Thursday, December 25, 2008

Hack my Deathstar abused & crippled W760a

So I just recently bought a unsubsidized Sony Ericsson W760a, but it's branded by the Deathstar (picture the shape)....

This poor phone is filled with "trialware", and crippled in the dumbest places....

Anyways, time to put this puppy back to the right way:

http://sharkypr.net/node/320/


Additionally, using A2Uploader I temporarily fixed the carrier's limit on ringtone size ( < 300,000 ) by setting customize_upgrade.xml to the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<customization>
<registry>
<databrowser>
<settings reg-path="/apps/databrowser">
<ringtone-restriction>/ringtone-restriction>
<ringtone-restriction-size>3000000</ringtone-restriction-size>
</settings>
</databrowser>
</registry>
</customization>

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Design Your Snow Boards Online

Design Your Snow Boards Online
Wish I'd seen this before I bought one, but I did get a sweeeeet deal on the one I just got :-)

Saturday, December 20, 2008

MythWeb Search fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 72 bytes) /var/www/localhost/htdocs/mythweb/modules/tv/search.php

Check my php.ini settings, all set to 128M. So why does it complain about 32M ? Found the culprit in /var/www/localhost/htdocs/mythweb/.htaccess :

php_value memory_limit 32M

Changed to 64M and the search works again.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Opera Mobile 9.5 beta notification bug fixed - WMExperts

Opera Mobile 9.5 beta notification bug fixed - WMExperts:
"There is a very simple workaround for the keyboard issue. Open a registry editor and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT CLSID. Find the CLSID for the default keyboard SIP. Set 'IsSIPInputMethod' to 0. Opera will no longer set it to the default SIP. The only downside is now you can t switch back to the default SIP."

In my iPAQ 914c's case, it I found several :
{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}/IsSIPInputMethod
{42429690-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}/
{42429691-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}/
{F0034dd0-2aD4-11d0-9CB0-00aa00a749b9}/

SIP List Removal/Modification

Removing all by the default keyboard and Letter Recogniser leaves 2 options in the SIP list and saves about 1mb.

SIP
Setting SIP List
Search for "IsSIPInputMethod" Subkey of the SIP CLSID ([HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\)
then set "(Default)" to 1 if Visible or 0 if remove or not Visible in SIP List

example:(check if you have the same CLSID)
Keyboard -> CLSID"{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}\IsSIPInputMethod]
@="1" <- 1 if included in the SIP list, 0 if not
Letter Recognizer -> CLSID{42429690-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429690-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}\IsSIPInputMethod]
@="1" <- 1 if included in the SIP list, 0 if not
Block Recognizer ->{42429691-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429691-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}\IsSIPInputMethod]
@="1" <- 1 if included in the SIP list, 0 if not
Transcriber-> CLSID {F0034DD0-2AD4-11d1-9CB0-E84BE8000000}
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F0034DD0-2AD4-11d1-9CB0-E84BE8000000}\IsSIPInputMethod]
@="1" <- 1 if included in the SIP list, 0 if not
Phone Pad -> CLSID {51A2CB38-154E-4C92-A625-A83871C99EC2}
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{51A2CB38-154E-4C92-A625-A83871C99EC2}\IsSIPInputMethod]
@="1" <- 1 if included in the SIP list, 0 if not

Keyboard Options
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}]
"KBMode" -> Change to the Following value
dword:00000000 -> Use Large Keys
dword:00000003 -> Use Large Keys with Gesture
dword:00000005 -> Use Small Keys

Letter Recognizer
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429690-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}]
"LeftHanded"=dword:00000000 ->1 to set "Right to left Crossbar", 0 if not
"Accents"=dword:00000001 -> 1 to "Allow Accented Characters", 0 if not
"SingleStroke"=dword:00000000 -> 1 to "Quick Stroke", 0 if not

Block Recognizer
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429691-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}]
"Accents"=dword:00000000 -> 1 to "Allow Accented Characters", 0 if not


Problem backing up myth database

> Before upgrading from mythtv 0.20 to 0.21, I tried backing up my
> database using:
> mysqldump -umythtv -pmythtv --extended-insert --databases mythconverg
> -c > backupfile
>
> However, I get the following error message:
> mysqldump: Got error: 145: Table './mythconverg/mythlog' is marked as
> crashed and should be repaired when using LOCK TABLES

From a mysql prompt, try "REPAIR TABLE mythlog", when using the mythconverg db of course.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Acoustic Research PL900

Acoustic Research PL900 -5.1 speaker setup - $1500
SKU: SPKARPL900DC

SATELLITES: Driver Comp. - 2 way satellite
(2) 4" Aluminum Woofer; 30 mm Super Tweeter, Frequency Response: 100 Hz - 50 KHz +/- 3 db; Sensitivity: 88db, Rec. Power: 5 - 150 Watts; Impedance: 8 Ohms

TOWER: Driver Comp. - 3 Way Satellite, (4) 4" Aluminum Woofer; 2" Silk Dome Midrange; 30 mm Super Tweeter, Frequency Response: 100 Hz - 50 KHz +/- 3 db; Sensitivity: 91db, Rec. Power: 5 - 150 Watts; Impedance: 8 Ohms

CENTER: Driver Comp. - 3 Way Satellite, (4) 4" Aluminum Woofer; 2" Silk Dome Midrange; 30 mm Super Tweeter, Frequency Response: 100 Hz - 50 KHz +/- 3 db; Sensitivity: 91db, Rec. Power: 5 - 150 Watts; Impedance: 8 Ohms

SUBWOOFER: 10" Powered Subwoofer, Freq. Response: 23 Hz - 150 Hz +/- 3 db; Sensitivity: 88 db, Rec. Power: 175 Watts; Impedance: 8 Ohms
Acoustic Research