Excalibur FAQ

habe das hier gefunden und "parke" es einfach mal hier, da das Original von hier: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcsfg6kw_43fbtzm
nicht besonders gut lesbar ist.
Der ursprüngliche Thread (Version 2.1)ist hier zu finden : http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...6&page=1&pp=15

Danke an alle, die daran mitgewirkt haben und werden:top:

Werde es evtl. auszugsweise auch auf deutsch übersetzen, wenn ich mal Zeit habe.

Ich finde es für den Anfang sehr hilfreich, auch wenn der Dash eine abweichende Firmware hat (XT9, Brandings usw.)


T-Mobile Dash (HTC S620) FAQ (Version 3.1)
Updated: 11/12/2006 by rf12/T-Will

Thank you to everyone at HowardForums.com, this thread at Qusers.com and XDA-Developers for all the tips and tweaks listed here!

IMPORTANT! Editing your Windows Registry can render your device unstable and may require you to reset it. Always back up your registry.
The first thing you should do is application-unlock your phone in order to be able to change certain parts of the registry and install and run certain programs.


Application-Unlock
http://surrealnetworks.com/mpx/AppUnlockReg.htm]SurrealNetworks Application Unlock
1. Download the cab at http://surrealnetworks.com/mpx/AppUnlockReg.htm and run it.
2. Soft reset (restart the phone).
3. You should now be able to edit the registry without restrictions and install and run any applications.

SDA Full Application Unlock - This program should also application unlock your phone


FYI:
- The Dash has no Infra-red and no Dial-Up Networking Bluetooth profile.
- The Camera Shutter Sound can be turned off directly in the Camera Applcation (Left softkey -> Press Down -> Press Left (should be on the "Advanced" page) -> Scroll down to "Shutter Sound" and set to off).
- To delete the contents of any field in any app on the Dash, press the <- key next to the Red Button and below the right Soft key.
- If you care/want, the HTC T-Mobile Dash manual is http://www.america.htc.com/support/docs/T-Mobile_Dash_User_Manual.pdf]here
- Extra Memory: the Dash uses Micro SD cards and accepts modules of up to 2GB. Check www.dealstobuy.com , www.techbargains.com , www.buy.com, www.dealwatcher.biz (thank you hoopsbwc34 for the link)....etc for deals.
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What if something goes wrong, can I reset the Dash to its out-of-the box state?
Yes.
- Press Start -> Accessories -> Clear Storage, press enter to launch, you will be prompted to type "1234" and to press Enter. If you do this you will lose all contents and the Dash will be restored to its original configuration. It takes about 5 minutes for it do this and reboot.

- If you are locked up and can't get to the Clear Storage utility, turn the phone off; hold down the two softkey menu select buttons (above the home and <- buttons); press power on while still holding the buttons down and follow the prompts on the screen. Timing is critical on the latter option, so if you miss it once, try again.

1. Press and hold soft1 and soft2 keys.
2. Press and hold power button for around 1 to 1.5 seconds. Release power button. Keep holding soft1 and soft2 keys.
3. Instructions will be displayed and prompt the user to press '0' key to reset to factory default.
4. Press '0' within the timeout period (which is only several seconds).
5. If no instruction is shown on the screen, repeat steps 1 to 4.
The timing is critical.

Let us know if it still is that way with the S620/Dash. I would be surprised if it wasn't. It is set-up that way on the 3125/Qtek 8500/smartflip as I just did it yesterday.

- If completely frozen and everything fails on the Software side, Remove the battery, wait 15-20 seconds, put it back in and boot up.


Applications

Communication
SMS Threader - Threaded SMS like on the Treo (Free)
Yahoo! Go - Makes it easy to upload your photos to your yahoo account, Check your yahoo mail, etc. (Free)

Documents and Spreadsheets
Ptab - Edits Excel spreadsheets

Games
Smoresoft Sudoku - Soduku game (Free)

Multimedia
BTadio - Redirects all audio to a Bluetooth headset (Free)
CoolCamera and CoolCapture - This is good! CoolCamera is to use your WM Smartphone (including the Dash) or PPC as a WiFi/USB/ Bluetooth Web Cam, camera and video recorder! Works with PC only. Cool Camera is $17.90. Can be used unregistered for up to 25 seconds every time. This Works with Skype (tested it), and supposedly with any other Video chat program on PC.
Resco Photo Viewer - View photos, store them in albums, slide show feature, fax viewer, and screen capture
SiriusWM5 - Sirius satellite radio (Free)
TCPMP - Better for movies and music than WMP10 (Free)

News, Weather, Maps, and Misc
Fizz Traveller/Fizz Weather - Shows weather supporting 58,000 cities
Google Maps Mobile - Take the power of Google Maps with you on your mobile phone
Métro - Public transport guide that supports over 350 cities worldwide
SurrealNetworks SDA Applications - Many misc applications and utilities that also work on the Dash
Virtual Earth Mobile - Displays maps and satellite photography, and locates businesses by name or category within a geographical area (data is from MSN Virtual Earth)
Map4PDA - Work with or without a Bluetooth GPS module. Requires a EDGE or WiFi connection. Great and Free.

Personal Information Management (Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Notes)
Agenda One - Calendar, tasks, and contacts management
eWallet - Password manager and digital wallet
Extreme Agenda - Better contact and calendar management
FlexWallet - Password manager and digital wallet
List Pro - Compile lists of all sorts of things
Oxios ToDo List - Task list replacement Comments
PhatNotes - Sync with outlook or stand alone desktop application
Papyrus - Calendar, tasks, and contacts management
Pocket Informant for Smartphones - Calendar, tasks, and contacts management (rebranded SBSH Papyrus)
Smartphone Notes - Syncs with Outlook Notes
SplashID - Password/Important information manager
VITO AudioNotes - Record to your Smartphone phone calls, voice notes, lectures, interviews, negotiations or anything else you like in MP3 or WAV formats
Bankarama - Banking Program. Thank you shivers316 on this thread

Utilities
Automatic Keylock - Locks keyboard, clock screen saver, notifications of events
DontForget - Customize the LED blinking and notifications when a reminder/MMS/Email is received Discussion
Gentimer - All-in-one’alarm, timer, stopwatch, world clock application
JogBar T-Mobile Dash - JogBar utility (SetJogBar) - Allows JOGGR customization and disables XT9 input (has a bug where XT9 is still enabled when first opening a program).
PHM Registry Editor - Registry editor to "Tweak" your smartphone (Free)
SKTools Smartphone Edition - Clean up and uninstaller (Free)
sDown - Download any file over the internet regardless of file extension (Free)
VITO CopyPaste - Add cut/copy/paste capability
WM5torage - Turns your Smartphone into a USB 1.0 memory card reader
Personal Mobile Recorder - Record your phone calls. Free but accepts Donations. Please spring up, this guys also made the JOGBar app (See below)
SmartSS - To take screen-shots. Free.
Dash Weather - Free. Thank you to the author Shaft1978 (see his thread).
SSH Client - Free. Mentioned in this thread.
How to run PocketDOS on your Dash - DOS Games/ Apps on your Dash.

Programming FAQ

1. What do I need to get started programming for WM5 Smartphone?
- A good start would be to get a LICENSED copy of Visual Studio 2005. It MUST licensed to develop mobile applications. The Express

Editions will not work. (*cough* torrents *cough*)
- Once you have VS2005, download the

WM5

Smartphone SDK from Microsoft, the

Smartphone

Landscape Emulator Image from Microsoft, and the Motorola Q plugin from

developer.motorola.com and install them.

2. How do I use the Moto Q skin with the landscape image file?
- Open VS2005, Tools -> Options -> Device Tools -> Devices. Select Moto Q as the default.
- Create a new solution and select Mobile Devices -> Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone. Once inside the solution, check in the top left corner in

the toolbar and make sure Moto Q is selected.

3. What language should I program in?
- This is totally up to you. I see C# to be the easiest, but VB.NET works too. I would not recommend C++ to a beginner. It is extremely difficult

to develop mobile applications with it. However, they all do work as long as the phone has .NET 2.0 CF installed.

4. I am getting some weird error when I try to run my program!
- There can be many reasons why it isn't working, but if you can run the program in the emulator, but not your phone, make sure .NET 2.0 CF

is installed on your phone. If it is and you still get the error, reinstall it.


Audio and Ringtones

Ringtones and Alarms
Ongoing thread here.

- Add .mp3, .wav, .mid files to \Application Data\Sounds\
They will then show up in Start -> Settings -> Sounds for you to use as a ring tone or other notification.

- T-Will came up with an excellent idea for the ones who need a "spoken/voice" ring tone
Visit AT&T Natural Voice Technolgy, type the text, listen to it and download when

satisfied, download in .wav format to your computer for you to copy to the Dash (via ActiveSync, Bluetooth, or other) and save in \Application

Data\Sounds\
This way could create a personalized alert for incoming calls, new e-mails, text messages, etc...

- More free ring tones here (the MP3 Music type). Thank you Simon the author

of that thread for doing all that work.

Change Sound Profiles Easily
Press and hold the # key.

Phantom Alarm Bug
There is a reported issue of multiple alarms going off even though the

alarm is turned off in Settings. There is no known permanent fix at this point.

Phantom alarms can be cleaned up by following these instructions:

1. Load SKTools Smartphone Edition (Clean up and uninstaller utility)
2. Select View -> Maintenance -> Notifications Queue
3. Scroll to the bottom of the list and you should see multiple entries already checked for “Clock.exe” (these are the "phantom alarms" in the

notification queue).
4. Select Action -> Delete marked
5. Do a soft reset (turn off then back on).

[b]Redirect Audio to a Bluetooth Headset[/url]
BTadio - Redirects all audio to a Bluetooth headset (Free)


T-Mobile Branding Hardware and Software Modifications

Remove the logo/branding from the Dash facade (if you really cannot stand it).
Warning! These methods may discolor the area where the logo has been removed from and leaves scratches. Use at your own

risk!
http://www.instructables.com/id/EFHU...2SMP/?ALLSTEPS
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1032868


How to remove the T-Mobile Start-up and Shut-off animations/images/Sounds.
See this thread
With Total Commander installed, navigate to
HKLM>software>HTC>where you found a startup and shutdown key, edit and empty each
then go to
HKLM\System\Shutdown\2 and changing "Splash" value to "None." Same in HKLM\System\Startup\2, as well as changing the "Duration"

value in there to "0."
Reboot. You should notice a quicker shut down and only have a 2-3 seconds static T-Mobile image before the Green MS Push screen, then

straight on to the Home Screen.


Home Screens

Home screens designed for the Q work on the Dash!
See this Qusers thread.
Some cool home screens by KOOLdezine
and here from Kleinweder
this is to supplement with a Google "Q Home screens" search :-)


Internet and Networking Tweaks

Unlimited internet with the $5.99 T-MobileWeb service
The $29.99/month T-Mobile Total Internet package is not required to have unlimited internet access on the Dash, instead the $5.99

T-MobileWeb service is all you need. Note the following limitations to the T-MobileWeb internet service:

1. The internet applications on your device will need to have an option to specify a connection to a proxy server, if it doesn't have this option

then the application most likely will not be able to access the internet.

2. The following applications will not work over T-MobileWeb: MSN Messenger, Agile Messenger (without the proxy option), some streaming

media, Hotmail, Pocket MSN, and Java applications.

To setup the internet connection over T-MobileWeb follow these instructions:

1. Add the $5.99 T-MobileWeb service to your current voice plan (it may take up to 72 hours to activate, but typically takes less than 24

hours).

2. Follow the below instructions to setup the Dash:

1. Add the T-MobileWeb (T-Zones) Proxy Connection
Start Menu -> Settings -> Connections -> Proxy -> Menu -> Add

Description: T-Zones Proxy
Connects from: WAP Network
Connects to: The Internet
Proxy (name : port): 216.155.165.50:8080
Type: HTTP
User name: <blank>
Password: <blank>

Press Done.

2. Configure the Existing Data Connection
Start Menu -> Settings -> Connections -> GPRS -> T-Mobile Data -> Menu -> Edit

Connects to: WAP Network
Access point: wap.voicestream.com
User name: <blank>
Password: <blank>
Primary DNS: 0.0.0.0
Secondary DNS: 0.0.0.0
IP address: <blank>

Press Done.

3. Configure Pocket Internet Explorer
Start Menu -> Internet Explorer -> Menu -> Tools -> Options -> Connections

Uncheck "Automatically detect settings".
Select Network: The Internet (Must be set to "The Internet" to work over WiFi. Try "WAP Network" if you're having trouble over the

EDGE/GPRS connection)

Press Done.

4. Configure Messaging (follow these steps for POP or IMAP email accounts that have been manually setup)
Start Menu -> Messaging -> Highlight your email account -> Menu -> Settings -> Press Next twice

Select Network: WAP Network

Press Next three times then Finish.

Unlimited Internet With the $19.99 Blackberry Service
1. Login to my.t-mobile.com.
2. Change your device to a Blackberry (this will allow you to select the Blackberry service in the next step).
3. Go to "Plans and Services" and sign up for the Blackberry service.
4. That's it! You should now have access to unlimited internet (minus the HotSpots).


Using the Dash as a USB/Bluetooth Modem to access the internet on your computer
Where is DUN on the Dash? Gone (in all WM 5.0 AKU3 devices by the way). Enters: PAN.
Menneisyys has done a great write-up here. Thank you!


JOGGR and Keyboard

Enable the JOGGR
This will disable it as a volume control, and enable it as the default JOGGR functions (back, scroll, email).
Use JogBar T-Mobile Dash - JogBar utility (SetJogBar).
-or-
Edit: HKCU\ControlPanel\JogBar\Settings\SwitchToAudioFun c to 0

Remap the JOGGR Keys
Bottom JOGGR "Button"

HKCU\ControlPanel\JogBar\Settings\BottomKeyApplica tionName (replace with app of your choice)
and
HK_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JobBar\Settings\Botto mKeyAppParameter (leave empty)

Top JOGGR "Button"
HK_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JobBar\Settings\TopKe yApplicationName (ditto)
and
HK_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JobBar\Settings\TopKe yAppParameter (ditto)

Remapping Keys and Text Input

How To Edit the Keyboard Link
1. Download Vieka WordPad.
2. Sync your phone to your PC.
3. Run CE Notepad on your computer and open any of the following files:
T-Zones Button: "\Windows\Short_IE.lnk"

***Second Method if you have Total Commander, this can be done on the Dash directly.
Navigate to \Windows\Short_IE.lnk
Edit it (to one of the suggestions below for instance), save and reboot.

Recommended Remaps
CommManager: 36#"\windows\CommManager.exe"
Task Manager: 19#\Windows\IA_Task_Manager.exe?:TaskManagerApp
Internet Explorer: 36#"\windows\iexplore.exe"

Switch Text Input Mode (XT9 English, ABC)
The Dash defaults to the XT9 input method, in order to change the input method for an application follow these instructions. Note, after a

restart the Dash will default back to XT9, and at this time there is no known setting to make ABC the default text input method.
Press Alt+Space in each app.
This key sequence doesn't seem to stick throughout the system so it needs to be done for each application separatley.

Input the Alternate Symbol/Letter Easily
Press and hold any key to input its alternate symbol/letter.

For Example:
If you want the !, press and hold the M key until it shows up.
If you want the ?, press and hold the H key until it shows up.
and so on...this works with any of the keys.

NOTE: This only works on the T-Mo Branded Dash! Does not work on the HTC S620

FYI: Keyboard Mappings in Pocket Internet Explorer
2 (E) = Up
8 (C) = Down
to scroll up or down quickly while browsing.

Speed Dial attributes work for Contacts and Programs
Highlight a contact, press right softkey (Menu) and choose Add Speed dial. You can then chose a non-already-used number between 0 and

99.
Same method for programs! Go to Start -> Highlight an app and press menu -> As Above.

Phone Calls and SMS

Change the Dial and In-Call Screen Background
1. Copy \Windows\BackgroundImage_Land.bmp and \Windows\_BackgroundImage_Land.bmp to your PC or a backup folder in case you want

to restore these in the future.
2. Make images with dimensions of 320 x 186 with the same names as the files above above.
3. Copy the new images back to the \Windows\ folder and overwrite the old files.

Shut Off or change volume of the Beep that Occurs When a Call Is Initiated
1. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\InC all2
2. Change String/Value InitVol to 0 to silence, to any other value to change its volume.

Quick Speakerphone During Call
1. Hold the green call button

Call Waiting Alert Volume (when already in a call)
You can adjust this in Start -> Settings -> Accessibility

How to Delete all SMS (text messages)
There is a sort of easy way to delete all texts. Go to the text message account and then hit menu and go to Folders, then in that screen hit

menu again and go to Manage Folders. Now you can select the folder hit menu and clear test messages should be an option. Took me a little

while to find this one out.


Smartphone FAQ's

Does the Dash have Word/Excel?
No. Windows Mobile Smartphone Edition does not include the Office Apps. However, the Dash is capable of viewing Office formatted files

thanks to a few apps which come with the device (found in Start -> Applications).

Does the Dash (Smartphone) have a notes application?
No, a third-party notes application such as Smartphone Notes or

Phatnotes Smartphone Edition must be used. Both of these also support

syncing with Outlook Notes.

I'm trying to delete/move a shortcut from the Start Menu, but after I soft reset my phone the shortcut is back!
The shortcut keeps reappearing because it exists in ROM, therefore, it can't be permanently deleted. Follow these instructions to keep it

from showing on the Start Menu:
1. Use a third-party file manager such as Resco Explorer.
2. Navigate to the \Windows\Start Menu\ folder.
3. Select the shortcut and open the Properties screen for that shortcut.
4. Check the "Hidden" check box.
5. Soft reboot your phone.
6. The shortcut should now be gone from the Start Menu.


System Tweaks

FYI: Overview of the Dash/Windows Mobile 5.0 Memory Management
here.

After performing these registry hacks or mods, you will need to restart your device for them to take effect.

Please understand that modifying the registry can result in complete damage to your phone, do not modify the registry if you are not

comfortable doing so. These hacks are just that, hacks, they are not guaranteed to produce the same results on all phones. Modify your

registry at your own risk. We do not take any responsibility for these hacks.

Change Start Menu to List View Instead of Large Icon View
1. Navigate to \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shell\StartM enu
2a. Change the GridView value to 0 if you want list view.
2b. Change the GridView value to 1 if you want grid (large icon) view.

Remove "Set Up My E-mail" Shortcut (or any shortcut in ROM) From the Start Menu
These instructions will hide any shortcut that's in ROM.
1. Use a third-party file manager such as Resco Explorer.
2. Navigate to the \Windows\Start Menu\ folder.
3. Select the shortcut and open the Properties screen.
4. Check the "Hidden" check box.
5. Soft reboot your phone.
6. The shortcut should now be gone from the Start Menu.

Increase System Performance
Go here for an explanation and

discussion of the speed tweak.
Follow these 2 registry hacks to increase system performance:

1. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI\GLYPHCACHE\
2. Changed limit from 16384 to 32768

Warning, the following tweak is NOT recommended and may cause problems writing tasks or other data to the file system.

See this post for details.

1. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS
2. Changed - CacheSize to 4096


Dash and Mac OS X

Several users have reported here and

here that the Dash will Sync with no problem with all your apps/info in

Mac OS X thanks to MissingSync by Mark Space and that using the

Dash as a modem (Tether) doesn't work.

Some crack this one please.


Email and Exchange (Push Technology)

How do I check my emails more often than the minimum "15 minutes" offered by the Dash? Can the Dash retrieve my emails a la

Blackberry?
Push those emails! here
There are several companies/web sites offering free or inexpensive Microsoft Exchange Servers to use with the Dash or any other device

supporting Push technology.
Here is one I can vouch for: Mail2web Live - There are two types of accounts: 1) "Free" or 2) "$1.99/month"

account.
1. Free - Use this account if you don't mind having the email that you reply to from the Dash look like it's coming from

yourname@mail2web.com address.
2. $1.99/month - Use this account if you prefer to keep your own email address when replying to email on your Dash. This also gives you

SMTP and POP3 access if you want to check the email received in your mail2web account on your PC with a mail client.

Others have also mentioned this offer.

Here is another thread related to Exchange.

How to also Sync your Sent Items Folders (Save Sent Items is selected but Sent Items is Empty)
Assuming your settings are already in place for Outlook/Exchange/POP3 accounts:
1. Press Start -> Messaging -> Outlook email (or any Other E-Mail Account you want to fix) press enter (central button) -> Menu
-> Choose: 3 Folders -> Menu -> Choose: 2 Manage Folders

2. Once there scroll down to Sent Items and you should see on the right key, Sync, press it and your Sent Items will from now on, sync with

Exchange or your other email accounts (meaning your sent email will be remembered and stored in Sent Items).

googlemail With All Features (Report Spam, ability to label email, etc.) on the Dash (or any Windows Smartphone)
1. On your PC login to your googlemail account.
2. On the bottom of the page click "basic HTML".
3. Type the address (URL) from your PC's browser into the Internet Explorer Address Bar on your Dash and select Go.
4. Once your googlemail account opens, add it to your Favorites, then use this link in the future if you want to access googlemail with all features.


LOOKING for the following

- Mac users to come up with their findings and comments.
- In one week, we cracked the essential elements of the Dash. The main project left to tackle is Bluetooth and USB tethering for for PC and

Mac.
- How to change the keys assigned to unlocking the keypad (*). This arises as an issue in particular for the lefties. I suppose Space bar or

the Right Menu Key would be good replacements.
- How to disable XT9 permanently!
- A way to re-enable DUN under WM AUK3. It seems it wasn't removed just disabled.

Hi,

ich hoffe du findest Zeit genug um das oben zu übersetzten Hilfreich ist es allemal. :top: