XDA2: Midi ringtones does not appear

[midnightjazz]

Hi all,

I've upgraded my O2 XDA II ROM to T-MOBILE 1.60.36 WWE.

In the control panel, I am able to see the "Add Ring Tone" applet, which copies midi files to the \windows\rings directory. However I am unable to see the list of MIDI in the "sounds & notifications" dialog for the Phone: Incoming call event

Only WAV and WMA files are listed. I am able to play the MIDI files from the "Add Ring Tone" applet, but they somehow don't appear in the list as a ringtone selection.

the extended ROM that I used has the file MIDI56.sa.CAB. I have tried to overwrite this with the original O2 Extended ROM midi plug-in (i.e. MIDI.sa.CAB). Both sounded a little different. MIDI56sa.CAB is softer, after overwriting it with the existing O2 one: MIDI.sa.CAB, it sounded louder. But still, I was unable to see the MIDI files in the list to select from.

I took a look around in the CAB files and saw that there is a file RTPlugIn.dll which is installed to \windows. Does anyone know how does the WM2003 Sounds&Notifications applet interface the RTPlugIn.dll to enable MIDI files to be selected?

Thanks

[midnightjazz]

I just found out that, if I move the midi files from \windows\ringtones to \windows, it will appear, anybody knows why? Before the uprgade, it will list the midi files from \windows\ringtones.

Secondly is that if I were to play/preview the midi ringtone, it will play at maximum volume regardless of my ringer volume settings. This does not happen to WAV/WMA ringtones.

[edsub]

I just copied the MID files to the windows/rings folder.
Works fine.
BUT indeed the volume of the ringer does not not affect the volume to be played for MIDis . . .

I am not sure whether the MDAII uses the maximum volume, or just the volume setting from the MIDi file. I gues its the latter.

I will try to figure this out . . .