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    M17x Lighting fx themes!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Sladerade, Jul 29, 2009.

  1. skulianx

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    Thanks 4 the themes... hmm i have a q9000 processor... i want to buy a q9300.... the difference will be biggerr ? o will be the same ?
     
    skulianx, Oct 30, 2009
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  2. ZackB

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    I did the night before last, I'll uninstall, wipe and try it again. Thanks Dslade
     
    ZackB, Oct 30, 2009
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    omg
    any1 got pictures?
    i dont have my m17x yet and wana see what alll this is about!!!!!
     
    B1zzle, Oct 30, 2009
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  4. Sladerade

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    i post some pictures and a video tonight of the lighting effects, in the mean time here is another red vs blue. the difference is when you unplug the keyboard turns red!
     

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  5. BatBoy

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    Nice job Slade!
     
    BatBoy, Oct 30, 2009
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  6. Sladerade

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    here are the pics! the video will be at the bottom! ps. i used a camera for the video, if the quality is really bad let me know and ill use a video camera!

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    <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eDrmNcWdmYY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eDrmNcWdmYY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width='560' height="340"></embed></object>
     
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    Sladerade, Oct 30, 2009
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  7. unhip_crayon

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    SWEET but....

    I don't like how purple shows up while the speakers and such morph from blue to red. Would you be able to morph it from red to black then black to blue then blue to black, looped?

    Thanks Dslade!
     
    unhip_crayon, Nov 3, 2009
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  8. Sladerade

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    here is the the red and blue 2.0!

    edit: red vs blue 2.1
     

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    Sladerade, Nov 3, 2009
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  9. rockfock

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    To OP i cant open your theme. is it because i dont have 2 individual colors for my speakers?
     
    rockfock, Nov 4, 2009
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  10. Sladerade

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    do you have a M17x?
     
    Sladerade, Nov 4, 2009
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  11. rockfock

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    yea i have m17x (all powerful)
     
    rockfock, Nov 4, 2009
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  12. Sladerade

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    have you updated your command center to the latest?
     
    Sladerade, Nov 4, 2009
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  13. rockfock

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    yea latest just today i did that
     
    rockfock, Nov 4, 2009
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  14. rockfock

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    btw how do u get individual colors for ur speakers
     
    rockfock, Nov 4, 2009
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  15. Sladerade

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    i had to edit the theme file
     
    Sladerade, Nov 4, 2009
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    can u teach me how to do that?
     
    rockfock, Nov 4, 2009
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  17. Sladerade

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    Sladerade, Nov 4, 2009
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    ok i got that, i love ur theme btw but i cant use it :(
     
    rockfock, Nov 4, 2009
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  19. Sladerade

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    you might have to uninstall the whole command center then do a ccleaner run and then try to reinstall it

    edit: i will try and get a video of it up tonight on how to do it so that everyone will know how to do it!
     
    Sladerade, Nov 4, 2009
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  20. rockfock

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    what do i have to edit with the xml editor

    edit: i uninstalled and reinstalled command center and ran ccleaner. im thinking that it doesnt work because i can't set two individual colors for each speaker. happend to my bro's area-51 m15x when the keyboard option didn't show up and he couldn't open any themes with lighting configured with the keyboard.
     
    rockfock, Nov 4, 2009
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  21. rockfock

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    can you post your theme file you used to get 2 individual lights for your speakers?
     
    rockfock, Nov 4, 2009
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  22. Sladerade

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    i used any theme
     
    Sladerade, Nov 4, 2009
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  23. rockfock

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    can you post ur xml settings file or something?
     
    rockfock, Nov 4, 2009
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  24. Sladerade

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    did you get it working?
     
    Sladerade, Nov 4, 2009
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  25. rockfock

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    yea i got it working thanks man
     
    rockfock, Nov 5, 2009
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  26. iHanzo

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    None of these lighting themes seem to work on Windows 7, any ideas? Everytime I try and load one it says.. "The theme could not be opened"..
     
    iHanzo, Nov 5, 2009
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  27. Sladerade

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    i am on windows 7 when i create them, to be exact i am on windows 7 ultimate. have you updated the command center?
     
    Sladerade, Nov 5, 2009
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  28. iHanzo

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    Yea, got the one from the Windows 7 x64 Drivers page.
     
    iHanzo, Nov 5, 2009
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  29. iHanzo

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    Can someone make a new Rainbow theme that will work with the new Command Center for Vista x64 and Win 7 x64?
     
    iHanzo, Nov 7, 2009
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  30. Lord_Zath

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    Do any of you guys have issues with *some* the lights not turning on from a cold boot? Once Windows loads, I can re-enable the lights, but it is a bit of a PITA to keep doing this... The lights that come on are keyboard zones 2-4 and zone 1 flickers on/off. The rest of the lights are off.
     
    Lord_Zath, Nov 7, 2009
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  31. BatBoy

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    Sounds like a loose connection or defective part (hopefully, not motherboard connector). You can try re-seating the cable. Would also try reinstalling CommandCenter (highly doubt this is the cause, but at least you cover everything).

    Does this happen with all themes?
     
    BatBoy, Nov 7, 2009
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  32. Lord_Zath

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    Prettymuch all the time. I don't have CC on now - using a 3rd party fx editor. With CC installed, I *think* it was better, but every now and then I'd still have the problem.

    What's weird is if I do a warm-boot, I do not have this problem.

    btw, where'd the link to your blog go? I'm lost w/o it!
     
    Lord_Zath, Nov 7, 2009
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  33. BatBoy

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    Might want to look into the '3rd party FX Editor'. Could be the cause. As a test, you could try uninstalling it, installing CC.
     
    BatBoy, Nov 7, 2009
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  34. Sladerade

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    yes i have this problem too. i could not figure it out what it is its only on cold boots where it dose it. and it is only on the themes that change colors how wired is that. once i get into windows it loads the them and its all good.
     
    Sladerade, Nov 7, 2009
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  35. Lord_Zath

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    Do you have AlienFX set to load on startup? If so, that's why it gets fixed in Windows.

    Maybe the color change is too much data for the bios to store when the computer is off???
     
    Lord_Zath, Nov 7, 2009
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  36. Sladerade

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    that is what i am thinking for some reason it cant seem to load it on a cold boot. yes i have it where it starts with windows.
     
    Sladerade, Nov 7, 2009
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  37. BatBoy

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    Well, its not your 3rd party app Zath. It appears the AlienFX Board can't preserve a rotating color theme after shutdown (as you thought). I loaded up one of the rotating themes (red, blue, orange) and shutdown the system. Powered back up and the keyboard was fine which continued the rotation, however the speakers, touchstrip, touchpad and alienhead were all off. Also tested putting the system into standby/sleep mode. Waking the system was fine and all zones were functional. So there you have it, AlienFX is the culprit. It just can't handle the state change.

    Note:
    If you have AlienFX loading at startup, you will not see this behavior as Zath pointed out, once the alienfxcontroller.exe is loaded, it will essentially re-load the theme.
     
    BatBoy, Nov 8, 2009
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  38. Lord_Zath

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    Yup. Not *too* much of a big deal except I like seeing the alienhead light to make sure I'm on battery AND I know the computer/hdd is being accessed and is therefore working right. I guess I'm just paranoid after all my 1730 troubles :)
     
    Lord_Zath, Nov 8, 2009
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  39. Pixox

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    Hey Slade, i'm complety falled in love of your theme in the show of your alienfx settings!

    Is it possible to have the .ath files please??

    Thanks in advance!
     
    Pixox, Nov 14, 2009
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    ok umm where do i update my CC? lol i cantfind it
     
    B1zzle, Nov 14, 2009
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    BatBoy, Nov 14, 2009
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    It says theme cannot be opened no matter what theme I choose that didn't come with the system... is that normal?
     
    Dagnanicus, Nov 18, 2009
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    Here's a Tron Legacy Fx theme I created in 5 minutes with a wallpaper that goes with it.

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    Hope you guys like it.
     

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  44. unhip_crayon

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    ^^^ I like the idea, but the wallpaper you've chosen blows. Its not the correct resolution. What you need is a high def wallpaper
     
    unhip_crayon, Nov 19, 2009
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  45. iHanzo

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    It's 1920x1200, sorry if you have a 1440x900.
     
    iHanzo, Nov 19, 2009
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  46. Sladerade

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    here it is for ya!
     

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    Sladerade, Nov 20, 2009
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  47. Dagnanicus

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    Very nice, Slade. :)
     
    Dagnanicus, Nov 20, 2009
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  48. Lord_Zath

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    So today I just noticed that my media buttons don't light up anymore. Tried changing themes and creating a new one... I was using DSlade's Red vs Blue 2.1

    Anyone else have this problem? I'm hoping a cold boot will solve it, but can't check right now...
     
    Lord_Zath, Nov 20, 2009
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  49. Sladerade

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    a cold boot should fix it
     
    Sladerade, Nov 20, 2009
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  50. Lord_Zath

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    Seems to have. Of course, I had to go out of town the next day. I'll check again when I get back.

    btw, I wasn't trying to imply that your theme screwed up the board :)
     
    Lord_Zath, Nov 22, 2009
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