[MOD] disable/enable capacitive buttons - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717

very simple mod very simple op
*** THIS IS FOR THE CAP BUTTONS - Menu - Home - Back - Search - not for nav bar ***
since the new cm rebase kernel was pushed some things have changed.
my old enable/disable no longer works on the new rebase so here is the new zips
should work on all cm/aosp based 4.2.2 and 4.3 roms
disable: http://www.blownco.com/index.php/doc_download/13402-disable-capacitive-buttons-new-jd81
enable: http://www.blownco.com/index.php/doc_download/13403-enable-capacitive-buttons-new-jd81
for 4.1.2 roms use
disable: http://www.blownco.com/index.php/doc_download/639-disable-capacitive-buttons-jd81-zip
enable: http://www.blownco.com/index.php/doc_download/640-enable-capacitive-buttons-jd81-zip
just flash in recovery and reboot *put both zip's on your phone* flash disable and reboot, if you dont like it then flash enable and go on with your day
if this zip doesnt work for you *ie buttons still work after reboot* well then you dont have the proper rom,
either go on with your day or
-open a file manager
-go to /system/usr/keylayout
-delete the file sec_touchkey.kl
-reboot and go on with your day

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Nice! Thanks Jamie, will definitely come in handy for me Pie/Nav bar addition! :thumbup:
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I like how you want ppl to go on with their day lmao. Great mod!
From me to you thru my Gnex

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Haven't tried the enable but the disable zip works on 4.3.
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pockets916 said:
Haven't tried the enable but the disable zip works on 4.3.
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it should, there was no change from 4.2.2 to 4.3 in the touch drivers like there was with 4.1.2 to 4.2.2

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Wasn't sure if it did once I knew I wanted to share with others.
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supporting question
Hello, first off, well done with this, its working perfectly for my note on PAC JB rom, but was wondering if there is anyway to disable the lights for the buttons, they don't work, but still light up, just wondering, have been searching for a bit and will continue to, but thought I would ask here too, thanks again for all the work you do, have a good one!

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MBrad10 said:
Hello, first off, well done with this, its working perfectly for my note on PAC JB rom, but was wondering if there is anyway to disable the lights for the buttons, they don't work, but still light up, just wondering, have been searching for a bit and will continue to, but thought I would ask here too, thanks again for all the work you do, have a good one!
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Used to be in advanced settings so ask the dev to get them back
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JamieD81 said:
Used to be in advanced settings so ask the dev to get them back
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I actually think that I found the setting through the rom, thanks for responding though, and again, thanks for the mod! :victory:

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JamieD81 said:
Used to be in advanced settings so ask the dev to get them back
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I didn't find them in the carbon uput out either...lol it's cool I luv it any ways
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cougar11 said:
I didn't find them in the carbon uput out either...lol it's cool I luv it any ways
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Yeah because we are currently using cm's msm8660-common device on carbon
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Bummer...
This doesn't work on Cyanogenmod 10.1 RC on my HTC EVO 4G LTE unfortunately. Bummer. I need to grab that new Nexus 5 when it comes out. I HATE capacitive buttons...

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joniler said:
This doesn't work on Cyanogenmod 10.1 RC on my HTC EVO 4G LTE unfortunately. Bummer. I need to grab that new Nexus 5 when it comes out. I HATE capacitive buttons...
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Check blownco there are files for cm10.1 there
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edit: i updated op to link to older files

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Thought I'd share this for anyone who wants to disable the capacitive button lights. Credit goes to the original post I found at..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2210765
To turn off capacitive button lights:
1. Download a file manager with root access. I used Root Browser.
2. Go to system/lib/hw
3. Find the file named 'lights.msm8660.so'
4. Rename it to anything such as "lights.msm8660.so.old"
5. Reboot.