I'm new to Android with my myTouch, but I'm no stranger to mobile "hacking" being that I own a Tytn, Touch Pro, Touch Pro 2, and HD2. Is there an app or registry edit that'll give me a reset button of any sort? Preferably on in the "Phone Options" menu on a power key long press.
Thanx
sino8r said:
vol down+power+center optical trackball with give you an instant reboot.
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Nothing that I know of but there's an app called "Quick Boot" that will present you with an option to reboot but only within itself, not on the long press.
All the other Android phones I've had you could hit Alt + Shift + backspace for an instant reboot, but for some reason doesn't work on the Slide. Not sure if there's a quick key combo for a reboot.
If you're rooted, maybe using Better Cut to create a shortcut for a terminal command to reboot? I could never figure out how to use Better Cut to do that though.
vol down+power+center optical trackball with give you an instant reboot.
If you are rooted, just use better terminal emulator andtype the comand "reboot" or "reboot recovery"
good to know, thanks!
sino8r said:
vol down+power+center optical trackball with give you an instant reboot.
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Ah thank you! I knew it had to exist. I just don't like reading instructions.
Woot!
Thanx gang.
sino8r said:
vol down+power+center optical trackball with give you an instant reboot.
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+1! Thank you ive tried every combo i could think of but i didnt think of using the mouse button in any of them! thanks!!
@OP, this thread should be renamed to something like "Hardware key combo to reboot Slide" so others can find it easier...
i foresee alot of new threads asking the same question that's already been answered here....lol
-BMFC
sure, no problem. my karma points are rising now, lol!
Hey!
bmfc187 said:
+1! Thank you ive tried every combo i could think of but i didnt think of using the mouse button in any of them! thanks!!
@OP, this thread should be renamed to something like "Hardware key combo to reboot Slide" so others can find it easier...
i foresee alot of new threads asking the same question that's already been answered here....lol
-BMFC
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Noted broseph
Edit: How do I accomplish this...? lol
just go to the first page of the thread and edit your original post...change the title in the title box, then add a quote from whoever posted the key combo to the first post so everyone can plainly see it...thanks!
-BMFC
Woot!
bmfc187 said:
just go to the first page of the thread and edit your original post...change the title in the title box, then add a quote from whoever posted the key combo to the first post so everyone can plainly see it...thanks!
-BMFC
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done and DONE brohamlets, thanx
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On the G1 you could hold down the call+Menu+hangup and it would reboot.
Is there a hidden key combo for the Vibrant? Normally I either shutdown and then restart or I use Terminal and type "reboot"
Anyways if anybody knows please speak up. I reboot now and then tinkering.
been wondering the same thing!
Press and hold Power button long enough /in my case more then 10 seconds/
Gad13 said:
Press and hold Power button long enough /in my case more then 10 seconds/
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Hey thanks. It was kinda like 8 seconds for me, but whos counting.
I have not found one.. Although if you search the Market there is a "quickboot" app, you can make a shortcut on your homescreen and with a click of the icon it reboots.
This is the best alternate to it...
I hold down the volume buttons [up and down] while the phone is off. Boot up and wait for it.
^ he is talking about rebooting, not recovery.
Thanks for the tip kizer/gad13.. I added it to the sticky.
Yeah thanks for adding it to the sticky. I was going to follow up with another PM to you to make sure if there is a mention to who discovered it, it would go to Gad13 since well he told me. LOL
updated it, thanks guys.
BergInc said:
I have not found one.. Although if you search the Market there is a "quickboot" app, you can make a shortcut on your homescreen and with a click of the icon it reboots.
This is the best alternate to it...
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Agree. This is what I do as well. Except I don't have a shortcut because I might accidentally click it.
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BergInc said:
I have not found one.. Although if you search the Market there is a "quickboot" app, you can make a shortcut on your homescreen and with a click of the icon it reboots.
This is the best alternate to it...
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ya but it says your phone has to be rooted to use that app.
Is there a way to disable the hardware buttons (home, search, back, menu) on the gtab? I find myself hitting them when I don't want to.
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Button remapper app.
In fact, here it is.
Thanks for the link, goodintentions. It installed and opens up great.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to figure out how to use this app to actually disable the hardware buttons on the Gtab. I'm running Vegan b5.1 (with supplement) and Clymsyn's kernel v6.
I've tried setting their state to 'none' and that didn't work... also tried searching the 'action' dropdown for a 'disable' or 'none' entry, but couldn't find one.
Any guidance would be appreciated, thanks.
You dont need to change the states, only the actions. Set it to Focus for all the home/search/back/menu you see. If you mess something up, it should allow you to restore the keys after you reboot
TyIsOwned said:
You dont need to change the states, only the actions. Set it to Focus for all the home/search/back/menu you see. If you mess something up, it should allow you to restore the keys after you reboot
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This worked! Thank you very much.
Gregsterman said:
This worked! Thank you very much.
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Button remapper works great when pared with button Savior. It gives you a placable tab that when touched brings up back, home, menu and search buttons. Really handy.
Oh and I remapped my gtabs buttons to be a dpad. It really helps when selecting links online.
Disable hardware buttons
Hi all, I downloaded the app, installed and set buttons to focus.
No joy, none at all.
Using Honeycomb, could this be the issue?
Or, does anyone know any other solution?
TyIsOwned said:
You dont need to change the states, only the actions. Set it to Focus for all the home/search/back/menu you see. If you mess something up, it should allow you to restore the keys after you reboot
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That worked pretty good. Them buttons were driving me nuts would always hit them when i didnt want to.
chubb16 said:
That worked pretty good. Them buttons were driving me nuts would always hit them when i didnt want to.
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can you tell me which file should I edit to do this?
How do I set a button mapping to "None"? My "back" button is faulty, i want to turn it off completely. Is there a way?
Found this on another forum...
Here's ORIGINAL post (sorry for lack of hyperlinks, still too new apparently to post outside links):
droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x2-hacks/28061-boot-into-stock-recovery.html
Another link:
droidforums.net/forum/droid-x2-hacks/151092-instructions-boot-into-recovery-dx2.html
•Power down
•Power up holding the power button and the down arrow at the same time and keep holding. You will see it say something to the effect of "Fast Boot." Now you can release.
•Press the down arrow until you get to "Launch (or boot) into Android Recovery" or something to that effect. (Roughly about 7 presses).
•Press BOTH the up and down arrow simultaneously. It will load the next window we all know.
•Now press the up AND down arrows again. Now it will put you into the menu screen.
•Up and down arrows are still used to scroll. Your power button is your "enter" or "select" key.
Ok I can confirm this does work, I tried it myself... maybe this can help the devs figure out the DX2???? Attached pic of what recovery looks like...
Also on post:
"I also found something interesting out. If you power on pressing the up arrow and power button simultaneously, it gives you RSD tools or something like that!"
Hope this post helps!
You can also use quickboot to get into recovery.
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So is this what we need to move forward with the DX2? I'm just wondering if something has been keeping the devs from working on this phone besides locked bootloader...
Will we eventually see customization like we see on the DX1? Just curious...
It worked for me....maybe we are on the road to something.
I'm pretty sure the problem is that the image you flash has to be digitally signed.
cakofony said:
I'm pretty sure the problem is that the image you flash has to be digitally signed.
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yeap... we can fastboot flash on atrix but if the partition image we flash isn't signed you won't reboot and will have to recover from an .sbf file. be really careful until there is a droid x2 .sbf file somewhere for y'all to save your asses from.
also, the update.zip files for updating android are also signed... so you'll still want a CWM or OpenRecovery -like 'fake' recovery environment that'll let you apply update.zip files that aren't from motorola (and make backups, etc)...
If it helps from a dev stand point, hopefully someone knows JRummy personally. Because I suggested in Droid X Forums that we should start a donation for JRummy so hecould get his grubby hands on an X2. And someone in there said he is willing to dev on it if he had one. Tus, my suggestion. Some people are willing to donate (myself included) and I have tried emailing JRummy. But he is probably swamped because I have yet to get an email back from him. And that is why I thought I would post here.
DroidXForums.com/forum/droid-x2-hacks/29318-droid-x2-not-rom-manager-device.html
firefighterguy said:
If it helps from a dev stand point, hopefully someone knows JRummy personally. Because I suggested in Droid X Forums that we should start a donation for JRummy so hecould get his grubby hands on an X2. And someone in there said he is willing to dev on it if he had one. Tus, my suggestion. Some people are willing to donate (myself included) and I have tried emailing JRummy. But he is probably swamped because I have yet to get an email back from him. And that is why I thought I would post here.
DroidXForums.com/forum/droid-x2-hacks/29318-droid-x2-not-rom-manager-device.html
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Anyone try the following yet?
http://www.droidx2forum.com/droid-x2-rooting/droidx2-bootstrap-app-recovery-backup-part-1/
coolfx35 said:
Anyone try the following yet?
http://www.droidx2forum.com/droid-x2-rooting/droidx2-bootstrap-app-recovery-backup-part-1/
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Yeah We've All Made Backups.
John58543 said:
Found this on another forum...
Here's ORIGINAL post (sorry for lack of hyperlinks, still too new apparently to post outside links):
droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x2-hacks/28061-boot-into-stock-recovery.html
Another link:
droidforums.net/forum/droid-x2-hacks/151092-instructions-boot-into-recovery-dx2.html
•Power down
•Power up holding the power button and the down arrow at the same time and keep holding. You will see it say something to the effect of "Fast Boot." Now you can release.
•Press the down arrow until you get to "Launch (or boot) into Android Recovery" or something to that effect. (Roughly about 7 presses).
•Press BOTH the up and down arrow simultaneously. It will load the next window we all know.
•Now press the up AND down arrows again. Now it will put you into the menu screen.
•Up and down arrows are still used to scroll. Your power button is your "enter" or "select" key.
Ok I can confirm this does work, I tried it myself... maybe this can help the devs figure out the DX2???? Attached pic of what recovery looks like...
Also on post:
"I also found something interesting out. If you power on pressing the up arrow and power button simultaneously, it gives you RSD tools or something like that!"
Hope this post helps!
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Ok guys i'm posting this in a new thread (didn't see another in search sorry if i noobed up and missed it) Me and others have been enjoying HC to it's fullest thanks to the awesome work being done by the DEV teams. But I feel it's time to cut ties with those dreaded capacitive buttons that always get in MY way because they are no longer needed in HC.As we all know button Remapper does not work on HC.
Anyways too the good stuff...after digging around a bit i found this file here:
/system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl
This file controls the button mapping, all you have to do is edit the top 4 lines and restart Or i'll include the modified file so you can just push it using Root Explorer.
As of now i will no longer be continuing this, as i'm going to be leaveing XDA for some personal reasons ty all for your replies and i will be leaving this download up.
Edited Download....just rename without the .zip ok guys
So far i've tested this on Flashback 5.5 but please leave feedback if it works on Gtabcomb and 1.1 or 1.2 Boot loaders please.
OK as the title now says KEYBOARD working... it turned out to be an easy fix..
Just change the top lines to (FOCUS). Thank You to the person who shot me the PM to try it out (abentley).
Also as a side note it turnes out that you can use a usb 4in1 to hook up a mouse+keyboard+usb if you guys want...
If you guys like the work i (TRY) to do then hit me a Thanks...my meter is falling to the dark side!!!
gtabcom 1.2 beta 3.2
Working, thanks a lot, I was wondering if possible, hate when accidentally touch any of those cap. Keys.
Thanks for the reply...and also including the Rom your on.
You can put it on xda. just add .zip to the filename. please do that. thanks
Ok OP has been updated Enjoy guys...just remove the .zip
I'm not a coder (at all), but is there a way to turn this into an app so we can easily toggle the buttons on/off? That would be awesome!
My fat fingers thank you
I'd like an auto hide bar "windows" style, maybe unhiding with home or something I don't like to loose screen, 600pix are few enought.
nvanlaar said:
I'm not a coder (at all), but is there a way to turn this into an app so we can easily toggle the buttons on/off? That would be awesome!
My fat fingers thank you
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+1
this is a great idea...
well i'm not a coder but yes i agree that this app should be made. <<just a tinkerer.
... my mistake
Worked great in Flashback 6, although I find myself trying to use the hardware buttons from time to time
Do the capacitive buttons still work in recovery? Because I know they're required for CWM and I wouldn't want to do this if it meant giving up CWM for the lame old stock recovery.
raphenucleus said:
Do the capacitive buttons still work in recovery? Because I know they're required for CWM and I wouldn't want to do this if it meant giving up CWM for the lame old stock recovery.
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forgot about that! good catch...
Yes the Buttons DO work in Recovery!......but as of now still no keyboards
also if you guys like anything i do please hit the Thanks button....my meter is falling to the dark side!!
Calvinx1 said:
I'd like an auto hide bar "windows" style, maybe unhiding with home or something I don't like to loose screen, 600pix are few enought.
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To save your pixels and remove honeycomb-statusbar, you can do a force stop of "System UI" from the settings menu, and "system-ui" will automatically restart the status-bar wont reappear (because of an existing bug).
Goto Settings->Applications->ManageApplications->All
Select "System UI"
Force Stop.
-morchu
anyone verify if this works on gtabcomb yet?
Edit: got root explorer and did it, works great. no more pesky buttons being pushed by accident in the dark, thanks!
Yes so far working on every HC Rom..
Thanks for this info, its really useful.
But I am confused by the following sentence regarding keyboard.
kicker22004 said:
OK as the title now says KEYBOARD working... it turned out to be an easy fix..
Just change the top lines to (FOCUS) TY botton remepper and also the person who shot me the PM to try it out (abentley).
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How should I edit that file for keyboard to work? Should I replace word "FOCUS" with "TY botton remepper"? Or should it be "BUTTON_REMAPPER"? I am really not sure whether you mistyped it or what ;-)
Can anyone put this into a flashable zip? I'm not quite sure how to go about edit the file myself.
Thanks.
lol sorry, ya it's worded wierd all you have to do is replace the file with the one i posted...going to be making a flashable one soon so give me a few guys new link will go up.
Does anyone know how to do this. I have recent app remap to menu. I would like to add long press to this button to launch NOW voice search. Any ideas.
I think it would be the user/keylayout/synaptic something. Check runandhide05s thread in the dev section, should get ya in the right direction.
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scottspa74 said:
I think it would be the user/keylayout/synaptic something. Check runandhide05s thread in the dev section, should get ya in the right direction.
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Thanks for the reply but that doesnt work for the recent app button unless I'm wrong..
scottspa74 said:
I think it would be the user/keylayout/synaptic something. Check runandhide05s thread in the dev section, should get ya in the right direction.
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Team Venom did it in there tweaks. But I doubt anyone will share how.
They mapped voice search in their mod. I havent seen anyone map regular search yet.
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oh well guess i was wrong
fr0st420 said:
They mapped voice search in their mod. I havent seen anyone map regular search yet.
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That's not entirely correct. Their rom allows you to choose the action for long press back and long press recent.
Pneuma1985 said:
heres the key mod http://d-h.st/8T4 I did that one... you can download and change them around and the keys will change I just changed menu... Theres a tutorial somewhere on it...
Take this file and place it in /system/usr/keylayout/You can do this two ways...
1. You can take a file explorer with root access and place the file in that directory and reboot.
2.Goto where you have sdk installed /platform-tools and hold press the shift key and select open command window here
- plug phone in usb make sure the drivers are installed and the phone is recognized via adb devices( if you see a serial# you phone is recognized)
-type:
adb remount
adb shell stop
adb push "drag n drop the file you downloaded into the cmd window" /system/usr/keylayout
adb shell start
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He wasn't asking about that.
SteelH said:
That's not entirely correct. Their rom allows you to choose the action for long press back and long press recent.
He wasn't asking about that.
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Ok then sorry i misunderstood what he was asking!
you can easily remap the half-press camera (focus) button to search. Cam still works, but half press does g-search.
in usr/keylayout/8960.kl
change "FOCUS" to "SEARCH"
save and reboot - done.
Your best quick and easy option, is to just install Nova Launcher from the market, then go under Nova Settings --> Gestures and Buttons --> Long-Press Menu --> select whatever you want to open when you do this. I know that this setting stuck even when I was using another launcher (Apex Launcher), so perhaps it will stick when using Rosie Launcher (stock launcher) as well. Otherwise, you can stick with Nova as it works pretty well
Otherwise, a different option is that it can also be assigned in the custom tweaks if you flash the Viper4G rom
Hope one of these options help,
-Mike