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K700 / K500 Firmware Overview |
fyford
Joined: Jun 29, 2004
Posts: 35
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Hi Guys
I have just been trawling the site and I am probably gonna ask a stupid question, but am I correct in understanding that the R2L001 is the latest and greatest out there for the k700i unbranded phone?
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kenski
Joined: Aug 15, 2002
Posts: 369
From: Philippines
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yes, r2l is the latest...still waiting for new fw for our k700i what's taking them so long? 
 forever Read the FAQ before u post a new topic.. 8810->6150->3310->t68i->t610->t630->k700i  |
RedDwarf2002
Joined: Aug 12, 2004
Posts: 19
From: Manchester, UK
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Hi, has anyone thought about e-mailing the list of bugs to Sony Ericsson? I am sure if the list was sent then there would be more chances of them being addressed. I don't think SE come on this forum or any other forums to look for solutions!
Also, it would be useful to include some of the other things that users would like incorporated in the FW like :- switching off backlight/screen on calls after about 10 seconds, like Nokia and every other manufacturer! |
gushter
Joined: Nov 14, 2004
Posts: 31
From: Belgrade, SErbia
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Good idea, @RedDwarf2002,
My k-700 R2Y005 Firmware -(first appeared around 25/10/04- by @mwarner's Firmware Overview) still has few bugs, the greatest: video and picture dims after 15 secs, but animated gif stays always bright.
Significant improvement from first ("frosty") release R2A041.
My first (s)E  ,
was battery eater too, but without bugs.
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Anyway, K 700 is the best.
Waiting for new Firmware.
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marslanoglu
Joined: Nov 25, 2004
Posts: 4
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I need K700_EU2.K7L language file and K700_FIRMWARE_ZONE_1_.K7S firmware files. Can anyone help me where to find those files? Thanks in advance. |
marslanoglu
Joined: Nov 25, 2004
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I want to know if I upgrade my K700i's firmware to R2AA003 this version includes all the solved bugs in the previously released versions or I have to upload all the revisions? |
vee
Joined: Jun 22, 2004
Posts: 435
From: Zagreb, HR
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welcome...
1. you just need to upgrade to the latest availiable version
2. as for files you are asking for if you know how to use them then you'll know where to download them... simple as that  |
mwarner
Joined: Dec 23, 2003
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From: Warwickshire, England
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Hi Guys!
Last night I was out down the pub and discovered that one of my friends has a brand new K700 (actually, it was a replacement for his previous K700 - but brand new none the less). I noticed that the firmware revision was R2AA003, so I thought I would check it out whilst I had the opportunity.
One thing I noticed straight away was that the WAP browser was much improved over my ancient R2A firmware (i'll update it one of these days!).
If I go to Google on my K700, I get the full Google web page with google banner and the two buttons, 'Search' and 'I'm feeling lucky'. I can sucessfully click on 'I'm feeling lucky' and get to a random web site, but I can't do a search as the results page is too complex for the browser to interpret. This is pretty annoying, and occurs on the results page of ALL the search engines I have tried.
However, using the Vodaphone R2AA phone of my friend, I get the Google WAP page - as I would expect if I visited from a phone. The Search function works correctly, and I get a full list of results.
My question to you all is:
Which firmware revision fixed this issue (of correctly identifying the browser as a WAP browser rather than a HTML web browser).
If you have a firmware revision of R2C to R2L, I would be grateful if you could go to Google, see whether you get the Web page or the WAP page and report it back here.
Thanks,
Mike
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vee
Joined: Jun 22, 2004
Posts: 435
From: Zagreb, HR
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hi there,
i have R2AA003 on my phone and still have the same issue with Google and other search engines... still going at the HTML page... strange |
marslanoglu
Joined: Nov 25, 2004
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I found the files but they don't suit to the firmware on my K700i That's why I am searching for the firmwares that I wrote. |
mwarner
Joined: Dec 23, 2003
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From: Warwickshire, England
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@vee
That is weird! This phone did have vodaphone customised firmware (as you would expect on a Vodaphone K700!), but I would be suprised if they could change the behaviour of the browser like this!
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CyberVisitor
Joined: Dec 21, 2001
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@mwarner
Was it a Vodafone branded K700i with R2AA003? Strange since the latest (known) official firmware for Vodafone F500/K700i is R2V001.
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mwarner
Joined: Dec 23, 2003
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Yes, it was a Vodaphone branded K700 with R2AA003. I was rather suprised myself, particularly as it is a firmware revision that has since been withdrawn. The phone was brand new - it even had the protective screen sticker on when I got my hands on it  . |
vee
Joined: Jun 22, 2004
Posts: 435
From: Zagreb, HR
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@ marslanoglu
those files are for Total Multi Shi...ups...Server. So if you have program and valid username and password you also have acces to all availiable files in Download Area. If they are not there, they doesn't exist at least for use with that program.
@ mwarner&Cyber
phone could be theoretically updated to R2AA in SE Service Center or by some of Remote Servers without decustomizing it... but still very strange thing that on some works and on some it doesn't... maybe it has something to do with Internet Settings because you can choose Http or WAP there. I'll cehck it out a bit later
TC,
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CyberVisitor
Joined: Dec 21, 2001
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@vee
Vodafone uses the Http setting, not the wap setting, and as you say, that could be the reason.
By the way, you cannot install "native" R2AA003 on a Vodafone branded K700i without "replacing" the branded firmware. If the firmware is of Vodafone kind and it says R2AA003, then Vodafone has released a brand new firmware for the K700i - period!
Also note that the features of Vodafones firmware compared to Sony Ericsson original firmware sometime differs even when the revision is the same. Vodafone claims for example that R2V001 is based on (and is identical to) the R2L001 original software (besides the user interface), but it still has features that the R2L001 lacks. One of them is the ability to auto-save your phonebook on the sim-card.
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Posted: 2004-11-23 12:41
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