Settings Restore with Registry

[Harry Simpson]

I'm attempting to restore a device from a hard reset and have made great
progress. Got the application and database and eConnect restored to
original condition before the hard reset.....

Now I'm trying to reset all the standard settings like proxy server IP,
hiding Items and setting the background for the Today screen etc.....trying
to do it by tracking registry entries and restoring values via REG files run
in /Application directory on device on hard reset start.

Tried adding the IP that I'd found as follows:

;Sets the proxy IP
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ConMan\cmtnpt_tcpaccept.dll]
"port"=dword:5656
"ip"=dword:10.0.0.69

This did nothing to set the proxy or IP for proxy.....any ideas on a handy
reference for setting this stuff. I've written Symbol support but so far
nothing.....

TIA
Harry

 

[Robert J]

I was given an application called RegSave to use with Symbol PDA's

Basically what you do is run the program after a cold boot,
and this builds a registry template. Then you make all of the
WiFi settings to the pda and then run the app again and it build
a .reg file with the differences from the template.

An example of the TCP/IP changes is:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\NETWLAN1\Parms\TcpIp]
"WINS"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.1","192.165.5.5"
"DNS"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.1","192.165.5.5"
"DefaultGateway"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.254",""
"Subnetmask"=multi_sz:"255.255.255.0",""
"IpAddress"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.55",""
"EnableDHCP"=dword:00000000
"DhcpDNS"=multi_sz:"",""

Cheers

Robert

 

[Harry Simpson]

They've just given me that tool also....it's handy and works for the most
part.....I'm still having problems "setting" the background to my picture
for the today screen. If you go into settings it is checked and the file is
listed but it doesn't actually paint the picture - have to go back in and
manually reassign it and it displays....weirdness that may pop me into the
2nd teir support at Symbol.....<g>

Harry

I was given an application called RegSave to use with Symbol PDA's

Basically what you do is run the program after a cold boot,
and this builds a registry template. Then you make all of the
WiFi settings to the pda and then run the app again and it build
a .reg file with the differences from the template.

An example of the TCP/IP changes is:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\NETWLAN1\Parms\TcpIp]
"WINS"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.1","192.165.5.5"
"DNS"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.1","192.165.5.5"
"DefaultGateway"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.254",""
"Subnetmask"=multi_sz:"255.255.255.0",""
"IpAddress"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.55",""
"EnableDHCP"=dword:00000000
"DhcpDNS"=multi_sz:"",""

Cheers

Robert

I'm attempting to restore a device from a hard reset and have made great
progress. Got the application and database and eConnect restored to
original condition before the hard reset.....

Now I'm trying to reset all the standard settings like proxy server IP,
hiding Items and setting the background for the Today screen etc.....trying
to do it by tracking registry entries and restoring values via REG files run
in /Application directory on device on hard reset start.

Tried adding the IP that I'd found as follows:

;Sets the proxy IP
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ConMan\cmtnpt_tcpaccept.dll]
"port"=dword:5656
"ip"=dword:10.0.0.69

This did nothing to set the proxy or IP for proxy.....any ideas on a
handy
reference for setting this stuff. I've written Symbol support but so far
nothing.....

TIA
Harry

 

[chips4brains]

You're probably seeing the same issue we see on the Symbol
devices or any device for that matter.

The registry settings are loaded after the process that requires them
is running. The only way for the process see the new settings is
through a warm restart of the device.

I see a lot of references to the windows message settings change but
that
doesn't work unless the app is catching this message. For some of the
processes they will.

The only way to get around having to do the warm boot is to create a
custom
device image with your registry settings in the base hex image. A bit
of a
pain to do but saves an additional restart cycle to make your reg
changes
effective.

They've just given me that tool also....it's handy and works for the most
part.....I'm still having problems "setting" the background to my picture
for the today screen. If you go into settings it is checked and the file is
listed but it doesn't actually paint the picture - have to go back in and
manually reassign it and it displays....weirdness that may pop me into the
2nd teir support at Symbol.....<g>

Harry

I was given an application called RegSave to use with Symbol PDA's

Basically what you do is run the program after a cold boot,
and this builds a registry template. Then you make all of the
WiFi settings to the pda and then run the app again and it build
a .reg file with the differences from the template.

An example of the TCP/IP changes is:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\NETWLAN1\Parms\TcpIp]
"WINS"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.1","192.165.5.5"
"DNS"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.1","192.165.5.5"
"DefaultGateway"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.254",""
"Subnetmask"=multi_sz:"255.255.255.0",""
"IpAddress"=multi_sz:"192.165.0.55",""
"EnableDHCP"=dword:00000000
"DhcpDNS"=multi_sz:"",""

Cheers

Robert

I'm attempting to restore a device from a hard reset and have made great
progress. Got the application and database and eConnect restored to
original condition before the hard reset.....

Now I'm trying to reset all the standard settings like proxy server IP,
hiding Items and setting the background for the Today screen etc.....trying
to do it by tracking registry entries and restoring values via REG files run
in /Application directory on device on hard reset start.

Tried adding the IP that I'd found as follows:

;Sets the proxy IP
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ConMan\cmtnpt_tcpaccept.dll]
"port"=dword:5656
"ip"=dword:10.0.0.69

This did nothing to set the proxy or IP for proxy.....any ideas on a
handy
reference for setting this stuff. I've written Symbol support but so far
nothing.....

TIA
Harry