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Hermes and Infra red Probs?

I am using Novii Remote Deluxe 4.11 on my cingular 8525...
it looks like it'd be a cool program, except i can't use w/ my tv from farther than 5 inches away...
is there a registry hack on wm6 black 2.0 that i need to change to increase my IR or something?
any help would be great, thanks
ps... does anyone know how to change the registry to display a different carrier name?
i know there is a guide in the wiki, but i don't think it's for wm6, thanks in advance

IR
It is also mentioned in the threads that IR signal strength is weak.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=291249&highlight=infrared

stukes said:
It is also mentioned in the threads that IR signal strength is weak.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=291249&highlight=infrared
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lol, i understand, i have read that too, but i just thought maybe there was a registry edit to increase baud rate or something that could help the signal strength....
i'm an electrical engineering graduate that has lost all his knowledge of engineering lol

dmenshunzz said:
lol, i understand, i have read that too, but i just thought maybe there was a registry edit to increase baud rate or something that could help the signal strength....
i'm an electrical engineering graduate that has lost all his knowledge of engineering lol
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Well dude, i wudda thought lowering the baud rate would increase distance slightly (ie less error over greater distance)??

Electrical Engineer....
mrvanx said:
Well dude, i wudda thought lowering the baud rate would increase distance slightly (ie less error over greater distance)??
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Well Im a central office technician. I loves to tear off into my field of expertise. If you are like me then tear off into the HERMES and add another LED or whatever makes it beam IR.... LOL

stukes said:
Well Im a central office technician. I loves to tear off into my field of expertise. If you are like me then tear off into the HERMES and add another LED or whatever makes it beam IR.... LOL
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i indeed did think about that... i think since the wii came out, everyone has raised the prices and stock of ir sending leds... maybe, just maybe if i buy a new case to do some kind of paint scheme i'll buy a higher emitting one... but thanks for the suggestions folks, for now, i'll just uninstall remote programs b/c they're useless

VGA out/ IR Camera

Does anyone know where I could find a pin configuration chart for the display cable inside the uni?
I know its adventurous but I wouldnt mind making a monitor out!

joey7415963 said:
Does anyone know where I could find a pin configuration chart for the display cable inside the uni?
I know its adventurous but I wouldnt mind making a monitor out!
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Yes, i'm also things about that, but now don't have too much free time to play with it

Come on people does anyone know?
Or is this gonna be a long week with the multimeter and a few books!

SD to VGA adapter maybe??
I saw in one of the Windows mobile magazines that they make SD to VGA adapters. It mentioned that there was a microSD version soon to be released, and that there was a bluetooth product as well.

AllanonMage said:
I saw in one of the Windows mobile magazines that they make SD to VGA adapters. It mentioned that there was a microSD version soon to be released, and that there was a bluetooth product as well.
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If memory serves me correctly the Universal was original sold with an optional TV/VGA out cable. It may be worth posting on the HTC forum itself or digging around. I am pretty sure that it was only the first few G3 devices that were advertised as having these cables, but have had a dig around myself last year for these to no avail.

beast0898 said:
If memory serves me correctly the Universal was original sold with an optional TV/VGA out cable. It may be worth posting on the HTC forum itself or digging around. I am pretty sure that it was only the first few G3 devices that were advertised as having these cables, but have had a dig around myself last year for these to no avail.
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Interest information, do you know more details about that

Wow, that sounds kewl, might have to email HTC.
The only info I could find on this is whats in the Wiki anyways
The touch-screen controller given shows the pin-outs which should tell us the touch-screen pin-config'.
I've given up on this anyway so I turned my camera into a nightvision camera really easy to do!

joey7415963 said:
Wow, that sounds kewl, might have to email HTC.
The only info I could find on this is whats in the Wiki anyways
The touch-screen controller given shows the pin-outs which should tell us the touch-screen pin-config'.
I've given up on this anyway so I turned my camera into a nightvision camera really easy to do!
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Share more details, I too was playing before with camera and IR leds

sorry this will be mega rushed just realised im still in my pjs and gotta be at work soon!
Basically you dissasemble to PDA as shown in the wiki, then take apart camera base, behind it there should be a coloured filter (IR filter) take it out and replace with two really dark things (like the begining of a negative) then put together and take pictures in the dark whilst pushing a button on a remote control i will make a proper how to do thingy when im home tonight!
Bye for now!

IR Camera
Right first of all I think I tried it with my Uni and couldn't suss how to get to the IR filter but I tried it on my Nokia and its working like a charm!
1: Take apart the phone,
2: Uncouple camera,
3: Using a knife prise the four corners of the circuit board off the base of the camera (make sure you only go about 1mm in MAX! Also make sure you remember which way round it goes ),
4: Unscrew the lenses off the front,
5: Punch out the IR filter, this should be the slightly coloured one usually red (or find a way to take it out properly if you wanna keep it but mine was glued on),
6: Find an old photo album and take the negatives, look for the first part where it is just pure black (no pictures) and cut two circles out of it to place where the IR filter was, (this will be your visable light filter),
7: Reassemble,
8: Go somewhere dark and use a remote control as a light source and take photos!

beast0898 said:
If memory serves me correctly the Universal was original sold with an optional TV/VGA out cable. It may be worth posting on the HTC forum itself or digging around. I am pretty sure that it was only the first few G3 devices that were advertised as having these cables, but have had a dig around myself last year for these to no avail.
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yea i read it too...oh wait i think i remember where i read it....in the development n hacking section....they talked bout it...i think u can still buy those optional TV/VGA but the only problem is that u cant use the sd therefore u have to use the main memory which is not enough...

Tahmaseeb said:
yea i read it too...oh wait i think i remember where i read it....in the development n hacking section....they talked bout it...i think u can still buy those optional TV/VGA but the only problem is that u cant use the sd therefore u have to use the main memory which is not enough...
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Hmmm.... sounds interesting, I rekon it's gotta be expensive Oh well
thanks to everyone who has tried to help me I hope I've paid back with the
IR camera trick lol!

[Q] So how many have Bootloop/Dead Earpiece Problems so far?

Hi there, both problems crop up more and more over the internets.
hmm wanted to post links to both motorola support forums and the german forum android-hilfe. but alas i can't. i'm too new here i guess.
Anyone yet?

12 days and no issues apart from ones caused myself

do you use the headphone jack regularly?

julschau said:
Hi there, both problems crop up more and more over the internets.
hmm wanted to post links to both motorola support forums and the german forum android-hilfe. but alas i can't. i'm too new here i guess.
Anyone yet?
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Dead earpiece here.

ive only used headset twice to listen to music for a total of about 3 hours

Higgsy said:
ive only used headset twice to listen to music for a total of about 3 hours
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Supposedly use of the stereo jack aggravates the problem. I see this a lot in Europe and very little in the US. So far.

scrannel said:
Supposedly use of the stereo jack aggravates the problem. I see this a lot in Europe and very little in the US. So far.
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Yeah it would be helpful if you post saying you are having an issue if you would also say what version of the phone you have. US or UK or whatever else is out there.
Seems mostly like there are two hardware versions, but I could be wrong.

i am not buying this phone until I get more info on this problem. many people on the net have this problem.

less than a week of ownership and no issues so far

julschau said:
Hi there, both problems crop up more and more over the internets.
hmm wanted to post links to both motorola support forums and the german forum android-hilfe. but alas i can't. i'm too new here i guess.
Anyone yet?
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Honestly I only see the reboot on the non-US Motorola forum: three or four people in the UK. They are claiming it's related to loss of 3G?

i think it has something to do with specific SIM cards (3n or 5n). theres more info on the german forum of android-hilfe.de

julschau said:
i think it has something to do with specific SIM cards (3n or 5n). theres more info on the german forum of android-hilfe.de
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That's the info that the UK guys are pondering.

julschau said:
i think it has something to do with specific SIM cards (3n or 5n). theres more info on the german forum of android-hilfe.de
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Sorry for my n00bishness but what is the difference between an 3n and 5n sim card, also how do I tell which type I have?
Thanks

Broken earpiece here. Phone wasn't even a week old. Had used the headset a few times.
Now I have my second Defy and hope that it doesn't happen again.

necrolyte said:
Broken earpiece here. Phone wasn't even a week old. Had used the headset a few times.
Now I have my second Defy and hope that it doesn't happen again.
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Where are you? I'm hoping they'll replace mine as opposed to sending it off to get it repaired.
How long have you had the new one?

Less than a week and no issues as of yet. I have had two random reboots so far but both were when my battery was under ten percent. Only issue I've had this far is battery life but I think its in part to me running launcher pro and not rooting yet, and the fact I use my phone ALOT. Overall I'm happy though, so much so that I will pay full price for a second one for the wife!

I am in Germany. They wanted to send it in for repairs first but i had them exchange it on the spot. The second one is on it's first week now. Didn't play around with the headset but am calling myself every now and then to check if the earpiece still works

Must say it's a little worrying reading about this issue. I guess the advice ought to be to simply avoid using the headphones socket! Out of the question for some perhaps, but I would point out that bluetooth headphones/headsets are actually very affordable now. £20-£30 gets a fairly good pair of headphones, which will render this issue kinda harmless (if usage of the socket is indeed the culprit). Plus, who wants cables trailing out of their mobile phone anyway? Unless you absolutely need to use the onboard FM radio, you may as well just leave the 3.5mm socket alone, especially if there's a risk of breaking the earpiece speaker.
Despite this minor issue, I think the Defy is an awesome android phone, and highly recommended. Perhaps in the coming weeks Motorola will acknowledge this problem and sort it out completely - fixing the jack properly for future production, and maybe offering free bluetooth headphones to those who've bought a Defy with this weak socket/earpiece speaker issue (well it would only be fair, certainly cheaper than furnishing all early customers with new Defys... or would that seem to be a far-fetched dream? - help me out, I've no experience with Motorola's aftersales support! Lets hope they feel obliged to do the right thing for all of us who've decided to go for something a little different to the iphone/bberry/htc crowd)

mindlessdrone said:
Must say it's a little worrying reading about this issue. I guess the advice ought to be to simply avoid using the headphones socket! Out of the question for some perhaps, but I would point out that bluetooth headphones/headsets are actually very affordable now. £20-£30 gets a fairly good pair of headphones, which will render this issue kinda harmless (if usage of the socket is indeed the culprit). Plus, who wants cables trailing out of their mobile phone anyway? Unless you absolutely need to use the onboard FM radio, you may as well just leave the 3.5mm socket alone, especially if there's a risk of breaking the earpiece speaker.
Despite this minor issue, I think the Defy is an awesome android phone, and highly recommended. Perhaps in the coming weeks Motorola will acknowledge this problem and sort it out completely - fixing the jack properly for future production, and maybe offering free bluetooth headphones to those who've bought a Defy with this weak socket/earpiece speaker issue (well it would only be fair, certainly cheaper than furnishing all early customers with new Defys... or would that seem to be a far-fetched dream? - help me out, I've no experience with Motorola's aftersales support! Lets hope they feel obliged to do the right thing for all of us who've decided to go for something a little different to the iphone/bberry/htc crowd)
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I love the phone too, but we shouldn't have to work around problems like this. What's the point in having a jack if you can't use it?

Except I believe the radio (FM) will not work unless earphones are physically inserted because they act as antenna.

[Q] Use Gnex as ID card

I want to know if its possible to read my contactless work ID card with my phone and then use the phone as my ID by tapping it to the reader.
I don't know if this is even possible and my question isnt about the Nexus as much as it is about My ID card, but if anyone can help me figure out what kind of ID card I have and how that would or wouldnt work with the hardware in the Nexus, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks.

There is some sort of chip in your ID or is just a bar code you're trying to scan?

Jmurph3 said:
There is some sort of chip in your ID or is just a bar code you're trying to scan?
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Some sort of chip. I tap the card to the reader in the elevator and at the front door to the office.
I don't even need to tap the card directly, I keep the card in my wallet and tap my wallet to the reader and it picks it up fine.
Let me know if I can provide any more info.
Thanks

I can't think of anyway to extract the information from the chip, but you could always cut the chip out and tape it inside the battery door. I wouldn't think anything would interfere with the chip, but I guess would might need to have an undamaged ID card.

Jmurph3 said:
I can't think of anyway to extract the information from the chip, but you could always cut the chip out and tape it inside the battery door. I wouldn't think anything would interfere with the chip, but I guess would might need to have an undamaged ID card.
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Yeah, that wouldn't work, it doubles as a picture ID as well so I would need to keep it undamaged.
I've seen apps that read and store data when tapped with a credit card, so I was hoping someone would be able to provide similar info for how to do it with an ID card. I don't know enough about the different NFC and RFID technologies and what the nexus is capable of. Was hoping someone on here might be able to help.

Check out this thread from a few months ago. People came to the conclusion that it isn't possible.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1368907

gbenj said:
Yeah, that wouldn't work, it doubles as a picture ID as well so I would need to keep it undamaged.
I've seen apps that read and store data when tapped with a credit card, so I was hoping someone would be able to provide similar info for how to do it with an ID card. I don't know enough about the different NFC and RFID technologies and what the nexus is capable of. Was hoping someone on here might be able to help.
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From what I understand, data that's on most RFID cards is encrypted and the NFC antenna on the Galaxy Nexus (and Nexus S) is not currently capable of interpreting the data. It certainly seems that the possibility is there though seeing as how they usually operate on the 13.56 MHz frequency.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

El Daddy said:
Check out this thread from a few months ago. People came to the conclusion that it isn't possible.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1368907
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Thanks, that's a big help...indeed doesn't seem possible, at least not yet.

gbenj said:
Thanks, that's a big help...indeed doesn't seem possible, at least not yet.
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I posted this on another thread, but I think it is worth it here also. HID is beta testing using NFC technology for card access with Blackberry devices. Youtube HID Global Pilot Arizona State. NFC uses 13.56Mhz frequency. The HID iClass readers should work ONCE HID gives the customer the ability to get the software used to tether the phone to your computer and connect to the "secure" part of the Android OS and create a credential. It is coming. Just waiting on HID Global to make it happen.

zombiehaven said:
I posted this on another thread, but I think it is worth it here also. HID is beta testing using NFC technology for card access with Blackberry devices. Youtube HID Global Pilot Arizona State. NFC uses 13.56Mhz frequency. The HID iClass readers should work ONCE HID gives the customer the ability to get the software used to tether the phone to your computer and connect to the "secure" part of the Android OS and create a credential. It is coming. Just waiting on HID Global to make it happen.
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Thanks, cool video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VqnOiA20wg) for those that don't want to search.
I hope that will become available for the rest of us at some point.

gbenj said:
Thanks, cool video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VqnOiA20wg) for those that don't want to search.
I hope that will become available for the rest of us at some point.
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Glad it helped. Hit me up on the thanks meter if you don't mind. I'm trying to get some credibility here.

Harrier and Blue Angel - twins or cousins?

As we′ve lately discussed the question if HR has got a built-in wifi-device similar to BA I'm starting this thread in close connection to D-Two's Android for Blue Angel-Thread. Hoping to have some Harrier at hand pretty soon, built-in parts will be listed.
Right from the start my thanks go to GnatGoSplat!
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I saw in your other thread about adding an external bluetooth into a BA. That's yet another difference, Harrier has built-in GPS.

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I saw in your other thread about adding an external bluetooth into a BA. That's yet another difference, Harrier has built-in GPS.
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Can you say which GPS chip?
EDIT: ok i think this chip is the real different!!
datasheet this chip is for GPS and CDMA...

I haven't taken it apart to see the chip, but yes, I think it does have an MSM5500 inside from what I could find on Google, and that chip does have the GPS and CDMA included so I'm sure that must be it.

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I haven't taken it apart to see the chip, but yes, I think it does have an MSM5500 inside from what I could find on Google, and that chip does have the GPS and CDMA included so I'm sure that must be it.
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ok, so we need for the harrier a linux driver for the chip and the harrier is fully work :victory:

Does Linux/Android treat the MSM5500 like a modem? I have seen references to Linux drivers for USB modems that use the MSM5500 chip.
Like this: http://www.ka9q.net/5220.html
Although I don't know anything about Linux so I don't know if any info there is useful.

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Does Linux/Android treat the MSM5500 like a modem? I have seen references to Linux drivers for USB modems that use the MSM5500 chip.
Like this: http://www.ka9q.net/5220.html
Although I don't know anything about Linux so I don't know if any info there is useful.
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that is a good start for phone stuff :good:

d-two said:
ok, so we need for the harrier a linux driver for the chip and the harrier is fully work :victory:
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So at this point we just need to figure out the gpios that power the modem, and figure out what the interface is...serial,usb, or dpram? i didn't look at that datasheet but does it show that?

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I saw in your other thread about adding an external bluetooth into a BA. That's yet another difference, Harrier has built-in GPS.
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And Harrier has its backup-battery where BA has its wifi-antenna.
Just today got some harriers, maybe a scan of an unshielded mainboard will be helpful to you.

B-44 said:
And Harrier has its backup-battery where BA has its wifi-antenna.
Just today got some harriers, maybe a scan of an unshielded mainboard will be helpful to you.
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O.K.- scanning had been a stupid idea- those modern machines don't give a sharp&deep enough pic.
Now made several photos of unshielded BA & Harrier mainboard. Will upload tomorrow.
For first two pics, didn't have good light yesterday evening.
Interesting: Harriers' GPS-antenna is placed where BA has bluetooth; harriers' bluetooth is next to IR.
The area under black foil is for simcard-holder.
Flashlight of harrier can't be built in BA, has got two spiral contacts on motherboard.

The board layout is surprisingly different for looking so similar on the outside.
Are any parts the same and interchangeable? LCD maybe?

GnatGoSplat said:
The board layout is surprisingly different for looking so similar on the outside.
Are any parts the same and interchangeable? LCD maybe?
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Have you test the bluetooth in android?

I haven't tried it, but I will make note to try it next time.

GnatGoSplat said:
The board layout is surprisingly different for looking so similar on the outside.
Are any parts the same and interchangeable? LCD maybe?
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Switched Display of HA and BA, worked on both devices. As there are three different screens, madcap me luckily took the right one at first attempt
I won't have time before mid next week to provide better pics, but if anyone wants to know something about print on some part, take my pic, mark the part and send it to me- i'll take a look. Hope to make annotated pics soon...
O.K., here first three pics from one side:

B-44 said:
Switched Display of HA and BA, worked on both devices. As there are three different screens, madcap me luckily took the right one at first attempt
I won't have time before mid next week to provide better pics, but if anyone wants to know something about print on some part, take my pic, mark the part and send it to me- i'll take a look. Hope to make annotated pics soon...
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Can you make a better pic from Qualcomm chip? Is the camera the same from blueangel?

...and now three from ther other:

d-two said:
Can you make a better pic from Qualcomm chip? Is the camera the same from blueangel?
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Boy, you're too fast
Will check both today afternoon and post tomorrow. If pic doesnt work, i'll write it down.
(I know, these pics are quick'n'dirty, but as i wrote- it's a question of time. Will improve asap.)
Qualcomm... my EF82 also runs with it:fingers-crossed:
P.S.: Just found these three pics. But QC-chip is hard to read.
At the cam you see top right two brass squares- are the contacts of flashlight conjuncting to the spiral ones on the mainboard.
Will compare BA and HA cam, and IF they should be different mount HA cam in BA to test if it works.
P.P.S.: Will check BOTH Qualcomm-chips.

If you download my pic HAV3 (third in post#14) and turn it 90° left you can pretty good read it.
Small QC-chip:
PM 1000
QUALCOMM
46A0VCT
FF
Large QC-chip:
QUALCOMM
MSM 5500
CP90-V2400-13
QG2M0
QG4H8
0428004H800 R

Can please test this on Harrier...
start Mtty select USB and type: (don't copy and paste!!!)
Code:
password |40r0~0y~~5~0000
it looks it is static?!

d-two said:
Is the camera the same from blueangel?
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Both devices as it seems got same camera.
on either flexconnector is printed
ADCM-2650-6501
Harrier /083
Blue Angel/007.
The groundboard is marked
HA /043803
MAC 016
BA /050303
MAC 013.