seen issues with people having trouble with the distribution of LEDs on the keyboard with not seeing keys and others to bright and thats not me haha. I was wondering though if anybody knew a registry hack or something that would let the backlight on the keyboard stay on longer than 5 seconds? That is the biggest annoyance of this phone that ive seen so far.
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Do a search for a utility called Advanced Config, it has a setting to change the backlight timeout, among a lot of other things. You'll need to have the ARM4i version of ppc .NET 3.5 installed also.
BEWARE: Use the tool at your own risk. Don't turn menu animations and start menu animations on, as it has caused my start menu to go really wonky (all the colors are jumbled and its impossible to read) Turning this off made it behave as expected. Just a warning
Hey thanks man. I didnt even know that setting was in advanced config and ive used since the mogul lol.
Doesnt work
I have tried the tweak in advanced config and nothing changed, has anyone else had luck with this?
oldquser said:
i have tried the tweak in advanced config and nothing changed, has anyone else had luck with this?
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it can not be changed
This is one of the most annoying things about the TP. Anytime you pause for 5 seconds the keyboard backlight goes off! Grrr!
No kidding. I completely disabled the light sensor on my P4000, it was always on as long as the slider was open. I even watched an hour long episode of top gear while I sat in a Mazda dealership while having an oilchange done on my car.
I too have been equally frustrated with this. With no solution in sight, I think I might have thought of a program that could save our sanity. The only problem is that i've only THOUGHT of it and it doesn't exist yet. I've started a thread in the 'Development and Hacking' section. Here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=490267
Add comments, add ideas, just add support

A bug - in most cooked ROMs and current official one

I found the following problem with most cooked ROMs (also including the last official one from HTC) /I tried that on fresh installations in every case/
I like AutoLock feature. So I made a small .reg file to modify one small entry in registry.
The moment this feature is on - if the device becomes locked, the screen goes dim. Problem is - it stays dimmed forever. I tried thousand different solutions - many combinations of registry values, power options, etc. nothing helps. If I lock the device manually - no problem. only with autolock. Anybody knows how to make it work?
Regards,
Vojtek
Maybe you should post your script, so that someone can have a look. Did this work on some previous ROM? Or has it been an ongoing problem?
Try using SmartLock, found on this site.
jmckeejr said:
Maybe you should post your script, so that someone can have a look. Did this work on some previous ROM? Or has it been an ongoing problem?
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The official HTC ROM that I used to have before recent official update from HTC - worked very fine with this little registry mod.
The modification is as follows:
HKCU->ControlPanel->Backlight->AutoDeviceLockEnable
default value = 0
I change it to 1. This is all I do after totally fresh ROM update. that causes the dim to go permanently on from the next lock (doesn't matter if it was caused by auto or manual). even If I get back with the value to 0 in registry - problem stays. soft reset (and value set to 0) eliminate the problem.
one more thing - I never use auto-light sensor. My backlight level is always set to 2. with auto-light sensor - autolock works OK. however I loose a lot of battery life since auto-light sensor never allows backlight levels lower than 4.
Regards,
Vojtek
check out Lumos, it'll let you backlight go as low as you set it to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450318
GldRush98 said:
check out Lumos, it'll let you backlight go as low as you set it to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450318
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Thank You for the tip. The tool itself is great. However it is affected same way by the autolock. Autolock causes device to stay dimmed permanently - even with Lumos running.
Regards,
Vojtek
First off... I'm new around here & still a little flabbergasted by everything WinMo, but this site has already helped me tremendously.
Secondly, I can confirm the AutoLock bug. I updated my Touch Pro to the latest official rom last night. While running through AdvancedConfig (i think...) I noticed the AutoLock option & enabled it. 10 minutes later I was freaking out that I had stuffed up my expensive new toy...
Disabled, rebooted & all is OK again.
First of all - Advanced Config has nothing to do with it (to defend the author).
Second - thank You for support. I could not find a solution for this problem anywhere and I spent hours googling. For the moment I thought that my TP is failed. Seems that nobody uses AutoLock these days. I don't know how everybody's doing it, but without locking, my TP calls to different people (especially from Favourites tab) from time to time...
Vojtek
vojtek11 said:
I don't know how everybody's doing it, but without locking, my TP calls to different people (especially from Favourites tab) from time to time.
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I require a password/passcode level of security on my device - which the Lock/Unlock feature doesn't provide. Unfortunately, the current security implementation in WinMO 6.x doesn't allow the Today screen to be seen like the Lock/Unlock feature.
As a result of these shortcomings, most folks tend to use a 3rd Party lock application such as: S2U2, mLock, etc. as they provide the desired flexibility.
HTH,
very familiar with this issue. I'm working on it too. It affects the WM6.5 lockscreen for sure and I thought it was a problem with only that. Bugger that it affects official ROMs as well. Good info though, I can stop concentrating on the lockscreen and start looking at power mgmt.
mindfrost82 said:
Try using SmartLock, found on this site.
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SmartLock all the Way!!

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