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P990 firmware organizer R4B03 discussion |
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Joined: Oct 06, 2006
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From: SWE
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Well, i dont think that many know that you have to do a format and a master reset and then do the update. If you do this, then its working great
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brick
Joined: Nov 15, 2002
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I also experience a lot less problems than most posters here do. And my use of the p990 revolve around the use of the media player, the camera, opera mini with wifi, pdf reader, and gmail. I've never felt the urge to install any other programs unnecessarily. I've always felt that the more programs you install, the more 'impure' your os becomes, the more problems you get.
On another note, a very quick and easy way of backing up your address book and calendar is to select all and bluetooth it to a fellow SE user. But note that after u beam it back to yourself, you lose all the folder categorisation. |
Dogmann
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
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From: London England
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@Brick
I have never made a back up with any smart phone i use and find the easiest way of having all my contacts with all the fields for numbers e-mails etc is just to sync with Outlook same thing obviously for my Calendar, but i suppose that easy for me to say as i use Outlook to run my life. I also have never had any difficulty setting up E-Mail either and like some only tend to install 3rd party apps i really need as i agree too many can tend to make things go wrong even though they shouldn't having said that on another Symbian Forum i actually listed all my additional apps on my N93 and got a shock at just how many there were. But none are replacing things the phone already has for instance i always use the in built Calendar and Contacts, Video and Music player although usually add a good multiple alarm program, proper Task Manager as IMO nearly all inbuilt ones are pretty useless in my experience and Tom Tom Sat Nav is a must have app for me. the only other apps are Nokia provided which is device search app and a Podcasting app and now Fring for Skype.
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intelegent115
Joined: Mar 01, 2002
Posts: 470
From: Slovenia
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I have updated my phone @ my local SE dealer and i do not know if they first formated internal drive and then master reseted it.. I will try it as soon as update becomes available at SEUS. My provious question was obviously adressed to death ears.
So for the fifth time.. I am asking you what does M600i have that P990i hasnt? Chess Professional works flawlessly on M600i, after 5 moves on P990i the phone is barely responsible. Any clues?
I`ve heard it before and seen it 5 mins ago; I was charging the phone cause of total drainage. When i turn it on it took about 5,6 sec to get operator name (including pin typing). So i am asking you how is that possible that an unplugged (from AC adapter) takes 10 times more to power-on? Does P990 need so much energy to turn on? Maybe start-up needs more and a batter can`t provide it? |
miguel82
Joined: Feb 14, 2006
Posts: 414
From: Portugal
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Well now ive done a master reset and the camara issue seems to disapear too! This is very very wierd! My phone was doing alright before i udpate the first time. After the first update it become a big sh**. Then i formated the internal disc and done a new firmware update but there was still problems. Update again and those problems dissapear and a new problem appeared (camara problem). Now with this master reset it seems to work fine. For those who say that its because of backups and 3party aplications i agree that sometimes this maybe the reason. But in my case the only thing that i restore is the contacts and agenda from memory stick and installed no aplications after done the first internal disc format. |
dai3yuen
Joined: Feb 02, 2007
Posts: 4
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I've got a /8 (Singapore) version of the phone. When I got it, I originally updated with the HK firmware and had Traditional Chinese on it.
So I did the update on Feb 15th and chose the same region (Chinese - Hong Kong) but now I have Simplified Chinese on it! Help!! Does anyone know how I can get Traditional back on my phone??
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wd40
Joined: Feb 19, 2007
Posts: 21
From: Bahrain
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hi all,
I have been trying to backup my device for 5 days with no luck. . . it seems that the backup application can not backup the unified inbox !!!
is there any way around that problem? |
Guy H
Joined: Feb 19, 2004
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From: UK
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Delete all previous back-ups or at least move them from the same folder on your HD then try again. |
Popolou
Joined: Nov 30, 2002
Posts: 175
From: London
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When i have this problem there are two things i can do: -
1) Delete your previous backups (i have posted before how to save them just in case)
2) When the 1st backup fails, perform the backup again imediately after without restarting the phone or software. While the phone is in the backup mode, it will allow another session to begin and it should complete successfuly.
Regards
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wd40
Joined: Feb 19, 2007
Posts: 21
From: Bahrain
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Thanks  ..
it works just fine. . .
updating now . . . |
ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Coimbra, Portugal
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On 2007-02-19 06:36:00, brick wrote:
I also experience a lot less problems than most posters here do. And my use of the p990 revolve around the use of the media player, the camera, opera mini with wifi, pdf reader, and gmail. I've never felt the urge to install any other programs unnecessarily. I've always felt that the more programs you install, the more 'impure' your os becomes, the more problems you get.
On another note, a very quick and easy way of backing up your address book and calendar is to select all and bluetooth it to a fellow SE user. But note that after u beam it back to yourself, you lose all the folder categorisation.
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Has many people know, i never had much problems with my P990, but i do have lots of stuff installed, both java and symbian, and test everything i see...the only think i avoid is instaling apps on the phone memory, all goes to the ms pro
But, has Doggman, my main backup "tool" is actually outlook, i never used SE´s backup programa for anything besides some settings, and always performed format internal drive after updates. |
derton
Joined: Jul 30, 2002
Posts: 8
From: Austria
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@makbil: i tried your hint - the problem is, that it works = the restore of backup data destroys the dataarea of the radio - bad if we can backup but are not going to be able to restore what we saved!!!!
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On 2007-02-14 21:50:21, makbil wrote:
@derton: You should format the internal disk, do a master reset and do a fw update. Seems like you have a problem with the OS. Almost all of my problems with FM radio disappeared with the Jan. 2 update.
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chriswg85
Joined: Aug 16, 2004
Posts: 210
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So is everyone saying that their video syncs up with the audio perfectly then? Because I have always done a master reset, format internal disk, and never restored backups after a firmware update. I have tried using different memory cards and even recording to phone memory. So if anyone has it working correctly, please do tell how you did it. |
makbil
Joined: Oct 26, 2006
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From: Istanbul
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On 2007-02-19 19:57:35, ares wrote:
Has many people know, i never had much problems with my P990, but i do have lots of stuff installed, both java and symbian, and test everything i see...the only think i avoid is instaling apps on the phone memory, all goes to the ms pro
But, has Doggman, my main backup "tool" is actually outlook, i never used SE´s backup programa for anything besides some settings, and always performed format internal drive after updates.
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Ares, it's worth noting that although we do some things differently, as I remember our P990s behave pretty much the same way - I install all applications that do not require too much space to my phone memory, I do a "unified box" restore only. The common thing is format+master reset that we do. Currently the only serious problem I have is intermittently with WLAN. Daily functions are working fine, I just want some functional improvements. I only SMP and TP. The only programs I really miss are Agendus that I had for my P900 and Shopping Bee
On another note, a friend of mine bought a P990, after using for a week decided to return it and go for Samsung 750i. She said that it was just too difficult to use, her comment was, the P990 is designed for use by an engineer She does seem to have a point, me thinks
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 |
dimenxian
Joined: Oct 13, 2003
Posts: 50
From: xingapore
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I think I know why they had to rush out a quick bug fix.
In R4A13 the T9 text input in SMS was SLOOOOW! We're talking about  T29 and T65 speeds here. Fixed in R4B03.
Also my R4A13 would keep dropping calls shortly after they were connected. Seems to be fixed.
The one bug that wasn't fixed in R4A03 concerns the HPM-82. If the headset is accidentally disconnected while the Media player is running (or even in memory), the buttons on the remote will stop working when you reconnect the headset. The only way out is to reboot the phone.
I know the P990 was on the HPM-82's compatible devices list at first but then quietly dropped, but it still baffles me why they can't fix something this simple...  To be tested later in the day.
P.S. I think everyone who encounters a problem should at least try what so many users have suggested here: at least do a Format internal disk BEFORE you upgrade and format again AFTER upgrading, before you restore your backups.
Also, close as many applications on your PC as you can, including software firewalls, which are known to screw up these kinds of things. |
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Posted: 2007-02-19 05:23
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 
