Why my ringtones keep changing to "windows default"

[hansip]

I just wondering if you guys has the similar problems with me or not ....

I've done registry hack for changing the default storage of rings to \storage card\rings, occasionally the ringtones will automatically change back to "windows default". I've check that my O2 mini able to play the selected tones. After a while, when i suspend it or soft reset, it will change back to "windows default".

Does anyone has this problems ? Is this because of my SD card speed ? I got a 256mb Kingston SD which is included from the package.

Your help and comment are appreciated.

Thanks :wink:

[istana_pulau_es]

If you installed pocket player.. try to uninstall it...

[vishaljh]

Hi,

You dont need to uninstall pocket player. Just go to pocket player options and remove the file association. This should solve your problem.

Regards,
Vishal

[erwinsie]

hi... i dont have or ever installed pocket player but hansip's problem is happend to me aswell... anymore idea how to use our own ringtones without have to copy them to the windows folder?? thank you

[duke911]

I had the same problem...
and the solution was not to change the path to \storage card\rings...
instead.. you have to make it \storage\....\Rings and this will certainly work :wink: .....
I believe there is some sort of conflict when you choose Storage Card

I know you won't be able to use all of your music... but at least you'll free up some memory from the RAM..
and if you have the BigStorage trick.. you'll be just Fine..

I have three ring tones in my Rings folder.. and I think that's enough for me.... 8)

cheers

[Koksie]

After coming out of suspend mode or after a soft reset, the Magician needs some time to initialize the SD card. Since the programs, including the phone settings, are run before the SD is initialized, the Magician cannot find the ringtone on the SD card and therefore resets it to windows default. It does not matter wether or not you have a fast SD card, it is a flaw in the operating system. That is also the reason why today plug-ins are better run from main mem or internal storage than from SD card. Try putting the ringtone in your internal storage, you'll see the difference.

[duke911]

anymore idea how to use our own ringtones without have to copy them to the windows folder?? thank you

just hold the stylus on the music file you wish to make as a ringtone, until you get the pop-up menu, then choose Set as Ringtone

cheers

[Koksie]

Not really. First of all you need a special .cab file for that, which you can find attached at the end of my post.
Second, that just copies the ringtone in Windows/rings, thereby taking up valuable RAM, which he wants to evade.

[hansip]

Not really. First of all you need a special .cab file for that, which you can find attached at the end of my post.
Second, that just copies the ringtone in Windows/rings, thereby taking up valuable RAM, which he wants to evade.

Thanks for the input guys .... I solved this problem by changing it into \storage\rings instead of put in on \storage card ..... Well I guess, the reasonable explanation for this is because when the phone rings, the device is trying to access the rings into the location that we specified in the registry and i guess the process get too fast .... So the device having a difficulty reading the \storage card ... and that's why it straight goes to "windows default" cause of course that's ring store in internal memory :wink:

By the way I'm just curious what's cab file does Koksie provide us ? Could you please explain more on this cab files ? What it actually does for our Mini ?

Thanks again guys for the input..... :wink: :P

[DanielHochman]

I am having this problem after swtching directories too but it is not fixed after changing the registry to /storage/rings, /storage/.../rings or even windows/rings. They all go back to the default ring!!! :(

Please help !!

Thanks!

[nsriza]

Not really. First of all you need a special .cab file for that, which you can find attached at the end of my post.
Second, that just copies the ringtone in Windows/rings, thereby taking up valuable RAM, which he wants to evade.

Thanks for the input guys .... I solved this problem by changing it into \storage\rings instead of put in on \storage card ..... Well I guess, the reasonable explanation for this is because when the phone rings, the device is trying to access the rings into the location that we specified in the registry and i guess the process get too fast .... So the device having a difficulty reading the \storage card ... and that's why it straight goes to "windows default" cause of course that's ring store in internal memory :wink:

By the way I'm just curious what's cab file does Koksie provide us ? Could you please explain more on this cab files ? What it actually does for our Mini ?

Thanks again guys for the input..... :wink: :P

The cab file will enable you to set mp3 as ringtone when you hold to the file.

[nsriza]

I am having this problem after swtching directories too but it is not fixed after changing the registry to /storage/rings, /storage/.../rings or even windows/rings. They all go back to the default ring!!! :(

Please help !!

Thanks!

What software do you have eg.. phonealarm, spb, etc, it may cause the error

[Koksie]

The .cab I posted enables an extra option in the pop-up menu when you tap-and-hold on a mp3 files. Use the build-in file explorer, go to the folder where your ringtones are stored, tap-and-hold on a ringtone and in the pop-up menu you will see an option "set as ringtone". tap on it and the ringtone will be copied to windows/rings and set as your default ringtone in the phone options. Only drawback: the ringtone will be copied into main mem, taking up a lot of space if you have a full sized mp3. If you shorten it to 10 seconds and decrease th quality, it should take up less space. I have no idea if hacking the registry to make storage/rings the default ringtone location will work with this .cab. Maybe the .cab only looks at the registry for the default location and copy it there, maybe it just always copy the file to windows/rings.

[DanielHochman]

I have all the sbp software- pocket plus, weather, gprs moniter etc.. also all the PHM software- but this wasn't happening when I instaalled that stuff- it happened after I changed the ring directory-

I have tried chaging it to everything- and it still goes to the default ring!!

thanks,
Daniel

[DanielHochman]

Not only that-
The defaultt ringtone seems to play thru the speaker regardless of whether or not the headphones are plugged in- please tell me I don't need to hard reset!!

[girtsn]

Having the same problem here. I have changed the ringtone directory to be
"\My Documents\My Music\Poly" (the same registry hack).
Now, whenever I change the default ringtone to something else, it is done. But when an incoming call is received, the old windows default ringtone is assigned as the ringtone.
HEEELP...

[DanielHochman]

I did a hard reset and it fixed the problem of switching back to the default- I recomend tht anyone who tries this registry hack make a register backup to revert to- soething went wrong-
anyway- I am still having the problem of the rington laying out load when I have the headphones plugged in- is this a standard flaw??
I don't remember having this issue when I first got my Magician...is there a setting to change???

Thanks,
Daniel

[Mvmajorem]

I'm also experiencing problems with this but was bale to move the things to the Storage. However, during my experimentation in Photo Contacts, when I do a preview, the default ring tone does not play.

[erwinsie]

hi... according to some ppl that replied to my question (exatcly same with this tread), the answer is WE CAN NOT put ringtones files in SDcard and use them from there.. even we edit the registry.. it works when we preview them, yes.,

BUT

during standby mode, and some1 call us, the window cant find the ringtone fast enough (coz they are in SDcard, access is slow!) so they use the default one..
try to edit the registry to /storage (instead of storage card) then it works. but ofcoz, u must copy all ur ringtone to /storage, now u r using xda memori, not sdcard

dont try to buy faster sdcard, i dont think that will work.. the fastest sdcard is still far to slow for xda... but i any1 success, let me know :) like you, i have hundreds of ringtones and i dont want to put them in storage... :(

[mrtsnky]

I haven't tested the suggested solution while i am writing thsi post (too excited)

check out here

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?threadid=801978

Selecting Ring Tones from your Storage Card instead of \Windows\Rings\

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Moving Ring tones to your Storage Card.


Ring tones are choosen from \windows\Rings\.
However, you have to copy your ring tone files there and that takes up
valuable RAM Memory.

Wouldnt it be better to choose your ring tones from your Storage Card, better
still you can place hundreds of ring tones on your storage card without taking
any RAM at all.


Here is how you can do it.

You will need a good file explorer software like "Total Commander"
from http://www.ghisler.com/


1. Run Total commander
2. go to \\ (at the very top)
3. open \\\registry\HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring \Directory
4. Change the content of this file from
\Windows\Rings to \Storage Card\Rings\

Note: \Storage Card\Rings\ is the directory I created on my storage Card to store my personal Ring Tones.


To select a new ringtone, Start->Settings->Phone.
The Ring tone are now selected from \Storage Card\Rings\

and Best of all, your ring tones doesnt take up any valuable RAM Space.


I hope this helps

Merry Xmas all,
InMind

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give me feedback if it works, (backup before testing)

CHEERS
mrtnsky (MARTIN)

[mrtsnky]

It works v.well with that registry-modify solution
I store ringtones in internal storage, which doesn't take up any valuable memory. :lol: :P

MARTIN

[qwerty84]

Hi everyone i'm new to the forum, i'm already learning a great deal here.

I've tried the above registry edit before and it worked when i was using the 1.11rom. but after updating to the 1.12rom, i realised that it doesn't work for the new rom. I'm unable to properly play the mp3 as a ringtone while keeping it in my storage card. maybe thats the problem? just my 2 cents

[Yanktar03]

I've been having this problem too.

I went into BetaPlayer and dropped some of the associations and it started working again!