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shogunmark
24th February 2007, 07:53 PM
I have started a project and decided that before i get to far with it that i would make a post here and see if anyone else has done this yet or is working on it...

Anyway, i am in the process of making 1 cab to install all the settings from the provider, instead of the multiple ones found in the rom and in the ext rom.. Now i am only talking settings, not like the extra bloatware in the roms, like goodlink, BB connect, etc... I have made a cab so far but wont test it till mid next week when my test phone arrives.. So if anyone has done this then lets compare notes, if not then i should be able to release something for cingular soon. Which will come in handy when kyphur releases his cooked rom.... If i can master the cingular one then the other providers shouldnt be a problem...

Let me know what you think, ideas, etc.. i could even go as far as customizing it with some of the tweaks...
mousey_
24th February 2007, 09:57 PM
This Is A Great Idea. I've Been Looking For A Cab File Like This For Ages, It Would Make Updating The Firmware So Much Less Of A Hassle.

As To Wether Or Not Someones Done It Before You Might Want To Check This Site Out. Although The Settings Didn't Work For Me On Orange UK :(.

http://www.htcclub.net/en/settings.php

Cheers
kyphur
24th February 2007, 10:13 PM
This would be a great thing to use with any cooked Rom. Definately woul help those just chomping at the bit to get XDA Live...
cyberdrakula
24th February 2007, 10:17 PM
Faria has a CAB in his AKU 3.3 Release for WIZARD, with most of the carrier settings. It has a provider selector. Maybe use that with his permission?

I have attached the Folder with all the cabs in that EXT ROM.

OpSet.CAB is probably the "Provider Selector"
shogunmark
24th February 2007, 10:30 PM
what i was talking about was more for the hermes... all of the other cabs i have seen have been for other devices.. and most reg settings are completely different!!!
cyberdrakula
24th February 2007, 10:35 PM
Aaaaah. If you have one cab ready and especially for CING and need to test it, you can post it here as a test CAB and I can test it for you. And should you need help getting the settings, I can help in that matter too. I could basically take the settings off the Faria one and put it in a format that you could use and PM it to you.
shogunmark
24th February 2007, 10:37 PM
Aaaaah. If you have one cab ready and especially for CING and need to test it, you can post it here as a test CAB and I can test it for you. And should you need help getting the settings, I can help in that matter too. I could basically take the settings off the Faria one and put it in a format that you could use and PM it to you.


I have extracted all the settings and xml files from the latest cingular rom.. i have it put together for the most part just tying up some loose ends on it..
cyberdrakula
24th February 2007, 10:40 PM
The Settings I meant was for all providers that are available in that folder. If need be, I am available to test the cab for you as I have a spare device that I test things on :D .
shogunmark
24th February 2007, 10:46 PM
The Settings I meant was for all providers that are available in that folder. If need be, I am available to test the cab for you as I have a spare device that I test things on :D .

what i was saying is that those cabs are for the wizard... some of the settings and location of the settings in the reg are different on the hermes.. but let me perfect this one before we worry about the other providers...
ahfunaki
25th February 2007, 05:20 AM
I would love to have something like this to go along with a rom that is completely bare...
walshieau
25th February 2007, 06:26 AM
shotgunmark,

im interested in helping with development on this proj... i think the easiest way is to put all settings into an xml file and with .NET2.0 framework and studio 2005 i can write a prog to insert the connection info into the reg...
shogunmark
25th February 2007, 06:37 AM
shotgunmark,

im interested in helping with development on this proj... i think the easiest way is to put all settings into an xml file and with .NET2.0 framework and studio 2005 i can write a prog to insert the connection info into the reg...

i have made 2 xml files already, 1 for the cabs and xml's that install from the OS and 1 for the cabs in the ext rom.. from this i have made a cab, which seems to install about 90% of the way then fails.. i will work on this more in the next few days, will also have more time after my test phone arrives as i wont have to keep jacking around with my phone... After i get this successfully made then with your help we should be able to make an app that will allow you to choose which provider you want and it will install those settings.

I also wanted to note that we will probably want to go the route of the cab file for the different carriers since some of them actually have to install different files specific to them...
walshieau
25th February 2007, 06:46 AM
i have made 2 xml files already, 1 for the cabs and xml's that install from the OS and 1 for the cabs in the ext rom.. from this i have made a cab, which seems to install about 90% of the way then fails.. i will work on this more in the next few days, will also have more time after my test phone arrives as i wont have to keep jacking around with my phone... After i get this successfully made then with your help we should be able to make an app that will allow you to choose which provider you want and it will install those settings.

I also wanted to note that we will probably want to go the route of the cab file for the different carriers since some of them actually have to install different files specific to them...

yeah we could work it that way... ill do some more investigation this arvo with testing..
Lockjaw
25th February 2007, 07:44 AM
yeah we could work it that way... ill do some more investigation this arvo with testing..

FYI, Not sure if this is what you are looking for when you refer to the carrier setting Cab's. Bur the Original Imate JasJam Rom came with a Stack (28) Cabs for EMEA, Aust & NZ.. I have these or they can be sourced from the old ROM's that were on the site.. They also had the selection program also of course.. Not sure if you can just use that, Modify and extend to cover more??
walshieau
25th February 2007, 07:49 AM
the plan is to implement an application like netwiz on the dopod roms... as this cannot be extracted... it can but will only run on the dopod rom...
y2whisper
26th February 2007, 03:43 PM
I would be very interested in this as well, one of the major things I have missed since leaving my ETEN m600 for the Hermes is that it had operator specific settings for tons of operators including for those of us up north.
ahfunaki
4th March 2007, 04:20 AM
any updates on this?
koolhand79
4th March 2007, 05:03 AM
Yea i was wondering what happened with this as well. this would be an excellent cab to have in the extended ROM. or to just have period.
shogunmark
4th March 2007, 05:49 AM
its still on my list.. i didnt forget about it... progress has slowed just a tad due to my work schedule changing every other week (you would think that a 120year old company could get a schedule right)....
walshieau
4th March 2007, 07:20 AM
its still on my list.. i didnt forget about it... progress has slowed just a tad due to my work schedule changing every other week (you would think that a 120year old company could get a schedule right)....


i hope to have a beta version ready to test in a few weeks....
faria
19th March 2007, 05:34 PM
this is what todo.....

copy the xml from your provider
put it in the rom
then add the folowing line to the extended rom config.txt.

sample

XML: \Windows\PP_Connection_Setting_TMUK.xml


in this case the settings for tmobile would be integrated into the rom when the extended rom runs.
crazyut
19th March 2007, 05:46 PM
Same here as I have T-mobile US and will be in Vancouver on the 21st (and I will be using my Rogers SIM).

I can provide the work settings for T-mobile US for MMS/GPRS step-by-step if needed.

I would be very interested in this as well, one of the major things I have missed since leaving my ETEN m600 for the Hermes is that it had operator specific settings for tons of operators including for those of us up north.