WM5 Comm Manager

[SiLeNtKiLLa]

Hey whats up guys, just a curious question I have regarding the comm manager in WM5. When using stock version of WM5 2.26 from T-Mobile on my MDA and using a program called Navizon with my GPS, I am able to calcualte a lot of Wi-Fi Access points and Cell Phone towers using the Comm Manager supplied with the stock. I am talking about, on my regular commute about 400-600 AP's and varied on towers. I have upgraded my Rom many of times with different variations of WM5 and WM6 and also reflashed my Radio rom with many different radio versions, with WM5 stock, customs, and WM6, and each came with a different comm manager than stock, and after doing so I am now only able to gain maybe 7 AP's on my normal commute but Cellphone Towers are good.

So my question is, is it possible to get the comm manager from stock WM5 and install it within any custom roms already to created to see if that really has something to do with why I am not gaining any data while using this program, and if that might not be the case, then what exactly could be the problem when trying to collect the data at all. Thanks in advance.

[SiLeNtKiLLa]

Man, over 75 views and not a single yest it can be done or no it cannot be done, come on guys somebody gots to know a simple yes or no answer!

[eluth]

Hi,

If you mean the "CommManager.exe" file, yes it can be done.

I'm building my own WM6 rom (orwel based).
As I liked better the CommManager.exe from the Tmobile 2.26 stockROM, I installed it.

Simply extract the file from the CommManager.exe T-Mobile ROM and copy it over to an already installed rom or integrate it in your new rom.

You also might want to tune the Software\HTC\CommManager registry key to make sure that you have 8 buttons on it, instead of the regular 7 of the other roms.

eluth.

[SiLeNtKiLLa]

Hi,

If you mean the "CommManager.exe" file, yes it can be done.

I'm building my own WM6 rom (orwel based).
As I liked better the CommManager.exe from the Tmobile 2.26 stockROM, I installed it.

Simply extract the file from the CommManager.exe T-Mobile ROM and copy it over to an already installed rom or integrate it in your new rom.

You also might want to tune the Software\HTC\CommManager registry key to make sure that you have 8 buttons on it, instead of the regular 7 of the other roms.

eluth.


Hey eluth, thanks for the reply man. I didnt realize it was that simple, but a quick question, is their a tutorial you can point me to as far as extracting the .exe file, or do I have to flash rom with stock, transfer over to pc, reflash with custom rom, transfer back over. Basically Im looking for a simpler way of extracting than the above, thanks in advance.

[Vladimyr]

Nice advice!
I've done it!
Great - I see my loving 8-buttons!!! :)

[zoki]

I would also love to have it again. Can somebody share old commanager.exe and reg. file here?

[trojan9x]

I changed the key to show 8 and it says "Comm Manager supports 7 functions at most!"

Any ideas?

I guess what I am asking is what is the 8th button for and how do I go about mapping it in (if that's even possible)?

[Vladimyr]

I changed the key to show 8 and it says "Comm Manager supports 7 functions at most!"

Any ideas?


It looks like you have a 7-button manager, you need an 8-button.
Try this: (attach)

(the 8th entry in the registry should contain one default value - "IR", similar to 7 others)

P.S.: do not pay attension on the file size - it's just compressed by upx ;)

[SiLeNtKiLLa]

Thanks fellaz, hopes this fixes my issue with Navizon.

[rneily]

Hi,

If you mean the "CommManager.exe" file, yes it can be done.

I'm building my own WM6 rom (orwel based).
As I liked better the CommManager.exe from the Tmobile 2.26 stockROM, I installed it.

Simply extract the file from the CommManager.exe T-Mobile ROM and copy it over to an already installed rom or integrate it in your new rom.

You also might want to tune the Software\HTC\CommManager registry key to make sure that you have 8 buttons on it, instead of the regular 7 of the other roms.

eluth.

Thanks for this post! I have been looking for this for months!!!

[trojan9x]

It did not work for me. It had the same 7 buttons on top of 8 pieces of text. The file size was considerably smaller than my 7 button commmanager.exe as well.

[SiLeNtKiLLa]

It did not work for me. It had the same 7 buttons on top of 8 pieces of text. The file size was considerably smaller than my 7 button commmanager.exe as well.

(the 8th entry in the registry should contain one default value - "IR", similar to 7 others)

[trojan9x]

Will that create the button as well? When Comm manager loaded it still had only 7 graphical buttons on top of 8 pieces of text.

[trojan9x]

I tried and it worked... thank you

[zoki]

I didn't test it 'cose I allready have it...

[naboleo]

Did anybody tried to install the VOIP.cab (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=295444&page=14) too ?

[zoki]

Funny thing is that most users reports registry entry started from 1 but mine started from 0 (phone entry, in WM6 MB edition)? I suggest all not to use cab files, but manually perform registry changes. Adding VOIP button is OK, I don't have error in settings menu I used to have without it.

[sabsteef]

Did anybody tried to install the VOIP.cab (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=295444&page=14) too ?
yes, but no change