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W850 Firmware/Bug Overview |
Stajlerboy
Joined: Mar 05, 2002
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From: Sweden
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What's new in r1eg??
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wapchimp
Joined: Jun 09, 2002
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From: Land of the chimps
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I have orange software and it is very stable (surprisingly). Just the low earpiece volume like i said before. Im not upgrading mx 3w until they fix that. Very happy with phone. Mtch better than my t68m/i and t610.
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sambouka
Joined: Jan 04, 2006
Posts: 260
From: Mount Lebanon
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Hi, I have just bought an Orange branded W850. Trying to unbrand it using Wotan.
Has anybody used it:
- does the W850 need to be shutdown or started?
- is the DCU-60 CABLE , the USB cable shipped with the W850 or is it another one?
- does the phone need to be unblocked before the operation?
As you have maybe already guessed, it's not working, the Wotan software doesn't see the phone.
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alexl22
Joined: May 02, 2003
Posts: 123
From: Costa Rica
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One thing that I noticed is that the vibration alert not always work as intended, sometimes vibrates 2 o 3 times, others just 1 and other it does not vibrate at all...
...the other annoying thing is the slow UI and responsiveness of the phone!!!
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wapchimp
Joined: Jun 09, 2002
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From: Land of the chimps
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I spoke to soon. My missed calls list does not have any. When I have a missed call it shows missed on the screen. When I select to view it, nothing! No big deal as I know it will probably be the Mrs. Anyone else on orange have this prob? |
ajmould
Joined: Feb 01, 2003
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From: London, UK
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Yes I have had that too.
Delete all of your missed calls (even if the list is empty). The next time you have a missed call it will then display correctly. |
rastaroofus
Joined: Nov 12, 2006
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I just got myself a 4GB Sandisk card. Everything seems to work ok, I can take pictures, play music, videos, save files from VideoDJ, MusicDJ etc.
However, the problem comes with Java software (games and apps.) They install fine, and start up fine. BUT they can't seem to save any data. One app would say that there is no space even though my memory stick has nothing on it. Games do not seem to save anything either. Worldmate would download information but not store them.. GRRR.
I've tried formatting it using Windows and the phone, but nothing seems to fix the problem.
Any ideas?
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jack77777
Joined: Apr 11, 2006
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From: uk/england.
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try storing games and apps on the phone !
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rastaroofus
Joined: Nov 12, 2006
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Works fine if I stored them on the phone.. but I've only got 11MB worth of space left on it... Hate to see it shrink any smaller. 
Anyway, does the same thing happen on your 4gb card? Weird that it would install properly but can't write data to the card... -.- Also it works fine with the 1gb card, why not the 4gb? FAT32 perhaps? Ah, perplexing.
One other thing.. I just noticed that some of my albums don't play their songs in the correct track list order. And it's quite random. I would take my card out and put it back in and the album would be in a different order. I use Disc2Phone to transfer songs, so all of my songs have file names which are in order e.g. 01 this song, 02 that song, etc. Any idea how I can sort the songs in my albums in the correct order?
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[CC]RebelsAd
Joined: Dec 17, 2005
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From: Wales UK
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On 2006-11-24 14:42:25, sambouka wrote:
As you have maybe already guessed, it's not working, the Wotan software doesn't see the phone.
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Try using SEUS to update first. Even though it will tell you that you have the latest update it will prove that your drivers are installed correctly. If SEUS fails too reinstall the drivers.
For those with the menu items showing up as hex assignments, this is also widely reported in R1ED001 for K800i. I believe the newer firmwares on Wotan etc fix the problem so I suspect SE have a fix ready for release with the next firmware update.
For the first post, i have a Vodafone UK W850i and the CDA is: CDA102677/51 |
xspach
Joined: Jul 25, 2005
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From: Philippines
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what are the games built in in this unit?
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[CC]RebelsAd
Joined: Dec 17, 2005
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On the Vodafone release there are about 8 games but they are all demos so are a waste of time.
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xspach
Joined: Jul 25, 2005
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From: Philippines
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i got my w850 yesterdAY, and i was so excited!... i got instruction on the saleslady to drain the battery first and charge it fot 4 hours because its brand new, after charging the phone for 4 hours i turned it on and the screen only blinks for several times at least 10 mins before going on phone mode, i went to the store where i bought the unit and i want a replacement but unfortunately they dont have any on stock...
tech support said its a software bug, i havent decided yet to upgrade the version. will it be safe if i upgrade the phone online? how? |
[CC]RebelsAd
Joined: Dec 17, 2005
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No official software update is available from Sony Ericsson yet (R1ED001 is the only software version they have released for the W850i) but there are third party sites which have a newer version available.
The newest version available on the third party sites is currently R1EG001. It is an official Sony Ericsson firmware but it has not been released to the general public as it is being rolled out to service centers etc and is likely to contain very few modifications. Upgrading to this firmware may fix the problems with your phone but it also invalidates your warranty (Not that the service centers etc have noticed in the past with any i have done).
You have three options:
1. Send the phone back to be repaired / replaced
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2. Live with the slow startup until Sony Ericsson release an official update via the Sony Ericsson Update Service Program (You will need to keep checking the first post in this thread to find out when its released)
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3. Update using a third party site like Wotan Server (Costs 7 Euros) or Davinci Team (Costs 10 Euros). NOTE: As i mentioned using these services may invalidate your warranty so using them is at your own risk. I have never had any warranty problems when using them but it is possible.
Hope that helps,
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jack77777
Joined: Apr 11, 2006
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From: uk/england.
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all of the problems you people have such as: low ear peice volume , slow ui responsiveness.
these dont happen , there 5 times as fast as my k750i and my dads w810i , also the volume is very loud ! 
i have R1ED001 i have the latest software whenever i try update over air or through seus ! |
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