hey love the rom!! but is there a way or registry edit to make the sliding panel's picture album to read from the sd chip instead of internal memory?! ANYBODY?
i saw this topic being talked about around here somewhere. Do a search of the Kavana rom thread
koolkidcrankdat said:
hey love the rom!! but is there a way or registry edit to make the sliding panel's picture album to read from the sd chip instead of internal memory?! ANYBODY?
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this may sound absurd (i thouth it was until i tried it) but do this:
create a folder called "pictures" in the main directory on your storage card. then put your pictures in that folder. go back to your homescreen and you will notice that those pictures are now included in your pictures now.
The pictures sliding panel plugin is hard-coded to look in specific locations. Unfortunately in the excalibur our camera's store in \my documents\my pictures (on either main or storage card) and this location is not in the list.
to fix this would require hacking the hard-coded list, in whichever file that is in.
estranged_inc said:
The pictures sliding panel plugin is hard-coded to look in specific locations. Unfortunately in the excalibur our camera's store in \my documents\my pictures (on either main or storage card) and this location is not in the list.
to fix this would require hacking the hard-coded list, in whichever file that is in.
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The only thing you can do is follow my instructions in the above mentioned steps and cut & paste your pics to see them on the home screen. I know that if you take pics they wont immediately go into that folder, but you can still move them after the fact. Hey, it's not perfect , but it's the best we've got at the moment
Yea it's really easy...Just make that folder and copy them over...attached are some regular sliding panel homescreens that I modified to have the pictures on there and not the media...I don't use my Dash as a mp3 player so I didn't want that taking up space and having to go past it everytime.
http://rapidshare.com/files/101610342/Modified_Sliding_wPictures.rar.html
You can just edit the XML file. you will see a string of options within the sliding panels plugin, chome, pictures etc. just remove the ones you do not want.
\application data\home
e.g.
<plugin clsid="{E9267CAB-02EE-4f37-8216-6BF6A8FF5A71}" name="Bronze" height="266"><Plugins Order="CClock;CHome;CAppointments;CWelcomeCenter;CWindowsLive;Settings"/></plugin></home>
Yeup that's what I did...just added the CMyPictures for the pictures to show on the regular sliding themes, just wish there was a way to edit the appointments and have it show more
pudgedaddy said:
this may sound absurd (i thouth it was until i tried it) but do this:
create a folder called "pictures" in the main directory on your storage card. then put your pictures in that folder. go back to your homescreen and you will notice that those pictures are now included in your pictures now.
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Holy Sh!t it worked ive been trying to do this for ever...thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you're using one of Ricky's later ROM's, you can go to the Settings Panel and Click on the last link in that panel. It will allow you to enable/disable panels. Less panels=faster screen flow.
pudgedaddy said:
this may sound absurd (i thouth it was until i tried it) but do this:
create a folder called "pictures" in the main directory on your storage card. then put your pictures in that folder. go back to your homescreen and you will notice that those pictures are now included in your pictures now.
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that just answered my question before i could even ask it. thanks
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The new HTC Homeplug looks really good, but there are several issues with it, which I propose to discuss in this thread.
[size=+1]Adding new weather sources[/size]
1. Go to http://wwwa.accuweather.com/world-city-list2.asp (update: try also http://htc.accuweather.com for those having trouble getting their cities to work) and enter your city under "Find an International Location by Name" (the top box) and click Go.
2. Click on the city you want in the results
3. Copy the zipcode query string from the URL, e.g. Coventry, UK is "EUR|UK|UK001|COVENTRY" (don't copy the last pipe).
4. Open both HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml and _HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml from the \Windows folder and copy one of the other lines, replacing the data with the city name and the code from part (3).
It should look something like this:
Code:
<city name="Coventry, UK" locationcode="EUR|UK|UK001|COVENTRY"/>
5. Save the file back to the \Windows directory
6. Select your newly acquired city from the list!
This doesn't seem to work for everyone as it appears to be restricted to certain cities, no one is particularly sure why yet. If after following these steps you get an error downloading data then it probably does not support the city code you entered. To find your city look here: http://htc.accuweather.com
[size=+1]Weather not updating[/size]
No solution yet
[size=+1]Photocontacts in the applications[/size]
See Vijay's solution here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1312528&postcount=59
(See screenshot atatched to this post)
You can also use the same approach to use VJSMS and VJEmail to open SMS and emails to your contacts.
[size=+1]Making it smaller[/size]
The biggest issue (pun intended) for me is the size of it - there isn't room for much else on the today screen. I know the idea is that it is thumb friendly, and it is, but I would like to make it a little smaller. I've looked through the reg and can't find anything to do this, nor any options anywhere. Probably requires decompilation / impossible.
If you have any ideas / solutions to these problems, or more problems of your own, post them below. I will try and keep the first thread updated, if you have a solution PM me so that I don't miss it.
Thanks
With the Today plugin there's no need to use the "No unread messages" plugin, since they pretty much defeat each other, so there's one thing that can be removed to make more room. I'd like to see an MMS shortcut?
I've removed the messaging plugin too.
With regards to the MMS counter, I think that because the SMS/MMS inboxes are now combined, it might count the cumulative total in the Unread SMS counter? I haven't tested it yet. I also want to find out what happens when I sync my texts to Outlook with Jeyo Mobile Extender, and how it treats MMS.
ronfin44 said:
With the Today plugin there's no need to use the "No unread messages" plugin, since they pretty much defeat each other, so there's one thing that can be removed to make more room. I'd like to see an MMS shortcut?
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Yes, that is right. It is double things showing on the Today.
Oliy said:
The new HTC Homeplug looks really good, but there are several issues with it, which I propose to discuss in this thread.
Adding new weather sources
1. Go to http://wwwa.accuweather.com/world-city-list2.asp and enter your city under "Find an International Location by Name" (the top box) and click Go.
2. Click on the city you want in the results
3. Copy the zipcode query string from the URL, e.g. Coventry, UK is "EUR|UK|UK001|COVENTRY" (don't copy the last pipe).
4. Open both HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml and _HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml from the \Windows folder and copy one of the other lines, replacing the data with the city name and the code from part (3).
It should look something like this:
Code:
<city name="Coventry, UK" locationcode="EUR|UK|UK001|COVENTRY"/>
5. Save the file back to the \Windows directory
6. Select your newly acquired city from the list!
Thanks
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Hi thanks for the twaek...
But this seams dont work...
Do they not show up in the list? Try a soft reset.
Make sure you update both xml files (one has a _ infront of the name) and make sure the _ file is read only after you save it, works for me
I have managed to put photocontacts in the Applications tab, see first post for details. Not particularly elegant but it works!
Question about icon(s): What are the dimensions? 32x32, or any size and it'll resize it automatically?
The original icon size in VJDialer.exe is 32x32 and 8 bit depth. I managed to replace it with 64x64 pixels and 24 bit colour depth with Resource Hacker so you can have good quality photos. They show up a fixed size on the app tab though.
I'm pretty sure you can use whatever size icon you want, but 64x64 was noticeably better quality than 32x32.
1. Create icons (*.ico) for all the photo contacts you want using GConvert or similar icon creator.
2. Extract VJDialer.exe from VJPhonetools and open it with Resource Hacker.
3. Open the Icon > 1 folder and right click on 2057, which is the icon
4. Select "Replace resource" and replace it with one of the icons you made earlier
5. Save the .exe with a new filename, e.g. contactName.exe
6. Repeat steps 2-5 for each icon you have created.
7. You should now have a set of exes which each have your contacts' photo. Copy these to your phone, for example "\Program Files\Phonetools".
8. Create shortcuts to each of these exes and place them somewhere in \Windows\Start Menu. I use \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Speed dial".
9. Go to the HTC Homeplug and add new button. Select your photo contacts!
Can you simplify these? For some reason it didn't work. I was able to add the shortcut, but wasn't the same. Didn't show an icon I made and showed me an error
Oliy said:
The original icon size in VJDialer.exe is 32x32 and 8 bit depth. I managed to replace it with 64x64 pixels and 24 bit colour depth with Resource Hacker so you can have good quality photos. They show up a fixed size on the app tab though.
I'm pretty sure you can use whatever size icon you want, but 64x64 was noticeably better quality than 32x32.
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Sorry to be a pest. Just not grasping using the Resource Hacker. I followed the steps, but I'm missing something. Is there a laymans version or a cheat-cheat for dummies? lol
I didn't explain it very well, here is an alternate explanation:
Create icons for all your contacts out of pictures
1. Use GConvert or similar to open an image file and save it as an icon eg contactName.ico.
2. Do this for each contact you want to display.
You now have an icon file displaying each of your photo contacts
Create a series of VJDialer.exe files each with an icon of your photo contact
1. Use Resource Hacker and open VJDialer.exe from VJ's cab
2. In the pane on the left, click on "Icon" to expand it
3. Click on "1" below "Icon" to expand that
4. The object below "1" is the icon, right click on it and select "Replace resource"
5. Select one of the icon files you created earlier
6. "Save as" a new name, for example contactName.exe
You now have an instance of VJDialer.exe with the photo for an icon for each of your photo contacts
Create links to the exes in the start menu
1. Bring up the context menu on one of the exes and "Create shortcut"
2. Edit the shortcut to include the phone number of that contact as documented on Vijay's website
3. Copy the shortcut to the \Windows\Start Menu directory.
4. Do this for each instance of exe
5. Add all your contacts to HTC Homeplug
ronfin44, just have a play around with it, one or two of my icons didn't work properly the first time I tried, if in doubt try another icon just in case.
Thanks bo. I opened VJ's dialer shortcut in Notepad and did a quick edit of it so it would dial a specific number, but now I'm gonna try your instructions.
my icons etc work fine. ...the only issue is when im recieving a sms through the plam threader the plugin cant reconize that i recieved a sms. Is it because its through the threader emails etc show up but my guess is because im using the plam threader.
I'm stuck on how to edit the exe once I make it, like how do I add the number? Not too clear on VJ's website. It shows the example, but what do I use? When I tried it in Notepad it gives me an error when I try to Launch it:
No recipient found!
Format eg:
VJDialer123
Please Donate! etc etc
Not sure if this is part of the new Touch stuff, but the new battery icon in the top bar (in line with the start button) blocks the time/date from showing where it normally would.
Is there a way to remove this icon so the time and/or date can be displayed there?
hahaha I figured it out! I'm an ass! I kept selecting the wrong icon in the menu, and NOT selecting the shortcut! lol Thanks for all your help guys! -fin
Oh, I make awesome icons if anyone wants some!
even the new weather info wont help
i really need the weather to work, can any one prove to me that it works for CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS UNITED STATES
http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=NAM|US|IL|CHAMPAIGN&metric=0
Updating HTC Weather Plug-in with GPRS....
I can update weather via wifi and active sync but i cannot connect and update via gprs. I can surf the web just fine, Windows live mail works fine, just cant update HTC weather plug-in. Used Weatherpanel with Dymond with same gprs setting and it worked as well. Anyone else having these issues.
using Tmobile USA Blackberry Connect plan
Thanks
hi. im runnin the latest rom by kavana and im very pleased with it but i have a couple questions.
1)how do i set the my pictures panel to read the pictures stored in my memory card
2)how do i add the my faves (if this panel is for the most used apps) or how do i add my own custom panel with the apps i used the most.
i've been looking around the registry and all i found was a few registries related to all the plug ins but none of them related to the folder where the panel reads the photos from.
HKLM/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/CHOME/
There are all the plug ins a few of them whith a key nemd disable like myfaves, cwindowslive and ctestplugin and i was wondering if i remove this key will they be active? well i let the experts show me the rigth way to show my pics from my storage card and to visualiize a new panel with the recent used apps.
thanks in advance
kurtslashmx said:
hi. im runnin the latest rom by kavana and im very pleased with it but i have a couple questions.
1)how do i set the my pictures panel to read the pictures stored in my memory card
2)how do i add the my faves (if this panel is for the most used apps) or how do i add my own custom panel with the apps i used the most.
i've been looking around the registry and all i found was a few registries related to all the plug ins but none of them related to the folder where the panel reads the photos from.
HKLM/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/CHOME/
There are all the plug ins a few of them whith a key nemd disable like myfaves, cwindowslive and ctestplugin and i was wondering if i remove this key will they be active? well i let the experts show me the rigth way to show my pics from my storage card and to visualiize a new panel with the recent used apps.
thanks in advance
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1. Read this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2025719&postcount=473
Originally Posted by kavana
path of the picture folder is regular in chome.dll we can't change it only if hack chome.dll
supported folders are:
\Storage Card\DCIM
\Storage Card\Pictures
\My Documents\My Pictures
The new version of HTC camera store pictures in \Storage Card\DCIM,but we can't use the new version of HTC camera cause it's for 200Mpx camera.
Maybe next time I'll hack the chome.dll,to make it support \Storage Card\My Documents\My Pictures,maybe i'll success...
So basically we have to hack the .dll to support the location that our camera store the photos when using Storage Card for the location, or move the photos once they are taken into one of the above folders.
2. We are all coming to grips with the new Sliding Panel XML schema, and how to manipulate it. try a few things and post back your results!
please post results im tryna find out the same thing about the my faves and most used programs yo
kurtslashmx said:
hi. im runnin the latest rom by kavana and im very pleased with it but i have a couple questions.
1)how do i set the my pictures panel to read the pictures stored in my memory card
2)how do i add the my faves (if this panel is for the most used apps) or how do i add my own custom panel with the apps i used the most.
i've been looking around the registry and all i found was a few registries related to all the plug ins but none of them related to the folder where the panel reads the photos from.
HKLM/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/CHOME/
There are all the plug ins a few of them whith a key nemd disable like myfaves, cwindowslive and ctestplugin and i was wondering if i remove this key will they be active? well i let the experts show me the rigth way to show my pics from my storage card and to visualiize a new panel with the recent used apps.
thanks in advance
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Download CHome Configurator by tlogix. It'll allow you to edit the 'Getting Started' (Welcome Center) panels. You can edit each panel to display the text and icons you want it to. You can also get them to go to the correct program of your choice upon clicking the center button. Each panel is broken up into 'pages'. Each page is a separate panel. (ALL OF THIS CAN ALSO BE DONE IN THE REGISTRY EDITOR)
ACTIONURL: This will take you to whatever program you want the panel to open. You must enter the correct target file address. (ex. \windows\start menu\java.lnk)
Soft Key 2 Text: Displays the wording you'd like the right softkey to show. (ex. View All)
Soft Key 2 URL: Works the same as the ACTIONURL, but is activated by clicking the right softkey instead of the panel itself. Re-enter the same address you entered in the ACTIONURL.
PICTURES: This is the large icon that's displayed in the panel. It'll need you to put in an address for the target icon. (ex. \windows\icons\camera.png)
The rest of the options should be self-explanatory. If you have any questions, just post them or PM. Hopefully I or someone else can help!
REMEMBER: These steps must be done for EACH 'page' (panel).
Rip,
You RULE!!!!!!
Very helpful person, you are. (Yoda joke)
outerdepth said:
Rip,
You RULE!!!!!!
Very helpful person, you are. (Yoda joke)
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Thanks, man. You guys help me when I have questions, so I just do the same when I can!
Just found another problem with my TP2. I want to move some files to another location but I cannot select multiple files in File Explorer by draging the stylus to highlight them.
Is this behaviour by design or is there a bug on my device?
Shd be by default. Pls correct me if I am wrong.
I use resco for multiple file selections.
Simple.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Gestures\Touch]
"Disabled"=dword:1
It works! Thx Monx!
No problem. If the avatar is you, what about gimme a simple kiss. if it not u, pls dont. i'm not gay. but ur avatar is really cute . sorry off topic. just cant resist
(you know i'm kidding)
I also was looking for this solution.
And indeed, it works.
But it introduces another problem: To switch between your mail account, you can swipe from left to right.
But after this patch, that doesn't work anymore
So I've put the old setting back.
@ronh
can u give more details about email switch by swipe mate?
in manila or messaging app? mine is just fine. maybe there is some tmob customization.
monx® said:
@ronh
can u give more details about email switch by swipe mate?
in manila or messaging app? mine is just fine. maybe there is some tmob customization.
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It's in the messaging app, not in manilla.
When you're in the messaging app, and you move your finger from left to right, it toggles between the configured mail accounts.
In mine TP2 for example: Outlook - Gmail - SMS (and then it starts over with Outlook.)
And although my provider is TMO, I have an unbranded Touch Pro2 WWE edition.
@ronh
Ok mate, got it, thanks (i always use navigation pad with raphael to do this)
Just for info, in wm6.5, we can swipe to switch between tab (iehone settings). So it cause a side effect in messaging.
ronh said:
It's in the messaging app, not in manilla.
When you're in the messaging app, and you move your finger from left to right, it toggles between the configured mail accounts.
In mine TP2 for example: Outlook - Gmail - SMS (and then it starts over with Outlook.)
And although my provider is TMO, I have an unbranded Touch Pro2 WWE edition.
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Indeed, that's a problem.
The Xperia I had recognized if you are using the finger or the stylus. When using the finger the application scrolls and when using the stylus you can draw a frame to multiselect items.
Maybe that's possible with the TP2 too?
skycamefalling said:
Indeed, that's a problem.
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Maybe it is related to OS build features or AKU changes.
Surely by disabling that reg key you're pretty much switching touchflo off?
So scrolling of anything in any WM apps (contacts, text messages, emails, calendar entries) will no longer work without using the scroll bar?
I just checked stock shipped Raphael (SEA 20764) OEMDrivers rgu, the value is set to 1 by default. And yes, messaging still scrollable to switch email account
I can still left< >right scroll between email accounts after this tweak.
Mesquire said:
I can still left< >right scroll between email accounts after this tweak.
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after this tweak can you make a zoom to photos with stylus or rotate photos...????
You mean in photo albums? I have never been able to do either, even before the tweak.
I can double tap the image to enlarge it, or use the slider at the bottom of the screen to zoom in.
In any case, the inability to group files together in File Explorer is more of an issue for me than being able to rotate a photo (can always turn the phone 90 degrees instead), and the registry tweak has fixed that.
Very strange, just tried it again: With the patch --> no swiping, undoing the patch --> swipings works.
Too bad, I'd loved to have the best of 2 worlds like Mesquire...
(I guess she looks the TP2 lovely in his display )
Hi all,
The easy way to select multiple files in Explorer is the Windows way of selecting multpile files. Just press CRTL on your keyboard (you have one ) en select the files you want... It's Windows isn't it?
monx® said:
Simple.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Gestures\Touch]
"Disabled"=dword:1
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so weird! My TP2 suddenly lost it even with this set to 1
already tried rebooting: still nada.
UPDATE:
on further investigation, I found I can select multiple files only in some folders, e.g., root directory of the storage card, My wallpapers, Templates, files and folders directly under My Device, Application Data, Program Files...
but not files directly under My Documents, whether under My Device or storage card
UPDATE #2
The only way to have the ability to select multiple files in any folder AND keep left< >right scroll to switch email accounts is to set the it to 1, but not reboot. If I reboot with it set to 1, it behaves like the above.
Right now I have decided to set to 1 only when I need to select multiple files with the stylus, and change it back to 0 thereafter, or before a reboot. What a pain!
Planet X said:
Hi all,
The easy way to select multiple files in Explorer is the Windows way of selecting multpile files. Just press CRTL on your keyboard (you have one ) en select the files you want... It's Windows isn't it?
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True
but I prefer doing in portrait - if I open the keyboard to use its CTRL key, the screen switches to landscape mode.
I've searched and read a number of threads, but haven't seen if it's possible to modify the default picture folder for the My Photos panel. It's looking at the phone and I'd like to redirect it to my storage card where the pictures I take with the camera are stored.
I'm guessing it's a reg entry for that panel under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CHome\CMyPhotos, but I am uncertain what to name the key.
I think that I speak for a lot of other people when I say thanks for starting this thread and I hope someone can figure out the answer! I've disabled the plugin completely for the time being since I don't need to see the default windows pictures every time I scroll through the plugins.
zeke009 said:
I've searched and read a number of threads, but haven't seen if it's possible to modify the default picture folder for the My Photos panel. It's looking at the phone and I'd like to redirect it to my storage card where the pictures I take with the camera are stored.
I'm guessing it's a reg entry for that panel under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CHome\CMyPhotos, but I am uncertain what to name the key.
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I have a Samsung Jack and to do this was simply renaming the folder "Pictures" instead of "My Pictures". Anything in the "Pictures" folder will show up in the MyPhotos panel.
Only problem? The camera won't save to "Pictures", it only saves to "My Pictures". I can't figure how to make this change, yet.
Good luck.
Two questions:
I've had my Tmobile 2.1 TP2 for almost a year now, and this still stumps me: I have a crap load of ringtones. I want to save them to my SD card instead of my main memory, but when I go to set a ringtone, it doesn't give me the option of choosing the folder. It just goes to my ringtones/alerts from the main menu. How can I set a ringtone that's from my SD card?
Also, where can I go on the interwebs [website or xda] to find wallpaper SETS for the TP2 [a portrait picture that fits, and a matching or identical landscape picture]? I just got S2U2, and this flower and wrongly sized lake are killing me.
Thanks for your help in advanced. :]
AlandisN said:
Two questions:
I've had my Tmobile 2.1 TP2 for almost a year now, and this still stumps me: I have a crap load of ringtones. I want to save them to my SD card instead of my main memory, but when I go to set a ringtone, it doesn't give me the option of choosing the folder. It just goes to my ringtones/alerts from the main menu. How can I set a ringtone that's from my SD card?
Also, where can I go on the interwebs [website or xda] to find wallpaper SETS for the TP2 [a portrait picture that fits, and a matching or identical landscape picture]? I just got S2U2, and this flower and wrongly sized lake are killing me.
Thanks for your help in advanced. :]
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First of all, place the ringtones in the root of the storage card, and it will recognise the ringtones in the Windows menu, I do the same thing
Secondly, try HDWall (just search) for Manilla, you can create high quality wallpapers with it that work for both Portrait and Landscape. You can also install Cookie's HQ Wallpaper mod with it, which makes the images even sharper!
For S2U2 you can just open the S2U2 settings, choose the Wallpaper tab and browse to your images/camera folder, and pick a nice wallpaper here! Super easy!
Thank you for the root thing. However, I'm looking for actual HDwallpapers, not the ability to create/implement them. Where can I find some?
AlandisN said:
Thank you for the root thing. However, I'm looking for actual HDwallpapers, not the ability to create/implement them. Where can I find some?
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Just try to search the forums! To give you a place to start:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529576
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=671551