Map more hardkeys

[vanshyp]

Hi there,

Is there a way to map more hardkeys in Opal? I currently only have "Button1" and "Button1 (Hold)" listed in Settings/Personal/Buttons.

I looked up the keys in registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\

There are actually three folders/keys:
40C1 = Button 1
40C4 = Button 1 (Hold)
40C6 = Undefined?

Can I add more keys by editing registry? Anyone has experience doing this?

[vanshyp]

I'm going to try this old trick :-)

1. install PHM Regedit (or any other registry editor)
2. go down to this location HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Keys
3. create a key "40C8"
4. Go to the key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\40C5
5. Select all values under that key and copy it
6. Paste it under the new key "40C8" you just created in step 3
7. rename it to suit a readable name like "Backlight"
8. Softreset using some app like psShutXP or pocket plus (and NOT using the hole)
8. now, you can configure this button as u do normally (for the rest of the buttons)

I'll just try some random numbers (eg. 40C1, 40C2...)

Source post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=846340&postcount=11)

Keep you posted!

[vanshyp]

Keep you posted!

I tried the wonderful PQz_CHECK.exe (http://www.nicque.com/PQz/PQz_CHECK.htm) to detect Opal's hardkeys. Problem is that I don't see them in Settings/Personal/Buttons after adding them to the registry with the method you find in my former post.

eg. The big "Action" button is presumably hardkey "400D". I added the necessary data to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\400D but nothing gets listed.

I think only buttons that start with 40Cx are listed in "Buttons".

Maybe someone can find a solution to this? I know there is AEBPlus, but I like poking around :-)

It would be great if we could get all the keys in the "Buttons" menu in Opal's ROMs.