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Help with making a script/CAB to configure WIFI in WM6

Like many other people here, I'm trying to automate (as far as possible) the process of setting up / reconfiguring my device every time I flash a new ROM or hard reset. I've been following the threads on WAP/MMS CABs and, especially, the email client setup method described in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1153518
I want to do something along the lines of the email client setup (using xml to provision a connection and then turning it into a CAB file) to set up my WIFI connection, especially the chore of entering a WPA key each time.
I dug around a bit on the MSDN site and found these sections with sample code for service providers to provision WIFI in WM5.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms890771.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms890780.aspx
I'm not a developer and don't know anything about the WM5 SDK so several things are not that clear to me, for example, what is the difference between OMA and OMA DM and which should I use to create a cab that runs off the storage card (does it matter, etc.)?
I'm quite prepared to spend some time experimenting with the sample code with the hope that, with some common sense and trial and error I can produce a single block of xml code that anyone on this forum can copy and edit in notepad to insert their own SSID , type of connection, type of security, network key, etc. and then just turn it into a CAB to run after each time they flash their device.
However, before I spend several hours trying to figure this out, I just wanted to throw this out to the Gurus in our community. I'd be grateful for your help if you:
a) Are knowledgeable in the OMA / OMA DM protocols and can answer a few basic questions I have in order to get me started in the right direction, or
b) Have actually done this already and have created a WIFI connection setup script that is easy to edit and tailor (no point in reinventing the wheel), or
c) Know of a an alternative (easier) way to do this altogether
Thanks in advance for any help,
Rob
NOTE TO MODS: I started a new thread here because I could not find this specific topic anywhere else, and I thought it might be most relevant to WM6, because this is where the highest frequency of flashing is going on right now. However, please feel free to move the post if you think it belongs in another section of the forum.

DONE IT. Moved to another section of the forum.
I figured it out. You can now make a CAB with your WIFI settings.
I posted the method here, since there was already a thread by MrVanx dedicated to creating CABs for all kind of settings.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1227587
Enjoy.

Change Device ID

This may be a stupid question for this forum, this may not have anything to do with this forum, but you guys are probably the only forum that could help me. I was referred here from a post at another forum.
I own 2 HP IPAQ 1950s (i know this forum isnt dedicated to handhelds), OS is Windows Mobile 5. I purchased a piece of software for one and want to load it on the other as well, but it does not allow me. Heres why:
In order to purchase the software, you first load a trial version and run it. On that trial version's registration screen, it gives a device ID. I then purchase the software, and at purchase, provide this device ID. The software maker then provides me a registration that will only work with the unique device ID. I cant use the same registration key on the second handheld because it has a different device ID. To be clear, when I say device ID, I dont mean the name I give the device when syncing. This is a random alpha-numeric ID, I dont know where it comes from.
Anyway, I am wondering if there is a way I can edit device 2 so it has the same ID as device 1. Some kind of registry edit or something?
Sorry again if this post is not appropriate for this forum, but you guys seem to know the most about these kind of devices and if anyone knows the answer, theyd be on this forum. Thanks for your help.

trm666 said:
This may be a stupid question for this forum, this may not have anything to do with this forum, but you guys are probably the only forum that could help me. I was referred here from a post at another forum.
I own 2 HP IPAQ 1950s (i know this forum isnt dedicated to handhelds), OS is Windows Mobile 5. I purchased a piece of software for one and want to load it on the other as well, but it does not allow me. Heres why:
In order to purchase the software, you first load a trial version and run it. On that trial version's registration screen, it gives a device ID. I then purchase the software, and at purchase, provide this device ID. The software maker then provides me a registration that will only work with the unique device ID. I cant use the same registration key on the second handheld because it has a different device ID. To be clear, when I say device ID, I dont mean the name I give the device when syncing. This is a random alpha-numeric ID, I dont know where it comes from.
Anyway, I am wondering if there is a way I can edit device 2 so it has the same ID as device 1. Some kind of registry edit or something?
Sorry again if this post is not appropriate for this forum, but you guys seem to know the most about these kind of devices and if anyone knows the answer, theyd be on this forum. Thanks for your help.
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Open your registry editor and change this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Ident
Select 'Values'
Select 'Name'
and change the Value Data to the new name for your phone (no spaces)

Sorry to disappoint you but the method above will not work.
What you are seeing is what is know as UUID - a unique hardware based identifier that almost every PPC has.
Note the hardware based part - this means you can not change it with registry hack or any other way (I am not 100% sure but I believe it is derived from several hardware components like memory CPU etc).
The second problem is that you are basically trying to crack a program you should have paid for and we do not do this here.
(Yes there is a forum called 'development and hacking' but it is not this kind of hacking)
My suggestion to you is contact the app creator / vendor and see if you can get some sort of deal for your second device.

[Q] WP7 Forensic Research

Hello,
I'm new to the boards so I apologize if my question is out of line, but I've hit a wall and I have a report on this due in a few weeks!
I'm attempting to do a forensic analysis on WP7, the DVP to be specific. I'm trying to gain access to the metadata behind things like text messages and call logs. Have any of you, in your development work, encountered a way to view the native files associated with these messaging services? My forensic tools aren't recognizing the hardware and while one of them promises the ability to perform a physical dump "soon", I am not optimistic that it will be available in time to help me.
I have little coding experience so navigating these threads has been an experience to say the least, but I would love any assistance on getting file system/registry access on the device.
Also, if it can't be done, that is alright too. Failed results are still results in the eyes of academia!
Thanks everyone!

Read up on ChevronWP7 unlock method here. Or, try using the built-in registry editor to allow developer access to your phone. Then you can install both a more ... robust registry editor and file explorer. I am in a coffee shop (yes, I should not be on XDA when someone goes to washroom, but you know...), otherwise I would provide direct links for the methods...

[how-to] internet sharing on ATT branded phones

Howdy folks!
I've been feverishly scouring the web and this site for ways around the internet sharing limitation that att puts on its phones. Sadly the xaps and provxmls didn't work well for me but I struck gold on google and I would like to share it with you! in xda post below, skip to registry editing unless you cant see internet sharing as option
long story short as shown here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233612&highlight=openmarketenabled Thanks sensboston for diggin it up.
do the following registry edits:
Now launch WP7 Root Tools and go to Local Machine -> Comm -> InternetSharing -> Settings and manualy add new value (+val button):
(this is description)>>Value Name: Name, Value Type: String, Value Data: Value ... hit save
Value Name: EntitlementURI, Value Type: String, Value Data: ./Vendor/MSFT/Registry/HKLM/Comm/InternetSharing/Settings/OpenMarketEnabled ... hit save
Value Name: OpenMarketEnabled, Value Type: dword, Value Data: 1 ... hit save
need more info? keep reading. sorry for crap presentation.
The Sasha Kotlyar has a post on his website that shows you the registry settings required (you can use only the first two, or go all the way to fully debrand). http://arktronic.com/weblog/2012-04-14/my-phone-my-rules
Prerequisites:
1. In order to successfully add the registry values you will need to start with mango version 7720 or 7740 and interop-unlock with windowbreak or
visit http://windowsphonehacker.com/windowbreak/ on your non-nokia mobile phone or visit windowsphonehacker.com/articles/the_windowbreak_project-12-23-11 for more info
1a. If you cannot use window break please find another method to interop-unlock. like heathcliff74 xap
2. Install Root tools: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569832
3. Visit http://arktronic.com/weblog/2012-04-14/my-phone-my-rules
3a. Use Root tools to add the first internet sharing related value in your registry you will have to use "add value" button since it's not there originally!
3b. Use same to EDIT the "entitlement" value
Please make sure you spell everything in your registry correctly!
tested on samsung focus flash. Speedtest.net on pc showed pathetic 500kbps Down and 1mbps Up on "4g".
Good Luck and please show Mr. Kotlyar your gratitude for so clearly and simply showing the settings that need to be changed!
Also thank our window-break and root tools suppliers, jaxbot and Heathcliff74!!

Before reposting some very old hacks with outdated instructions (Shevron unlock isn't available more than year!) and referring to some unknown guys (who is "wonderful Sasha"?), try to search forum first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334248&highlight=internet+sharing
All these noobs "wonderful internet finds" have a xda roots.

sensboston said:
Before reposting some very old hacks with outdated instructions (Shevron unlock isn't available more than year!) and referring to some unknown guys (who is "wonderful Sasha"?), try to search forum first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334248&highlight=internet+sharing
All these noobs "wonderful internet finds" have a xda roots.
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maybe you should revisit the portion of my post specifying how the various provxml and xap packages provided on this site haven't worked for me. I haven't seen those exact registry settings written out explicitly on xda, just long winded instructions for some ultimately useless xap deployment.
I visited the thread you mentioned (as well as others) many times and tried it without success. In perusing the thread I see no mention of the two settings that need be changed in the registry. I do see users reporting issues with their radios and some wondering whether it's undoable. These registry settings look very undoable to me but not that xap deployment.
another search for " internet sharing registry settings" comes up empty .
Simply editing the registry as shown was fairly easy and straightforward and it worked.
I merely hope someone else having a similarly fruitless search will find this useful.

Have you seen this (an year old!) thread? If you unable to find/apply, it doesn't mean the xda instructions are useless
P.S. Your post it's just an another proof: XDA needs more structured, clean and visible FAQ/wiki system.

Will these Registry values work with a HTC Titan 2, or is this just for Samsung devices. Please advise. I dont want to brick my phone. Thanks!!

sensboston, i didn't find that thread. it should be stickied. its much more concise and well organized than what i put up. thanks!
my advice to others, as someone who's only worked on one device to investigate this issue, is that if your device gives you the option to do internet sharing but att denies you this right with a message asking you to call them, then your condition may be cured simply with the registry settings. the fella in sensboston's link has an optima and the registry bit is the same. if your problem is more severe in that there's no internet sharing option, perrhaps you may check out that thread more carefully to see what's applicable to your device.
the regediting parts are the same and this makes me feel safe that it will work across devices. just remember, you edit entitlement value but add the openmarket dword
as a final word, i do love xda and all the work people do to support and develop here. didnt mean to link to / exalt an outsider instead of xda. google did point me in the direction of that site and not the xda post likely because i searched " focus flash internet sharing". sometimes it's hard to know what is device specific and what isn't.

I use a Focus Flash on AT&T
This is the post I followed for use Internet sharing option (Samsung Phones) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334248

well damn now my phones bricked!

What you mean your phone is bricked. What the phone, And what you did before?

Dell XPS10 - Protected or Read Only PDFs?

I am interested in purchasing a Dell XPS10 for business purposes.
I would like to be able to upload my work PDFs to the tablet, and send to a customer to view.
However, I need to be sure that they would not be able to remove the PDF on the device.
Can a user profile be created for this? How does read only files work? Can this be achieved?
I am trying to avoid DRM, if possible.

Can you create new user for customer? When you set customer user permission permit for read and deny for deleted, take ownership. Then that user can't do anything except read.

hisoft said:
Can you create new user for customer? When you set customer user permission permit for read and deny for deleted, take ownership. Then that user can't do anything except read.
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Thanks! That seems very reasonable. Any idea if the user would be able to take the PDF and send it as an email attachment with these permissions ?

Well, and make sure the new user is not a member of the Administrators group or otherwise able to use UAC or become Administrator, or they can just overwrite the permissions.
That said, it's an odd request. You want to send some files to people by putting them on a tablet and sending the tablet, and your biggest concern is that they not delete the files? That seems like it should be the least of your worries, unless there's some really weird regulatory thing going on there.

GoodDayToDie said:
Well, and make sure the new user is not a member of the Administrators group or otherwise able to use UAC or become Administrator, or they can just overwrite the permissions.
That said, it's an odd request. You want to send some files to people by putting them on a tablet and sending the tablet, and your biggest concern is that they not delete the files? That seems like it should be the least of your worries, unless there's some really weird regulatory thing going on there.
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Okay. Yes, I know its a odd request, but these will be educational tablets. My concern is not deletion of the file, but rather copying, forwarding/attaching, or extracting the PDF for personal use or distribution.

you can create a guest user before you show XPS10 to customer

Wait wait wait, if you just want to prevent them deleting the file, that's more-or-less possible as described here. If you want them to be able to read it, but *not* able to copy or forward it... that's the essence of DRM, and (as with all DRM) is a fundamentally impossible goal; all you can manage is to make it a bit difficult (at best).
If I can read a file, I can extract its contents, put them in another file, and send that along. If the contents are encrypted but I can read it anyhow, then I can take those decrypted contents, put them in a new file, and send it on. If you want to truly prevent people from passing along something like that, you can't permit them to read it at all or they can (simplest / worst case) just take screenshots of each page and send those to other people as images.