HTC Homeplug Weather fix - get your LOCAL weather! [New universal patch uploaded!]

lembowski · Aug 7, 2007

Ok I tried the first method without success. Now I've moved onto the second method. I've noted below

Step by step guide - MANUAL POCKET HOSTS METHOD:

1. Download Pocket Hosts if you don't have it already, and install it to your device. done
2. Run Pocket Hosts on your device. done
3. Add the following entry: Host name: htc.accuweather.com, IP address: 64.62.158.108 (or your own server IP) done
4. Disable the HTC Home plugin from Settings -> Today -> Items. done
5. If you haven't already, enter your local code into \WINDOWS\HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml (or corresponding localized file). It will also accept ZIP codes, as well as the EUR|UK|UK001|MANCHESTER type format. (See below) how do i edit this? can't find a way to do it from the phone or through activesync
6. Re-enable the Today plugin from Settings -> Today -> Items.
7. Choose your local area by going to the weather tab, and clicking on the bar below "Weather". Choose your local town/city from the list which you inputted, and press the left softkey for Select. no cities in drop down list.....
8. Enjoy!

Any suggestions guys?

WarezAppz · Aug 7, 2007

I used the first method

Let me start by saying: I'm using a T-Mobile Wing. I used the first method with the 6 tab patched HTC Home Plug
and I get:

7. Choose your local area by going to the weather tab, and clicking on the bar below "Weather". Choose your local town/city from the list which you inputted, and press the left softkey for Select. no cities in drop down list.....

I followed the directions exactly - any reasons for this that I might be over-looking?

keirmeister · Aug 7, 2007

I think, at least from what I've seen, is that T-Mobile USA will NOT work at all if you're using the $5.99 data plan (with proxy).

Can anybody prove this wrong?

Anybody...please!

RecklessEnd · Aug 7, 2007

WarezAppz said:
Let me start by saying: I'm using a T-Mobile Wing. I used the first method with the 6 tab patched HTC Home Plug
and I get:

7. Choose your local area by going to the weather tab, and clicking on the bar below "Weather". Choose your local town/city from the list which you inputted, and press the left softkey for Select. no cities in drop down list.....

I followed the directions exactly - any reasons for this that I might be over-looking?

I have the same problem. Edit the XML, and now cities no longer show up in the Weather selection.

So I just edited the Registery and changed the city there to be what I wanted. Worked like a champ.

I still can't select other cities, but I got weather for the city I cared about.

rglasener · Aug 7, 2007

Weather fix

I have done the following
Step by step guide - CABINET INSTALL - WILL WORK ON PROXIED CONNECTIONS! Recommended for most users

1. If you haven't already got it on your phone, copy the SdkCerts.cab file to your device, and run directly on the device.
2. Uninstall existing HTC Home plugins where possible. If it's in your ROM, don't worry about it, it should overwrite it.
3. Download and install the appropriate patched home plugin from the attachments below. (3, 5 or 6 tab)

Works great. only problem, I now have a duplicate set of icons - one set in HTCHOME and the other in Windows. Can't seem to get rid of the ones in Windows. Would be nice to only have one set of icons

Thanks

WarezAppz · Aug 7, 2007

RecklessEnd said:
I have the same problem. Edit the XML, and now cities no longer show up in the Weather selection.

So I just edited the Registery and changed the city there to be what I wanted. Worked like a champ.

I still can't select other cities, but I got weather for the city I cared about.

Very good idea, surprised i didn't think of that . .

Thanks, I'll try that when I get home . . . .

*UPDATE*

This worked in making it at least try to proxy out - I will now have to try the 2nd method of manually config'ing it to proxy out. I will keep you updated (someone above listed they didn't think T-Mobile USA would work, being that I use T-Mobile USA I will confirm or deny this).

UPDATE *again*

OK, I never uninstalled the original patched 6 tab HTCHOME plug (I don't know where to find a non-patched 6 tab HTC Homeplug) so I suppose this is why the manual method isn't working either - any suggestions on whether that is the case or not, and if so, then where to find the unpatched 6 tab plug?

lembowski · Aug 7, 2007

RecklessEnd said:
I have the same problem. Edit the XML, and now cities no longer show up in the Weather selection.

So I just edited the Registery and changed the city there to be what I wanted. Worked like a champ.

I still can't select other cities, but I got weather for the city I cared about.

How do you this? I can't edit it. I go to windows/hh_0409_weathercities.xml

It pulls up a screen that says:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<locations>
<city name="summit,il" loca="60501" land="usa"/>
<city name="san diego" loca="92110" land="usa"/>
</locations>

Menu/edit doesn't allow me to edit anything. How do I change the registry?

WarezAppz · Aug 7, 2007

lembowski said:
How do you this? I can't edit it. I go to windows/hh_0409_weathercities.xml

It pulls up a screen that says:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<locations>
<city name="summit,il" loca="60501" land="usa"/>
<city name="san diego" loca="92110" land="usa"/>
</locations>

Menu/edit doesn't allow me to edit anything. How do I change the registry?

Copy the file off of your device and put it on your PC - the open and edit the xml file with Notepad, then copy back. Problem solved.

Hope that helps.

lembowski · Aug 7, 2007

WarezAppz said:
Copy the file off of your device and put it on your PC - the open and edit the xml file with Notepad, then copy back. Problem solved.

Hope that helps.

Well San Diego 92110 is my local area which I would want displayed.....and its already in there. What exactly should it say. Differently then what I posted?

WarezAppz · Aug 8, 2007

oh sorry

Oh you said registry sorry never caught that - do you have TotalCommander? use it - nav to HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCHOME\Weather\Settings
There should be at least 2 String Values there Location and LocationCode
Change those to match what city
ex:
Mine are:

Location = Columbus, OH
LocationCode = NAM|US|OH|COLUMBUS

also note to make immediately update (as I had to do to make it attempt to)
ADD
HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCHOME\

Status (binary) value = 3
LastUpdate (DWORD) value = 00 85 E1 C8 37 D9 C7 01
LastUpdate Action (DWORD) value = 00 BB 73 BE 38 D9 C7 01

bofett · Aug 8, 2007

Worked for me

I have a Hermes unlocked with WM6. I use T-Mobile (USA) with data plan and the steps worked great! I did have to turn OFF read only on the HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml file in order to get it to save.

Thanks

WarezAppz · Aug 8, 2007

bofett said:
I use T-Mobile (USA) with data plan and the steps worked great!
Thanks

Which Data plan do you have? the Total Internet plan ($29.95) or the WAP plan ($5.99)?

walla · Aug 8, 2007

thank you for this awesome fix, it works great on my phone.

thank you and keep up the good work.

gilbreen · Aug 8, 2007

WarezAppz said:
Let me start by saying: I'm using a T-Mobile Wing. I used the first method with the 6 tab patched HTC Home Plug
and I get:

7. Choose your local area by going to the weather tab, and clicking on the bar below "Weather". Choose your local town/city from the list which you inputted, and press the left softkey for Select. no cities in drop down list.....

I followed the directions exactly - any reasons for this that I might be over-looking?

Not sure if the same thing happened but in my case, I had changed from the 5 tab plugin to the 3 tab plugin and the formatting of the xml is different for the two plugins. As a result, I ended up with a blank cities list.

Once I updated the xml file with the proper 3 tab formatting, the names of the cities returned.

gilbreen · Aug 8, 2007

keirmeister said:
I think, at least from what I've seen, is that T-Mobile USA will NOT work at all if you're using the $5.99 data plan (with proxy).

Can anybody prove this wrong?

Anybody...please!

I, too, use the $5.99 plan with Tmo USA (using the Tmo proxy) and cannot get weather udpates over GPRS - only over ActiveSync or WiFi.

galaxys · Aug 8, 2007

FYI: just found this posted by "issacs" on a ROM thread...

"Working Weather in USA (T-Mobile)
for all those with HTC and T-Mobile USA use this link instead of the HTC Home and you have a working weather !
it's free and its working fine !
http://www.tonaya.com/products/wtg/index.php"

energie · Aug 8, 2007

man i'm still cant use this damn weather tab...i added my town perfectly but when i select it the program wont retreive any data!
I edited my host but it didnt work since i must have a proxy or something like that.
If i open htc.accuweather.com i dont receive any message, it just show the accuweather page.
What's wrong? the only weather i can see is 250km far away dang.
help pleaz.

SKassam · Aug 8, 2007

gilbreen said:
I, too, use the $5.99 plan with Tmo USA (using the Tmo proxy) and cannot get weather udpates over GPRS - only over ActiveSync or WiFi.

I am on the Unlimited T-Mobile internet plan and I also cannot get the weather to update!

Shamim

boxermansr · Aug 8, 2007

stupid question, but is there any way to change it from celcius to farenheiht (or however you spell it).

Thanks

MJRL · Aug 9, 2007

MJRL said:
I couldnt get mine to work

I've tried both metodes, i see the page info in IE but i cant get my city to work.

XML file edited
<city name="Fig. da Foz, PT" loca="EUR|PT|PO007|FIGUEIRA%20DA%20FOZ" land="Portugal"/>

N2A could you test this city and see if it works please?
Thanks

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