3 Players now that work with the external screen:
WMP, Pocket Player, and HTC Audio Manager!
For HTC Audio Manager, go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=313550
Take the contents of the "AudioManager" Folder and extract them all to your /windows/ directory (NOT just the folder, the files inside the folder need to be take out and put in the windows directory).
Using a registry explorer, go to HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\SecondaryDsp
There should already be a registry entry there called "AudioManager", if it's there, set it to "1".
If it's not there, create it and set it to one (I can't say for sure if it'll work or not though).
Restart your phone, and voila! A new, working MediaPlayer!
In the original topic, rickwyatt says "put in on your storage card".
As I have just 4MB storage left, I want to put it on my storage card. Is it possible?
Also, what advantage over WMP does HTC AM have?
yes it is possible to install on storage/storage card, cab-installer made by me is available here:
http://ren.redsys.ru/_private/HTC.Audio.Manager.WCE.BY.cab
But you need to copy all these files to \Windows\ directory to make it on external screen
It seems Audio Manager files should be extracted to \windows, if the external music keys need to work with it. Also the 'AudioManager' registry value is not found by default, so create it as a new DWORD value and assign it with '1'.
Yet I don't see any value this Audio Manager brings over on top of WMP, though it has a nice ipod like interface and supports playlists. Anyone found anything interesting about this new AM?
oh hell no dont intall this program, its not worth it.
Very diffcult to add playlist you have to add files one at a time
I was hoping an equalizer but does not have one
Im struggling to remove and set the buttons back to for WM player.
Damn stupid fucl<ing program
paypalbid said:
oh hell no dont intall this program, its not worth it.
Very diffcult to add playlist you have to add files one at a time
I was hoping an equalizer but does not have one
Im struggling to remove and set the buttons back to for WM player.
Damn stupid fucl<ing program
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Nothing from AudioManager should have overwritten anything else.
Therefore, go to your \windows\ directory and look at the files in the zip archive. There you can see exactly which files to delete. To get the buttons back, go back to the HKLM\Software\HTC\SecondaryDsp\AudioManager and set the value to '0' instead of '1'.
As for advantages, just looks nice imho. I didn't really play with it yet.
Thanks ladies.
I installed and it worked. However I do NOT se any advantage over the WMP. This only looks cool because "dude, it's a HTC soft, dude". I'll stick with my WMP and occasionaly Pocket Player. No need for this
nevermind said:
Thanks ladies.
I installed and it worked. However I do NOT se any advantage over the WMP. This only looks cool because "dude, it's a HTC soft, dude". I'll stick with my WMP and occasionaly Pocket Player. No need for this
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'tis true.
I'm going to play around with it more and if it seems faster or more stable than WMP I'll use it. Otherwise, I'll probably ditch it too.
I love PocketPlayer, but the external display plugin is so slow and just seems terribly unstable.
thelostsoul said:
'tis true.
I'm going to play around with it more and if it seems faster or more stable than WMP I'll use it. Otherwise, I'll probably ditch it too.
I love PocketPlayer, but the external display plugin is so slow and just seems terribly unstable.
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Yup, PP is very unstable and the plugin makes the whole phone really damn slow.
In the other hand, WMP is quite fast for me. ANd I never experienced even one single crash with it (except using Oxios memory tools before). Only the way of opening files in WMP pis*es me off.
After a day of playing around, I've decided I don't like either WMP or AudioManager...lol
Not sure which I'll be sticking with yet....
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After a day of playing around, I've decided I don't like either WMP or AudioManager...lol
Not sure which I'll be sticking with yet....
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LOL
well WM6 does support external screen already. So lets hope for it, coz then we can use any player we want and with small update it should display also informations on the external screen. But guess it's still a looong way
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Nothing from AudioManager should have overwritten anything else.
Therefore, go to your \windows\ directory and look at the files in the zip archive. There you can see exactly which files to delete. To get the buttons back, go back to the HKLM\Software\HTC\SecondaryDsp\AudioManager and set the value to '0' instead of '1'.
As for advantages, just looks nice imho. I didn't really play with it yet.
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I‘ve already put these files in \Windows and created a DWORD named AudioManager in HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\SecondaryDsp and set it to 1, but nothing happened. The external music keys still assign to WMP. Somebody knows why?
You might need the more recent ROM update. The 4.x ones...What version do you have?
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You might need the more recent ROM update. The 4.x ones...What version do you have?
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I have a singapore rom 1.32.707.0 in my phone. Where to download a 4.x rom?
Oh. Check with the HTC website for your region or whatever branding is on your phone, their site.
The 4.x ROMs are for USA (not sure if EUR has them yet), but can be downloaded from here:
http://www.america.htc.com/support/3125/software-downloads.html
Note, however, that you may need to unlock your device completely (including CID) before installing a ROM from a different region. Instructions are on this forum.
thelostsoul said:
Oh. Check with the HTC website for your region or whatever branding is on your phone, their site.
The 4.x ROMs are for USA (not sure if EUR has them yet), but can be downloaded from here:
http://www.america.htc.com/support/3125/software-downloads.html
Note, however, that you may need to unlock your device completely (including CID) before installing a ROM from a different region. Instructions are on this forum.
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Thx a lot, I'll try it.
Hi,
Just a couple of questions to ask.
Fist of all I did install HTC`s audio manager and its no different from the wmplayer. Only better at fast forwarding . Since the external display shows exactly the same things with both the players, I assume it is some kind of seperate driver, that "interconnects" with other software. Who ever wrote that piece of code that controlls the play/prev/next buttons , should be executed for stupidity... Was it SO difficult to add a fast forward ability omg. Does anyone know how to add such a function?
Also, one more thing I have installed PocketPlayer, but I cannot find anything concerning the external display thing... I cannot find any plugins, or options. Can someone please enlighten me?
I absolutely love this phone, (and since it cost me 170 euros...) but I wish I fast forward the player with out having to open the phone...
Thanks
For PocketPlayer you want the WM_Host plugin version 2.0. Once you copy the DLLs to the PP directory, you need to open PP and the Plugin controls panel then configure the plugin. FastForward should be supported in PP.
Thanks so much... I did what you said, I enabled the plugin, but still, no fast forward. Dunno maybe its just a crappy wmp plugin in the first place...
Hmm, you're right. I never really needed it though so I guess that's why I never noticed...
Post what you want on the Conduits forums. They're usually pretty good with filling feature requests. I bugged them about getting support for the External Screen on the StrTrk for a couple months and even though they said it seemed impossible, they finally got it
Perhaps it's just me, but I am thoroughly annoyed by the sound the tab makes when docked into the stock Samsung keyboard. This can be very inconvenient in certain situations.
While SilentBoot is a great option for tackling the startup sound, I cannot find any solution to this issue other than muting, docking, and un-muting.
I'm rooted, deodexed, and hoping for insight on this.
Thanks!
Update:
Dock.ogg and Undock.ogg are under /system/media/audio/ui/
I've backed up the files and have attempted to delete them, overwrite them with blank files of the same name, and even restrict read access to them.
None of this has worked, but it irritates me enough that my quest will not end here.
To be continued...
Hi all,
I recently acquired a Jetstream in the US (AT&T) to bring back to France.
I'm pretty new to Android but I got the bootloader unlocked through htcdev.com, then managed to apply DoomLoRD's root and CWM recovery succesfully (excellent tutorial, BTW).
I now want to unlock the phone and reconfigure BT so I can use my regular BT headset (Nokia BH-109, supports HFP & HSP but no A2DP) following the instructions on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418235, but that fails to work as the /system/build.prop file remains read-only.
Is there anything I've missed? Would that be because my Jetstream is still S-ON?
thanks in advance for any hint that gets me going!
François
Hi,
Welcome to the Jetstream community.
1st off, for you to be able to edit the /system/build.prop file, you need Root Explorer, navigate to the file, before opening it with the text editor, make sure to click on the R-W/R-R which you can find around the top left side of screen- it will basically change from read to write functionality in the system files. You will then be able to enable the options.
2nd, after following the steps, you will be able to get the phone app to show and you will be able to use MMI codes of the *123# sort perfectly. Coming to the call however, you will be able to make calls but no sound on either side of the calls. Still some bugs to be figured out and fixed. Some have got some clue about how to solve it - mentioned in the post with the instructions.
3rd, after following those instructions, you will be able to send and receive messages using a 3rd part app like GO SMS. Works perfectly well.
4th, the S-ON to S-OFF transition needs a lot of help from developers which is not happening as of yet. Hoping that someone will be able to really achieve this for us. It has been done for many other devices as well and we all here hope it will happen for the Jetstream too.
Hope it helps you and hope to have more people join the community of this wonderful device like you have just joined us and get this device moving soon.
-Kaialsh.
Hi Kaialsh,
thanks for taking the time to share your experience. I will look into Root Explorer for sure, even though I actually managed to answer my question when writing my original post got me thinking.
I'll write down what I found as it may be of help to others.
As I understood the problem was with the /system partition being mounted R/O I looked on the Market and found mount /system (rw/ro) and it seemed to work giving me a successful status, but the build.prop file remained R/O in vi, and Astro would not save it properly.
I then saw that DoomLoRD's custom kernel included R/W system partition and looking into that I found the adb remount command which did what I wanted, except it failed on my system.
Last bit was to boot the tablet into DoomLoRD's insecure kernel image (as I did before to root the Jetstream), then issue "adb remount", then edit build.prop and reboot again.
As you can see, it's not really straightforward and I wish I saw your post before all of this!
I did see the Audio problems with making calls and will be following the forum for a potential fix to this problem, but I have another issue right now...
Noise cancellation does not work at all and any attempt to make a VoIP call (SIP or Google Talk for instance) results in terrible echo at the other end of the line. The only way out is to use a headset and Bluetooth seems a reasonable choice.
Before the build.prop change, my Nokia headset (with HFP and HSP) would be detected and paired but would remain disconnected and no profile was listed (only options are to delete pairing or rename device). A set of Bluetooth headphones with A2DP support worked fine.
After the change, the device is paired and the headset profile listed as expected, but it still remains disconnected even though when I select it I get a "connected" popup. Of course, the headset will not give audio in any application, and the speaker works normally.
I'd be interested if someone around here has any hints into getting a regular cell phone Bluetooth headset to work with the Jetstream, as well as maybe a fix on the echo cancellation problem.
In any case, this forum is a goldmine
I too face the problem with google talk and sort-noise cancellation is bad. I however circumvented the problem by using a wired headset-no echo with that but the gain on audio was a bit low. I don't own a Bluetooth device myself to check and am kind of busy studying for exams go out and get myself one.
However, the basic problem seems to lie in the Mic settings and as mentioned in the section on enabling gsm calls, we need to check the codec files and anything related to Mic and htc audio libs. I did sit once checking for any potential files that contain details regarding this, but I was dumb enough not to note things down then and there so don't remember very well and haven't found the time to check it again. Will do so the earliest possible and share my findings. There was something about a particular file missing in the devices lost which seemed to be necessary for phone functionality.
Also, just out of curiosity, what is your main application with the Jetstream?
Sent from my HTC PG09410 using XDA
It's a shame I don't know enough about the platform to look into it myself, but I'm ready to try out any suggestion that comes forward!
What I intend to use the tablet for is remote desktop/VNC access to remote systems through ssh tunnels and voice/video conferencing, but at the moment I'm still in the discovery stages.
François
Cool. Welcome aboard once again.
Sent from my HTC PG09410 using XDA
Fairly easy. You'll need root and a file manager like ES File Explorer. I followed the instructions in this article. Scroll down near the bottom for rooted devices. You're basically just adding a small addendum to the camera sound file names in the system. Works for me, but who knows what the long-term effects will be. Do this at your own risk, I take no responsibility for your actions. Do not do this if it is illegal in your country, check your laws.
I just turn the volume down, or mute the device :good:
Works great, Thank you!
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Fairly easy. You'll need root and a file manager like ES File Explorer. I followed the instructions in this article. Scroll down near the bottom for rooted devices. You're basically just adding a small addendum to the camera sound file names in the system. Works for me, but who knows what the long-term effects will be. Do this at your own risk, I take no responsibility for your actions. Do not do this if it is illegal in your country, check your laws.
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