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S2p on Blackstone

Has anyone got the new S2p version to work properly on Blackstone?
I've tried OpenGL and regular VGA version they both have same issues.
Half of album covers are either not showing or sometimes showing and sometimes not. If i try to scroll it's a nightmare, it just scrolls without stoping, blocking my device so i have to soft reset. Even the fonts are all messed up.
If i try double click on cover, it rotates on X axis showing nothing (it should display playlist of that album).
Tried all registry hacks, every folder has a folder.jpg, all mp3's have embedded cover art. Running it on stock rom. 0.40 is working just fine.
Anyone?

shax said:
I've tried OpenGL and regular VGA version they both have same issues. Half of album covers are either not showing or sometimes showing and sometimes not.
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Don't have that problem ...
Even the fonts are all messed up. If i try double click on cover, it rotates on X axis showing nothing (it should display playlist of that album).
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If that happens, restart the application and see if it works again. Did for me.

Nope, tryed it for several times. installing/reinstalling, tryed 0.55 same results.
Have Ati 3D and OpenGL drivers installed.

For the cover album, i am using mediamonkey and with that wonderfull programme you can check if a music got an image and several useful things...
For the nightmare, i also got it... i hate it :| that's why i asked A_C to get a way to desactive this when you rotate your device till it's still buggy...

I suspect you have something unrelated to s2p fouled up on your phone... I have been running the most current version of s2p with stunning results since it was released... absolutely beautiful with zero issues. Of course I flash my ROMS on a bi-weekly basis to get all the latest tweaks that the various ROM Cookers piec together so I know that my registry has not had time to become corrupted --- you may be facing something like that... perhaps its time to wipe you device and reload everything to get a clean install. A pain I know but it may be worth it.

Well, i have no intentions to switch to cooked rom untill warranty expires.
I'll make backup, hard reset and install S2p as first app to see if it makes any difference. Will post you back with results.

Ok, did a hard reset, it acts EXACTLY the same with OpenGL and NonOpenGL version. Only difference is, after reset Error reporting was on and reported a crach 3 times in 15 minutes specifing core.dll (think that was the name) as a cause of a problem. Still despreate.

shax said:
Ok, did a hard reset, it acts EXACTLY the same with OpenGL and NonOpenGL version.
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I have exactly the same ROM version as you but I don't have ANY additional video drivers installed. So it seems that those are not the root of the problem.

I have exactly the same concerns as you. No one who has a good solution?

Georgeous2008 said:
I have exactly the same ROM version as you but I don't have ANY additional video drivers installed. So it seems that those are not the root of the problem.
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Like i said, i tryed doing hard reset and installed ONLY s2p and it was acting the same. No 3D drivers, just a factory ROM.
But, after two sleepless night i've RESOLVED a problem!
After some thinking i've come to idea that only thing i didn't try to change is my music.
I' had 8 GB of music, most of them was Various Artists compilations, all music was arranged as Artist\Album Name\Title. So if i had a compilation of 100 authors, i would end with 100 authors each having one song in the subfolder named as compilation. This is the way Windows media player synchronize music to your phone. So, i deleted all music EXCEPT real albums (all songs on the album are by the same artist and they go in the same folder, not in 100 subfolders for each author.) After that, S2p worked flawlessly! Scrolling, playlists, folder explorer, rotating, work with S2u... i'm in love again
Hope this helps all the others.

well we might say that this is both good and bad news.
it's good that you solved your problem but if various artists are an issue with 8gb memorycards what are we going to do when 32 (or even 64!) gb memorycards come out?

It just may be that some of music files were just "not right", even if they worked perfectly in 0.40 version and TF3D player.
I'll get albums back one by one and see what happens.
But this time every compilation i have i'll copy manually in one folder so it doesn't get all spread up in different artists.
And i have 16GB memory card.
EDIT: Run on the problems with first compilation.
Copied the folder "BEST OF ROCK the 50 biggest songs of HISTORY" to SD\Music, launched SP, browsed to the folder, started playing first file, clicked to see playlist in upper right angle and got nothing. Just gray screen.
Shut down S2p, renamed folder to "BEST OF ROCK 50" everything works like a charm, i finally have ONE album in album view with 50 authors.
Looks like i'm gonna have to copy compilations manually from now on, instead of using WMP to synchronize for me.

If you haven't done so it would be a good idea to tell the S2P author what solved your problem. Maybe he'll be able to fix it in his next version. That way, one inconvenience less.

Cover not showing
Hi Guys,
I have unfortunaly a problem as well. To Play my music with S2p is not a problem, but to show for each Track the cover is terrible.
It just take one Cover for all Tracks. I changed the ID3-Tag to Trackname/Album/Interpret. The Player is actually very nice but with this problem it makes it a bad player if it is not so compatible.
Does anyone have the same problem and knows an solution.
I like the Idear to this player and the funktions, but why it is so a problem with the cover? Is this player actually not made for HTC or HD?

i found the problem. you have to create for each artist a folder. It seems that if you put to many sounds in the ext.-storage, the player doesn´t react of your sliding anymore.
is somebody there who knows why?
Is it a bug or will it gives later on a update?

Does S2P support ogg format?

Installed the OpenGL version, it only plays MP3 and not responsing to WMA!
Any one can play WMA on Blackstone WM6.1?

A set of querries..

hello frnd. i have faced a few problems cooking wm6.5 roms recently. which if you find a solution then share with me asap. am not releasing newer version of my roms cause am busy with my exams and not able to get enough time to fix these bugs.
1st of all am using da_g's kitchen for wm6.5:
here are the problems i am having..
1st. i use youtube that does not require touch flo 3d. you only provided me with the oem. i open application. it loads the videos section. but when i click on any video to view it, i get an error " cannot play this video" i have tried to cook flashlite3 as well as the oone in da_g's kitchens but with no help.
2nd where can i get oem or cab for htc gesture 2. tried searching.
3rd Da_g's recording modification with wm dialer is great. but is it possible to add it to htc dialer?? although have sent him this ques but still if other could fine a soln.
4th how to change link to chome photos directry
5th i dont want date and time setting to start on clicking clock at chome. i dont want anything to happen when i click on clock in titanium.
6th the volume managers do install and work fine normally. but during call, i do not get the call volume display to change call volume. instead i get the usual system and ring volume control display and am unable to change call volume. i have tried both standard and topaz volume manager. could be a build issue but not able to fins a soln yet.
am using notification menu with buttons. could this be causing the issue.?
if you are able to find any possible solutions then feel free to let me know.

[NEED HELP!] HD TAKES TOO LONG TO WAKE UP -many missed calls..-

Till now i have found just about everything in xda! Even a similar thread for the same problem but no solution at all!
Thing is, my hd takes too long to wake up for an incoming call..resulting in missed calls all the time..Ring starts in about 3,5 tones..!!! It wakes almost instandly (backlight) but it takes a lot of time to draw the picture etc and THEN starts ringing..
[i am on MIRIS V18 wm6.5, using the default WM dialer with the sliders (not htc's one!) and csdev for autolocking after wake up]
I had similar problems in many roms, even 6.1 .. with the fastest one being 1,5 tone then ring.. Its allready too long for me! I have tried some tweaks, i am not using mp3 for ringtone, using instant ring from hdtweak and no ring delay setting etc..still no luck..
What can be done? I know that many users have the same problem, even with stock roms.. Its same for such a device to be able to do everything sooo sweat but not the phone function!!
So any special tricks?? (font, gdi cache etc settings?) i heard that with sktools and advanced configuration tool etc you can do actually much about that!
Feel free to post your experinces as well, hoping that someone can provide us with a solution or a worthy workaround..!!

I've got the same problem, always have to call people back. Mostly takes about 5 seconds before the answerbutton works, while ringtone is already pissing off the other passengers in the bus
I still think the slow buildip is caused by Wisbar Advance, I used the HD Tweak aswell.

Very Good POST yes you are right many peoples have the same problem i have the same problem!
So i try with HD tweak "Ring without delay" i try with Advanced config and etc Again the same really when someone ring me no matter from the ringtone or anything the phone start ringing after few seconds!
I make few test and what i saw is that if the phone is sleeping when someone call you take longer your phone to wake up and ring
then i try again with no sleepy phone, again ring with delay so i can say if the phone sleep he need few seconds to ring like 5 seconds if the phone not sleep he need 3-4 seconds But at all This is serious problem and maybe is time we to fix this!
I don`t see any point this device to be able to do so much things and we always to Upgrade them but the phone function that we use everyday to make us troubles!
I have this problem with the stock room when the phone was brand new, after i flash the phone with Davideuck V 5 have the same and now im with Davideuck v7 and again is the same ! so no matter what kind of room or radio version you use this problem is real... and really the phone ring with DELAY
Will be perfect if anyone can find desigion of this problem and our phones to start ring immediately without any delay !
Thanks

I have been struggling for months with well-known this 2-sec (far more than this !) delay. The HD tweak didn't work for me either. Furthermore, it has been reported that even if this setting is changed, it is self-reset after a soft reset !
The only solution I found is replacing the HD Caller ID with the WM default one. It is very ugly compared to the modern HTC one, but now my phone takes only 1 sec to respond, that is, wake up, show the Caller ID screen and start ringing.
This replacement can be done from the settings of the HD tweak.
Please let me know if this works for you ! I'm running stock ROM.

Yes if we use the default WM dialer the PHONE is very very fast and ring without ANY delay but its very UGLY so maybe the problem is in the dailer!
Like i say no matter what room you use yes its the same for me with the default WM and the phone just think faster than me
Maybe some programers must to chek this out why this heppand maybe the HD dialer is too heavy?

Yes,thats true! But i am using wm dialer, not htc's one!! Still far from fast..(although i am on wm 6.5 where the default wm dialer with the answering sliders looks awesome, its buggy and slow as hell..[because it needs that the phone is locked in order to run so])
So as i asked around in a major greek forum i have found out that 99% of hd users have the same issue! [that 1% doesn't give a s&@t !]
Here too..What can we do about it..?I am starting to think the 1,5 tone delay as acceptable value..[told you i am on 3+ right now!!] Does anybody know if windows 6.5 that lock with external programm [like csdev] on wake up take normaly so long? Ideas...?

it's always not a good idea to fresh new rom too often

coolmicko said:
it's always not a good idea to fresh new rom too often
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That has nothing to do with the problem man..!
If we could find a way to minimize the load on wakeup!! (so the hd has nothing to load more than the phone function!)is it possible?

Like i told you with the default WM dialer with WM 6.1 the phone ring without delay and is like every normal phone so this mean that the problem is in the dialer..
I think that the HD dialer is too heavy or buggy and this is the reason why take so long to wake up.. the phone!
Maybe some programers must to chek this out what is the diference betwen the default WM dialer and HD dialer we all know what is the diference.. but i mean the diference not how they look like how they are made and all other litle codec files..
So maybe we can find solution to update the HD dialer to be fast as the default WM one..
No matter you are with WM 6.5 and etc.. because till the problem is not solved no matter what room you will use the dialers will be the same made from the same files..
to resolve this we need to know what exactly is the problem to be able to fix it!
Like i say i think that we can find answers in the DIALER but im not programer..

this is very true and this is a very good post gonna supscribe to instant email about it right now ... i think the problem is not only in the dialer i have a stock rom and i had the problem since the very first day but i got a greater delay after installing spb pocket plus while i am not actually using manilla anymore and even a greater delay after installing wisbar advance 3 ... maybe the solution would be in the processor priorities i dont know

So far, i haven't found any solution .
I already made the same post a few months ago :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3902624#post3902624

there's got to be a way guys!!
Some time ago, both sides recording was a total NO(!) for htc devices!! They say it was HARDWARE ISSUE and nothing could be done!(for over a year+) Then .. ICR and..voila! We even got tmc now! !
Is it possible to have the slugiest of all phones?? no way!

I think is a question of time we to find solution for our problem with the phone ringing delay!

Managed to get it to 1,5 rings in the same situation!( as i described before, no rom change etc..i was on 3,5 + rings remember!!)
I installed advanced config tool and played with the phone and performance settings.. performance almost set to max values..(font cache etc..)
Phone settings no delay, end key delay from 3000ms to 0 etc..(there are some settings there, so be sure to know what you are doing or backup first!)
Think i can get it to 1..!which will be extremely fast from what i experienced so far!!
Note: the improvements are for the second+ call after a softreset! The first one is ALWAYS slugish!!

Hi kostasalfa,
Mind posting your Adv Config settings? Thanks.

After long... long search I found maybe a solution:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0
Script value to av0pr
I'm going to test but it seems the true way ^^ (thx to AX3L)
D'rath

Ok .. not a "true" solution but got INSTANT ring! (before the end of the first tone!!)
As i said i was on wm 6.5 using the kinda buggy default lock etc...After my advan.config setting which was an improvement i did the following! Stopped csdev and so the deafult lock! I did go back to S2U2 !! (warning,important: set delay after wake up to 300 or better 400 ms!!) And then i tried resco contact manager!(again!) But there is a new beta free for all of you in their forum!( http://www.resco.net/forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=24957 ) Set it to HANDLE INCOMING CALLS! Soft reset.. and voila!! (install s2u2 in device..resco better in sd!)
As i said..not a true solution but i GOT INSTANT RING!!
DONT FORGET TO USE HD TWEAK TO REVERT TO DEFAUL WM DIALER, NOT HTC;S ONE!!!
Try abd tell me if it worked for you!

i use the new energy rom 6.5 standard hav no problems with ring time or receive any late calls or miss calls u guys must check out the roms before loading them

Thanks for suggesting to try Resco Contact Manager. The new beta version seems to have corrected the incoming call delay. So far, my HD responded just before the first ring ends. Still testing.

tatou said:
Thanks for suggesting to try Resco Contact Manager. The new beta version seems to have corrected the incoming call delay. So far, my HD responded just before the first ring ends. Still testing.
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Good news! Resco did it i think..
(i may try the energy rom as wingtytn suggested but i dont think its a roms issue..Ps:wingtytn try to call yourself from another phone to see WHEN it starts ringing..if you got no issues i would lke to know!you use wm stadar dialer?etc!)

SmartToolKit Help???

i have tried to find it via search and nothing... So here we go 4 questions...
1. any good place for step by step stuff on settings for it ect....
2. anyone able to tell me how to set a scheduale to run a program? basically i want the keyboard light to turn off and on via autokeylight
3. how to set Explorere key to auto stop all processes to free ram?
4. is there a way to make tasks button defaulted back to the orignal soft button inputs?
sorry guys these forums are so big sometimes the answers are hidden deep in a thread not about this...

disregaurd i removed it do to a conflict that caused it to crash and lockup my buttons.

RC08 you want to use with Excalibur

RC09 works good if you're running oOkBa's 3VO 6.5!
RC08 is good for 6.1 like Stylez said!

was runny rick version of 6.1 but kept freaking out the 08 version, so uninstalled it. no biggie i get what i want out of it.
thanks for the reply i might try to cook my own rom cause i want certain funcs and some removed.

can't get sound on new sms

hi there
when i get i new sms the the notice sound didn't work.i get sms with no sound at all even when i define it in setting.i flashed xanny 1.9 rom.it's the same problem on the earlier roms
thank you

+1 ... I have the ame problem :s

Have you installed a new dialer or taskbar? these can play havoc with the sound files. If so, try uninstalling to see if this resolves the problem.

No new taskbar and no new dialer ... juste few programs :
Max Manilla v2.82, G-Alarm, Spb BackUp, Tomtom and CorePlayer

I usually have the same problem after installing an additional Language interface in a new ROM.
My solution (95%) is to install "SmileySMS "
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2008/07/22/smileysms-v166-add-smileys-in-sms-for-windows-mobile.html
Don't forget to make it the default SMS tune and then do a SR
Good Luck & enjoy!

Hello,
thanks for the information. I tried to install it. It seems to work fine for the sound, but there is an enormous vibration... So I tried to configure SMSSmiley. I installed the 1.66, 1.68 and each time, I had a problem, I can't save the configuration under WinMo 6.5.3, there is no way to validate.

I edit a key in the registry for suppress vibration
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Roozbeh GHolizadeh Softwares\SmileySMS:Vibrate
value set to 0
It's OK now ... thanks a lot

I got the same problem, driving the blackdragon 1.9, weird. And yes of course I have checked the boxes in sound and notifications.
Edit: So I've read that the issue appears when one uses the manilla language manager (which I did), however no fix has been reported yet.

The method describe there is working on my HD ... and I confirm that I used MLM ...