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P990 Firmware Thread | latest: ph:R7A001, org:R3B01, bt:R4F01 |
bytes
Joined: Aug 24, 2006
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Hi all. Was just reading all your comments and I thought all the P990i was manufactured by Alsace in France, irrespective whether euro version of aspac version???? Anyone knows? Thanks |
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dineshrai42
Joined: Sep 11, 2006
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Hi Adnhk1,
Thanks for the welcome 
I don't know if I should feel better knowing that others are having exactly the same problem ... But this is pretty serious indeed for a thousand dollar+ phone. I don't understand how autofocus is working for some and not working for others.
You're right on the dark pictures too. It's like they are being taken during overcast skies, when instead it was bright sunshine.
Now we just need to get to the bottom of this being a manufacturing defect or firmware issue. What's your firmware revision?
And do you have the link to SE Central? |
adnhk1
Joined: May 23, 2002
Posts: 447
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Hi dineshrai42,
sadly, I am still on R3A firmware (released 18 Aug 2006) as the current version of BB client does not work with the latest firmware 
I truly hoped it is firmware issues and not batch issue cos else all Asia batches may be affected if that is the case
Edit: btw, check your PM
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Osmano
Joined: Jul 22, 2006
Posts: 252
From: Trondheim, Norway
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Same problem for me. In addition my video camera don't work to well. OK quality but it don't manage to make a video without the camera stops and make short pauses. I have the newest FW (R7) |
CrimInalA
Joined: Jan 24, 2004
Posts: 31
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@Dineshray42 :
Concerning the zoom problem
these are my firmware numbers :
phone: CXC162037 R4B001
BT : CXC162058 R4F01
Org : CXC162036 R2A04
CDA : CDA162008/55 R1A03
My phone is bought in Belgium , on the back of the phone it sais 'made in France'
Also , it is very hard indeed to get a bright picture . the pictures all look cloudy even when the flash is used . no matter if you're zooming or not .
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BaranE
Joined: Sep 12, 2006
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Hi all i bought mine last sunday but i have lots of issues. From the first party to arrive to Turkey. First i cannot stay connected with a pc phone automatically disconnects once i had a good connection had a backup and tried to update but phone wouldn't turn on when holding c and plugging usb. It crashes most of the time. I have tried to connect it to different pcs (interesting thing is it connects via bluetooth). Also Ad-Hoc Bluetooth PAN conn is never turned off. You cant turn it off manually nor when you put the phone in flight mode it turns off. Last question how do we learn the manufacturing date? WHAT SHOULD I DO HELP PLZ
PDA software version:
CXC 162036 R2A04
Phone software version:
CXC 162037 R4B001
Bluetooth software version:
CXC 162058 R4F01
CDA version:
CDA 162007/1 R2A01
And there is this sticker on box says : DPY 101 1472/43 R6A TR,RU
Made in France
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CrimInalA
Joined: Jan 24, 2004
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i've noticed another feature
press 2 or more * , then press the back button on your flip . (it starts dialing)
the back button on the side reacts normal .
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doublecheese
Joined: Sep 12, 2006
Posts: 145
From: Istanbul
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I received my P990i on 08.Sep at Istanbul Turkey,
I didn't have crashes at all . I found some bugs but most of them here were already mentioned. Yesterday I uploaded the newest version.
Now I have the following on my phone
Phone R7A001
BT R4F01
Org. R3B01
CDA R3B01
I see that some of the bugs are already fixed, but some of them still remain. Let's hope SE keeps on making updates. By the way after the new update I had 3 crashes so far ))))
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dineshrai42
Joined: Sep 11, 2006
Posts: 16
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CriminalA,
That's bad. So even the R4B firmware is exhibiting the same picture autofocus problem. So just what is going on here? Is it just the SE moles who keep saying how wonderful the phone is, or is there really a QC (Quality Control) problem with the P990i? In this case SE should look at replacing these faulty units, unless they can say that the quality is CRAP for all the shipping P990i models. In that case a refund is in order (for me at least).
By the way, where exactly is the "MADE IN" stated?
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chadsotelo
Joined: May 24, 2003
Posts: 14
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Updating to the latest firmware as I type! Woohoo!!!
Will post feedback once I've run it through its paces. |
antz88c
Joined: Aug 10, 2006
Posts: 297
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On 2006-09-12 14:28:06, chadsotelo wrote:
Updating to the latest firmware as I type! Woohoo!!!
Will post feedback once I've run it through its paces.
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any news, i just checked a couple of hours ago, no available update.
i have R3B01. |
chadsotelo
Joined: May 24, 2003
Posts: 14
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Success! Firmware updated to the latest R7A version. Running the phone through its paces to see what's new, what's fixed, and (hopefully none) any new bugs. |
CRZ
Joined: Sep 12, 2006
Posts: 1
From: Norway
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Will we be able to update the P990 OS to UIQ 9.3?
http://www.symbian.com/news/qanda.html
Or are the upgrades limited to the firmware?? |
joel80
Joined: Nov 30, 2004
Posts: 353
From: Sweden
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Hi
Many of the photo-issues is just user-problems.
The autofocus works if you have enough light and you have a steady hand. If you move alot, the cam will have trouble focusing on something and you will have a blurry focus, and even if you get a good focus it's still a problem wih movements when you take the pic. This is extra important when using the digital zoom. (when using the digital zoom you need more light to make the shutterspeed fast enough so that your movment's doesn't show so much.)
The better the light is the faster the shutterspeed is and that will help you from getting a blurry pic from your movements.
To take a picture in full zoom is the same thing as taking it with no zoom at all and then with for exampel photoshop, select the peice in the picture that you want to zoom in at and resize that upp to 1600x1200. You can't get a good picture out of this!
Pic taken with full zoom. You can read the text on the sign and it's on focus. This is what you get when zooming in with digital zoom.
This is taken indoor with a bit less light and full zoom.. I had to hold the phone really steady and failed with 2 pics before this one.
The focus is right on the motive and to make that happend I had to hold it steady and with the center of the pic to the motive. I had to redo the fucus one time.
Edit: Sorry, this was maby a bit off topic... But since the discussions about the fw and it's affect on the focus it's almost on topic. 
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V800 user since 2004-11-29
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chadsotelo
Joined: May 24, 2003
Posts: 14
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My firmware is now at the following versions:
Phone: R7A001
Bluetooth: R4F01
Organizer: R3B01
CDA: R3B01
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