I STILL see the original audio csv file and the new one should only one be there? and i downloaded t commander to my pc ,should i also have it on my cell phone?
i saved the file to my memory card.
then i used total commander (on my phone) to change the extension.
then copied the file to the windows directory using total commander.
OK, I can't change the attributes in explorer. Can someone walk me through this as if I have never turned on a computer. The answers are great, but assume I know what I am doing.........I don't. The bluetooth problem is driving me nuts.
I downlaoded the file, saved it to my desktop. With activesync copied it to my storage card. With Resco, sent it to Windows where I can now see it.
No difference. Its on my device as a text document, is that correct?
Update: Ok, I got it. First, I didnt rename the original file AdioPrava.csv to csv_orig. Then when i copied the file over it was still named adioprava.csv.txt. Once I corrected those errors it overwrote the original with the new settings.
Overall, an improvement, definately. I wouldnt say its too laud though.
Update 2: Wow, much better. Saved this phone!!
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Wow, that worked great! Just got the phone today and minutes after it got activated, my girlfriend happened to call me and it was a bit disappointing not to be able to hear her well while driving home, but now the volume on this phone is great.
So far I'm really liking this phone more than the i760 I owned until today. Its been having signal issues for weeks now, but Verizon has been sold out and I was getting tired of waiting for a replacement. The VX6800 was the phone I wanted because of its Rev. A support, but I snatched the i760 up since it came out first. Glad I was still able to convince Verizon to let me jump over to this phone and it's nice to have actual loud ear piece on it now. In fact, that was the reason I returned the VX6700 when it came out because I couldn't stand how quiet that phone was.
When I get home tonight Im going to have to try this again. While I thought it was really loud when I first did it, I couldnt hear anything today walking through NYC. Its useless as a phone. I hope it fixes it, or this suckers going back.
Will this Volume Hack work with the HTC Touch...by Sprint??
TS
See this post from page 5 of this thread. By the way mtnmedic, have you gotten any further with your analysis for the Touch (especially headset volume)?
Well i just got around to downloading total commander then renamed the orig. file then renamed the txt file. soft reboot and wow just called my office voice mail on speakerphone and wow!!! it was loud. TOO late to call anyone now in NYC 121am. But noticed a difference already. Thanks guys.
I downlaoded the file, saved it to my desktop. With activesync copied it to my storage card. With Resco, sent it to Windows where I can now see it.
No difference. Its on my device as a text document, is that correct?
Update: Ok, I got it. First, I didnt rename the original file AdioPrava.csv to csv_orig. Then when i copied the file over it was still named adioprava.csv.txt. Once I corrected those errors it overwrote the original with the new settings.
Overall, an improvement, definately. I wouldnt say its too laud though.
Update 2: Wow, much better. Saved this phone!!
I can't figure out how to rename the AudioPara.csv file. Since its a Read, Hidden, System file I try to change the attributes but they won't change. Try to rename the file and it won't rename. Is there a special trick to this, I am using Total Commander.
*Update* Oh silly me it seems you can't rename it in the windows directory you have to copy that file to a differn't directory then rename it. Then rename the Modified file to AudioPara.csv and copy that to the windows directory.
People i've been reading & reading and am now ready to do this. My question is this...........How in the hell do u change the property values. This is a read only hidden system file. What am i missing. Could someone please enlighten me. I'm using total commander. Everytime i change this it reverts back to the original settings. Its not letting my rename the original file.
not to pile on, but i just read thru all 6 pages of posts and after thinking i understood how to do this, all the subsequent questions and follow-on answers have now clouded the issue...
can somebody please post a final, this-is-it, checklist-for-dummies on how to do this, including any utilizations of total commander, etc.?
How does one go about turning off the read only so that the Audio Parameter file can be replaced? I right clicked and the Properties box has all the check marks greyed out.
There is a AudioPara.Cab that is run when you Hard Reset your phone that is provided by Sprint in the extended ROM.
This replaces the audio level map called AudioPara.csv in your Windows Directory.
The HTC Factory map has the Volume Mapping set lower on the EarPiece than the one Sprint Provided. So if you skipped Extended ROM and didn’t run the AudioPara.cab you will get lower max volume.
Setting these levels is a trade off between, Clarity (i.e. distortion), Volume, Feedback, Range (you only have 6 level to work with), possibly speaker damage and is somewhat dependent on Network audio quality and level (which why sprint fine tunes it).
You can set the mapping for Vol 0, Vol 1, … Vol 5 (the 6 steps on the volume control). The Registry just sets which Vol 0, Vol 1, etc. It does not set the actual level it maps to in hardware. That is in AudioPara.csv
I have attached an AudioPara.csv. To install rename the one you have in your Windows directory to AudioPara.csv_orig (Note built in File Explorer does not show extensions). And copy the attached one over. Or edit your file to your own taste. Oh and remove the .Txt extension required for upload.
The Max Volume HTC provided (before Sprint Mod) was A0C2 (hex)
Tha Max Volume Sprint provided (after Extended ROM config) was CA62 (hex)
The Max Volume I set in the attached AudioPara.csv is FFFF (hex)
I also smoothly reduce it for Volumes Vol5, Vol4, Vol3 etc. so you can find the best tradeoff of loudness and clarity. Doing this gives up range (i.e. you can’t get the volume very low).
Ear Cup changes
HTC --used A0C2, 71CF, 5092, 390A, 2861, 1C96
Sprint used CA62, 8F47, 656E, 5092, 4000, 32D6
I -----used FFFF, E000, C000, A000, 8000, 6000 (for coarse file (coarse control more range)).
I -----used FFFF, F000, E000, D000, C000, B000 (for fine file (fine control less range)).
Speakerphone Changes
Sprint/HTC used 5A67, 4000, 2D4E, 2013, 16B5, 1013
I ---------used C000, A000, 8000, 6000, 4000, 2000
To change it see PHONE_EARCUPLE_VOL0, …VOL2, etc. around the 10th column in AudioPara.csv. You can load the file in excel directly for easier reading (but I edited in Notepad). I completely confirmed this does make a difference by trying very odd patterns like making VOL4 be near 0 and VOL3 go back up.
Use at your own risk of damage to the phone or to your ears. But to be honest it seems harmless and I do hear distortion but it doesn't feel like the earpiece is straining.
The difference it not huge but significant. You may find in noisy situations you’d put up with some distortion to be able to hear the other party. But in quiet environments you can turn it down and get clarity.
I titled it "Moderate fix" because there are limits to what the speaker(s) can do. But I think there is some room here to play with.
EDIT: I attached a second file with the even finer adjustments and less range. Think of this as changing your volume control to a Max Volume fine adjuster than a Volume control. This only effects earpiece during a call. You must rename to AudioPara.csv on your phone for either file.
EDIT2: I replaced first file with a more consistent step I made a small error in steps on the first one. I call this now the coarse file. I also included original HTC file (no sprint extended ROM applied) and the sprint one for completeness.
EDIT3: I added AudioPara.csv_fine_ear_extended_speaker.txt This is the same as AudioPara.csv_fine.txt but I extended the range of the speakerphone. Again use at your own risk. But it seems to hold together pretty good. And I did not push it to the full limit. Previous max speaker was 5A67, I raised it to C000. Note that PHONE_HANDSFREE_VOLx is what maps to speakerphone if you want to customize your own. No luck playing with bluetooth headset. My headset has 8 levels. I think most of it is in the headset and I can't find the master/reference volume passed to headset in this file. I played with PHONE_BTHEADSET and PHONE_HEADSET_VOLx.
EDIT4: Note on PHONE_EARCUPLE_VOLx (ear piece) I changed column 10. On PHONE_HANDSFREE_VOLx (speakerphone) I changed column 7. I did this because that's what was varying in the orginal files. Well it turns out multiple columns effect the volume. I think the different columns might be radio output level and speaker amp level. Sometimes they hold one fixed and vary the other. There is a LOT of range in this file/device. Playing with these combinations of numbers might get more clarity at the higher volumes. The combinations are endless. I think fine_with_extended_speaker is a good start but their is potential for even better results.
EDIT5: Seems most folks like the coarse ear adjustment (which is still finer than the original sprint one) so I uploaded AuduioPara.csv_coarse_ear_extended_speaker.txt
Pick which audio file u want
Move to storage card via active sync
Rename that file to AudioPara.csv (the file you just transfered)
Copy the file to Windows Dir.(on Phone not card)
It will ask you if you want to overrite
Push yes then soft reset
It works
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