[HOW-TO] Get The Flashing Trackball

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Hi all, all credits go to xordis for the instructions, cyanogen and Amon_RA for their discussion/findings/contributions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=547896

I just created a separate thread as I realised that the file posted by xordis could be used on various other ROMs (probably except HTC-based ones) to get a flashing trackball on an incoming call. Here are the exact instructions by xordis:

Originally Posted by xordis

Here is the fix for the trackball flashing.

Grab this file

http://members.iinet.net.au/~xordis/...ights.msm7k.so

adb remount
adb push lights.msm7k.so /system/lib/hw/
adb shell reboot

Worked for me. would like to know if it works for others.
Cyanogen will hopefully include this in the next release if it works.

Also, according to Amon_RA there should be 2 versions of lights.msm7k.so as of now, one for 32A (MD5: FBFC8129630F7C517C7999521B015C20), and one for 32B (MD5: E94DDAD629894B0CB01138A58B2CC031). The one posted by xordis has a MD5 value of E94DDAD629894B0CB01138A58B2CC031, but I have tested it on Amon_RA's ROM and it works.

On the other hand, I have also tried pushing lights.msm7k.so from a 32A ROM (MD5: FBFC8129630F7C517C7999521B015C20), and it does not work. My guess is that it is specially compiled for the HTC framework.

Hope it helps some of you. Once again, all credits go to the respective people! Thanks for all the hard work!

Thanks to all who worked on this, this works great

Does anyone know how we could change the color of the trackball? Just out of curiosity.

Originally Posted by Breakthecycle2

Does anyone know how we could change the color of the trackball? Just out of curiosity.

I was wondering that earlier. I don't think anyone has tackled it.

I know some devices have the ability to show all colors, but by default they just don't.. so it depends if that trackball led can do it, then its just a matter of someone cracking it open and seeing if they can or not.. but i have no idea.

What does this do?

My Trackball already flashes, when receaving a SMS or phonecall?

does this change the pattern of flashing?

Originally Posted by zzup

What does this do?

My Trackball already flashes, when receaving a SMS or phonecall?

does this change the pattern of flashing?

It's for the people who flashed their MT3G with custom rom that does not support trackball blinking. Mine worked after pushing this thanks

Originally Posted by briggs81

I was wondering that earlier. I don't think anyone has tackled it.

I know some devices have the ability to show all colors, but by default they just don't.. so it depends if that trackball led can do it, then its just a matter of someone cracking it open and seeing if they can or not.. but i have no idea.

Thanks man. Nucks fan, huh?

Got it for 3.9.11.

Originally Posted by Breakthecycle2

Thanks man. Nucks fan, huh?

;) ......

were do i put the file at sorry for the dum ? dose it go on the sd