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Remapping the home button

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http://forum.xda-developers.com – Ive been trying to make my home button function the same as the power button. First I made a nandroid and rebooted andthen went here--> System/usr/keylayout/generic.kl and changedkey# whatever-said-home to say POWER. rebooted and it didn't work, it worked just like normal. Then I went back and changed every key that said home to power anywhere in the keylayout directories and still, it works like normal! Any advice or knowledge to help me solve this puzzle? Thanks! Sent from my Kangadore 64 (HowTos)

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Submitted by funckax on 11/12/2012

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