LG Fathom ArcSoft client removal...

[Com32]

So... i recently purchased an LG Fathom, being originally turned on by the fact it has a snapdragon and 256mb of mem. The phone is a fantastic example of what can be done with WinMo 6.5.3 when OEM's dont muck it up.

However, as usual an OEM has to make a mistake here and there... this phone ships with an ArcSoft client for both SMS and MMS. which for lack of another word, is down right horrid for SMS. No threading, search, spell check, bla bla bla. i am pretty versed in winmo haxing. However im kind of hitting a brick wall trying to figure out how to point the OS to use Tmail instead of the arcsoft nubness... if i figure anything out ill report back...

[TPMJB]

Oh god, please find a way to fix this. I don't understand how a phone company can release a phone without threaded sms when I had threaded sms 3 years ago on my samsung i760.

Holy hell, way to take a step back LG.

[Com32]

So yeah, im not getting anywhere at all... i assume the following needs to be done.

Change shortcut on Titanium home screen.
Change URI handlers.
Add account profile in Tmail for SMS.

anybody have any ideas? any help would be appreciated...

[ninja4hire]

1. If you click on tmail in your /Windows folder, does it open or redirect you to the other program.

2. Do you have the ability to dump your rom using dskdump.exe?
http://www.modaco.com/content/i8000-...0/dskdump-2-0/

[TPMJB]

I get an "error reading disk" when I try dskdump.exe

[Dark9781]

Are you able to find the original rom by doing the following:

Install Microsoft's Network Monitor** (its free - netmon from now on, im lazy ) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Close all your browser windows, instant messenger, email, anything that uses the network should be stopped while you do this.

Start netmon, and tell it to capture all the traffic on your network card.

Then start the lg-updater program (get it from lg directly), and have it check for updates for your phone.

Go back to network monitor and stop capturing traffic when it's done.

**If you're familiar with wireshark you could use that instead of netmon.

*Credit for write-up goes to xdapants on xda.*

[leland_jr]

Try looking at one of the HTC registry hacks that is used to disable HTC messaging... I'd think this would be the same registry key you'd need -- basically tell Windows to use default SMS.

[vprasad]

ArcSoft Powermobia Message website lists the following feature:

Thread message mode (optional feature), list, create, send and receive all SMS and MMS in one conversation for each contact

So maybe threading in Arcsoft Powermobia Message 5.5.11.34 is possible? Just a matter of finding out what the right setting / registry key is and setting it?

I've made a post on the Arcsoft General forum... we'll see if there's any response.

[epithet]

Has anyone had any luck on removing the ArcSoft POS?? You all atleast still seem to be able to get text messages through tmail.exe... I can't even do that. If I add a recipient via contact in Powermobia, it attachs a birthday instead of a phone number. I have a reg editor. Does anyone know even how to get SMS in tmail if it's not there? I'm so frustrated I think I could cry.

[Walt]

Originally Posted by epithet

Has anyone had any luck on removing the ArcSoft POS??

The best I can tell so far, is that Arcsoft does not use its own unique file names for its own files, and change the registry appropriately to its unique file names. Instead, Arcsoft uses Microsoft's file names for its own files, and therefore, deletes/removes/overwrites the original Microsoft files.

My guess so far, is that to get rid of Arcsoft, one will need to find copies of all the original Microsoft files (the WM 6.5.3 versions). Possibly use those Microsoft files to build a .cab that will overwrite the Arcsoft files (turn-about is fair game) when installed.