Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animation)
 

Now that we have a forum, I can finally put some tweaks that I figured out, rather frustratingly, after I spent many hours slaving over the registry and google.

APPLY TWEAKS AT YOUR OWN RISK, Please to backup, I've tried my best to isolate each tweak and have an undo option, but I'm relatively new to this and I'm not sure if there are any side effects when applied.
I made these tweaks as regs since I have no experience making cabs, but it'll be easiest to apply these using a registry editor of some sort. (resco?)

1. Disable powermobia arcsoft mms/sms
Makes me quite happy, but some caveats are that I don't have an MMS replacement so *****no picture/video messages,*******

But it should use winmo's threaded sms
I think apply the registry tweaks (UseWinmoSMSApp.reg, UseTMAILforSMS.reg) tweak (perhaps wait a minute or so for it to flush to the registry on the fs? just to be sure ) then soft reset. There should be an sms account available in the list of messaging accounts and the titanium message panel should open up the threaded poutlook for sms.

Just a note, I'm actually not sure if both those regs are required since I was just trying everything possible, but I'm thinking both would make it complete. Also, I had issues with powermobia being randomly called up again, and well I just completely replaced the executable so it wouldn't be(but hopefully those tweaks would prevent that)

Additionally, the startup programs has something that what I believe indirectly invokes powermobia (transport.exe) but i'm not sure so tweak #2, trim startup programs, might be necessary to complete this...

2. Trim Startup Programs
So... I tried to remove some programs which seemed unnecessary at startup:
"Launch130"="transport.exe" <-- might have to be removed to completely rid of powermobia
"Launch49"="StartUpAni_Delay.exe" <--Just sounds like it delays...
"Launch77"="LGFavoriteContactBack.exe" <---unnecessary LG contact app? that i don't use?
RemoveINITStartup.reg


3. Disable bootup animation/sound (and potentially make your own)
I was a bit annoyed at not being able to mute the phone, especially when i need to restart it in a quiet setting.
I discovered that the animation and sound are probably resources in a dll:
startup animation and image(sound?):
\windows\StartUpAni.dll
\windows\StartUpImg_DMDO_000.bmp
\windows\StartUpAni_DMDO_000.dll <-resource has animation

I also found in the registry where boot items are listed and startupani is called so i tried removing it(I can't recall if this is really what disabled the animation for me but i made a tweak out of it, I might have just removed/renamed the dll) but try out RemoveStartUpAni.reg

4. Remove MobileIM and Visual Voice mail and CityID rules
Well if you don't use them:
MobileIMandVisualVoiceMailRules.reg
SMSCityIdRuleRemoval.reg

5. Disable SMS sent message
self explanatory:
SMSNoSentMSG.reg

6. Enable GPS
Phone>soft key menu>options>CDmA servics>GPS> get settings.
Location on

Start>Settings>System>External Gps>Programs
Gps program port = com4
So for google maps for example, use com4, satellite lock may take 2 minutes or more
It would be nice to get quickgps working


Anymore tweaks would be appreciated like

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Glad to see that at least a few others have this phone! Thank you very much for the provided tweaks, I will try them out tomorrow.

I have a problem with multitasking though. Perhaps this also occurs for you?

It seems that programs close rather randomly. I will have 79 Mb of free ram on boot, run FreeRam utility from SKTools, and still have programs close by themselves when I push the task manager button to switch to another program. This will happen even if I have just Opera Mini open, for example, which uses say 10 Mb. I switch to task manager, and then when I click on the Opera Mini line, it dissapears from the list. If I wait a few seconds without double tapping to switch, it also dissapears.

It is really annoying, since even my old SCH-i760 wouldn't force programs to close by themselves. I am getting a storage card to try to reinstall the programs on it, but I am not sure if it would help.

Also, not sure, but perhaps the fact that I ran the "Clean" utility right out of the box from SKTools and deleted all invalid entries could have affected something?

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

I just got my Fathom last Tuesday.
Tech support advised me before the purchase that this unit will ship with:
VS750ZV7 updete.
When It arrived, It was V4...
I finally got V7 flashed to it. (Via .cab and alternate method).
That lg online update utillity seems to be more trouble then the HSPL for the TP2 started out.

Glad to see this thread here at PPCGeeks.
Has any one found any taskbar tweeks yet?
I just tried to run the keyboard from my omnia and I found that:
To hard reset the device without using the os,
Press and hold the [Fn]+[C] then press the reset button. Hold all three for 3 seconds, then re-install the the backup SKTools.

eatbuckshot, thanks for the start a great thread..

It will be nice once these LG or Multi Kitchens is updated to work witht the Jathom.
Trying to jugle this 211mb RAM is a joke.
What was LG Thinking?

I found FdcSoft has the latest task manager 3.3 for WM6.5. (FREE!)
It shows all the functions running and where to find them in the regestry.

TotalCommander 2.52b3 (FREE!) does some of the reg imports that Resco (Trial?) won't.

SKTools 4514, (Very Cheap, Pocket Gear $18.99) has some great tools.
A backup tool that is searchable on ppc or pc.
Optimize (for max mem) leaves me with about 70 mb free RAM.
As well as Convert REG to CAB... So I can backup some of my reg entries before I change them.
Then create a cab file of the new reg.

I remember when my i910 was running the stock ROM, the RAM would have 25% free.
After cooking the "Bloatware" out of the ROM, I have 58% free! 53mb.
Verry few "Scrapware" apps acessing the registry,

Now to dissable some of these processes and services.
Oh and the non os method of hard reset ([Fn]+[C]+Reset for three sec.) doesn't require *228-1 like the software method does.

And searching the Windows folder for .exe files revealed some interesting files.
"EngineerMode", HiddenMenu and others. Some require soft reset. Some may cause reg corruption.
OemDoDial, I think calls 911 so be ready to tap END button.

Be carefull with some of these settings, as I am not sure a hard reset will fix them.
So "Hand Copy" any settings to paper BEFORE you change them.

And as allways do these things of your own free will. (At your own risk).
If you don't know what they are for, search\backup\copy\test. Or ask someone that knows.
I'm sure that it's just a matter of time till we find the way to improve the RAM usage of this fine device.
What would it have cost to double the RAM in the first place? $10.00 or less.
Maybe there will be a way to install ram. (Ha, Ha), or at least move the partition a little.
I guess it's all about followup marketshare. Push the next device to have more RAM then the last one...


I might figure the diag mode to access QPST.

Enjoy.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

No problem cac2us, I was rather frustrated with the phone as stock and I could tell others were too, so I'd thought i'd help since there didn't seem to be much activity surrounding this phone for tweaks.

I just came across this post at xda concerning unlocking (i think sim?) but wasn't successful without contacting a service center with JTAGs but, still got out of it diag menu:
Help! How to unlock LG Fathom? Did anybody made it? - xda-developers
Up to this point now the diags are accessible, the rest of the steps are for supposedly programming the phone..

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

I wasn't aware that there was an update available thanks cac2us,

I was having trouble finding out what the update brought so if anyone cares to know here's some info from verizon on the update:
http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/fathom.pdf

I was reading around at lgforums and some people didn't really like the new update as they claimed it add more arcsoft powermobia stuff, I hear that they replaced the native windows alarms app and it might have some bugs. It also seems to have gotten rid of the music control for the lock screen.

Though most notably it now has a more feature full home screen allowing widgets and apps on 5 screens and it now has a 3g hotspot program that just uses the unlimited data and incurs no fees (according to people at lg forum)
http://www.lgforum.com/forum/boards/...ool-no-verizon

here's some photos of v7:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2650768...0411/lightbox/

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

eatbuckshot, thank you for posting the tweaks! It is an absolute joy texting with the native Windows program as opposed to the crappy Arcsoft. I also removed the program from the start menu, and it has not come up since. Also VERY helpful that there is no sound on startup.

In addition, my phone is more stable now...There are less occurances of programs closing by themselves (though still present).

Again thank you very much!!!

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Applied most of the tweaks listed. As much as I dislike the Arcsoft SMS\MMS app, I still like MMS, so I'll stick with it until I find a replacement. (maybe find a way to use arcsoft for just MMS's and tMail\Poutlook for SMS?)
A few more tweaks (mostly to get around the random apps closing issue)
AutoClosePatch from XDA [24.02.2010] AutoClosePatch 1.1 - xda-developers is nice, lets you run more programs. I would suggest "Ultra settings" for maximum multitasking.
I replaced the task manager with "ArkSwitch" which seems to work wonders with it.
Installed SRS audio driver, able to up the output levels so that it works with the line-in in my car.
Installed BattLineSVC so you can see how much juice your battery has left with an un-obtrusive line at the top of your screen.
there's a few more, but for now that's what I use.
QuickGPS works now with Google Maps, so that speeds things up A BUNCH with GPS settings. Waze works well too (turn-by-turn directions) but Google Maps has better location finding abilities.
Just some ideas.

Anyone tried custom Titanium panels yet? I can't get Taskanium working.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Found out something interesting about MMS: WinMO6.5 DOES NOT come with an MMS client by default. Disabling PowerMobia disables the MMS part of it too, so you need just an MMS app.
Arcsoft has one.
Getting MMS to work with WM 6.5... - xda-developers
anyone with a Fathom want to try this if they've already removed the PowerMobia? I haven't yet, but if this works, I might as well. May even roll up the .reg's and this arcsoft into a "Remove the Arcsoft crap SMS program" cab.
Let me know if it works.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

I second that request, and wonder if anyone has been successful yet?

I tried QuickGPS and many similar WM apps, and could not get any of them to work on my Fathom.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

I have QuickGPS working just fine on my Fathom. I use GoogleMaps and Waze and both work just fine with QuickGPS.
When you run QuickGPS, does it error out, or does it just appear to not lock on to a sat?

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

I get an error msg that QuickGPS cannot connect to the internet (which it needs to do, to download the latest satellite position tables). Or more correctly, to the data server. The versions of QuickGPS I tried, attempt to use either the HTC (Touch Pro) server or the Samsung (Omni) server, and both seem to reject a data request from an LG phone.

Just to note, the reason it can take so long for GPS to "lock", is the time it can take to slowwwwwwwly download the latest tables, especially if it has to download the entire tables, directly from a satellite. QuickGPS downloads the tables from the internet instead, and does it even when you aren't using GPS just to ensure your local copies are up-to-date and ready for when you do go to use your GPS.

Could you please provide a copy, or a link, to the version of QuickGPS (there are so MANY), that works OK on your Fathom?

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

The copy I have is the one that is found on the OMarket app from freewarePocketPC, (So it's probably the same one that is on freewarepocketpc too)
I did have to change the location from japan to the US for it to download properly, otherwise it wouldn't work.
I can try to find the .cab file, but according to the one I have installed, it's V1.5.
hope that helps.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Oh, much thanks! ! ! !

I see it is actually relatively new (Dec 2010), and originates from xda-developers.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

i guess this means that i'm not the last person with a fathom.
did you ever do the remove arcsoft tweak?
i am wary to do it because i sms alot, and donlt want to botch my phone...

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Did you leave the setting of "Save to" as "Windows\" ??

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

IMHO, the Fathom is the last and best of the Win Mobile series. Though, with the interest in the support of WM waning, I have stopped checking the usual websites like xda-developers for new apps.

I hardly ever use sms, so I haven't looked into arcsoft.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

I left the save spot the same, and it seems to work for me. it'll lock in just under a minute, instead of over 5...

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

My GPS appears to sometimes work with Google Maps. I use QuickGPS, but sometimes just cannot get a lock even after 5-6 minutes.

My QuickGPS does not have a setting for it to automatically download a file all of the time though. Maybe I am missing something?

The other problem I had was with the cellular connection in Google Maps. Google Maps with GPS off always tells me that my "location is temporarily unavailable". Does anyone else have this problem? I thought that it should have some kind of a rough estimate for the current location via the towers?

Many thanks!

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

This is not a feature of the program, if you want to run it, it needs to be downloaded every time you want to use GPS
When you turn GPS off, it turns off aGPS as well, so Google can't get any infos.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

I tried a while ago doing custom Titanium panels and I couldn't get anything to work.

On a side note, I did the SMS tweak and it is GREAT using the windows mobile texting. I couldn't stand that arcsoft crap. It was such a memory hog.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

i did finally get titanium panels working. the community based installer assumes that your phone is using a file called 'titanium.cpr' when the fathom uses 'verifiedhomescreen.cpr' (or something similar)
after installing a titanium panel, you need to pull the titanium.cpr and the verifiedhomescreen.cpr files from your phone's windows directory (you might have to have windows show hidden files) and then add the lines in your titanium.cpr file to the verifiedhomescreen one.
long and boring i know, but custom panels are worth it!

i'll try the sms tweaks later this weekend.
did you try the mms addon? did it work?

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Yep, I tried the MMS addon and it seemed to work fine except for sending. It did everythling like it sent, but my wife never got the MMS. I'm going to do some more fiddling and see if I can get it work.

PS, the titanium panels are working, thanks!

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Can you recieve MMS, or is that messed up too?
It might need to have it's settings changed to get it set to verizon. I think I may have posted a sprint MMS cab...

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

haven't seen a reply.
I'm going to test a cab from [Updated September 26, 2008] GC Arcsoft MMS 5.0.70.24 - xda-developers later today, hopefully it all works out...
Tested the cab in an emulator, and all appears to work, and the number of success stories seems to show that it works well.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

GOT MMS WORKING!
I'm going to post this on the LG Forum page to help those users out. They've been asking for ages for this.
There is one step in the second post that needs to be done, but instead of looking for a key containing the words "Alltel", you need the verizon one. It was blank in my phone after installing the software, so I just filled in my number and called it good. It's worked ever since =)

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Hey PizzaBoy, where did you post this guide? I want to get ArcSoft off my Fathom but don't want to lose MMS. Thanks!

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Here: Remove Arcsoft PowerMobia (For Good) from your LG Fathom. « The-Pizzaboy192.co.cc -=-=-=-=-=- the blog
I'll also make a new thread in the LG Fathom part of the Forum.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

hey pizzaboy, i got everything working except the new message count in the message icon at the bottom of the lg home screen....... any ideas

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

any idea how to get the number of new messages to show up in the text message icon at the bottom of the lg home screen

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

hello....am using an unlocked lgfathom(gsm\umts)mode.n the cdms is diasbled.so,,cant i get my gps on ???gps is shown active oly when am using on cdma mode,but i want to use it in gsm.
any solution..
???

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

ok so i read these and am i to understand that i can get picture msging on my fathom even though its unlocked and using at&t by doing some registry stuff?

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

You will need to install an AT&T CAB designed to add the AT&T data plans to the phone. Then you'll be able to get MMS working by setting your MMS servers.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

hello..jus wany knw how to woek dz gps..

am havin fathom,verzon wireless unlocked.gps can be enabled only when it is in cdma mode.then i cant use my idea gsm which am using .please giv me a clear idea about how to use gps.am fresher..thax a lot in advace..waitn ur reply..

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Enable the GPS in the CDMA side and then switch to GSM mode. The GPS should still stay enabled. I've done it that way and it seems to work fine for me.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

hi,
thnx for the info.i did the same but no use.when i try with google map.=t give me an error msg "no gps receiver found..make sure the device(inbuilt or bluetooth)turned on.:-(. any hope??
i tried the seetings as mentioned like comport 4,and tried... the other like manage by windows !!but same error.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

hi,
thnx for the info.i did the same but no use.when i try with google map.=t give me an error msg "no gps receiver found..make sure the device(inbuilt or bluetooth)turned on.:-(. any hope??
i tried the seetings as mentioned like comport 4,and tried... the other like manage by windows !!but same error.

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

1: You checked the FAQ's? / run a search?- as a suggestion you might want to start a thread on the subject as this is a "tweak" thread.
2: Please speak (post) in ENGLISH, instead of slang.
3: I made some posts on Amazon on the subject...
IIRC the process is pretty simple-
A: Go to network setting section and switch to CDMA mode and "enable" the GPS location function.
B: Reboot phone.
C: Once phone is up go back in and change from CDMA to GSM.
D: Reboot phone.

Your apps should work at that *point. (Assuming you have GPS radio turned ON)

*Some apps may need to be installed /reinstalled with GPS ON- so app hooks properly.

On my phone:
Google maps
Bing
And a freebie mapping app (name escapes me right now-check posts on Amazon) worked without a reinstall.

Oh, There is a app that pre-installs the list of GPS satellites the phone uses that speeds up the FIRST satellite signal acquire. From what I read FIRST sat signal acquire can take a long time (20 mins -/+) without that database.

(Once the database is updated you should get GPS signal within a minute or so- Clear sky or course.)

Check the posts on Amazon, or thread on Howardforums on the VS750 for name of app....


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Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Hey There.... I just picked up a Fathom from Amazon - updated to L7, ran the tweaks supplied by eatbuckshot successfully and then turned everything off the Today screen and installed Mobile Shell 3.5 along with MSkip-ProPlus_Freedom_Full_3.5.5_-W-VGA_20101201 from Mskip and finally added Resco's FIle manager and SKtools.
Having used an HTC TP2 and and HTC Imagio booth rooted and customized with various ROMs and also currently using a Rooted Droid X with Liberty 2.0 I have to say the Fathom as it stands is now Numero Uno - Thanks!

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

hey bro,am not a tech guy,,,buy want to ask you,if i remove the arc soft sms app from my phone,whether i get windows sms sending application back automatically??

Re: Some tweaks for the LG Fathom (disable powermobia w/ caveats, no boot snd/animati
 

Yes, as long as you edit the registry appropriately or use an uninstaller.