Motorola Q
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Basics:
Operating System: Windows Mobile 5 (ppc smartphone edition)
Form: Candy Bar with fixed keyboard
Dimensions: 4.57" x 2.52" x 0.47"
Weight: 4.06 ounces
CPU: Intel PXA270 312mhz
Memory: 64mb ram / 128mb flash
CDMA 800/1900mhz
Data: EVDO / 1xRTT
Battery Specs:
Standard: Li-Ion 1130mAh
Display: TFT (240x320 res) 16-bit
Bluetooth 1.2 compliant - supported profiles: SPP, FTP, OPP, DUN, GOEP, HSP, HFP, BPP, A2DP, AVRCP, GAVDP, HID & BIP
miniSD memory slot
Camera 1.3 megapixel w/ 6x zoom
perdurabo will fix formatting soon
Images courtesy of iSuppli
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Verizon Wireless
NOTE: This tips and tricks have been gathered from various sources including ourselves, treocentral, pdaphonehome, qusers, and others. If you wanna throw a hissy fit just email us and we'll credit your name to which ever is applicable.
Howto_Enable_Dial_Up_Networking_on_your_Motorola_Q_via_USB
http://www.ffrate.net/pda/qdriver.zip this driver onto your pc. (tested with Xp home and Pro)
Dial ##342587 on your Q to bring up hidden menu. Then you must enable dial up networking. After this go into Start, Accessories, Modem Link (which ill be there after you enabled dun). Make sure USB is selected under connection, then make sure you click Activate.
Plug your Q into your PC. When the device wizard pops up simply click Install from specific location. Point it to where you unzipped the driver. Click next until its done.
On your PC, goto your connection setting and add a
new connection. Use your Q as the modem and YOURNUMBER@vzw3g.com as the login and
"vzw" as the password.
TIP: To make modem link always be available - Using your favorite registry editor </span>delete the following string value: HKey_Local_Machine\init\Launch99
How_to_enable_Bluetooth_DUN
NOTE: Go grab Resco registery editor for your Q, part of resco explorer.
First, make sure Bluetooth on your Q is activated by
going to Start-Bluetooth-Bluetooth manager-Settings
-In the settings make sure Bluetooth is ON, and click the Allow other Bluetooth
devices to see the phone (discoverable)
http://www.ffrate.net/pda/q-bt-hack.zip this registry patch and run it with resco. I just used resco explorer found
the .reg patch and executed it.
Now REBOOT your Q.
-Pair your Q up with your PC. If your not sure on pairing bluetooth
devices you should google it.
Enable Dial Up Networking on your Q by dialing ##342587 and clicking enable
You should have the DUN service available to you on your PC.
Create a Connection using your new Q Bluetooth as
Modem. Follow username/pass setting from tip #1
Known_Registry_Hacks_for_the_Q
Known Registry Hacks for the Q</span></a>
Taken from http://www.qusers.com , great work
guys!
We recommend Resco Registry editor but use whatever you want.
Making the scroll bars smaller RegEdit
1) Go to HKey_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\
2) Adjust the following values
cyHScr : Horizontal Scrollbars
Height in pixels (default is 6, set it to 3)
cxVScr : Vertical Scrollbars
Width in pixels (default is 6, set it to 3)
3) Soft-reset
Moto Q Speed Increases
The following 2 hacks increase system performance significantly for me. They
make the Q much more responsive:
1.) Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI\GLYPHCACHE\
Changed limit from 16384 to 32768
2.) Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS
Changed - CacheSize to 4096
Changing System Startup Sound
Navigate to:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds
At the very bottom of the list of entries, there an entry called AllSounds
Open that up and you'll see a list of mp3 files.
All you have to do is append your own audio files (mp3, wma, or wav) to the
list. Then you have to make sure that you place your new audio clips in the
\Windows folder so that they are accessible.
The next time you go to the sounds events page, the drop down menu will contain
the new clips you added.
If you want to change the system startup sound, go to:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemStart\Sound
Change the hidden wav file, \Windows\Piano.wav to \Windows\MY_WAV_GOES_HERE.wav
I'd be really cautious about changing the startup wav. You don't want the phone
to lock if the audio file doesn't load. I converted my wav to 16bit, stereo,
22khz WAV file. I didn't use mp3 or WMA. This seems to work fine.
Note: I personally added the large Vista
Startup Sound (1mb) and it works, a little sluggish at first. (TechWhore)
CREDIT: momendo
Remove Sent Message
Popup With SMS.
1. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Inbox
2. Next, click on Inbox (make sure the Inbox is highlighted) and select Edit,
New Key
3. Name the New Key as "Settings"
4. Click on "Settings" (make sure the Settings is highlighted) and select Edit,
New String Value
5. On "Value name:", key in SMSNoSentMsg and in "Value data", key in 1
6. Soft reset your device and test it with one SMS, and you will notice that the
SMS Sent bubble is being disabled
NOTES: Works Great No Problems (TechWhore)
CREDIT: Mountie
Increasing Call
History
Navigate to:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Phone
"CallHistoryMax" contains the number of numbers that will be kept in history.
I.e. change it to 100
“You just need to create the key string and set the value to whatever you like.
Mine is displaying all calls made since 06/09 when I purchased the device. 500+
callsâ€
http://www.pocketpctweaks.com/pocketpc_tweaks/change_call_history_size">
CREDIT: slickshal & Neskifstad
Change Start Menu
into List Instead of Grid
Navigate to:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shell\StartMenu
• Change the GridView value to 0 if you want list view.
• Change it to 1 if you want grid view.
Note: I prefer the standard grid view to
the list view. (TechWhore)
Credit: smeg36
Adding Password
Protection Before Using Data Connection
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\ConnMgr\Providers(7C4B7A38-5FF7-4BC1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA)Connections
If you want it to require you to put a password in when you login on to the
internet d the following: inside the broadband and express folder change
requirepw from 0 to 1, it will require u to put in a password. Perform the same
action in the following Keys.
&
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\ConnMgr\Providers(EF0974C-4C98FF6-AEF805DC0E8E)VZW
BROWSER
&
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MOTOROLA\MMS\PROFILES\VZW MMS
CREDIT: grigsby1
Turn off Shutter
Sound for Camera
Navigate to:
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Pictures\Camera\OEM\SoundFile
In the SoundFile key:
Modify the string/value \windows\shuttersound_02_secs.wav to say \windows\*none*
Yes it should have the ** around none
NOTE: Yes it does work perfectly (TechWhore)
CREDIT: NickMili & momendo
USB Native
Tethering, Make DUN Settings Stick
-To make the DUN setting (##342587) stick, do the following delete the following
string value: HKey_Local_Machine\init\"Launch99"
Exit regedit, dial in ##342587. Select OK, then Exit.
Reset your Q.
Upon restart, the Modem Link app will be there indefinitely, lest you do the
##342587 again and disable it.
NOTE: I have not tested this myself, but
others have reported positive feedback. However unless you take certain measures
your phone can lock up 80% of the time. (TechWhore)
CREDIT: baaadandy
Shut Off the Beep
that Occurs When You Initiate a Call
Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\InCall2
Change String/Value InitVol to 0
CREDIT: amartins02
Page Up and Page
Down in IE
Key mapping for "Page Up" and "Page Down" in Internet Explorer
1. Open your favorite registry editor then navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer
2. Create a new key 'KeyMaps' (without the quotes)
3. Under KeyMaps, create 2 new DWORD values:
50 with a value data 1 (this will make key "2" Page Up)
56 with a value data 2 (this will make key "8" Page Down)
I created 2 more DWORD values:
52 with a value date 5 (this will make key "4" Page Left)
54 with a value date 6 (this will make key "6" Page Right)
The key name is the keycode you want. 50 = Key 2, 56 = Key 8, 52 = Key4, and 54
= Key 6.
Other DWORD values available are:
1 - Page Up
2 - Page Down
3 - Top
4 - Bottom
5 - Left
6 - Page Rignt
7 - Horizontal Top
8 - Horizontal Down
9 - Default Layout
10 - Desktop Layout
11 - One Column Layout
12 - Full Screen Toggle
13 - Show Pictures Toggle
Keycodes Values for 0-9: 48='0', 49='1', 50='2', 51='3', 52='4', 53='5', 54='6',
55='7', 56='8', 57='9'.
4. Exit registry editor once you have mapped it to your favorite keys.
CREDIT: Gadget & the fine people at
modaco.com forums
Change VZW Image
that is Above the # Dial Window
When you go to dial a # you will see a Verizon Wireless Image above that #.
To get rid of this or to change it...
1.)Upload the desired image to /windows.
The default VZW image is 240x27. However the author, tonyxcom, says: "Oh, and
you can pretty much make the image any size you want. I made mine 320. If you
make it any less wide, it will get stretched."
2.)Navigate to:
HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Shell/Rai/:MSCdial/
Click on the String/Value BannerImage
You will see in the String: /windows/16_brick_131.gif
Type in the string field: /windows/YourImagesName.jpg
YourImagesName.jpg being the name of the file you put in the /windows folder in
Step 1.
TONYXCOM's Custom Image
Finished Product:
Ben74 has provided an auto installing CAB file
for this hack. It can be downloaded at:
http://benhirashima.com/hostedFiles/DialPad.CAB">
CREDIT & Mad Props For Useful Custom Image:
tonyxcom
Change Startup
Microsoft Splash Screen
The file that we are dealing with is "ms_screen.png". The system uses this file
for both the startup and shutdown screens. There are 2 ways to do this mod. The
first is to create another image file named ms_screen.png, and move it into your
windows directory. Of course it will need to be 320x240, and I would save in PNG
format just to be safe. Be sure to make a backup of the original just in case
you happen to botch something.
The method that I chose was to create a PNG file, again 320x240, and save it
under a different filename. Then, move this file into the Windows directory. Now
it's time to edit the registry to point to this new file.
The registy keys are located at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Splash
Screen
We are interested in the CarrierBitmap, MSBitmap, and MSShutdownBitmap keys.
They point to the \Windows\ms_screen.png file by default. Change all 3 to the
new filename, and restart the Q. You should see your new startup logo after the
Verizon logo and animations, prior to your Home screen coming up. </p>
