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P990 firmware organizer R4B03 discussion |
willo
Joined: Sep 21, 2006
Posts: 163
From: Liverpool
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just finished the update now, but I can't notice any real difference.
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deeablos
Joined: Nov 30, 2006
Posts: 17
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Does anyone knows when they are going to release another F/W.
Those who haven't updated as yet, you better wait.
I cannot understand how SE takes so long to address problems that are there for more than 6 months like the memory leaks and slow UI.
I pray to the heavens some miracle happens.
I have given hope that this superb phone wont have a chance to show the world it true capabilties
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exokello
Joined: Aug 23, 2006
Posts: 69
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Thanks for the advise makbil. I will try the format.
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michael the mage
Joined: May 10, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: U.S. of A.
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SE is getting now on my nerv too...
I have my phone for several month now and NOT even once it had this 'restarted for performance crap. Battery was okay and macro got it mostly clear..!
But this last fw update changed all that. Now I had my first restart...of course when the phone rang and I answered.
The battery now drains faster and the macro doesn't get it clear most of the time.
Anyone know how to flash back to the former fw? Any trick in doing it? Now one can be afraid that a working phone gets messed up after an 'Update'!
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ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Coimbra, Portugal
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iīm satisfied with the new version...its faster when making reclaims level 3 with swiss pro, normal free memory is higher (always around 11-12mb now, after some hours of boot), i got the most RAM i ever did at boot (18.2mb), not a single auto reboot so far, etc...only hassle is the stupid non-existing reliable backup process
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serg
Joined: Jan 04, 2002
Posts: 83
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is it only my phone or one more new bug in this firmware? press once anywhere with stylus and listen to the phone, after about 5 seconds i can hear some strange sound coming from speaker? i can hear it only when i have enabled click sound for screen pressings. btw, phone is much faster with this firmware |
Sgt_Wilson
Joined: Oct 16, 2006
Posts: 28
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@serg,
Mine always made that strange clicking sound from the day I got it (R5 firmware)
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Tail
Joined: Oct 06, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: SWE
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Must say im happy with this f/w. Been up and running now for 3 days and never goes under 10 MB ram
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ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Coimbra, Portugal
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Hereīs something to look forward on the next upgrade, maybe
http://www.allaboutsymbian.co[....]M_Opera_9_Mobile_Announced.php
Opera mobile 9 has great new features, namely widgets, "inteligent zoom", etc |
makbil
Joined: Oct 26, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Istanbul
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On 2007-02-11 15:38:06, merwyn wrote:
With due respect to the CellPhoneSoft team for their fabulous apps, I have not used Swiss Manager since the firmware upgrade in January and have had no problems, RAM management or otherwise, even without restarting my device for well over a week.
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You get about 2-3 MB more RAM if you use SM Pro and you can choose which applications can have a higher priority and wouldn't get closed. But there is another advantage, SM Pro is the only way to watch video with flip closed.
P990i: A mistake, a curse and a disgrace  So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD |
makbil
Joined: Oct 26, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Istanbul
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On 2007-02-12 00:26:05, ares wrote:
iīm satisfied with the new version...its faster when making reclaims level 3 with swiss pro, normal free memory is higher (always around 11-12mb now, after some hours of boot), i got the most RAM i ever did at boot (18.2mb), not a single auto reboot so far, etc...only hassle is the stupid non-existing reliable backup process
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I agree with you ares. My phone is pretty much the same except for one restart while answering the phone which was the very first call after update, didn't happen again. Overall, WLAN+RSS+Opera used together is much more stable, no ip_sec errors leading to a restart. Opera did close a couple of times but no restarts. Phone seems quite stable now compared to a couple of months ago.
Apart from the obvious problems, there are some features I wish SE would implement:
1- The ability to sort Notes. None of the P series have this feature and I just can't understand why. I guess no one at SE uses these P series phones for any serious daily work!
2- Someone at SE should know where the system files and application files are stored. Please, have a decent backup/restore program incorporated into the PCSuite.
3- The alarm screen needs a rewrite. What is the logic of having a different timezone between the local time and the alarm time?
P990i: A mistake, a curse and a disgrace So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD |
ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Coimbra, Portugal
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Makbill, about notes, i guess thatīs why a notes app has been launched recently lol...but we shouldnīt have to pay for that
Anyway, i agree with you, and would add the update for Opera 9...it sure would be great...maybe R5 brings us that, together with SVG support...and of course, more free RAM |
mode
Joined: Jan 12, 2007
Posts: > 500
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On 2007-02-10 17:06:15, michael the mage wrote:
And how about we have all one standard for this:
NO flight mode (uncheck ask!)
NO PIN
this way all that try to measure the time will have the same basics.
Then we have a clear time from pushing the button to operator logo.
By the way, anybody knows if the phone COMPRESSES the contact phone book? Because sometimes when adding a contact a quick message pops up, compressing...
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Yeah, and don't forget, start up is much, much faster while charging than when uncharged. I guess we should all set it to uncharged, that's where the real wait is. Haven't flashed the new firmware on mine yet though, gonna fork out some money to have it done at an SE service center soon. Though I have made successful firmware updates myself, I'm not gonna risk doing it via SEUS again after so many freak cases I've read on the forum, a million and 1 things could go wrong and if it does, it's nice to have transferred the responsibility to someone else  |
Sgt_Wilson
Joined: Oct 16, 2006
Posts: 28
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Well, Ive been updated with the new firmware since day of release, and although I havent had the phone restart when trying to answer calls, it does still terminate the call once you press yes to answer it!
And yes, I did do a reset before I updated, and I have not restored settings from a previous backup.
Any suggestions? or others which have had this issue?
Thanks
Sarge
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Tail
Joined: Oct 06, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: SWE
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The strange thing is that my wife is having the same phone as I and the same f/w. But she is having this random reboots and restart on answering calls
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Posted: 2007-02-11 20:55
So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD 
