So, I upgraded my 8525 to the standard HTC WM6 ROM. It's all GREAT except that when using the hardware slideout keybard the symbols are not on their assigned keys.
I must have a diferent country layout somehow?
I've tried a few of the reg hacks that are suggested but none seem to work. Anyone have a any great ideas?
Thanks in Advance
Cingular has a different keyboard layout than anyother HTC reseller, if you have Schnaps you can change the config in advanced settings (not sure about other cooked roms) or you can use a cab fix (HTC custom will let you change it to). The cab fix is attached to this post.
aaronsmckee said:
Cingular has a different keyboard layout than anyother HTC reseller, if you have Schnaps you can change the config in advanced settings (not sure about other cooked roms) or you can use a cab fix (HTC custom will let you change it to). The cab fix is attached to this post.
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That is an unbeleivably fast answer! Thanks a lot ... I'll try it now.
Cheers
bricking your device does void your warranty.
unbelievably fast because most of us read for a few hours before flashing... if you do not know what you're doing you can end up with a 600 dollar paperweight ...and wouldn't 8525 be damn cool paperweight!?
even if you flashed other devices (motherboards, dvd drives, ipod...etc.) but never a pda with a cooked rom, 2 hours spent reading would be a minimal amount of time before flashing ...all mattering on what you read, how fast, and how smart, including mastering the "search feature" ... its up to you to know what you want, how to do it, and not how to destroy your device.
...and isn't the fix for the 8525 keyboard fix on here about a gazillion times?
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Does anyone know if there is a solution to this problem? I flashed my 8525 with the vp3G 3.0 but now when I'm using the phone, the mapping of the qwerty pad seems to change to the numbers and symbols, and you cannot type letters. Does anyone know a fix?
oh shiitt!
noticed same thing. gets annoying coz i have to type with onscreenkeyboard or phonepad if im on the phone and textingg at the same time
I know that it is not a problem with just my phone because I have a friend who flashed his phone with the same vp3G rom and he experienced the same problem.
does any of the other WM6 "officiial" updates experience this same problem?
This has already been brought up in vp3Gs 3.0 Rom thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317952
Just click that ^ link and do a search on that thread only for information on this problem.
I loaded the vpg 3.0 at&t official and did a soft reset before the extended rom loaded. When I did this the numbers and symbols were maped wrong. I then HR and reloaded vpg3.0 and let the extended rom load. Problem solved for my 8525.
Oh yeah later I saw the HTcustom program under Programs/Accessories/HTcustom, and there is a tab for keyboard where you can select Cingular. I didn't need it since the extrom loaded, but you might want to try and see if that helps.
go into registry edit. hkey_local_machine\software\oem\qwerty
edit layout value to either hex:40409 or dec:263177
Nope, no PROBLEMOS with the original one. Neither with the Schap's version.........
Good luck!
p.s. there is a WIKI.......
The straight scoop
OK people, time to get the facts straight on this.
The issue the OP refers to is NOT the same as the issue whereby special symbols are incorrect on the Cingular/AT&T 8525 without the proper OEM\Qwerty setting.
The issue the OP refers to is this: While in a call, the numeric hardware keys are locked as such and are unusable as letters in applications such as SMS.
With mviana's help (and a crapload of flashing various ROMs on his part), we have determined the issue is NOT limited to my ROM. It appears to have cropped up with the latest "official" builds, starting with the Dopod 3.54 release and includes the AT&T 3.57 release (upon which vp3G 3.0 is based, of course).
That said, it has very clearly not affected everyone as on several occasions I have observed posts from two people running the same ROM -- one says he has the problem and the other says he doesn't. Even within this post Bensat noted he has no problem with the HTC or schaps, however posts can be found to the contrary.
I'm still gathering info on this, however I'm beginning to believe it may be germane to certain Hermes models -- specifically the Cingular/AT&T 8525 (aka Hermes 100). We may note that Bensat has a TyTN (aka Hermes 200).
One thing's for certain: It's not an evident nor "easy" fix.
EDIT: Found a TyTN that has the problem with the "official" AT&T (and mine).
Why bother to open a new thread for the issue taht suppost to post in VP3G's thread? Read my avatar <---------
Okay, quick question. Has at&t actually released an official wm6 upgrade for the 8525?
nope. and when they do "officially", not like "officially" as in "officially on this board" but as in "officially, and warranty supported by ATT", you will find it HERE: http://www.america.htc.com/support/8525/software-downloads.html
Wonder what's taking them so long to release it :\ (Sorry to trail off OP's topic)
Im using the RUU_Hermes_CINGULAR_WWE_3_1_.57.502.1_6275_1.48.00.00_108-ATT-MR3_Ship.exe WM6 install on my cingular 8525 and all has been well for months.
I was having problems with internal storage space and pie was acting funny so I decided just to do a hard reset and start fresh. All was well except a couple weird things. My E edge icon no longer had the animated arrow syncing thingamabob and more importantly the keyboard works fine but all the special characters seem to be mapped wrong. They are all off by one key (for instance the ! should be the W key but is now the Q key)
What happened? I tried a second hard reset and still the same problem. Im not able to do a computer assisted flash from work at the moment so Im not sure if that will resolve...
You may have to flash the Rom again, which would basically be hard resetting (I'm retarded) or go to a cooked one. If you use schap's make sure you select the Chinese keyboard since you're using cingular. He mixed up the Chinese and Cingular keyboard layouts.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Registry
Different keyboard layouts for different Hermes versions
Issue: When applying a non-cingular ROM to an 8525 its default keyboard is different than the 8525.
The Fix:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\OEM\Qwerty]
"Layout"=263177 (decimal)
this should fix it.
does the file "sym.0409.txt" in the windows folder exist?
hey thanks for the tips, I'll look for the file and check the reg asap
the thing is that Ive been using this rom for months without any issues. I also just upgraded to the latest official ATT rom and it didnt work either lol
what about the little arrows that animate from the E symbol that I used to have ?
I dont understand why I had these things after first flashing this rom and now they're gone lol
chipsxj said:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Registry
Different keyboard layouts for different Hermes versions
Issue: When applying a non-cingular ROM to an 8525 its default keyboard is different than the 8525.
The Fix:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\OEM\Qwerty]
"Layout"=263177 (decimal)
this should fix it.
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You RULE!!!!
I had a similar problem, and I had to go to the keyboard options, where you choose which keyboard you want to use, and there should be an option for what language you want your keyboard in. Yours is probably set to "English", and it should be set to "Cingular". I can't remember if this is in the default settings menu or if it's in my "advanced configuration" menu provided by my Schaps ROM.
But try it, I think it will fix ya.
i have a cingular 8525 and i installed tnt rom but now the special characters of the hardware keybord are missplased. for example ! should be under letter w but when i press the dot and after the letter w i get @ and some other characters are missplased. does anyone have a solution? i installed something called, 8525 keyboard fix but nothing happend.. thank you
I'm going to answer your Q kinda fast, just don't tell anyone, guys around here don't like answering questions that can be easily found using google.
To the point, You can edit your registry and change it. But the easiest way is installing Schaps Advanced Config. and changing your Keybd. Layout to Cingular/AT&T (or something like that, it's the last option in the list). Current V. of Advanced Config. can be found under the Development subforum.
Good Luck.
thank you very much!
Hi'all !
I'm quite interested in the WM6.1 Rom, but I own a German TMo MDA Mail with a German keyboard layout...I wouldn't mind using the English ROM, just wanna know how to tweak it to the German layout...any idea?
Cheers,
vivid
Nobody? if its just sth in the registry, would somebody mind explaining it to me^^
WM6.1 running on german XDA cosmo
Hey,
I've got a german XDA cosmo (= Excalibur), running with the Kavana 080408 WM6.1-ROM.
I am using eT9 (link as found in Kavanas thread: http://movie.99msn.net/kavana/eT9 Full.cab) with the attached keyboard layout (copy to Program Files/eT9).
It's working fine. The only problem, is that the zero key doesn't work in numeric mode. But you can switch to alphabetical mode and type the zero there. I'm also not able to type a TAB, but who needs ;-) Probably it's not hard to fix, the kmap-file structure is very simple.
Good luck ..
... and to minimize the cultural shock you can set your locale to german in "settings" -> "regional settings". This affects time / number -format and currency. Feels a lot more like at home afterwards ;-)
The automatic "Connections Setup" in "Start Menu" -> "Accesoires" does also know the german operators. It has set up cellular data connections for me (works fine), but I haven't tested the MMS setup yet.
Cheers mate! So I just copy the eT9-cab with the kmap into the directory u have given there?
You install the cab, like you do with any other program (copy to the phone, and start it through the phone's file manager).
It installs to the directory I mentioned (the installer creates it). Afterwards you can copy the kmap-file there (overwrite the old). I'm quite sure it just worked afterwards, since I can't remember modifying the registry But you will probably need to reset the Telefon
I've got the keymapping from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2121806&highlight=german+kmap#post2121806
You can also do a search for "german" and "kmap" or "eT9" and "kmap "in the kavana thread.
Maybe you'll have to activate eT9 through Fn + Space in a text field.
Thx Probably was juz too lazy to scan 1700 posts in that thread... But thanks anyways! Another question concerning the 6.1 ROM: I wanted to update to rickywatt's edited ROM, but seem to get an error 270 anytime i try...any idea?
You're too lazy again .. the "search this thread" button does magic
Seems, that others had the problem, too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2154892&postcount=181
So you should make sure to have unlocked first .. (if so, I have no idea)
Haven't tried Ricky's ROM yet, maybe when the wheather gets worse
I'm afraid the ROM is full of blingbling, but slow as hell with little space .. Ricky's feature list scared me so maybe you could report, how you like it to clear my doubts
Well yea it is completely unlocked I am afraid...thats what i saw before already...
I actually dun have time in the moment myself, lots of exams going on but I always take myself time for my lil' excalibur
Does CAP key works with your kmap?
Well no..^^ it did for Kavana's ROM; but somehow for ricky's it doesnt. Quite odd actually.
Oh, and @fruchti, i got rick's OS working...if u overclock the OMAP you gonna be fine. Just disable all the panels u dun need: for me that was myfaves, internet etc...
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Well no..^^ it did for Kavana's ROM; but somehow for ricky's it doesnt. Quite odd actually.
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I was able to solve this issue for Ricky's build. I installed eT9Full.cab, restarted the device and selected German using Fn+Space.
Now it finds "für" "über" and so on. CAP works, too.
Please keep in mind that you have to reboot the device after installing cab. Without rebooting - german settings will not work.
Hope this solve your issue, too.
Really? Thats odd...i installed the et9full also...and the overwrote the old kmap with the edited one...i have the right keymap but CAP still does not work and he only finds "fur" and "uber" as an example, although the xT9 German is activated...
Maybe i should just re-install that completely...mh...
EDIT: Did u insert the new kmap as well?
Ohhh alright, no need for the kmap..thats the thing that seems to cause all the interferences But nice that it works now
After I restart my phone, the CAP error is on again and I have no idea why...the keyboard works apart from the bespoken CAP issue...it also doesnt find "uber" and so on anymore...that really sucks...
German T9 not integrated in Ricky's WM61 build
vivid22 said:
After I restart my phone, the CAP error is on again and I have no idea why...the keyboard works apart from the bespoken CAP issue...it also doesnt find "uber" and so on anymore...that really sucks...
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I confirm. Trouble comes back after rebooting the device. It's some kind of funny that german T9 is not inside this rom. Maybe the german guys don't cried loud enough in the past ;-).
Please link this to Ricky's ROM thread. Ricky is a freak and will be able to fix this with V2x. I'm sure.
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I confirm. Trouble comes back after rebooting the device. It's some kind of funny that german T9 is not inside this rom. Maybe the german guys don't cried loud enough in the past ;-).
Please link this to Ricky's ROM thread. Ricky is a freak and will be able to fix this with V2x. I'm sure.
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Yea well that should be cuz the ROM by Kavana isnt actually a WWE yet, and probably only a leaked one from somewhere So either we just wait and see till the official WM6.1 WWE comes out, or Ricky finds a fix for us...so far, we have 3 guys with the problem : RICKY PLEASE HELP US
Me too. The CAP key isn't working so I have to write only with small letters...
Wish a solution for this problem will be available soon. Writing a message without caps are classified as "unfriendly" for a lot of people in Germany.
i'm too
need it for some passwords and business mails
PLEASE fix it
I flashed to the htc release wm 6.1 but accidentally did a foreign version. I flashed it again with the US release and it works fine except the symbols E, D, X, W, S, Z, Q, and A are not working correctly. They input a different symbol.
I went to do the keyboard fix...
"Goto the following registry entry
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oem\Qwerty]
There is a key called 'Layout' and it is in Decimal.
The default value of English ROM is 20409, and Chinese ROM is 20404 (both are in hexadecimal)."
...and the value was already 132105 (20409 in decimal)
I went ahead and changed it to 132104 and then back to 132105 but it is still not working.
Is there such a program that would allow me to easily re-map the keyboard?
Any help is appreciated!
schaps advanced config 2
Thanks!
I ended up just finding this fix a little further down the page...
"Issue: When applying a non-cingular ROM to an 8525 its default keyboard is different than the 8525.
The Fix:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\OEM\Qwerty]
"Layout"=263177 (decimal)"
...it works, but now the keyboard will not light up.
Is this an unrelated problem?
How do I fix it?
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...it works, but now the keyboard will not light up.
Is this an unrelated problem?
How do I fix it?
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FIXED sorry for clutter!
The Fix:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\OEM\Qwerty]
"Layout"=263177 (decimal)"
...it works, but now the keyboard will not light up.
Is this an unrelated problem?
How do I fix it?
No it doesn't fix the problem, any other place in the registry do you know....? Thank you!!
Apologies for jumping onto this thread, seems the best place really.
I've just bought a HTC Hermes, and it has WM 6.1 installed, using it on the Orange UK network.
My only problem is, when pressing ! I get @, and when pressing Y i get Z.
I've ensured all language and keyboard options are set to UK, however I just don't seem to be able to change the keyboard map to full UK, although physically the keyboard is correct, just not the SW side of things.
I was just wondering if someone could help me, if you let me know where I need to look, i'll be able to help you, just not used anything MS based for the past 4 years, so its a bit of a foreign object now.
Thank you,
Greeee said:
Apologies for jumping onto this thread, seems the best place really.
I've just bought a HTC Hermes, and it has WM 6.1 installed, using it on the Orange UK network.
My only problem is, when pressing ! I get @, and when pressing Y i get Z.
I've ensured all language and keyboard options are set to UK, however I just don't seem to be able to change the keyboard map to full UK, although physically the keyboard is correct, just not the SW side of things.
I was just wondering if someone could help me, if you let me know where I need to look, i'll be able to help you, just not used anything MS based for the past 4 years, so its a bit of a foreign object now.
Thank you,
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Good job and thank you in finding this thread and not opening up a new one
Anyhow, have you tried the latest Advance Config Tool v3.3? Try that version and see if it fixes you issue.
kareem9nba said:
Good job and thank you in finding this thread and not opening up a new one
Anyhow, have you tried the latest Advance Config Tool v3.3? Try that version and see if it fixes you issue.
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Hi there,
I'm actually new to Smartphones, and the Tytn / Hermes was going cheaply online (ebay unfortunately), but the phone itself is excellent and is easy to use from back in my windows days.
Most is familiar, but seeing how far Windows can go before I want to switch to Linux.
Where would I get the ACT? Is it downloadable from here as a development tool, or is it online needing payments etc?
Thank you,
greee, u can get it at schaps website here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317070&highlight=advanced
galaxys,
I've downloaded the ACT, along with a pocket msn, and neither will install.
Do i need to put them somewhere for it to install correctly? Just i'm only getting access to my memory card.
Thank you,
Greeee said:
galaxys,
I've downloaded the ACT, along with a pocket msn, and neither will install.
Do i need to put them somewhere for it to install correctly? Just i'm only getting access to my memory card.
Thank you,
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Both should install on main memory.
Are you getting an error when the don't install?
So far kareem, i'm getting an XML output for the ACT, and for Pocket MSN it reports:
Setup Is Not a valid Pocket PC application.
With the ACT, i've no option to install, although the setup file I have was meant to be a cab file.
Thank you,
Scratch all that, got both PocketMSN and ACT installed today! For some reason the keyboard was in German, so switched that back!
Thanks guys!
Now got to find uber cool stuffs for my phone...
what's the value for an azerty keyboard