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Palm messaging works on Dash

Hello all,
Wanted to share that I was able to install the cab file taken from the palm messing that was found in the MDA section of xda-developers.com forum, can't find the thread now sorry!!!!!! But I was able to install and get the program to send text messages out, but it will not thread because in the registry couldn't I couldn't change the sms key to sms.old
In the Dash registry it was a lil different than the MDA, if anyone could help would be greatly appreciated. I know it's simple just not sure, still neebe but willing to learn and try!!!!!!!!

Yes..someone please get this to work. As i'm sure we are all coming from MDA or similar devices. I was one of the lucky ones to get the threaded sms app from Palm working on my device. It's definitely nice. Don't get me wrong the 2 sms threader apps that are available now: sms threader & TXTMAN are nice..but they have some big tradeoffs that didn't occur on the Palm version.

umm..wow..it really does work. I did the normal instructions from the "How-To"... no notification sounds for it though. Im sure a little registry hacking could fix that. Everything threads hmm..testing mms..well i actually i cannot test..just realized I can't even navigate anymore lol. Pressing the back key closes the program. ARGHH! you can get around the smiley's and Mytext just buy bringing up the option but other than that it looks like a dead end. Any suggestions?

dialekt said:
umm..wow..it really does work. I did the normal instructions from the "How-To"... no notification sounds for it though. Im sure a little registry hacking could fix that. Everything threads hmm..testing mms..well i actually i cannot test..just realized I can't even navigate anymore lol. Pressing the back key closes the program. ARGHH! you can get around the smiley's and Mytext just buy bringing up the option but other than that it looks like a dead end. Any suggestions?
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I plan on playing around some more in the registry to see what i can get to work!!!!!!! I post more after some other tweaks.

I have 1.5 for smartphone but cant get it to work either, crashes upon running, I bound bengalboys site but cant find the install guidelines, anyone have the link?
Thanks
G

GuardianZX9 said:
I have 1.5 for smartphone but cant get it to work either, crashes upon running, I bound bengalboys site but cant find the install guidelines, anyone have the link?
Thanks
G
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I was using the cab file for the ppc and I haven't been able to get it work like it was working on the MDA. Tried all kinds things in the registry, but nothing seemed to work.
Then I finally got the thread to work but all together lost MMS, As for your situation did you make the registry tweaks to sms and mms1 and change them to .old? Not to familiar with 1.5 and assuming it may have to have the same setup. If I find anything I will let you know.
For now I have taken it off and it required for me to reset the phone and start all over. So once again I will be working on the aforementioned issues.

I didnt do the registry entries, I wasnt able to find them on BB's site.
The version I have is branded as "SmartPhone" vs the PPC version which I also have.
I think it is for the older processor type maybe?
G

ok, found the info on BB's site and made the registry changes as well as the app unlock.
VC still refuses to run on my Dash, all I get is "VoiceCommand has encountered a problem, restart voice command"
Noticed that voice comand also completely breaks the built in voice dialing
G

Could someone send me the install file please? thanks

xdame said:
Could someone send me the install file please? thanks
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Feel free to pm me and I will be more than happy to send you the file

It seems this user has disappeared. Please, if anyone still has the SmartPhone branded version of the software please PM me or reply and I'll contact you.
Thanks in advance,
-g

I also need the smartphone version. If one of you good hearted souls can assist with this. thanks in advance.

Virus on FTP server

Virus
I found a virus on the ftp site while looking for rom editing tools.
I don't remember exactly which folder/directory I downloaded it from but it was xdrit.exe or xdarit.exe. Search your harddrive and delete if you recently downloaded rom editing tools.
This virus is launched by clicking the .exe file, after executing the virus loads a sound file that plays a stupid laugh in mediaplayer, it copies 2 files into your startup folder, prompts you with a text telling you that you have been infected and to reboot to save yourself or some b.s. like that, so when you reboot it executes itself from your windows startup folder.
Check your startup folder and delete! if you get it.
It did delete my ntldr. and a couple of other files, had to do a repair with my windows cd.
Antivirus did not detect it! It looks to be a simple script from some moron script kitty!
Anyway I am up and running again with no loss to speak of but a little time.
Found the text file, this is the message in it:
Hello! upon reading this message your computer is starting to shutdown
Your Data Link Library is going to destroy, all your files say goddbye...
Did you know that some programs are cute and stealth like this, amazing isn't it...
ARE YOU READY TO THIS DISASTER!!!
Very Important Reason Unless Shutdown

Hi,
I can't find a file on our ftp with a name that looks like what you specified.
If someone knows the exact name or finds the file please let me or a moderator know and we'll remove it.
Greetz,
Flar

I just assume everything on the FTP site is suspect now. There have been too many virus attacks lately, especially after last weeks slashdotting over the iPhone skin. Most are just malicious scripts that your virus scanner will ignore.

Hi guys thought I'd post this warning maybe one of you can delete the file.
I downloaded and run it, it deleted my boot information, replaced windows files and deleted most exe files.
Unfortunately I cannot access the ftp server at the moment, but it was an installer for windows live for pocketpc.
Hope no one else has this problem...

SAME HERE!!!!!
/Uploads/Temp/Install_WLM.exe is a virus.... Thank god it happened to me at work and I could take a new pc from shelf, but seriously GET RID of that file!

Thanks for the warning and sorry that it happened to you.
As stated the FTP uploads is open and anybody can put anything on it, we seem to have a few board people around that think they are clever.
I have had a look for something that reads like what you posted but had no luck. So based on that I need bit more help to find and delete that file.

Ok its gone. Thanks for the file name, you managed to post before me.

Thanks, I just hope the other Install WLM exe's are clean, I've seen a few around on the FTP.
As long as no one has to go through what I did!

do you know what the filesize was? maybe we can compare to the others and find the malicious ones...

Afraid not, maybe MDAIIIUser knows, if he deleted the one in the temp dir?
Saying that, I know the cab of WLM is good, so if you really wanted to, you could get rid of all the Install WML .exe's? Better safe than sorry...

virus
it's also hidden as 'Limewire Pro real' or something similar, almost got caught out!

merged 2 threads
Hi Guys,
there was also a virus thread in the BA section, i merged it with this one to get a better overview.
Greetz,
Flar

i had deleted the limewire one the other day off the FTP... it was one of those files that just didnt belong...

Virus Heaven
I too made the mistake of downloading a damn Virus form the FTP Site yesterday!
Worse thing was.. I was the one who posted the CLEAN version of the install_WLM.exe file!
So.. I decided to repost my threaded apps to my own website. www.web4malta.com/xda-developers/windowslive-ppc2005_arm.rar
Sorry guys but the FTP free-for-all access has to stop!
I dont know what hosting you guys have, however.. I would like to make a suggestion!
CHANGE THE DAMN UPLOAD LOGIN AND PASSWORD..............
Make a thread... FTP uploads...
Get people to post stuff onto there...
every day or so let an admin (or designate a few volunteers!) to move stuff from the attachments folder to the correct place on the FTP site.
or JUST LEAVE THE DAMN STUFF ATTACHED!
We will then know who is posting crap!
The Rom "guru's" should all have a more "higher" level of FTP anyhows.. Mamiach, Xplode, Logout ETC...
They can post stuff onto their bit of the FTP if needed...
Xda developers is becoming a place that is know for Trashed FTP sites, and Virus's in every second download... Something really needs to be done!
And I KNOW this post is harsh... But hey.. we all appreciate that none of get paid for doing what we do with PPC's and we all have Real Jobs... However.. It just infuriates me that someone has found a way to (insert 4 letter word beginning with F here)-up the FTP site OVER AND OVER again!
I just go through now and delete stuff off it, If i know its a virus.. or rename it to THIS-IS-A-VIRUS.exe The problem is the "free for all" uploading scheme,... Nice in an ideal world..Stoopid in this one!
Juggs.

i agree we need to look a this issue urgently....this has to stop.

Some stalkers wants to makes us down!!!
i lost all my files, i've downloaded a file from ftp site and i dont know what happens next. i think what can we do about it? can we possibly change the rules in xda-developers? Thanks to all of the software developers here by the way.

And another one bites the dust!
maskrider2001 said:
i lost all my files, i've downloaded a file from ftp site and i dont know what happens next. i think what can we do about it? can we possibly change the rules in xda-developers? Thanks to all of the software developers here by the way.
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I have been inundated with Emails from people....
Another person just posted that they lost their machine due to infected files yesterday!
Admins. I Implore you do do something about this... Just shut the Uploads section off.. change the passwords.. move everything into a subfolder and post a great big README.txt file in the FTP root!
There must be something you can do before more people lose their PC's !

Theres not much of a way to keep the FTP site open access and stop bad people. I guess the best way would be to have each user account used for FTP access also, with guest users not being able to upload.
A more complex system might be to somehow acquire virtual machine software and an old pc, having someone run each new exe thats added to the FTP site and checking for any malicious activity, classifying it as virus or not. Since most of these viruses are little scripts that some F*** comes up with, I believe most of the antivirus software doesnt pick it up (avast sure didnt!).
Then you could have the fun of creating a database with file info and banning every new user who attempts to upload a virus.
Anyone with me for an over complicated solution?!

Juggles said:
Admins. I Implore you do do something about this... Just shut the Uploads section off.. change the passwords.. move everything into a subfolder and post a great big README.txt file in the FTP root!
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We have 2 threads on this subject, a wiki page explaining what is open and what is shut.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_FTP_Site
Common sense tells everybody that they need to be careful with what they execute if they have downloaded it form the internet. and and and.
At the moment we have 2 choices, have a ftp or not have a ftp.
Sure we could have a login system,
we could have a person that verifies the files,
we could have a change control process.
Fact is this is not a commercial site in as a few if any of us get paid for being here or typing what ever you are reading now.
So as you see we are bound, bound by donations, bound by infrastructure needs, bound by support requirements that can't be met.
Now if anybody wants to commit to being a FTP admin, to being on line at least 2 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (like or users) to verifying that every file is what it says it is, works and has a readme.txt added to (as requested), I will be MORE than happy to give them the FTP password. Oh did I mention that you have to do this for free ???.
If this is not the case then we all have to wait until the donation system and the advertisements generate enough revenue for hire that person and buy the needed software.
With that though in mind.... (donations)

i volunteer to sort help man/mod/whatever u need me to do with the ftp (or anything else for that matter, I've just finished my exams so i have free time again

Saving Contacts when switching to WM6?

Hey,
When I got my new Hermes I had to go through every single one of my contacts and change them from something like "P;John /M" to their regular names..I don't want to do this again, and would like to know how to save these when switching from WM5 to WM6..I tried searching and they were saying you can't just save the database etc etc because of changing formats so I need some help..
I don't have the data package, don't have anything on outlook set-up, but have a computer with activesync working, and also a 2gb card.
What would be the easiest way to save these while upgrading? Is there anywhere to look for step-by-step instructions so I can't screw anything up?
Thanks everyone!

You do use ActiveSync right ?
Also PIM Backup should work.

Yea, am I missing something? What is the best way to back these up so I can make sure everything is alright? Is there a really easy way to back up and restore my photos etc as well? I am just trying to drag them to another folder, and I think this is what I did on my original upgrade, but when I did it then I hadn't changed my contacts or anything else yet so I really am clueless.
I feel like a complete idiot..I have programmed in php/mysql and been on computers my whole life, and now I am asking people for help with the simplest of things.

You might want to take a look at this:
http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=26

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=b...rum.xda-developers.com&as_rights=&safe=images
By - the - way,
I found both of these using this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298893

Sorry,
I actually already looked at that and was just stuck on this point..I still don't know how to save my contacts? The contacts at first came from my SIM with the formatting I talked about. I changed that, and don't know if I upgrade will they default back to the old things? Also how about the ones I saved to the phone and then put a default picture with them?
The thing I was doing was simply clicking the explore icon in activesync and then trying to drag the files in that folder into a new folder(which wasn't actually working at all)..I know I must be missing something simple, and I am sorry for bringing such a newbie question into a experienced users forum.

Thank you, I didn't ever see the google thing. I had searched the forums to no avail though. Thank you for the help and I will do the rest on my own

Oh Yea, Welcome to xda-developers.
When I first joined I also had the most difficult time finding what I was looking for using xda-developers forum search.
I really like that Google Search.
Thanks to Mike the Mod.

Saving email and other settings

Hi Guys,
I tried doing a search but i cant find any threads on this.
Does anyone know how to save all your settings before u do a flash? settings like the emails settings are pretty time consuming as i put in nearly 4 email accounts. It would fantastic is i could just copy a single setting file each time i flash the rom .. that way there will be less inertia to reflash again

You need to do a more thorough search next time
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=308100

thanks man.. but actually was just looking if there is a single setting file for the email accts .. i dun really need all the other settings to be saved as i run my phone pretty bare..
i dun suppose there is a single file that you could just copy and paste over is there?

Nope sorry. The settings are all contained in different areas of the registry.
That program is about as elegant as you can get.

There is a way of making your own .cab file for these settings so that you only have to make that once, then re-run it when you flash your phone to get all your settings and stuff back. There is a thread somewhere about how to do it.
I've had a brief look myself but not yet got around to doing it - i'll have another look this afternoon and see if I can work out how to do it easily and post a guide for everyone else.
Cheers,
Smiffy.

Woohoo!
Just noticed that that was my 100th post and I'm now a senior member - about bloody time ;-)
Does this mean I have to do my own ROM now? ;-)
Smiffy...

knownuts said:
Hi Guys,
I tried doing a search but i cant find any threads on this.
Does anyone know how to save all your settings before u do a flash? settings like the emails settings are pretty time consuming as i put in nearly 4 email accounts. It would fantastic is i could just copy a single setting file each time i flash the rom .. that way there will be less inertia to reflash again
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There are several threads on this forum abous this. Just search more.
For now try to use my example here that sets my POP3 and Exchange accounts. Just put your own data in and load it in a XML loader or make it a .cab file.
cheers,
dan

Lordsmiff said:
There is a way of making your own .cab file for these settings so that you only have to make that once, then re-run it when you flash your phone to get all your settings and stuff back. There is a thread somewhere about how to do it.
I've had a brief look myself but not yet got around to doing it - i'll have another look this afternoon and see if I can work out how to do it easily and post a guide for everyone else.
Cheers,
Smiffy.
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PM me and I will walk you through making your own cab for them. fairly easy.

Thanks
I'll have a look for myself first and do some reading - I always find that if I do that, I can do it easier next time round as I "know" how to do it and what's wrong when it doesn't work But I'll definitely take you up on your offer if I get stuck
Cheers
Smiffy.

titanium opera panel for opera 10 help

so, I havent found this yet, so Im posting this asking for some help. Im trying to get showaco's opera panel for bookmarks to work with the new opera mobile 10 beta 3, for smartphones. finally got the panel to show after editing the default.plg for my screen res and manually putting it into my cpr. Editted the registry to read what I wanted it to on the default panel. Unfortunately I know little to nothing about writing mortscripts. Someone posted where the bookmarks are kept in opera 10 so I changed that in the mort and where my opera 10 exe. is in it. Seems my knowledge of mortscripts are nill, Im going to assume the mort is suppose to change the first page to the first bookmark and add a page for each bookmark. Unfortunately, I get the panel up and the registry editted, I run my editted mort and it just deletes the the page in the registry so I lose the panel as well.
so does anyone wanna help with this?
edit:
so, thinking again. why stop with opera 10? lets see if we can do this with opera mini. skyfire as well.

The bookmark files are no longer clear text with Opera 10
You would need to be able to read the new format of the bookmark files

so, i guess im going to need a lil more help than just someone who can write a mort huh? lol

I am trying to tackle this..
I would be happy with just using \program files\opera mobile 10\profile\datastorage\6\dials.dat to get the favorites. the problem is since there are non ascii characters in the file I have been unable to read the file into a variable for further manipulation.
Anyone know how to either replace all non ascii characters with spaces using mortscript or any other WM utility???
THANKS!

awesome
good to know someone else is on this as well. i have little to no experience with mort or programming so, its left me limited to only finding the "miracle" answer. after raidzero's post though, it did narrow my search. Ive come across a couple of sites that might help someone with more knowledge in writing something. a couple have an "expression" thats said to filter out non ascii characters. if someone is serious about this let me know and ill post the links. i do most of my searching and posting on my phone so, until we actually get something for our bookmarks that would be a fun task lol

budwiser0240 said:
good to know someone else is on this as well. i have little to no experience with mort or programming so, its left me limited to only finding the "miracle" answer. after raidzero's post though, it did narrow my search. Ive come across a couple of sites that might help someone with more knowledge in writing something. a couple have an "expression" thats said to filter out non ascii characters. if someone is serious about this let me know and ill post the links. i do most of my searching and posting on my phone so, until we actually get something for our bookmarks that would be a fun task lol
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yes yes yes please post anything you have regarding removing non ascii characters from a file!!! once that is done I am confident I could cob together a script to make a favorites panel for opera 10. :-D

here we go
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP030561311033.aspx
this one is basiclly saying that microsoft excel does something like this. I figured most phones have the mobile office so this might shed some light.
http://www.wessray.com/php/strip-and-remove-non-ascii-characters-using-php-regular-expressions/
http://unix.ittoolbox.com/groups/ye...scii-characters-in-a-file-with-spaces-2021453
http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=619792
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=78179
http://blog.lemonadestand.com.au/post/strip-and-remove-non-ascii-characters-from-a-string-in-php/28
these are the ones i found. I basically googled " replace non ascii characters with spaces" and these were on the first page. hope these help. im awesome at searching so, if these dont help but might limit what i search, let me know

budwiser0240 said:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP030561311033.aspx
this one is basiclly saying that microsoft excel does something like this. I figured most phones have the mobile office so this might shed some light.
http://www.wessray.com/php/strip-and-remove-non-ascii-characters-using-php-regular-expressions/
http://unix.ittoolbox.com/groups/ye...scii-characters-in-a-file-with-spaces-2021453
http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=619792
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=78179
http://blog.lemonadestand.com.au/post/strip-and-remove-non-ascii-characters-from-a-string-in-php/28
these are the ones i found. I basically googled " replace non ascii characters with spaces" and these were on the first page. hope these help. im awesome at searching so, if these dont help but might limit what i search, let me know
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Thanks for the info, the excel one seems like it might work, but doubtful. The rest are all for different languages, if I knew any C I would do it in that and make my whole panel just use native code instead of mortscript..
but I don't. so the search is still on. I know there is someone here that could make a program that just took a file and removed the non printable characters from it!
then it could be called int he mortscript and life could go on. I will check with JMZ, he knows how to do stuff like that I think.

ok, sounds good
alright. sounds like a plan. so if not "C" is there anything else you are familiar with other than mortscript? thatll help narrow my search

budwiser0240 said:
alright. sounds like a plan. so if not "C" is there anything else you are familiar with other than mortscript? thatll help narrow my search
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I do not know C, well, I can do maybe hello world. but that's about it. For something as simple as a string manipulation it can't be that hard, but you never know.
Maybe I might just download the bloodshed dev C++ IDE (free) and try my hand at it ....
edit: so bloodshed is gone
visual studio I guess, maybe my company has a license for it.

let me know
if not, mine might. also, i might be able to find one cheap. or i might even have a copy. my old man always makes me a copy of everything he buys and downloads so, I got a couple towers of cd's of software i havent even cracked open lol