[new release] VJVolubilis - wifi/IR/Bluetooth Control

[vijay555]

Guys,

I've been so busy at work this week, you wouldn't believe. I'm beginning to get the shakes from lack of coding, but a few guys were asking for something similar to a tool I knocked up for my own use. I thought I'd release it anyway, subject to future improvements. Due to lack of time it's a little rough around the edges (very brief status messages, no interface, command line only), but it generally works, I hope http://www.myphone.gr/forum/image/smilies/thumbsup.gif

It currently supports the following command line options:
Bluetooth Control:
-blueon Enable bluetooth
-blueoff Disable bluetooth
-bluetoggle Toggle bluetooth
-bluediscoveron Make bluetooth discoverable

Audio Gateway Control:
-agon Enable audio gateway Audio Channel
-agoff Disable audio gateway Audio Channel

-agcon Enable audio gateway Control Channel
-agcoff Disable audio gateway Control Channel

WiFi Control: (WM5 Only)
-wifion Enable WiFi
-wifioff Disable WiFi
-wifitoggle Toggle WiFi

Infra Red Control:
-iron Enable Infra Red "receive beams"
-iroff Disable Infra Red "receive beams"
-irtoggle Toggle "receive beams"

Status:
-status Display Status messages

Command lines can be combined, so you can toggle wifi and bluetooth at the same time etc.

-AGON can be used to pass audio from some WM5 devices to a paired bluetooth headset, so hopefully you can listen to music etc over your headset without too much voodoo. This code is not widely tested (ie I lack hardware and time), but please email or report in my forum if you have success or failures, and which hardware and software it worked with.

Please note - I'm not sure what success you will have in transferring audio over, and whether or not it works on WM2003. The Magician at least lacks the hardware/software support for you to listen to music in this way, but on the Universal etc, it should permit this.

I intend to add a few more comms controls over time.

EDIT: I forgot to add, this only works on the out-of-the-box Microsoft Bluetooth stack at this stage. I may investigate other stacks later, but not right now :(

Guys, when you're discussing you're experiences with Bluetooth and AGON, I think it will be helpful to indicate:

1. Phone you're using
2. Type of headset
3. Command line used (eg AGON)
4. Whether you're using Voice Command
5. What your experience is (it worked, worked when you pressed bluetooth dial button, doesn't work etc)

Sorry for sounding like your mother, but I developed VJVolubilis for my own research because of my difficulties trying to use Voice Command on the Universal. This information would be helpful to try to pinpoint why Voice Command works properly for some people through the Bluetooth headset, and not for others.

http://www.vijay555.com/vj/Releases/VJVolubilis/Screenshot.jpg

Version Info:
v0.1
06.02.2006
- Initial Release

v0.2
08.02.2006
- Tidier status info
- Wizard Wifi Support (I hope!)


Ok, check it out on my webpage here (http://www.vijay555.com/index.php?Releases:VJVolubilis).

V

[sas90850]

818pro (HTC Prophet) is not working.

[AndyME]

VJ: Sorry for the delay...I first had to figure out.. the command line thing

sorry...lol..

so i did install gs finder and i edited the shortcut (which software does allow hold and tap? at least gs finder didn't on my universal)

now i am still not sure if i did it correctly, but: if i hit on any app or entry in gsfinder including your app, nothing happens.

but if i hit on the edited shortcut (still within gsfinder, I have not figured out how to go further, and actually what does the TQ function do...?), ao if i hit the -agon edited shortcut, it will bring up the voicecontrol panel...so obviously i did something not too wrong..so while the voicecontrol is on, i will be connected to the bt headset, but once it goes away i am losing it. so same is i would be pressing the button of my headset....

[Chatty]

@vijay555: You were aware that feature requests would come up, weren't you?

Well, I use different BT stacks on the Magician and I'd favour one short cut for enabling BT regardless the BT stack.

[argh2000]

Hi Vijay,

I'm not sure if te fault was caused by me being a noob in this.. I tried to use the -AGON command on my Exec and realise that if I transfer the audio to the BT headset,it will activate the voice command and then transfer the audio back to the Exec speaker instead of the BT headset.


Btw ...it's a great sw bro!Yada man :D

[vijay555]

Chatty: I've never used any other stack, and have amended the above post to indicate it's MS stack only for now, but send me over your stack and I'll look into it if I can.

argh2000: this is strange. I went home at lunch to test it and it works as described for me.
Basically, start bluetooth and pair, use the -agon command line and it will open the Audio Gateway, transferring all sound (eg TCPMP) to the headset.

Now, a strange side effect I found on my universal is that opening the gateway automatically starts Voice Command etc if you have the appropriate software installed. This may or may not be beneficial, but is certainly not built into VJVolubilis.

Now, my experience with transferring sound via the Audio Gateway may be a non-intentional bug. Voice Command doesn't work properly for me, on my universal pressing the VC button starts VC, but then doesn't close the gateway after it's finished recognising, so basically I can't restart VC, but I can listen to music through my headset. So for me, the Gateway stays open and all sound is transferred to my headset (a donated Sony SBH-35)

Removing the Voice Command shortcut from your startup folder may help to keep the gateway open for you so you can listen to music etc, but is probably going to have other sideeffects for VC. However, it may not!

Your experience with the agon option will vary, particularly since this tool was written specifically to aid in my battle with VC, documented in this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=215750#215750).

I'll try to update the cab shortly with some shortcuts for example usage when I get a little time. But for now, it's for confident users only :)

V

[Chatty]

@vijay555: I use this stack (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=36395) for PAN profile (surf and VoIP) and might use this stack (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33532) for my yet-to-buy A2DP headset (listening to MP3) in the near future.
And I use all 3 stacks (3rd being the original MS stack) for navigation (GPS via SPP).

[vijay555]

Chatty, are you stable with that many stacks?
I'm worried to upset my lovely little Magician with a new stack, but I'll try to investigate the bluesoleil at some point. A2DP - I've got nothing to test it on. Someone want to send me a stereo headset :)
I'll try to look into it.

V

[Chatty]

@vijay555: As of now, there are only 2 installed. Except the different handling of each stack and the needed soft-reset for a switch I have nothing to complain about.

Unfortunately this project (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=31766) never came up with any solutions.

[vijay555]

Do you know if their code is available? I've got some info on bluetooth profiles etc, and wouldn't mind looking into it. But later.

PM me if you want, but can you tell me what process you're using to switch between stacks? It might be possible to come up with an elegant switcher as well.

V

[nolovelust]

i couldnt get it working, i have tried all commands but it seems progrom does not pick them up, even for status
my phone is wizard wm5
any one had success?

[vijay555]

nolovelust: I'll prepare some shortcuts hopefully tonight and pack them up.
What hardware are you using?

V

[nolovelust]

do you mean phone with hardware? it is o2 mini s

[gigino]

Hey Vijay555

I'm having the same problem as Nolovelust I cannot get any command to work.

Please Help

I'm using an Xda Executive.

WM5

Gigino

[gigino]

Hey Vijay555

I'm having the same problem as Nolovelust I cannot get any command to work.

Please Help

I'm using an Xda Executive.

WM5

Gigino

[coeptum]

Hello Vijay,

VJVolubilis tested on QTEK 9100 (SPV M3000) WM5 :

-bluetoggle : works fine
-status doesn't works
none of the -wifi commands work

I'm wainting for the -wifitoggle command as I've never reached any software to do it.

[vijay555]

Guys, I've reuploaded the cab, hopefully with some example shortcuts in there. Please test wifi etc on WM5 Universals. These shortcuts work on both my Magician and Universal.

Please note, they target the \program files\ folder.
If you have a non English OS, you will have to rename them.

V

[Mvmajorem]

Vijay I am so anxious about this software of yours. It maybe the answer for the people waiting for developments on the BT Stack for the Magician.






O.T. Vijay, if you plan to take a vacation here in Dubai, let me know. I want to personally treat you out for the work you have done for the community.

[vijay555]

Mvmajorem :) I was watching a documentary yesteday about The Palm, and The World. For an invitation to Dubai, I'd quit my job right now!

Has anyone tried the new shortcuts? I'm curious that no one's had any success. The wifi toggle feature uses the same functionality as the Wireless Manager on the Universal, and tested on my Universal, it does work. I wonder if I'm doing something you guys aren't!

V

[nolovelust]

AGon and off seems working but i dnt have bluetooth device soo i cant confirm but i get b.t signal,
blue toggle works
irda seems working

wifi DOES NOT work :( and it is the important one :)


phone
wm5
o2 mini s

[nolovelust]

oh wifi toggle, first says wifi enabled but without letting me do anything says wifi off, so it seems turns it off just after turn it on

hope i did explain :)

[vijay555]

nolovelust: there's no reason why you should see two status boxes. The way it's written you should only ever see one status message (eg even if you toggle bluetooth and irda with the same shortcut, you'll only see 1 status message, not two.)

This makes me think that you're launching it twice. Toggle On, and then toggle off, so two message boxes.

On the Universal, I go to Programs > Vijay555 > VJVolubilis. Highlight the Wifi Toggle Shortcut (did you download the cab uploaded late yesterday with some shortcuts built in?) and press enter once on the keyboard. You should see only one message box.

Be careful, occassionaly a message box can "disappear" behind other windows, and you might need a task manager like Wisbar/SmallMenu to find it. But the example shortcuts force the status message to be shown, so you should certainly find one status message only.

V

PS Never tested wifi features on the Wizard. I hope it works, but I can't be sure. But even then, you should only see one status message.

[nolovelust]

i have installed new cab, and i tab shortcut only once, i do it frm today screen (recent programs) nothing on the screen and just 1 tab, first says wifi enabled then another msb box and disabled, i have checked your shortcut for wifi toggle it has -status -wifion commands, if i take off status it doesnt work at all, hope some else can confirm same

[gigino]

Hey Vijay555

great piece of software the audio work great on my Xda Executive.

Is they anyway that I can load the audio on automatically when I load the Tom Tom.

If it can be done can you explain how to do it.

Thank you very much

Gigino

[coeptum]

Hi Vijay,

I've tested on Wizard and I confirm that using your "VJVolubilis Wifi Toggle.lnk" comming with your last version, first says wifi enabled and then without doing anything says wifi off.

I've tested -wifion and says wifi enabled only but wifi is not enabled.

Does it works on an Universal ? If it works, it should works on a Wizard as it seems to be the same connection manager and the same hardware or I am wrong ?

[vijay555]

gigino: good to know! Can you please test the wifi shortcuts as well? I'd love to know if it works for anyone other than me.
TomTom: I suggest setting up a mort script to launch TomTom and agon together. Then perhaps another mort script etc to disable TomTom and agc at the same time?

nolovelust/coeptum: that's odd. I'll look into the code when I get home. I wonder if there are big differences between then Wizard and Universal wifi implementation. Someone sent me a copy of the connection manager for the Wizard (which is different to the Universal) and will look over it. Apologies for now. I'll make sure I implement it though. It's a useful feature, particularly on the Universal at VGA, clicking the wifi icon is a pain.

V

edit: very strange. Looks like I did fubar up the status boxes on the Universal as well. Will fix it tonight. However, even though you get various messages on the Uni, it stil enables the wifi. So there's still a different issue on enabling Wifi on the wizard.

[AndyME]

VJ,

I would need to edit the shortcuts since my rom is german. but i do not see them in gsfinder nore in resco explorer.. how ever i do see them in the programs application and when i hit them they bring the exected cannot find the program error (due to the wrong link)

so: why can i not find the shortcuts? i just see the program file wherever i look...

[vijay555]

you have to go to

\windows\start menu\vijay555\vjvolubilis.

Edit the shortcuts there, to now point to the german version of
\program files\vijay555\vjvolubilis\vjvolubilis.exe

At some point when I get a bit more time (my wife doesn't let me program these days, I'm finding a new job :() I will make an installer that makes the shortcuts properly on non english devices.

V

[AndyME]

o o ...that shows how much i understand about the structure of the pocket pc...ok..so now i did it, but unfortunately it bings the same result as yesterday already: brings up the voicecontrol, and when no command comes, voice control shuts down, and so does the gateway. so the effect of agon is like if i would press the button of my headset.

[woschirmer]

Vijay,

all links that you provided are working well on my (german) MDA (of course I changed the path in the .lnk file). Only executing the AGOn.lnk reports 'Bluetooth on' but may this is because in this moment I don't have an headset connected. AGOff reports AGC Audio off.

Wolfgang

[vijay555]

woschirmer: I don't use the status messages personally, they were just used for debugging, so they're quite short. I have to make them more detailed but as I said in the first post, I haven't had time to add everything to this app. I want to add Phone/Flight Mode and GPRS (and some other stuff) also.

But when coding AGON, it occurred to me that it would be useful to force bluetooth on before enabling AGON, since AGON can't work without bluetooth. So it's possible you're getting two messages, one "bluetooth on" msg, and then the agon msg. When I get a few minutes I'm going to rewrite the status messages to give one message with an overall status.

I'm hoping to try to write in a GUI at some point, but as most coders know - writing functions is about programming, writing a GUI takes time and is less rewarding. So most of my stuff is command line only because of lack of time right now to do pretty GUIs.

Did you get the wifi shortcuts to work?

AndyME: as I said before, if you've applied the Voice Command registry hack, opening the audio gateway automatically launches voice command. If you change the registry to another app, opening the audio gateway launches that app (test it with TCPMP etc. This is a useful hack). So this setting is specific to the voice command registry hack.

However, Voice Command may or may not close the audio gateway. If it's working properly, it is supposed to close the gateaway. On my universal it does not. That's a bug I would like to fix. But, if you want to listen to music through the headset, disable the Voice Command registry hack and try agon.

It's complicated, but remember, Voice Command is being tricked to run on WM5 using the headset. It's not a fully compatible version, which is why many of us are having problems and different experiences.

I'm opening the audio gateway, which streams audio/music to the headset. Other apps might close the gateway, but I can't control them :)

V

[AndyME]

vj: sorry if this may sound completely incompetent: i have not done any voice command registry hack..at least i am not aware of. what entry and where and what is the purpose?
what i would like is this: push the button on my headset activates voice command (and this is currently the case) and using your app with te agon command should not bring up the voice control but instead open the audio gateway and leave it like that until agoff. and this is so far not the case...anything i could/should try?

by the way: since you are an expert in toggling and phone apps, i have a great project for you.... :D :

i would like to be able to discriminate between phone, grps and umts

very often gprs would be enough if you just want to chat or so, but you can't opt for it, umts is always default if available and 3G drains the battery much faster..so such an app would be just GREAT!

[gigino]

Hey Vijay

I've tryed the WIFI to see if it enabled it and Disabled it via you software.

It does work ok.

Notice one thing when to tao the WIFI Toogle you get the message Wifi Enabled you tap ok then under that screen you get another saying Wifi Disabled tap ok but the Wifi is Enabled.

Tap the Wifi Toogle you get a message sayingWifi Disabled you tap OK the Wifi is disabled but you get anthore message say Wifi Enabled you tap ok but it is disabled.

It look like you software gives out 2 message 1 disabled and 1 enabled I think you need to modify the status.
Just have 1 message say when it is enabled and 1 when it is Disabled.

Appart from that the Wifi does Enable and Disable so it works on the Xda Executive.

Later I will get my brother to try it on is Qtek 9000 with Italian O/S.
Do I need to do anything to make the software to work.

Gigino.

Please can you explain in detail what I need to do to get the Tom Tom to work with the Bluetooth Audio On.

Ciao
Gigino

[EyeOfTheStorm]

Hi,

there is a bug, using your toggle Buttons. I have a german version and the installer installs you application to \Programme\.....

The buttons are useless from this folder.

[vijay555]

gigino: hopefully if I get a bit more time tonight (I have to go to the gym :() I'll rewrite the status thing. Actually in time this app will have a nice GUI I hope... so status messages are temporary for now.

I don't think you have to do anything on non English Universal, but you will have to edit the shortcuts in the startmenu to point to \program files\ in your language.

TomTom: depends if you use voice command. VC does odd things with the gateway. But basically you should enable bluetooth, pair up to make sure it works, and then just use -agon. This should transmit all sound straight to bluetooth headset. Try it with music etc first. If that works, then try Tomtom.

AndyME: hey, sounding incompetent is what I do for a living! Voice Command has issues. Assuming you have a universal, does your voice command work properly. Ie press headset, vc comes up, press again, vc closes, press again, vc opens etc?

If so, you're luckier then I am. Basically, at some point did you disable cyberon voice dialer and enable voice command?

Anyway, however you're doing it, opening the audio gateway automatically launches the app in your registry at
HKLM > software > oem > voicecommand > path

Try changing or disabling this app and agon should work.

I'm afraid I'm a bit rushed right now. More detail later.

V

[woschirmer]

@eyeofthestorm,

just edit the line i the .lnk files and everything will work well. change 'Program Files' to Programme and adjust the number at the beginning of the line by subtracting 4 (Programme is 4 letters shorte than Program Files)

For me the .lnk files are working

Wolfgang

[vijay555]

Many thanks Wolfgang. I will fix this issue at some point, but I need to write a custom installer for foreign OS :( Will take some time.

V

[woschirmer]

vijay,

you're right later I found the other message boxes. Using your program (I do it normally with a mortscript script) I don't use the message boxes neither.
It was just testing your examples.

Adding GPRS would be very helpful.

Thanks

Wolfgang

[gigino]

Hey Vijay

just to let you known my brother try the software on the Qtek 9000 and the Wifi work when you activate it and disactivate via you software.

We had to make a change to the shortcut because the O/S is in Italian apart from that it work.

We had to hack the Reg on the Xda Executive and the Qtek 9000 for the audio to go through the bluetooth.

When we activate and Disactivate the Audio On and Off it work ok.

So in brief you software does work on the Xda Executive and the Qtek 9000.

Hope this information well help you in future developing the software.

Ciao

Gigino

[vijay555]

gigino: once again, many many thanks. Could you post what registry hacks you did?

You brothers like your expensive phones!? :wink:
Have you seen the new Sony m600i? I might have to quit coding for MS and go back to Symbian! :shock:

V

[z0mbi3]

vijay,

First off, hi, read your a londoner, I'm only in Reading myself.

I've tried the app out and I can't get the audio gateway to stay open, the voice recognition stuff comes on like I was making a call over the headset, and i can hear audio for that part, but then it goes as soon as the voice recog nition is done detecting my voice.

Any thoughts? (oh this is on an exec btw)

[AndyME]

VJ:

I am using a universal, indeed

it is using the default cyberon speed dialer, and this is also the application the path in the registry is leading to (as you said).

Now if i set the value to 0, you know what happens? I can open the AG just with a press of my headset button..and close it with the next press... (and that is also the way it behaves with voice dialling when it launches that app as per your question) .so i would in that case not need your wonderful app if i am willing to sacrifice voice dialling...lol---

SO the question is: how can i get to launch the voice dialler on one hand and keep the gateway open on the other hand? for the time being it is either this or that...right?

can you make both things work? pleeeeeeeeease?????????

[z0mbi3]

Looks like i should read a bit more. So I'm in a similar position to you Andy.

So you have to restart ur device after changing the reg each time right?

[AndyME]

z0mbi3: no, it works right away. but until VJ comes up with an elegant solution there is a charming trick for my problem that was posted by a fellow here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=37891

it seems to require skype (and actually this is what i really wanted the audio over BT in the ¨first place..)read yourself....

and you will see, that is what brought me here...

[vijay555]

Guys, I've tidied up the status boxes a bit, and in the absence of a Wizard Phone, I've still tried to implement Wizard Wifi control. Please test and get back to me. It'll be a miracle if it works!

BTW, I've lost my Magician's SD Wifi card :( If any of you Wizard/Universal dudes have a left over SD wifi, I'd love to try to support its wifi if you're prepared to donate it to a better cause :wink:

Ok, busy night. Time to sleep.

V

[nolovelust]

you getting there mate, wi-fi turns on but does not attemp to connect, just stays on and after that i had to do soft reset to use original comm manager

[vijay555]

I maybe should have added. Download the new version from my website...

Can someone tell me if the Wizard wifi support works?

V

[nolovelust]

not yet mate, with latest one i can use original comm manager after yours but yours still enables the wifi but don't do search/connect

[vijay555]

nolovelust:
with latest one i can use original comm manager after yours but yours still enables the wifi but don't do search/connect
I don't quite understand. You're using a Wizard: are the wifi commands able to enable/disable WiFi on your phone?

"Search/Connect" -do you mean for wifi or bluetooth?

Thanks! I don't have a Wizard so it's impossible for me to test this code without help from others :wink:

V

[nolovelust]

im talking about wifi, when you enable wifi from normal comm manager it turns on and start searching for a.p. if there is a setup trys to connect, but with yours, it only turns on and waits, does not try to connect

[vijay555]

nolovelust: Ok, but does it successfully enable and disable the wifi?
I'll try to fix the finding AP issue.

V

[nolovelust]

yes it does enable it, hope you can sort it

[vijay555]

Should be able to. If it's controlling the hardware on/off, I should be able to do the next bit. Were the status messages showing better now?

V

[nolovelust]

yes status msgs are ok

[gigino]

Hey Vijay,

I've downloaded then new version and installed it on my Xda Executive the messages are ok bt now the Audio on does not work.

I tap on it it connects to the bluetooth headset but the sound is not redirected to the headset anymore.

When I had the 01 version I tryed it this morning with the Tom Tom on the Parrot 3300 and it wrk great the sound was directed to through the Parrot bluetooth with no problem the Tom Tom instruction was coming out of the stereo not the pda that was good.

But I updated to version 02 now it connects to the parrot but the instruction come out of the pda not the stereo anymore.

Can you please look in to this.

Thank You

Gigino

[vijay555]

gigino: will do. I must have screwed something up. PM or write which settings you were using. I presume -agon -status

V

[gigino]

Hey Vijay

yes I was using the AGON setting.

Regards

Gigino

[vijay555]

Guys, I've just uploaded a slightly modified version, with some more informative status info on AGON etc.

gigino: I'm not sure I see why there's a difference between the earlier version and yesterday's. I didn't change the underlying code I think, so the AGON function should work in the same way. Please try the new version - it will now give you a message on -status if it fails to open the AG. Please let me know how it goes.

V

[nolovelust]

still same mate, wifi is on but does not try to serach/connect

[vijay555]

nolovelust: sorry, I haven't touched the wifi code yet. I only went home for a sandwich! No change to that yet.

V

[nolovelust]

:lol:

[gigino]

Hey Vijay

sorry about the report that the AGON was not working.

I went out just now and I tryed it again on the Parrot Bluetooth and it work do not known want happen before I must of done something wrong.

But it is ok everything on the software works.

Ciao

Gigino

[vijay555]

gigino: so AGON works ok for you?
If that's ok I'll concentrate on Wizard wifi next.

V

[gigino]

Hey Vijay

everything works ok for me.

Thank you

Gigino

[coeptum]

Vijay,

Same issue as nolovelust on my Wizard : Wifi is enabled but it doesn't try to connect.

I have also notice that after a soft reset, it says "No Compatible Wifi Found!" ; Wifi can be enabled only after it had been enabled thru Comm Manager at least once, but doesn't try to connect.

Hope this help you.

[vijay555]

coeptum: interesting. I'll look into it. I have difficulty coding that bit, since I don't have a Wiz, but I'll see what I can do.

Off for dinner :)

V

[megman]

VJ: I am using 0.1 on my xda exec and after changing the reg entry for launching VC I can now listen to music over my bluetooth headset (plantronics m3000) which is what I have wanted for ages. Thanks for a great solution. :D

I haven't tried any other functions as this is the only one I really wanted. One thing I have noted is that the voice dial button on the side still works, but when the app closes it, closes the connection to the headset again. It is I minor irritation and I guess nothing to do with your prog.

[AndyME]

megman: what actually happens when, without activating agon you push the button on the headset?the one that normally inititates voicedialling? as posted above, in my case it will open the audio gateway just the same..and leave it open until i push again.

[woschirmer]

VJ,

just a short feedback:

agon, agoff is working great on my MDA-Pro with a cellink BTST-9000 Headset connect. When I start agon all sound is redirected to the headphone.
Only after having terminated an incomming call I have to execute agon again, but this is o.k. for me.

Wolfgang

[AndyME]

wolfgang, can i ask you the same i asked megman in the post directly above yours?

[vijay555]

Guys, when you're discussing you're experiences with Bluetooth and AGON, I think it will be helpful to indicate:

1. Phone you're using
2. Type of headset
3. Command line used (eg AGON)
4. Whether you're using Voice Command
5. What your experience is (it worked, worked when you pressed bluetooth dial button, doesn't work etc)

Sorry for sounding like your mother, but I developed VJVolubilis for my own research because of my difficulties trying to use Voice Command on the Universal. This information would be helpful to try to pinpoint why Voice Command works properly for some people through the Bluetooth headset, and not for others.

Thanks guys.

I haven't done any futher work on VJVolubilis - I spent yesterday finally cracking the problem I wanted to do for ages, I made the Flashlight app for the Universal :)

But this weekend will be busy working on old apps and new ones... so this info would be helpful.

V

[vijay555]

megman: great that you got it working!
Can you tell me what you changed the reg to exactly for VC? I'm going to build this in as an option, so that you can temporarily disable the VC reg whilst using VJVolubilis AGON. That way we can listen to music easily through the headset.

General: I don't think I can prevent the Audio gateway closing when a call ends, I think it's supposed to happen. What I can do is, when I make a GUI for this app, eventually, I can give you an option of keeping the gateway open until you want it closed. Then, even if the phone disconnects the gateway, I can reopen it again almost immediately afterwards...

V

[gigino]

Hey Vijay

I've just discoved something that I did not release that would have happen after I did this hack in the register.
This is the hack I did:
hlkm\software\oem\voicecommand and set the value of "launchopenable" from 1 to 0
Now when I press the dial button on the bluetooth headset the voicecommand software does not work but if I press it on the pda it works.
But now I've released that when you press the button on the headset it activate the AGON and sound come through the headset when you press the button on the headset it disconnects you press it again it connect.
When I receive or diall a nuber the headset work ok when I teminate the call if I press the headset again the AGON it activated and the sound comes throught the headset. This is good if you are lisining to mp3.
But you have to remember that if you by chance press the but and the AGON is active and you do not release that the battery on the headset well go flat because the circuit between the bluetooth headset and pda is always open.

Hope this information is helpful to someone.

Ciao
Gigino

[gigino]

Hey Vijay

just through of an idea is it possible to put a sound when the AGON is turn on like "Bluetooth AGON"

Ciao

Gigino

[vijay555]

gigino: thanks very much. My registry is so modified, it's difficult to know what settings are default.
I'm suggesting putting in a new option, eg, -VCToggle/ -VCON / -VCOFF to do the registry hack, so that VC will not be activated by AGON, so you can listen to music without activating VC. You guys think that's ok?

I'm thinking this app will need a sexy GUI quite soon. I'll think about it.

I think it's a good idea to have a sound played when AG is open, so you know it's on.

Has anyone tried this with a stereo headset? That'd be interesting.

V

[megman]

megman: great that you got it working!
Can you tell me what you changed the reg to exactly for VC? I'm going to build this in as an option, so that you can temporarily disable the VC reg whilst using VJVolubilis AGON. That way we can listen to music easily through the headset.

V

I changed
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\VoiceCommand\Laun chAPEnable

from 1 to 0

the button on the exec will still activate the voice dialler. I then use the AGOn shortcut and presto I have media player coming through BT.

AndyME: I have not tried activating voice dialling from my headset, wasn't aware that I could. Would love to try, but I have now flatted the battery on my BT headset listening to music all morning :D at work, charger is at home.

[AndyME]

VJ: if i understand you well, that would be the solution to my problem, right? this could be a way to have what i want/need: when pressing the headset you get your vc activated, but when initiating agon you switch vc off so the gateway stays open until you switch it off again.that sounds good....i think that makes alot of sense.

It is my feeling that the universal behaves mostly like i described it (and gigino), and this is why i was asking wolfgang and megman what happened if they pushed the button of their headset (in case this button was ever able to initiate VC)

but anyway: your idea sounds very good!

[vijay555]

AndyME: yep, when I pm'd you the other day, this was the "elegant" solution I had in mind.
I'll make an option to toggle the VC over the headset activation registry setting. So using AGON will first disable the VC setting, not activate VC, and let you flatten your battery listening to music :), and when you're finished, reactive VC.

This will be much neater when we have a GUI, but for now, you know I do function before form...

V

[AndyME]

I do function before form...

good enough for me... :D

[gigino]

Hey Megman

when you did the hack in the reg for the apenable did you do a soft rest after.

You need to soft rest you device after the hack so the reg can take effort or it will be always the same thats why you can still launch the voice dialler via the headset bluetooth.

Let me known how you get on afetr the soft rest if it works for you ok.


Please to help as much as I can.


Ciao


Gigino

[nolovelust]

flashlight? wil it work on wizard? is it avaible for download?

[vijay555]

nolovelust: Check latest posts on Wizard. Not available for download yet.
Info on the Universal version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=226383#226383

No version is available right now... have to write a GUI!

V

[woschirmer]

@AndyME, VJ

I'm using a MDA-Pro, german ROM, latest versions.
I don't have VoiceCommand installed.
My Headset is a Cellink BTST-9000 Stereo Headset.
I'm using only -agon (and for testing -status) to switch the output to the headset.
As the player I'm using TCMP.
Situations:
1)
-agon , starting TCMP -> the sound is send through the headset
pressing the accept-button on the headset stops the output totally. To switch it on again I have to use -agoff (now the sound is playing through the speakers) and -agon to get it back to the headset.

2.)
switched on as above, but an incoming call:
-pressing the accept-button on the headset takes the call on the headset.
-terminating the call switches the sound to the speakers.
-using -agon again swtches the sound back to the headset.

Hope this helps a little - if not just ask again :roll:

Wolfgang

[vijay555]

Wolfgang: obviously the incoming call/headset buttons override my app for AGOn, since they automatically issue an AGOff when you hang up (because they don't expect you to be using VJVolubilis!)

As I said above, if I make a GUI version, I might make it so that you can keep AGOn persistent until you switch it off - so even if you make a call, hangup thephone etc, it'll switch AGOn again after a second or two.

It might be a good idea to play a "beep" sound every so often in case we forget to switch of AG.

How are you guys finding the sound? Does this do anything on stereo headsets?

V

[woschirmer]

VJ,

first of all, my last post wasn't a complain, I'm more than happy with your app.
It was just describing what happens using this feature, because AndyME ask for it.

I assigned a button with PQz to switch the sound on again, so it's working really great for me.

BTW, I forgot to mention that I changed the HKLM/SOFTWARE/OEM/Voicecommand/LaunchAPEnable from 1 to 0, as described in an earlier post. I wasn't shure if your app was doing this.

Wolfgang

[AndyME]

wolfgang: does your headset support voicedialling? do you have a button that could initiate voicediallng (in the case of my jabra bt-800 it is the accept button that does also this job). so if you have such a functionality, what happens if you just press this button ? no agon initiated, just press the button. in my case it does the same that agon does...so i m curious...give it a try.

[vijay555]

Wolfgang: it wasn't taken as a complaint :) Just an observation of the behaviour of the phone - I can change somethings, but not the phone app itself (well, not too easily).

Andy: as I said, there's a curious behaviour in the registry that just opening the AG starts the specified voice dialer/voice command/cyberon etc.
If we want to comfortably use AGon without being interrupted by VC etc, I'll integrate an option to toggle the LaunchAPEnable automatically. Hopefully this will allow VC when you need it, and disable it when you don't.

V

[AndyME]

VJ: absolutely clear. i was just asking wolfgang if he observes the same i do. besides that, i totally agree with you and am looking forward to your elegant solution... :D

[sas90850]

I'm using a HTC Prophet (818pro), English ROM
I un-installed the built-in VoiceCommand.
My Headset is a iTech R35.
As the player I'm using Window Media
Situations:
1) Paring headset first.
2.)Turn on AGOn , starting Window Media -> listen music via headset. When incoming phone call, music stop and press headset button to take the phone call.
3.) Disconnected phone call by press the headset button, music resume via SPREAKER. I need to assign hardware button to turn on AGOn again in order to listen music via headset.

By the way, I attached the screen shot which showing the WiFi doesn't work.

[vijay555]

sas90850: seems to generally work then; I'm glad that "no compatible wifi" message works... I wasn't sure it would.

I don't know anything about the HTC Prophet, but if you can, can you rip your rom with Mamaich's romtools and/or Buzz's DumpRom, and send me the equivalent of Wireless Manager and clearstorage. Otherwise if you know where I can get a good rom dump...?

If your device has a camera flash built in, if you send me a whole Rom Dump I'll also try to make the Torch application compatible with it (and VJEschaton).

V

[woschirmer]

Andy,

unfortunatly I can't reproduce your problem (at least in this moment).
Pressing the accept button on my headset doesn't do nothing (I don't have the manual here to check, what's the right procedure to do this).

What I noticed is that with LauchAPPEnable set to 0, pressing the vol.- button on the headset initiates a call to the last used number.
Could be annoying, because the button is quite big.

Wolfgang

[vijay555]

If anyone is using a Jabra bluetooth headset that allows you to make calls on the Universal with the lid shut, could I ask you to please send me a copy of your registry? I want to see if there's any particular entries that permit this ability.

Thanks!

V

[AndyME]

If anyone is using a Jabra bluetooth headset that allows you to make calls on the Universal with the lid shut, could I ask you to please send me a copy of your registry? I want to see if there's any particular entries that permit this ability.

i can...you want the whole registry? or just a part? and how can i do it? i have resco file explorer and reg. editor
so please tell me...

[vijay555]

Andy, if you can, for convenience the whole registry. You've got a jabra that permits dialing with the lid closed?

I don't use resco, but normally you just load the registry editor, select the topmost entry, and something like File > Export. Export the whole thing to a .reg file. If you wish, zip that up, and then email it to me at the email address on my site or in my profile on xda devs.

That's be really useful. Many thanks!

V

[AndyME]

after dinner....

[Mvmajorem]

VJ,

Majority of your users are using their Jasjar devices. Have you gotten any feedback from Magician users. Can your software actually open up the BT audio connection for the Magician so that we are not stuck with just Media Player when playing audio. Or can you pre-program you app to transfer bluetooth audio aside from our Cambridge Silicon BT Stack.

Hope I don't sound confusing...

[vijay555]

Mvmajorem: I've only ever used the MS stack, and I'm afraid that my tests with the magician show that the Audio Gateway doesn't stream any sound other then the phone audio. I think this has been discussed in the past regarding the stereo streaming profiles.

I've never tried it with a stereo profile or any other stack other then the standard MS stack: I only have one mono headset, so nothing to try the stereo stack on. I could try streaming with other stacks I guess...

Where do I get Cambridge Silicon BT Stack stack from?

V

[cr2]

vijay555, this is an excellent helper program for
the hardware reverse engineering!
Is it written in c/c++ ?

[vijay555]

Yes. Everything I write for the PPC is very ugly c++!

V

[Mvmajorem]

Vijay,

Sorry, I may have mispronounced things but here is the link for the Mini BT Stack. It is not an original CSR BT Stack but more of an improved application to all Mini users to play witht he settings of the MS Stack:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33532&highlight=bt+stock

I do wish you have a BT Stereo headset. You can try it and its really amazing.

[vijay555]

Mvmajorem: I think Chatty has already asked me to support about 400 other stacks!, but I think this is one of the ones he want me to look at. I will try to investigate it, but as you know, they can be VERY different "under the skin". I've put it on my list of things to do though :D

V

[i_z]

Hi Vijay,
Little confused here, please direct me to the right site in the forum if it was only my blindness not to find the answer for the qestion below:

I have a Jasjar, and a Jabra BT250.

I would like to use the bluetooth headset for skype-ing.
Tried your VJVolubilis software got it to work (took me some time and raised my level of respect for you). -agon did the same as pushing the button on the headset, opened BT, activated the voice speed dialer and after a few sec it turned the bt off again. Tryed to remove the dialer, but I could not for it says it is in the rom memory. I do not use voice dialing, so would be no problem to give up, but I would like to ask for your help in it. But would that certainly help?

What my dream would be is to have an application (would be best if it was part of skype) that can automatically open and close the bt in skype, as it does for regular phone program, because I am afraid to forget it on bt after hanging up. Theoretically I mean, if I could get it to work :)

Is there a registry hack or any other ways to get closer to my wishes?
Thank you for your help,
IZ

[vijay555]

i_z: thanks for your comments.
As explained elsewhere, there is a curious bug/feature that enabling the Audio Gateway also starts your designated voice dialer/voice command program. Please read this post above about how to disable this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=226553#226553

\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\VoiceCommand\Laun chAPEnable

A future version of VJVolubils will toggle this automatically as required.

However, for what you specify, the ability to start and stop BT with another app, please have a look at ozBT. I've heard some people suggest it has issues, but all software does. Basically it starts BT when it finds certain specified windows. http://oz.sciox.org/ozbt.html

At some point a long way away, I'll try to make a more generic version based on this idea, to do anything you want when a particular window is started. But for now, ozBT should help.

V

[i_z]

Vijay,
Thank you, very helpful of you!
Will look into links and will keep on bothering you if I have further questions.
Thanks again,
IZ

[megman]

Hey Megman

when you did the hack in the reg for the apenable did you do a soft rest after.

You need to soft rest you device after the hack so the reg can take effort or it will be always the same thats why you can still launch the voice dialler via the headset bluetooth.

Let me known how you get on afetr the soft rest if it works for you ok.


Please to help as much as I can.


Ciao


Giginodid not do a soft reset change was picked up straight away. Don't think I have done a soft reset since either.

[mackas]

I just installed the ROM 2.8.7.102 with AKU2/A2DP/Push Email support to get my stereoheadset (Plantronics pulsar 590) to work with my qtek 9100.

Everytime I want to stream music to my headphones I Have to open the bluetooth settings and choose "Set as wireless stereo". If someone call me or I make a call it turns off and after the call is finished the sound comes from the external speaker again.

Could this small program help me? Does it work with stereo sound? I want Windows media player to start streaming over bluetooth every time I start it and my headset is turned on, and keep it that way even after I make calls etc.

[vijay555]

mackas: as far as I know, no one has tested it on a stereo headset, so you try it and tell us if it can stream to your headset.

However, at the moment the phone will always cut off the streaming when you hangup. But a future version (when I get some time to concentrate on it) will have a feature to try to keep it open.

V

[monx®]

http://www.vijay555.com/vj/Releases/VJOkButt/BeforeRem.jpg

how to get reminders like that ?
t.q

[mackas]

mackas: as far as I know, no one has tested it on a stereo headset, so you try it and tell us if it can stream to your headset.

However, at the moment the phone will always cut off the streaming when you hangup. But a future version (when I get some time to concentrate on it) will have a feature to try to keep it open.

V

Just tested it and it did not work in stereo, only this bad mono sound.

[vijay555]

Mackas, if you send me a copy of your bluetooth stack and registry I can try to investigate.

hang.tuah: that's either a mistake or you use WM5. That's a standard WM2003 reminder screenshot. But using v0.7 of VJOkButt (http://www.vijay555.com/index.php?Releases:VJOkButt) you can remodel them into this:

http://www.vijay555.com/vj/Releases/VJOkButt/AfterRem.jpg

Guys, I haven't done any updates on this for a while. But I've just found my long lost SafeCom SD wifi card (for magician), so will try to look into getting that compatible as well.

V

[richard_ha]

You're a genius.

Installed this program unsed the -agon switch and the Registry hack to open TCPMP when the buttons pressed.

Perfect

Exec latest o2 rom and 1.06.00 radio.

[vijay555]

richard_ha: I did something similar during my testing. Curiously, the only MP3s I had on my universal where "Spicks and Specks" by the Beegees, and Learn Bulgarian (Mrs Vijay555 is from there). Trust me, I learnt a lot of Bulgarian in my testing!

I was actually trying to test this with the ClamHack for the Universal. If you don't have a universal, you won't know what I mean. But, I think there might be a way to do it. No one get excited yet, but I'm making (slow) progress.

V

[mackas]

Mackas, if you send me a copy of your bluetooth stack and registry I can try to investigate.

Sound great but how do I get this copy of my bluetooth stack and registry?

[vijay555]

Where did you get your bluetooth stack from? Is it standard, did you install a special one, or any software with your headset? You registry: use the program PHM Registry editor (free) or any commercial registry editor to "export" your whole registry to a file. About 900k. And email that over to me. If you need detailed help, just ask :)

V

[nolovelust]

any news on wi-fi option? there is 2 files in t-mob uk MDA Vario extended rom

WifiTempOFF.exe
WifiTempON.exe

i have tried them in my wizard but no lock.

[vijay555]

nolovelust: I've been super busy finishing off a couple of other things, haven't had a second to think about it, but I just got pointed in the direction of those files as well, WifiTempON.exe. Are you saying the Wizard versions don't work? I've had a quick look at them (for the Universal) and I'm using a similar technique. I haven't got the Wizard ones, once I find them I'll try to see how they work. But I'm fairly sure I know what step is missing from the Wizard wifi control, just no time to debug it and stick it in. I'll try to ASAP though.

V

[nolovelust]

i have tried those files , they didn't do anything

[raunak]

hey vijay kaise ho ? am using a himalaya or o2 xda2, and nokia bt hs 26 w cant succeed to get audio on bt onle fone calls work
plz help
dhanyawad

[vijay555]

raunak: achha, achha... busy in the office though. Must go and have a sandwich for lunch, had no time to stop. Thank God it's Friday.

-AGOn depends entirely on the hardware AFAIK. It doesn't work to transfer sound on the Magician, just phone calls. I believe it's because the hardware is wired together differently: actually, has anyone with WM2003 managed to transfer music/sound to bluetooth?
We could try ripping drivers out of roms to see if it helps... I've only had success with WM5.

All: I've had a bit of success with one or two new features on this app, and still need to fix wifi on the wizard. I'll try to update soon.
Can anyone confirm if WifiTempON.exe works on the wizard? NoLoveLust said it didn't work.

I wonder if there is a higher level/generic command to control wifi, rather then aiming at specific hardware? :(

V

[coeptum]

WifiTempON.exe does nothing on the Wizard for me.

Hope you'll find a solution...

[vijay555]

:) that's funny, they have the app that does nothing. Yes, I'll fix it. Just need a bit of time to concentrate on it. Soon (ish!) There's a lot of new things I want to add to this app :)

V

[guttrhead]

I don't think the wifi toggle works quite on the wizard. I'm using 1.6.7.1. Enabling wifi turns it on, but does't attempt to connect. Trying to access the internet after enabling goes to gprs. Disabling it disables it completely. It cant be turned on through comm manager until you hit the toggle to enable it again.

[vijay555]

guttrhead: wifitoggle in VJEschaton doesn't work yet on the wizard, this is discussed above. I think I know how to fix it when I get a little time.

However, we were asking if anyone has tried and managed to use the program in (some) wizard extended roms, WifiTempON.exe.
It seems that doesn't work either.

V

[mmbmvc]

hi
i use XDAII and ROM 1.71a64WWE How i can set my bluetooth handset
for listen to MP3 from my PPC

[vijay555]

mmbmvc: it depends on your hardware and software, but give it a try and see what happens.

Enable bluetooth and pair your headset up. Ensure you can hear calls through the headset.
Then, play some music, and launch VJVolubilis with the -agon option. If it can work for you you should hear music coming through. But this does depend on your equipment... Doesn't work on my Magician, works on my Universal.

V

[raunak]

dear vijay ,im sure u can solve this minor problem also,, i have wm2k5 or window smobile 5 running on my o2 xda 2 , and the headset is a nokia one i hope u can find out y this doesnt work , thanx,
and can somone tell me if the audio is transfered on bt on thier respective himalayas or xda 2 ? thanx

[vijay555]

raunak: I really don't know about the himalaya running WM5 - I think "real" WM5 devices will transfer sound, but no real idea about himalayas. Just try pairing up the phone + headset, ensure you can hear phonecalls normally, then try playing some music and running the -agon option. If you hear music, good. If you only hear phonecalls, then I think the problem is internal... let me know.

V

[raunak]

i tried as u said but no progress.or success,, may b its wm5
but can u temme if i need 2 hav a stereo headset necessarily for this coz i hav a nokia bt hs26 w i dunno if its stereo... and also my windowsmedia player does not giv an option saying "listen thru headset" whereas some people say they hav this option cud it b due to this ?

ythanx any way for the quik reply :D
:D

[vijay555]

raunak: I don't think the problem is a stereo headset, although I'm not sure if anyone has successfully used it with a stereo headset. It just depends on the hardware and OS. AFAIK I don't think the XDAII will do it... but I don't have the hardware so can't verify this myself. But if anyone else can, it'd help us out...

Apologies for now.

V

[hamsup1o]

Hi Vijay,

I skimmed through this thread but didn't find it...are there plans to add GPRS/EVDO toggles to this app? I think this would be a nice addition. TIA! :)

[vijay555]

I plan to fix the wifi on the Wizard, add GPRS control and flight mode control in the next series of updates to this app. I don't know anything about EVDO, but I suppose I'll try to read around to see how to control it.

V

[hamsup1o]

vijay,

Thanks for the quick response. I'll defnitely keep a look out for the next version.

It's just a guess but I think the GPRS and EVDO might be the same "controls". I had phoneAlarm installed on my device before and data connection toggle on it does activate/deactivate my EVDO connection on my PPC-6700 as well as the GPRS connection on my Imate JAM.

[DoctorT]

Just read the thread and thought I have to give u some info about the WifiTempON.exe thing: on my Wizard (Vario with newest T-Mobile Germany ROM update) it seems to turn on the WiFi - the LED is flashing, it drains the battery and the installed WiFi Companian pops up. But it won't find any available networks or connect...
Hope it helps a bit...

One more thing: is it a common problem that the WM5.0 WiFi connection icon (in the title bar) doesn't always show the correct status?? After turning off WiFi it still shows the two arrows for an active connection... :?

[vijay555]

Guys,

I'm posting a small update to this app, permitting control of the phone radio.
It has new command line switches,
-radioon
-radiooff
-radiotoggle

It is supposed to do sim switching as well, with -radioswitch, but it doesn't seem to work on my phone, although it works on the emulator. Not sure why, I will investigate, but I might as well get this version out for now.

Example usage for me is putting a shortcut to -radiotoggle on claunch.
I use a sim switcher that changes sim every time the phone comes out of "flight mode". So, click -radiotoggle twice and I can switch sims with one thumb.

Seems to work on WM5 and WM2003 :)

It's not on my website yet, since I'm still finalising this set of features to give status messages etc, but it should work ok:
http://www.vijay555.com/vj/Releases/VJVolubilis/VJVolubilis.exe

Please report if it works/doesn't so I can fix appropriately.

V

[coeptum]

Hi Vijay,

Seems WiFi part of VJVolubilis works better on HTC Wizard since the new ROM (MSFP) and the new Conn Manager.

In fact, when activating WiFi just after a soft reset, nothing append ; but when activating WiFi after it has been activated once with Conn Manager, WiFi is activated and connected to the AP.

Do you think you could do something for a perfect VJVolubilis ?

Thank you for all your great job !

[vijay555]

coeptum: I've decompiled bits of the new rom, and get the feeling that they're probably using a more compatible version of comm manager between the Universal and the Wizard. However, the wifi drivers looked quite different to me - hopefully in a good way! But I'm surprised that VJVolubilis wifi works at all on the newer roms right now.

However, I've tried to write more generic wifi code that will hopefully work on any device, but I just need a bit more time to get it in. I spent last weekend getting a bit of the radio code complete; hopefully it makes a very cheap sim switcher now :)

But wifi is the next update.

V

[Ruud Westerhout]

@ Vijay

Have been reading through this thread, gosh such a disappointment to find that I had a solution which was proposed at page 3 as well ;)

Allow me the following remark / question which is only very far related to this issue :
-I got to make VJVolubilis-Shortcuts and make them do what I want.
-I can place them in SpbPocketPlus on the TodayScreen
-I an give them all kinds of icons available in SpbPP from them (spb) or custom, etc.etc.
What I would like to is make my own icons and add them in some way. Your icon with the small V in the right corner is clearly a way to show that You know where these are to be found / placed. Can You tell me how-to, or if this is possible for some simple soul having Photoshop and the likes.

Kind regards,

Ruud

[vijay555]

Ruud: I'm afraid I don't use SpbPocketPlus and so can't tell you how to make icons for it. I think I tried it once, but never enough to try custom icons. Maybe someone else can post a method and I'll put it on my website.

I use claunch - I find it a much better launcher for my needs, simple, free, light on resources and very customisable.

Apologies for not helping more :(

V

[Ruud Westerhout]

Hi vijay,

first of all no aplogies needed. For a guy who's helping a lot here, there is really no need.

Allow me to ask how did You make the icon VJVolubilis has, the three PC's connected together, with the small "V" in the olower right part. Has somebody done this for You, or have You added this to the .exe using some program ?

Thanks again for all the help here.

Ruud

[vijay555]

Ruud, to edit icons already in an app, you need a program called a resource editor. Google for a free app called "resource hacker", find the icon resources, export the existing icon, find a new icon and import it.

However, this is impractical. It's generally better to make a shortcut on your ppc with the icon you want to use:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=40230&highlight=completeness

The icon: it's stolen from the Windows XP icons, with a little V drawn on it, used in most of my apps to show me I'm the only person to blame :) Icons are made with microangelo and another icon hacker I made.

V

[Ruud Westerhout]

Hi vijay,

so it is possible :D
so I am FAR from doing this in a sec :(

But time will tell.

Thanks for now,

I will be checking how-to through the link(s) You gave.

Ruud

[cr2]

vijay555, are there other devices that
use DevicePowerNotify(), SetDevicePower(), GetDevicePower() ?
I'm trying to gather a full device list to study their
power management strategy.
The BthSetMode() and BthGetMode() didn't give any useful information.

[vijay555]

cr2: I'm sure there are other devices that use SetDevicePower etc, but I don't think it's a "healthy" way to control devices. I'm using it for the Universal wireless, because that's how CommMgr did it, I think. But, I'm rewriting this code to now do it with NDIS, which should be more compatible, since just switching the power off is a bit of an imprecise way to control hardware.

However, I'm afraid that I haven't normally investigated all of the devices in this manner, I'm trying to go for a cross platform compatibility, so using high level API where possible.

PM if there's anything I can help with, but I think your knowledge of the hardware is V^cr2 greater then mine :) I'm just hammering away at it like a monkey for now...

V

[vijay555]

Guys, I've finally managed to get my head around controlling GPRS, I hope. I feel like Percy (http://blackadder.powertie.org/transcripts/2/4/) :)

Just redownload from my website.
Version 0.4 adds the following command lines:
-gprson
-gprsoff
-gprstoggle

Future versions will hopefully provide a neater form of status feedback. But for now, please test and see if it works ok for you.

V

[p800]

I just uninstalled this application, (just trying apps out) but it left a folder in Programs called"vijay555". Could you tell me where I can locate this folder to delete it. It also has a sub folder in it called "VJVolubilis".

Thanks

[vijay555]

\windows\start menu\programs\vijay555

use an explorer app like gsfinder to delete it.

V

[p800]

Thanks, my brain must have short circuited for a min or so and I completely forgot about that directory. :oops:

[1-2tje]

@ Vijay

Is it possible for you to program a command that allows you to toggle AGon/off and AGCon/off instead of having two seperate shortcuts? Would be very Nice! Whats the difference between AGon/off and AGCon/off? They both work fine with my device!?

[vijay555]

Unforunately, AFAIK, there is no way to get feedback from the drivers if AG is open or closed, so I've not implemented a toggle. If you only use VJVolubilis to control AG it would be possible to record the state (eg in the registry) and toggle it from that recorded state, but AG is dynamic and gets closed etc automatically, so that probably won't work.

If I get a chance, I'll look into it a bit further and try to take the underlying drivers apart. That might throw some light on other bluetooth issues as well, but I'm so busy now :( I'm also fighting with a more generic wifi control so it works on more hardware...

AG/AG control? I have no idea! The possiblity was available, so I put it in. I don't even use bluetooth myself :) But they are different things.

I had an idea the other day that VJVolubilis would make a nice profiling software, to enable/disable various hardware all in one batch. Have to see what I can do with this idea.

V

[steveweb]

Hi! I have a problem with my device! I have a hx2795 WM5. If I install VJVolubilis and I create a shortcut for turn on the bluettoth, when I click it, nothing happen. The only command with I have a reply is the -status.
What can I do?

Thanks!

Stefano

[vijay555]

Steve - do you know if it uses the standard MS bluetooth stack?

V

[steveweb]

Hi Vijay, I'm not sure... I look into the bluetooth informations, and it reports this release: Bluetooth for Windows CE BT-PPC 1.7.1 build 1416. Broadband corporation.
I have did a search, and I have found some informations on internet aboutg a Widcomm bluetooth stack on my device... but they arent certain informations... so, I'm not sure 100%! Sorry!
Thank for your help!

Steve

[steveweb]

mmhhh... in my registry, I have found a Widcomm directory that contain some informations linked to the bluetooth... so, I'm quite sure that I have widcomm drivers on my device :cry:

Steve

[vijay555]

Try this app instead Steve. I'll eventually add Widcomm support...

http://www.winmobileapps.com/device/pocketpc/cbt/cbt.aspx

V

[steveweb]

yessss... thank you very much, vijay... the software that you have indicated me is fully running.
However, I hope that in the next future you could update your vjvolubilis to support the widcomm stack!

Thanks!!!!!!!

Steve

[steveweb]

uh... another (and last) question... about the wifi, with vjvolubilis, I received an error... wifi dont supported. Is the wifi question linked to the widcomm stack issue?

Thanks!

Steve

[vijay555]

Unlikely. But the wireless stuff is hardcoded to only work on the wizard and universal phones at this time. I'm currently (ie right now) working on a more generic solution :)

V

[jetset]

Works perfect on my MDAII....

tried: blue/Ir/radio-toggle -> NO PROBLEMS

Only Prob was with -status ... showed 0.4 Version although it's 0.3Beta and no other info, but anyway ;)

Would be nice if you could melt your tools into ONE! .. like Volubilis and VJKey ... AND (I know it's not Christmas) ... with a tool that ads Icons to shortcuts.

Furthermore I'm missing a real small profile tool concerning backlight setting etc.

GREAT WORK - THX!!!

[thaihugo]

wifi switch doesn't work in the new beta with the 0.4 version. It turn on, but doesn't turn off. :cry:

[vijay555]

Guys,

I'm releasing a new version, in attempt to fix the Wizard wifi issue.

This version contains a new switch,
-wifirenew
which will try to re-enable wifi after -wifion

So, try a commandline
-wifion -wifirenew -status
to hopefully reconnect Wizard wifi. This shouldn't do anything useful (or harmful) on the Universal.

Generic wifi control coming soon!

Hope it works, but let me know...

VJVolubilis0.45.exe (http://www.vijay555.com/vj/Releases/VJVolubilis/VJVolubilis0.45.exe)

V

[edit: read below by coeptum. -WifiRenew may not work if you have a GPRS connection. I recommend waiting a short while for the next minor update to correct this problem]

[jetset]

"-status" STILLL doesn't work :(

...so I can't check whether IR is on/off etc.

[vijay555]

JetSet. -status doesn't show you the status of the IR, and was never supposed to.

-status provides status messages on changing the status, ie if you do
-irtoggle -status
it will give feedback on the NEW status. Or if you use -wifitoggle, it'll tell you if it worked, etc. It's a status message (ie an information message).

However, it is not used to find out if IR is on. You can use the control panel for that. If you need that implementing, it can be.

V

[jetset]

Oh well, ... sorry for this misunderstanding...

I thought, as seen on your homepage, status would also be a single command for showing an infobox of ALL ACTUAL connection-settings:

WLan On
BT OFF
IR ON
Audio ON
[...] etc.

Ain't that possible? - Sounds obvious to me, but might be too much programming?

THX for your support!!

[vijay555]

It's no problem to put in, but the status box reflects the success or failure of the command line,
so if you've specified -iron -wifion -status, you should get a message back like
-IR Enabled
-Wifi Enabled

Implementing a message reflecting current status might be useful. I'll try to put it in if I remember for > 1 day!

V

[coeptum]

Vijay

-wifion -wifirenew works like -wifion or -wifitoggle before this new version, that is if wifi has not been activated once via Comm Manager, nothing append.

May be you'd rather work on generic wifi control, and this will resolve the issue.

Thank's for your efforts, as I know you don't have a Wizard.

[coeptum]

Vijay

I'v posted a reply to you PM, but my reply stand in the Outbox and doesn't go to the Sentbox.

As it's my first PM, is this normal ? do you receive my PM ?

[jetset]

Implementing a message reflecting current status might be useful. I'll try to put it in if I remember for > 1 day!
V
GREAT - and I'm sure you will :)

By the way, could you please tell me if the tool also runs with the BCHS BT-Stack ?? I would like to know before trying with my MDAII.
I'm generally concerned, but what's up with the BT-function AND also with Audio (A2DP). :?

as always -THX! J

[vijay555]

It only works with standard Microsoft stack for now. Haven't thought about any other stacks right now :( Too busy hacking the standard systems first.

V

[bnycastro]

hi vijay

first off thanks for this freeware app :)

I am using the ff: commands with saman's NewMenuWM5
Bluetooth: -bluetoggle
GPRS: -gprstoggle
WiFi: -wifitoggle

Bluetooth and GPRS are working but the WiFi is not. Am using a dopod 838 [HTC Wizard Wiza 100] with AKU 2.0 ROM.

I also tried -wifion and -wifioff with no luck :( what do you think I am doing wrong?

[vijay555]

bnycastro: what I think you're doing wrong is not reading the thread! :wink: Just a joke, no offense intended!

Sorry, no proper wizard support yet, I don't have a wizard to test it on so haven't tried to. I will be trying to update this sometime into a more generic wifi control system... when I get some time, soonish.

V

[bnycastro]

Hehehe none taken... it's just that I was reading the release notes and well it said untested so it really is my bad hehehe... I just wanted it to work so bad that I was hoping I made some error in writting the commands... :?

[swivel]

Is there anything like this available for the Smartphone platform? I have a T-Mobile SDA flashed with the latest imate ROM and I'd love to be able to turn WiFi on and off without using Comm Manager. I found the .exe to turn Wifi off in the "Windows" folder, but there's no .exe to turn it on. It's a bit frustrating.

[vijay555]

swivel: can you email me the little program (not PM), I'll reverse engineer and see how it's done. If it can be re-implemented, I'll try to build it in.

Does the app work on the smartphone otherwise? I'm not sure how transferrable PPC binaries are, but I could compile it for smartphone. Most of it's pure API so should work on smartphone well. Other then the Wifi bit, which is generally driver specific :(

V

[mookiie]

Hi guys have just had a result this evening after a week of banging my head against a wall.
Firstly thanks for the vjvolubilis prog Vijay.
Upgraded to a universal (m5000), installed the orange rom Installed a parrot ck3100 in my car, handsfree phone works fine so does the phone book sync, bought a garmin GPS 10, (check my other post if you bought one of these) and then tried to get the GPS software to give instructions over the parrot through the cars speakers. No Joy

Changed the registry to, (thanks again vijay)
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\VoiceCommand\Laun chAPEnable from 1 to 0

Installed vjvolubilis, ran agon, the voice commands now come through the car speakers as do phone calls and the result is after the commands have been spoken the car stereo reverts back to the music, i was worried that when the channel was open it would stay open. but had a result thanks again vijay, gonna leave it for a bit now before i attempt anything else.

[daven]

wifi switch doesn't work in the new beta with the 0.4 version. It turn on, but doesn't turn off. :cry:

I have the same prob with exec, v0.41. I cant download v0.45 says page cannot be found. Also how do you change the icon of the shortcuts?

Great app btw VJ

[1-2tje]

how to change the icons:

step 1:
Find the icons you would like to use. My bluetooth icon comes from a program called CicleBT, which is also a Bluetooth switcher but has an annoying confirmed-message. i got it here: http://www.winmobileapps.com/device/pocketpc/cbt/cbt.aspx
My wifi-icon comes from the wifitray.exe file in the \windows diretory.

Step 2:
Modify the shortcuts (also to redirect them to the locationwhere you installed Vijay's VJVolubilis program.

The shortcuts are placed in the folder:
\windows\startmenu\programs\vijay555\VJVolubilis\

I changed the BT-toggle shortcut from:
73#"\Program Files\vijay555\VJVolubilis\VjVolubilis.exe" -status -bluetoggle

to: (i have a Dutch rom so my Program Files folder is called Programmabestanden)

73#"\Programmabestanden\vijay555\VJVolubilis\VjVolubil is.exe" -status -bluetoggle?\programmabestanden\CicleBT\CicleBT.exe ,-101

(where after the questionmark is the location of the icon)

and changed the wifi-toggle shortcut from:
73#"\Program Files\vijay555\VJVolubilis\VjVolubilis.exe" -status -wifitoggle

to:

73#"\Programmabestanden\vijay555\VJVolubilis\VjVolubil is.exe" -status -wifitoggle?\windows\wifitray.exe,-105

(You could also remove "-status" from the above strings so that you don;t get a confirmation message.)

See also my posts om page 2 in this topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=46947
(you can also find custom made icons there.)

[daven]

how to change the icons:

step 1:
Find the icons you would like to use. My bluetooth icon comes from a program called CicleBT, which is also a Bluetooth switcher but has an annoying confirmed-message. i got it here: http://www.winmobileapps.com/device/pocketpc/cbt/cbt.aspx
My wifi-icon comes from the wifitray.exe file in the \windows diretory.

Step 2:
Modify the shortcuts (also to redirect them to the locationwhere you installed Vijay's VJVolubilis program.

The shortcuts are placed in the folder:
\windows\startmenu\programs\vijay555\VJVolubilis\

I changed the BT-toggle shortcut from:
73#"\Program Files\vijay555\VJVolubilis\VjVolubilis.exe" -status -bluetoggle

to: (i have a Dutch rom so my Program Files folder is called Programmabestanden)

73#"\Programmabestanden\vijay555\VJVolubilis\VjVolubil is.exe" -status -bluetoggle?\programmabestanden\CicleBT\CicleBT.exe ,-101

(where after the questionmark is the location of the icon)

and changed the wifi-toggle shortcut from:
73#"\Program Files\vijay555\VJVolubilis\VjVolubilis.exe" -status -wifitoggle

to:

73#"\Programmabestanden\vijay555\VJVolubilis\VjVolubil is.exe" -status -wifitoggle?\windows\wifitray.exe,-105

(You could also remove "-status" from the above strings so that you don;t get a confirmation message.)

See also my posts om page 2 in this topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=46947
(you can also find custom made icons there.)

Thanks m8 ur a genius

[vijay555]

If anyone's interested, I've posted voluminously on this subject.
Try searching against user Vijay555 for the word "completeness" :wink:

eg:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=40230&highlight=completeness
V

[farbird]

cannot seem to dl 0.43 ver

[vijay555]

It looks like the latest version on my ftp is v0.452. Do you specifically need v0.43?

http://www.vijay555.com/vj/releases/vjvolubilis/vjvolubilis.exe

V

[Chatty]

@vijay: I need version 0.5 with volume/vibra control :wink:

[vijay555]

Volume is done. what kinda vibra control do you want?

V

[Chatty]

I need those 3 simple options from the build in volume control: loud + no vibra/quiet + vibra/quiet + no vibra. It all shouldn't change the volume settings itself (meaning: going from quiet back to loud resumes the former volume).

EDIT: This option applies to both: program sound and phone sound.

[swivel]

Anything like this for the smartphone platform?

[vijay555]

swivel, give this version a go. I can't test it (other then on the emulator), so let me know if anything works!

V

[kimmie]

vjvolubilis is very good app! it can activate bluetooth, BUT it cant "make visible to other bluetooth devices". Anyone an idea?

[vijay555]

kimmie: isn't that the "discoverable" mode? That feature is built in.

V

[kimmie]

yes. It activates bluetooth, but not the discoverable mode. The special command "bluediscoveron" doesnt work :-(

I typed this:
"vjvolubilis.exe -blueon -agon -agcon -bluediscoveron"

All work except bluediscoveron

By the way, "agon" gives a bad quality sound. Is this normal?



kimmie: isn't that the "discoverable" mode? That feature is built in.

V

[vijay555]

Try -bluediscoveron without -blueon
I've no idea what agcon is for, so just stick with agon. Audio quality was fine on a mono headset in testing... how are you using it.

V

[kimmie]

Try -bluediscoveron without -blueon
I've no idea what agcon is for, so just stick with agon. Audio quality was fine on a mono headset in testing... how are you using it.

V


hi vjay! :)

I have a mono bluetooth-headset (Bluetrek G2) and I listen to mp3 via TCPMP. I hear then a bit distorted sound.


kim

[vijay555]

Maybe the problem is with maximum bandwidth? As I said, I've never tested it much, but I think other guys have. Can anyone else comment on sound quality over Audio Gateway?

V

[kimmie]

Maybe the problem is with maximum bandwidth? ... sound quality over Audio Gateway?

V


Vjay,

Thanks! "bluediscoveron" does work well for making the BT-device discoverable!
I wonder too if there is a way to change the bandwidth of the BT for a better sound.

[Koksie]

Wow, Vijay, great app! Getting custom icons for the several shortcuts was kind of a problem, as was binding them to the shortcuts, but I finally figured it out. I have a short wishlist, if you don't mind...;). Do you have any plans to make a toggle function for bluediscoveron? At the moment, I am using two shortcuts, one for bluetooth toggle and one for bluediscoveron. Since I can turn bluetooth on and off with the comm manager, I would like to have one icon that toggles the bluediscoveron state. At the moment I have one icon for switching bluediscover on but if I want to switch bluetooth off, I have to use the bluetooth icon to do that. Ideally for me, bluediscovertoggle would turn on bluetooth and make it discoverable, and with another tap disable bluetooth (and hence discoverability, is that a word?).

Furthermore I am looking for an IRda icon. I am using the wifi one for now, but I ould like to have a nice icon for that. Different icons form bluetooth would also be great, since I now use the same one for bluetooth and for bluediscover. Does anyone know how to use icons from gor instance Buzz's SwitchIt? Those icons are nice and say it all in one view, but I don't want to keep that installed just for the icons. Can someone tell me how to get the icons out of that app or does someone have nice IrDA and bluetooth icons?

[vijay555]

Koksie: I've not done much programming for a while unfortunately, but a little while back I think I added bluediscoverable toggle and AGtoggle (kind of, not perfect yet). I'm trying to time things so I can put all new releases on my new website, but, sigh, that's taking ages, tweaking this, playing with that, changing colour of the border of .... :(

For icons, basically, make your own shortcuts using an explorer app, and then configure the icons using your own icons.
I didn't put icons into VJVolubilis because it's meant to be a support app, used on Today screens, shortcuts, hardware keys etc. Icons are for your own customisation. I can obviously put icons in, but it'll increase the size of the app.
Does anyone want me to build in default icons?

If ((build_in_default_icons==TRUE) && (!available_artists_willing_to_help))
{
Gladly_put_them_in==TRUE;
}
else
{
Use_your_own_imagination();
}

Read this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=223602#223602) on how to make shortcuts with icons, and a link to an icon viewer.

You can extract icons using your PC and a resource hacker. They're normally free.

For IRDA, I recommend ripping the icon in the app in your \windows\ folder called beam.exe.

V

[Koksie]

Hi Vijay, thanks for your quick reply. I am using version 0.452 at the moment, but bluediscovertoggle does not work, nor does -bluediscoveron or bluediscoverontoggle. it keeps telling me that bluediscover is on instead of toggling it. Am I using the wrong version?

Thanks for the tip about the standard beam icon, I'll try to get it to show up. Since this resource hacking thing is very new to me and I am having trouble getting the right icons to show up in the program menu, embedded icons would be great for me. But if the majority does not need them and it is too much work for you, no problem. I know you are very busy and your input has been great!

[vijay555]

Koksie: remember, you don't even need to go in for PC based resource hacking unless really required.
eg, to use the Beam icon for irda, make your irda shortcut, and open it in a notepad app (either on your pc or PDA) and edit it thuswise:
eg:
71#"\program files\vijay555\vjvolubilis\vjvolubilis.exe" -status -irtoggle?\windows\beam.exe,0

the bit in bold will force the shortcut to use the first icon (starting from 0) in beam.exe as the icon for the VJVolubilis shortcut. You may need to soft reset for the "icon cache" to be rebuilt, but that way you can use whatever icons you already have in your system. It's worth getting hold of PHM tools and PHMShell32.dll, because it's full of very useful icons.

The bluediscover etc issues have been fixed (I think), but as indicated, I haven't released it yet. I may release it sooner rather then later if the website sucks up too much more of my time... now I'm writing non javscript based fallthroughs for my AJAX. Sigh, to be a geek...

V

[Koksie]

thanks for your very quick reply, your efforts are outstanding as always. I have managed to hook the beam icon to the shortcut, thanks to the links you provided me. Now I'll go to Philippe's site to look at the icons and see if there is one that matches my wishes. Since I use two BT shortcuts (discoverable and toggle), I am trying to find two different BT icons. Let's see what he has to offer. I liked the icons from SwitchIt, since they gave a clear difference between normal BT toggle and Discoverable, but I can't seem to get them out of the file. Viajy, thanks very much for your help and remember: take some time for your wife and offspring. Thanks again and good luck with your site and apps.

[vijay555]

Koksie - since I like to respect Buzz's intellectual property :wink: all credits to him, but I've sucked out his icons from SwitchIt and spit them out for you.

V

PS donations (http://www.vijay555.com/donate.html) help to keep me from selling my baby to Angelina Jolie :wink:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:JXZduVY31j351M:www.suntimes.com/popups/FTR/images/babyshiloh_060906_285.jpg

[Koksie]

Thanks a million Vijay! I'm sure Buzz won't mind me using his icons for this. Now I have one final question (I know, I just keep bugging you). How to attch these icons to the shortcut? I converted them to .bmp files and copied them to the vjvolubilis folder, but when I try to modify the shortcut to use them (with the ?\program files\vijay555 etc \BT_Dicoverable.bmp,0 command or any number after the , or no number at all) the icon does not show up. Do I have to do something special to these bmp files to get them recognized as icons?

You are probably rolling on the floor laughing when you read this, but I don't know how this sort of thing works, it is totally new for me!

[vijay555]

Koksie - I'm not sure, I've not tried it with an .ico before, but hopefully you didn't need to convert them to bmp. Just try something like:
71#"\program files\vijay555\vjvolubilis\vjvolubilis.exe" -status -irtoggle?\buzzicon1.ico

or maybe
71#"\program files\vijay555\vjvolubilis\vjvolubilis.exe" -status -irtoggle?\buzzicon1.ico,0

If that doesn't work, I'll stick them all into a dll later, that will work.

V

[Koksie]

I tried both ways in the first place, both don't work. For some reason both as .ico and as .bmp the files are not seen as icons by WM5. Seems like I need to put them in a .dll in some way. Thanks anyway for your tremendous help!

[vijay555]

I've posted about making icon dlls before, but grab yourself a copy of Microangelo, and the PHM tools icon dll.
Load the dll into Microangelo librarian, delete all existing icons from the PHM dll, then drop in your SwitchIt icons. Save as a new file, VJIcons.dll etc, and then use as shown in the previous example ?blablah.dll,0 etc.

V

[Koksie]

Well, after some trial and error I have been able to get the icons to show up the way I want them. Thanks very much Vijay! Microangelo worked great, so thanks for the tip!

BTW How did you get the icons out of Buzz's files? I can't seam to find an option in Microangelo to do that? Perhaps because the files I tried are .cab files and Microangelo cannot cope with that extension? Possibly installing the .cab files on the device, than copying the .exe files to the desktop and opening them from there should work.

Anyway, thank you very much for your tips and efforts!

[vijay555]

Glad it worked.
Yes, download cab, load into Wince cab manager, extract .exe, load into a resource hacker or librarian.exe, extract icons, then reverse the process to make your own dlls.

Making an icon dll is a bit geeky, but I like it! Everything in one place.

V

[entrigan]

Where's the link located?

[vijay555]

entrigan:
On my website?

The releases on here are normally slightly more advanced then my website, since alpha/betas come on here first, but there's probably no big differences.

V

[agonelpagliaio]

hi there,

many of use are waiting for that feature, in order not to have to modify the registry: can we count on you?

thanks for your great work!

marco

[vijay555]

Good point, I forgot about this!

Guys, good news for me, bad news for you, is that yesterday I won an ebay auction for a bluetooth stereo headset. Exciting... but hopefully I'll receive it in a few days and then try to implement control, if it's possible. So a little more waiting for that feature too... but hopefully a nice one worth waiting for.

V

[agonelpagliaio]

Good point, I forgot about this!

Guys, good news for me, bad news for you, is that yesterday I won an ebay auction for a bluetooth stereo headset. Exciting... but hopefully I'll receive it in a few days and then try to implement control, if it's possible. So a little more waiting for that feature too... but hopefully a nice one worth waiting for.

V
great!
have you received it already...? can't wait :-)
thanks a lot,
marco

[vijay555]

My headphones arrived today. They're omiz OMS600, which supposedly support A2DP. However, the option for stereo is there, but greyed out, can't select it :(
Maybe I'll try the firmware upgrade to see if that makes a difference, then I'll investigate the "problem".

V

[agonelpagliaio]

My headphones arrived today. They're omiz OMS600, which supposedly support A2DP. However, the option for stereo is there, but greyed out, can't select it :(
Maybe I'll try the firmware upgrade to see if that makes a difference, then I'll investigate the "problem".

V
great!
maybe I should write down few lines as reminder because this thread is so long:
the idea is to have bluetooth in wm5 work with all programs, not just the cyberon voice speed dial.
your VJVolubilis works great but when it is run it also runs the cyberon voice speed dial, that soon after closes the audio connection.
to avoid this, there is a register hack, as explained by gigino:
"hlkm\software\oem\voicecommand and set the value of "launchopenable" from 1 to 0".
well, now vijay will try to add an option to VJVolubilis to let us switch the cyberon off/on without having to modify the registry.
well, just my very little contribution.
thanks,
marco

[JonTheNiceGuy]

@Vijay: How about reverse engineering the wifitempon.exe and wifitempoff.exe in the extended rom to figure out how to make the wifi turn on, without it pre-existing in comms manager?

I've attached them incase it doesn't come in your rom.

Rgds,

Jon "The Nice Guy"

[vijay555]

JonTheNiceGuy: My simplistic wifi control on the Wizard was already reverse engineered from the WirelessManager. However, not having a Wizard, I've never been able to test it, so just threw it in for a 'laff, as we say in Blighty!

However, although I've been told about wifitempoff/on before, I understood that they didn't do anything? Do they function? What hardware are you on?

If they work, I'll have a go at them.

V

[JonTheNiceGuy]

Vijay: I'm a blighty person too :)

Wifitempon does seem to turn on the WIFI, and is used during the ext.rom startup to put in the SSIDs (although why you need to have the WIFI on to install the SSIDs, I don't know). Wifitempoff turns off the wifi adaptor.

I'm using an HTC wizard from T-Mobile in the UK. It was the same with the pre-auk2 roms, but this is on the auk2 rom now.

If you ever want to run anything past me on the wizard, drop me a pm and I'll give you my e-mail address (which I check more frequently than this board).

Rgds,

Jon "The Nice Guy"

[agonelpagliaio]

hi vijay,

a doubt about the notorious voice command and bluetooth issue.

I have made the registry change to let voice command not to start when a bluetooth audio connection is established so now when I press the connect button on my headset all the audio stream is redirect to it.

question: what do I need the "agon" for if I make the registry change?

in any case it would be great you to add the famous feature to have the registry change done :)

thanks a lot,
marco

[GBird]

Hi V,

Thanks for all the help before by the way :)

For those that have not seen it, I ran into a small problem with resetting the radio (turning flight mode on/off) and ended up trying a lot of different methods (including V's tool here) to try and fix it.

Since there is a load of people here that may have some thoughts/ideas and may or may not have hit the same issue, I thought I'd relate it (a bit) here too.

I was using a T-Mobile MDA Pro (Universal) device with the following build:
ROM - 1.30.114
Radio - 1.10.03
Protocol - 42.44.P8
Ext ROM - 1.30.232

Trying to reset the modem ended up jamming the communications completely. Eventually, we reached a version that only jammed the connection manager at random (upgrading the ROM helped a small amount).

Here's the link to some of my chat with V if anyone is interested:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=54857

Please, if anyone is experiencing similar difficulties, let me know (so I know I'm not going crazy). We're looking to get the XDA Universal soon so that we can check if it is a T-Mobile problem.

Graham.

[prl1862]

I thought I'd add some feedback for the 0.452 version on my Wizard. The -wifitoggle option only switches wifi on. -wifion and -wifioff work correctly. This means I have to have two shortcuts in iLauncher, one to switch wifi on and one to switch it off instead of one shortcut like I have for -bluetoggle.

Apart from this issue this is a great little app that I use all the time.

[vijay555]

prl - apologies. I've had to take quite a bit of time off for various reasons, but will now get back into coding (although I've just bought myself a psp, finally, and that's going to start eating into my precious coding time!!)

I know I screwed the wifitoggle up. I've fixed it already, I'll squeeze in a few more features, and hopefully reinsert some wizard wifi code finally, and release shortly.

However, my offer still stands - if anyone's got a barred or semi-functional, or functional wizard they can lend me, I'd me grateful :)
I can't test VJCandela or VJVolubilis because I don't have a Wizard :(
Come on, you know you'll all up upgrading to the Hermes anyway :wink:

V

[zoki]

Nice work vijay555! Can you add option to enable bluetooth on call :?:

[vijay555]

zoki - it's something I'm looking into, but as I've said throughout, VJVolubilis is a research tool I wrote for functions I'm building into VJSihaya. So VJVolubilis is more of a standalone "launcher".

Making bluetooth automatically come on when a call comes in is something I want to write, but it will require a program that is always running and monitoring incoming calls (a resident app). VJVolubilis isn't designed for that right now - there are several apps that will do it already I think (eg SKSchema?) because resident apps take processor/memory/resources that I don't want to take, and I don't want to duplicate better programs.

However, if in a later release I can think of a good reason to write a resident app, I will try to add this feature.

V

[coeptum]

Vijay and all owner of a Wizard,

I don't know if this has been notified before, but I have a solution about WiFi activation on the Wizard.

The problem was that you had to activate WiFi once thru Comm Manager, before beeing able to do it thru VJVolubilis, after a soft reset.

The solution is to change the registry value HKLM\COMM\TNETWLN1\PARMS\HTCPreloadWifi with value 1 ; that make the WiFi driver to be started during a soft reset.
Then, VJVolubilis with the option -wifitoggle or -wifion works very well and WiFi is activated without to have to do it once thru Comm Manager.

[vijay555]

coeptum: excellent, many thanks!
I've still not got a Wizard to test on, but this is useful to know..

V

[3waygeek]

I've tested coeptum's registry entries on my Qtek 9100 -- they work just fine. I now have WiFi enabled after a soft reset.

[ssaibal]

I found this thread today (I would have posted my feature request here if I had known). There is one more feature request item on the Wizard forum. I will try and paste content here.

I have been using VJVolubilis on my Wizard (Cingular 8125) for a couple of months now and it used to work fine 100% of the time to turn on/off BT in my Mort Runner script before and after my GPS Application. After I upgrade the ROM to the new DirectPush supported ROM from Cingular, it doesn't seem to turn the BT on always. I have just now increased the wait time between the BT switch on command and the next command in my script and will test and see if it is reliable. The other change is that I have DKToday and CLauncher loaded now (it wasn't so earlier) besides smartskey running in the memory (which was there earlier as well).

[ssaibal]

Hi Vijay,

I have been using VJVolubilis with Mort Scripts to start BT before I launch my GPS app on my Cingular 8125 phone (aka HTC Wizard). After Cingular brought out the v2.25.11.1 WWE, it now has a new Comm Manager that allows me more options compared to just having Wifi & Bluetooth control. It now allows more controls. I like the disabling of Direct Push Mail as it is the only practical way to continue to use my GPS application else GPSR downloads hogs the CPU and my navigation screen doesn't update. So, I would like to turn off Direct Push in my script before launch the GPS app and turn it back on when I exit the GPS app. Just like BT on and off using VJVolubilis. See the screenshot of the new Comm manager below:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f195/ssaibal/Pocket%20PC%20Phone/commMgr.jpg

I wish someone would get you a Wizard (the phone) to make this happen with your wizzardy.

[vijay555]

:)

Hi Saibal - that's an excellent idea.

I think I'm already on a promise to integrate DirectPush and Stereo bluetooth. I looked into the bluetooth issue briefly, but then got distracted by family stuff (or psp hacking, I can't remember), but hopefully I'll be coming back at both of them again at some point soon.

I've not used much direct push yet, so have to try to get it working on my phone. Unfortunately my main phone is now the Mio A701, which doesn't (officially) support direct push yet, I think, so my work on it is slightly hampered.

As you said, I'd love to get an old wizard when someone's finished with it. IMEI block shouldn't be an issue, if that helps. But I'll try to figure things out around it either way.

V

[ssaibal]

Thanks Vijay. I am rooting for you from the sidelines.

[nastassja]

so did someone make a simple today plugin to show something like:

Wifi: (status) Bluetooth: (status) Infrared: (status) (one line)

with the ability to change status with this great tool?

i made some shortcuts but dont know anything about plugins :/

[vijay555]

nastassja: you might want to check this out

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=55629&highlight=

V

[nastassja]

yes im looking for something like that but text only in one line.. i can't stand those big ugly icons in my today screen ;)

[Marx2]

It seems that unfortunately Audo gateway doesn't work on Himalaya :(

[golucky]

Vijay and all owner of a Wizard,

I don't know if this has been notified before, but I have a solution about WiFi activation on the Wizard.

The problem was that you had to activate WiFi once thru Comm Manager, before beeing able to do it thru VJVolubilis, after a soft reset.

The solution is to change the registry value HKLM\COMM\TNETWLN1\PARMS\HTCPreloadWifi with value 1 ; that make the WiFi driver to be started during a soft reset.
Then, VJVolubilis with the option -wifitoggle or -wifion works very well and WiFi is activated without to have to do it once thru Comm Manager.

The regedit makes VJVolubilis work perfectly on my cingular 8125. Thanks ViJay for the great software and thanks to coeptum for the regedit.

[vijay555]

It's a really good tip, and I received some more advice from some other great guys (Alexander :)) so hopefully some more updates coming soon. I've been unable to program for the last 4 months or so, but am finally getting into it again. Some new apps, coming soon.

V

[ssaibal]

It's a really good tip, and I received some more advice from some other great guys (Alexander :)) so hopefully some more updates coming soon. I've been unable to program for the last 4 months or so, but am finally getting into it again. Some new apps, coming soon.

V
Looking forward to you getting back to programming (though I am sure your family would like you to spend more time with them :lol: ). Here is hoping to the Direct Push enable/disable feature.

[shajvarg]

hi vijay

wifi toggle does not work in my o2 atom
the built in wifi device is from ALPS CO. ELECTRIC LTD.

Hope that helps

shaju

[martijn___]

Vijay and all owner of a Wizard,

I don't know if this has been notified before, but I have a solution about WiFi activation on the Wizard.

The problem was that you had to activate WiFi once thru Comm Manager, before beeing able to do it thru VJVolubilis, after a soft reset.

The solution is to change the registry value HKLM\COMM\TNETWLN1\PARMS\HTCPreloadWifi with value 1 ; that make the WiFi driver to be started during a soft reset.
Then, VJVolubilis with the option -wifitoggle or -wifion works very well and WiFi is activated without to have to do it once thru Comm Manager.

I made a link in windows/startup to /extended_rom/WifiTempOn.exe

and it is working perfect

[hamsup1o]

Hi Vijay,

I am having a little issue using the -status function in VJVolubilis. The popup will not show me any status, it's just a plain box. I have attached a screenshot to let you see how it looks like. Any ideas what could cause this?

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/hamsup1o/error.png

[hamsup1o]

Sorry for the bump but I really want to know what I am doing wrong here. Thanks!

[vijay555]

No idea. What configuration are you using?

V

[hamsup1o]

No idea. What configuration are you using?

V

Thanks for the reply vijay. I'm not using anything out of the ordinary. I have vjvolubilis on a ilauncher tab. All of the other buttons (BT toggle, IR toggle, etc.) on the same tab works just fine. For some reason, it doesn't like the -status parameter. Not sure if it matters but I'm using a Treo 700WX which is a square screen. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks!

[vijay555]

Ahh, you know -status has to be combined with other options, so it will show status of trying to enable "-wifion -status" etc.

It doesn't do anything on it's own - I guess you wanted to show the current status of everything? That might be a good feature to add.

Does that help?

V

[hamsup1o]

Ahh, you know -status has to be combined with other options, so it will show status of trying to enable "-wifion -status" etc.

It doesn't do anything on it's own - I guess you wanted to show the current status of everything? That might be a good feature to add.

Does that help?

V

LOL, no wonder that didn't work haha. I just assumed -status will just tell me the current status of all the connections. Stupid me! :) From what you are saying, this is more like a verification prompt letting you know you turned on/off a certain connection.

If you could add that to your next version, that would be great! Something to let us check what connections are active. :)

Thanks again for your time!

[vijay555]

No problem... now go to bed!

For me, much hacking to do, the night is young :)

V

[Aldoir]

VJ,

-wifitoggle still does not work on Wizard, it always activate wi-fi, never deactivates

good job, congrats!

[vijay555]

Aldoir, old problem. I've never had the time to fix it, too many other things to do first. VJVolublis can be made to work with it by applying the registy hack listed above, just go back a page or two to find it.
Otherwise, use the alternative app in your extended rom to do it.

One day soon ish I'll rewrite this feature hopefully to be device agnostic.

V

[Aldoir]

V,

-wifion and wifioff works with the hack previoulsy posted, but I'm talking about the -wifitoggle. I believe the code that detect the current state is buggy, It always return "not active", got it?

but don't worry, it's just to let you know.

[vijay555]

Oh yeah, forgot about that bug. Yeah, my bad. Another one for the list.
I'm programming again now, after a loooong break, so I'll try to get around to it.

V

[eNgoT]

Howdy VJ,

Is there any way to activate -agon before an outgoing call? I've tried SKSchema but it only works on incoming calls on my Universal. I can't get SKSchema to recognize outgoing calls. Hence, I can't get it to trigger this great app of yours. Hope you can help me get around this. Thanks a lot!

eNgoT

[vijay555]

It could be done, but it would require a different type of call interceptor. Not impossible, it's been done before, but I haven't done one yet. I'm hoping to write one some time though...

I'll try to think about it. Apologies for now.

V

[CWKJ]

Vijay

Do not want to start a new tread and not sure if this is the most suitable place to ask you this question.

Sometimes find it very irritating when releasing or putting in the SD Card, it wakes up and lights up the LCD. Saw some implementation on some other ppc with Software able to choose waking up or not waking up the ppc when SD card is inserted/withdraw.

Can this be implemented on HTC Universal?