Treo hack are pretty kewl, but you shouldnt credit Palminfocenter for this, the hacks have been available for over a month already and they re from Treocentral.
We are using this medium to look for buyers of mobile phones. Do kindly reply back if you are interested and as you do you will be glad you do, you can reach us through our email address: ashleyphones yahoo. This site is great cos you can end up with something like a treo later and then come and tinker with it from here….
Please be kind and respectful to help make the comments section excellent. Comment Policy. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Try less then one minute! The PDA has a tiny capacitor that acts as a battery and discharges when the batteries are removed. The problem is that Palm made some kind of design flaw and the capacitor gets too much voltage and they fail. So, numerous people report that no matter how fast they swap batteries, data loss still occurs….
I might end up getting a different model that is more friendly to being used as a standard PDA and for the LCD display hack. Perhaps a rechargable PDA would be the best since I imagine it charges while in the cradle, and would never die out. Personally I love the winamp spectrum analysiser, the weather and email outputs I us a Palm 5 and just leave it run…Im thinkin cool mod currently have it hooked into my media center.
Anyway, how do you get it fullscreen on the palm? Looks a little lame so small on mine, but I see everone else has it so I must be missing something. I got a M just to run this PalmOrb.
The software has been updated and modified quite a bit recently. To get it fullscreen, poke at that top thing, screen, then you can set the font. Fills most of the screen and I can read the text. In terms of power I need help with that. My plan to use a Gameboy AC adapter have a bunch works most of the time, but the backlight often causes it to abruptly turn off.
I dont know if its the increase use in power or what because it has been on with backlight for about 3 hours and hasnt shut off… weird.. Anyways, in terms of power, you can use the 5volts with ground but you will probably need a bunch of resistors or a voltage regulator since palms are designed to run on 3volts or so. I had hoped for a circuit that would have 2 power sources, 2xAA 3volts and the PC powersupply at 3. So it would switch to the PC powersupply when the computer is on, then go to the batteries when the pc is off.
I gave up on that idea and used a cheapo ac adapter instead. You can have it take some user input. It wont be like a scribble pad, but you can use the grafitti pad to input commands to your computer to say.. THe biggest fault is the LK emulation, which is only a 4 line by 20 character display.
Use Vt control codes to clear, bold, underline, etc text on the palm. For my registration system I use at conventions www. All we do is squirt the text through the serial port, with the Vt control codes. The fix is a permant fix and will not require to be repaired ever again. I leave no external signs of tampering for warranty purposes. It seems that apart from the poor volume , buggy software and other issues, the Treo also suffers from an audio jack of poor quality.
Their are different issues with the audio jack, but the most common are:. The first is a good solution for people that cannot or will not take apart their Treo. Their is a drawback though, in that the electrical switch is also overridden and one needs to make the switch manually from internal speaker to headset.
The second fix requires some work, but will still keep the same fuctionality. It should only be attempted by people familiar with electronics and soldering. That fix is described next. After taking apart the Treo, look at the ajck to see if there is any damage. You probably will not see any damage, unless the jack was broken by force, the damage will be internally.
Signal1 is for left channel audio or for mic with mono headset. Signal3 is normally grounded, or mic only with the special 2-in-1 headset. Create a copper wire bridge between the two pads labeled switched signal1 and signal1. This mechanical switch only causes problems and is not needed. Below is a picture of the other side of the connector.
The electrical connection between the two signal2 pads should never be broken. Bridging the two pads together will make the jack more durable and will cure the "ghost jack" problem. View my complete profile. Any tips for me? Bluetooth-equipped Palm devices can connect via Bluetooth. Other options for connecting to the Internet include Wi-Fi You can purchase a regular modem for most Palm devices that connects to a standard phone line. For older devices, you might need to look on eBay or at a computer swap meet to find a modem.
Configuring your Palm device to use a modem is easy. Go to the Preferences application and select the Network category. Select your service and enter your username and password.
Select Standard Modem in the Connection list. Enter the phone number for your ISP. The dialog box also provides the ability to write a simple script. You can use this to automate certain tasks. Set additional parameters for a modem by selecting Edit Connections from the connection list. Select a connection from the dialog box, and then press the Edit button. Then you will be able to modify settings such as what you are connecting to PC, modem, or LAN and whether you are connecting via cable or IR.
Also, you can choose between TouchTone and rotary dialing, and set the volume for dialing and connecting. If you select Details, you can set the speed of the connection, the type of flow control, and any initialization string. Note that you need to be running a PPP stack on your desktop machine to connect via cable. You can use an infrared connection to a desktop computer or to a cell phone. Connecting to a phone depends on whether the phone acts as a modem or as a direct network access point.
Check your service plan for details. If you are using the phone as a modem, then follow the modem instructions. You can connect to the Internet via Bluetooth, if your Palm device has it installed. You need a Bluetooth-enabled access point to get on the Internet. That can be an access point, a cell phone, or your desktop computer.
Bluetooth LAN access point. If you are connecting through a LAN Access Point either your office or some other business like a coffee shop , then you will need to get the network information from them. If you are in a public place that has Bluetooth access, this information is usually posted somewhere convenient.
If you are connecting to an access point, select Trusted Devices and Add Device. Your Palm device will then search for Bluetooth access points.
You may have to search more than once to find the network you are looking for. When the network is found, tap on it and hit OK. You need to enter in a passkey — this is something that you set up when you were configuring your desktop, or it should be available from the provider of the access point.
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