Hmmm.... I'm having a strange problem. I've installed everything as instructed (using the pop-up menu script), and the problem I'm having is that the URL is not being pasted into OM4. The URL page opens (via script) but pastes nothing into the field and then closes the URL page. So, it seems like on my Vox (WM6, new ROM) the cut'n'pasting bit isn't working properly.

Wondering if the new ROM is the culprit (never tried this on the original ROM) or do I need VITO's cut'n'paste application installed?

Any info greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon

By the way, I got too aggressive with the OC speeds and I lost everything. Every time it booted up, it hung immediately. After about 10 attempts at trying to halt the OC during boot, it decided to hard-reset itself and I lost everything I'd done on the phone. It's now back to OEM install.

BUMMER! What's the highest safe speed people have found to be reliable on their VOX's?

I do have Sprite Backup and I'm doing a restore now, but it's from 2 months ago. At least it's something, and I hope it works...

Jon

Hi. Great app! So, question: Is this just like a "skin" (or front-end GUI) for TPC? Or do I need to run Vox-OC in my startup applications and have it running all the time? Or is a one-and-done app once the numbers are set?

And, can you note what you changed in the latest version? Changelogs are always appreciated.

Any info appreciated...

Thanks,
Jon

Cyberdude... that's awesome dude!

Looking forward to it. Esp since the 'demo' above isn't installing on my Vox for some reason. (?)

re: schedule.. that's key! My suggestion would be to enable it to kick off once every hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, once a day, and weekdays or every day. I personally would pick every 4 hours for weekdays only.

AWESOME! Thanks, and here's to hoping it's a faulty demo!

That is great news, thanks. What are you basing this info from? Official specs for the components?

228mhz is safe. Been running it in the "full power/Power_On.lnk" mode for months with no problems.

I just got a docking station for my Vox, and now that it's standing up while charging at home, I would like the LCD screen to always remain "on" so that I can quickly glance to see if I have any missed calls or voicemails as I walk by.

I can set my PhoneAlarm SP to make this happen, but I am concerned about the lifespan of the backlight. I used to do with with my little Nokia 6230 for years and never had a problem. Just wanted to get sense from the experts here -- am I risking the lifespan of my LCD by keeping the backlight ON for 20 or so hours each day?

Any info appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon

Thanks newjohnny... but this is not the WM5 version. It's the older version for PocketPC 2003 and older. It does not work on my WM6 Vox.

I've seen an OEM case available online, but have no idea how easy/difficult it is to install.

Any idea if those of us in the USA can get HTC to 'repair/replace' the case?

Fixed the spelling, folks. Idle is now spelled properly. Thanks for the feedback, and glad to help.

Also, updated the guide to talk about unlocking the phone before it'll work, and the lack of need to install both omap and tornado.

Jon

I was really looking forward to the S730, but I am less interested now for the following reasons:

• It's larger and heavier. The S710 is already quite heavy and thick. S730 is heavier and thicker (and taller)
• The design seems like a step back in elegance. It looks more like a candy bar brick and has a less sculpted/high-end look as the S710. The S710 is attractive, and people who see it like how it looks.

However, the upgraded CPU and 3G are KILLER features that I want to have in my pocket! So, a tricky situation. I was really hoping that HTC would be able to add 3G and better CPU in a THINNER, LIGHTER device!

Jon

FYI and FWIW, the advice in this thread WORKED. So, for those who were told that they have to hard reset the Vox to get bluetooth/ActiveSync working, this is no longer true. THANKS MUCH!

Now, onto my next question -- how to automatically launch an ActiveSync connection on a regular basis? I'm stunned that the ActiveSync PC application doesn't provide this service, but since it doesn't, it looks like the Vox will need to take on the responsibility.

I've already created a script that initiates a bluetooth ActiveSync connection from the Vox, but what I'm missing is some kind of tool that will launch this script (.lnk file) every x hours on weekdays. I do own PhoneAlarm SP, but I'm not exactly sure that's the right tool for this situation.

Any info appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon

Get whatever you want. But when you overclock the S710 it becomes much more usable.

Good news. It does work. It was hell finding the info online to make it work, though. Sure, the info is out there, but you'd need to already be a smartphone wiz to figure it out. So, let me try to put it in English and spell out all the steps.

Here's what you need:

tornado power control application (available here)
The omapclock application that you'll also need should already be bundled in the above tornado power control app, but just in case it's not, you can get it here.

And, make sure your phone is "application unlocked" otherwise the tornado power control app won't run (you'll get a "Can't Map I/O" error).

Download the CAB file for Tornado (and omapclock if need be) and install like you would any application. That means copying them to your S710 via bluetooth or ActiveSync, and then running them on your phone to start the application setup process.

Now you need to link the two together. How? Well, the nature of the tornado control application is to launch files based on internal phone events. In this situation, the way to do this is to create "link" filetypes that instantiate omapclock with command line variables to set the appropriate CPU speed.

As a result, you need to create 3 link-type files (.lnk) in the same directory as the tornado application on your S710:


(the first line is the file name, and the 2nd line is exactly what I typed in notepad on my PC before saving the file as a .lnk file):

Power_On.lnk
40#"\Program Files\TornadoPowerControl\OmapClock.exe" -clock 252

Power_Backlightoff.lnk
40#"\Program Files\TornadoPowerControl\OmapClock.exe" -clock 186

Power_UserIdle.lnk
40#"\Program Files\TornadoPowerControl\OmapClock.exe" -clock 186


Once these .lnk files are saved on your PC, you can use ActiveSync or bluetooth to move the files to the \Program Files\TornadoPowerControl directory. Once there, you're almost ready to go...

You also need to create a link file type (I call the file TPC.lnk) and put it in the windows/startup folder so that Tornado Power Control loads automatically upon boot.

Here is my TPC.lnk file contents:
43#"\Program Files\load.exe" -hide "\Program Files\TornadoPowerControl\TornadoPowerControl.exe" bright hide

Note that I'm using a program called "load.exe" (available here) that I simply copied to my /program files/ folder - this is optional, but it makes TPC application run in the background and not show up in task manager (which makes the overclocking even more invisible to the user). Actually, this doesn't always work (since I sometimes see Tornado in task manager), but it's still a nice concept.

Hope this helps.
Jon

With the lack of availability of BTAutoSync WM5 (the author seems to have dropped off the face of the earth), I am now at a loss as to how to get my HTC S710 WM6 device to automatically sync up with my PC's AutoSync at regular intervals throughout the day.

I had a Nokia 6230 for the past 3 years that did this, and now that I've "upgraded" to WM6, I now have to go through 5 keypresses to sync with my PC via bluetooth. This is crazy.

So, are there any other applications or configurations that would enable me to establish an autosync process in WM6 every 1,2,4,8,12, or 24 hours?

I own PhoneAlarm SP... could I use this at all to instantiate this process?

Any info appreciated!
Thanks,
Jon

A shame that it looks like the author of this app (version 0.0.5) no longer supports or even sells this app.

Does anyone who has WM5.0 still exist? Can you share the app since it's no longer for sale or supported by the author?

I would really like to have an app like this. I'd also pay for it, but if paying for it is no longer possible, then I'd at least get a copy of it.

Since there is precious little direct instructions on what these 3 files need to be, I'm going to post my 3 files here (first line is the file name, and the 2nd line is exactly what I typed in notepad before saving the file as a .lnk):

Power_On.lnk
60#"\Program Files\TornadoPowerControl\OmapClock.exe" -clock 252

Power_Backlightoff.lnk
40#"\Program Files\TornadoPowerControl\OmapClock.exe" -clock 186

Power_UserIdel.lnk
40#"\Program Files\TornadoPowerControl\OmapClock.exe" -clock 186


Once these .lnk files are on your PC, you can use ActiveSync or bluetooth to move the files to the \Program Files\TornadoPowerControl directory. Once there, you're almost ready to go...

You also need to create a link file type (I call the file TPC.lnk) and put it in the windows/startup folder so that Tornado Power Control loads automatically upon boot.

Here is my TPC.lnk:
43#"\Program Files\load.exe" -hide "\Program Files\TornadoPowerControl\TornadoPowerControl.exe" bright hide

Note that I'm using a program called "load.exe" - this is optional, but it makes TPC run in the background and not show up in task manager (which makes the overclocking even more invisible to the user).

Hope this helps.
Jon

I quickly and easily removed mine, and it's all for the better. I charge every night, so it's actually better to remove it!

However, my rubber for my MicroSD card has gotten a bit too big as well, and it frequently dislodges. How can I make it "the right size" again?

Any hope or prayer for a dismantling guide for the HTC Vox / S710?

Sorry about that... let me be more specific: My Vox finally shows "ActiveSync" as a service on the list of bluetooth services (this is the first time ever, thanks to your registry suggestions).

However, the wheel on the ActiveSync application on my PC never turns green and actually connects to the phone. So, while the PC has a bluetooth connection, and the Vox now sees ActiveSync service from the PC, the ActiveSync application itself is still not noticing the phone. I do have the right port set (Com Port 6) which matches my bluetooth stack Com port setting of 6.

Hopefully this clarifies the situation. Thanks again for the help.

Jon

I took a guess and set initialized as a binary and set to 0. The good news; ActiveSync service now shows up on my Vox! Thanks!!

The bad news is that I still cannot get ActiveSync to sync up using Bluetooth. I even deleted the device in ActiveSync and then added it again. Still nothing. It does not recognize my Vox, even with BT and discovery set to ON.

Any other suggestions? The laptop does indicate that the ActiveSync service is being "accessed" (I have it set to notify me), so all that part is working. My Serial Port and ActiveSync ports match (port 6) as well.

Any info appreciated. I feel that I'm much closer now, though...

Jon

Thanks Ombre! One question... my registry doesn't have an 'initialized' entry. If I create this entry in ActiveSync, what kind of entry is it? Binary, text, DWORD?

Thanks,
Jon

I've tried every possible solution (including every tutorial listed here: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=449), but I am simply unable to ActiveSync via bluetooth between my HTC vox and any of my three PCs.

My situation:

• ActiveSync works just fine via USB
• Bluetooth works just fine with the phone explorer and sending files to/from PC and Vox
• Tried Broadcom and Microsoft bluetooth stacks (and a 3rd party stack w/bluetooth dongle)
• Tried adding serial bluetooth ports hundreds of times
• Tried removing all bluetooth devices on my Vox and starting fresh several times

But I've never been able to use ActiveSync to sync calendar and contacts via Bluetooth. The problem lies in what "services" are available to the Vox in the connection settings on the phone -- all I get is "hands free" and "serial port"... never "ActiveSync." So, my Vox never "sees" the ActiveSync connection type from my PC for some reason.

The only thing I haven't tried yet is a hard reset. But I really don't want to do that because I've put so much work into tailoring my Vox to-date.

So, before I go the hard reset route as a last ditch attempt to solve this problem, I wanted to throw this out there to see if any of the super-smart people here had any advice that might help!

Thanksin advance,
Jon

That's the one. They are very slow communicators at this store. They have no 'disassembly' instructions either. Still, if someone has the guts to try it (and document it with photos!) you'd probably be a VoxHero to many of us.

Jon