Mobility Site - View Single Post - Mapping hardware buttons in Windows Media Player

Man In The Wil · 11-15-04, 01:10 AM

Looks like a WMP problem to me.

I have the X30 and just upgraded the ROM to try out WMP 10. I had the same trouble with the buttons described here, plus I couldn't get it to play any of my MP3s or videos that worked fine with WMP 9. I've since downgraded back to A02 and WMP works again for me.

About the buttons: They don't work the way we want because MS designed WMP10 to work with a phone, not a PDA. It's expecting you to press buttons on a phone keypad instead of the application buttons on the PDA. You can use the keyboard, etc to select the buttons to use for WMP. Set it up to use a # to toggle the screen mode--then figure out how to press the button again to toggle the screen back on (I'm guessing the power button will do the trick.)

Hopfully they'll do something to fix this soon. Now I'll have to go to the X30 forums to find out why I can't seem to play anything on mine with WMP 10...

I hope this helps!

11-15-04, 01:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
Man In The Wil Aximsite Prospect DAP Rookie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St. Albans, WV Posts: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	WMP problem Looks like a WMP problem to me. I have the X30 and just upgraded the ROM to try out WMP 10. I had the same trouble with the buttons described here, plus I couldn't get it to play any of my MP3s or videos that worked fine with WMP 9. I've since downgraded back to A02 and WMP works again for me. About the buttons: They don't work the way we want because MS designed WMP10 to work with a phone, not a PDA. It's expecting you to press buttons on a phone keypad instead of the application buttons on the PDA. You can use the keyboard, etc to select the buttons to use for WMP. Set it up to use a # to toggle the screen mode--then figure out how to press the button again to toggle the screen back on (I'm guessing the power button will do the trick.) Hopfully they'll do something to fix this soon. Now I'll have to go to the X30 forums to find out why I can't seem to play anything on mine with WMP 10... I hope this helps!