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P990 Firmware Thread | latest: ph:R7A001, org:R3B01, bt:R4F01 |
doublecheese
Joined: Sep 12, 2006
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From: Istanbul
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Although some already tried , I'm trying my luck now and checking for the Generic FW update .
If released I will inform immediately.
EDIT: Sorry guys , it's not there yet 
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GH337, GH388, GH 688, SH 888, P800, P900, P910 and now P990i
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antz88c
Joined: Aug 10, 2006
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oh well... lets all try again later. :(
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Nitro Fan
Joined: Jun 11, 2003
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For Vodafone Users I went to Voda Store yesterday and was told my Voda P990 is "Vanilla" e.g if your Voda P990i has the original SE Icons it has NOT been messed with by Vodafone all they have added is a startup logo and some pre configured accounts otherwise all else is left as per sim free P990!
But the guy who seemed to be very well informed on SE products in particular did say SE knew the phone was bug ridden but took the decision to release it knwing full well that the users would show them what was really wrong with the damn thing!!
so Vodafone early adopters can at least take heart in as much as we can take full advantage of all SEUS updates as I have already done! the bad news is the phone is still not reliable enough for business purposes, so I will be sticking with P910i for my business stuff my P990i is just for play at present,
Its all a a bit of a shame realy this thing could come good yet though and I am doubly glad I did not pay for mine what a shocking state of affairs, I wonder if I could get away with getting my customers to pay for all my R&D?!
I have owned the ... T68i T610, P800, P900, P910, P990, W950, P1, W960 But SE have now totally lost the plot. |
ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
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From: Coimbra, Portugal
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On 2006-10-09 14:03:38, gommace wrote:
Ares... you forgot a couple of things: we have not paid "more or less" the total price, we have paid completly the final price..., and SE never told us that this phone was not completly operative before giving them the total money!!!!
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i knew how the phone was before i buyed it - you just had to read the reports here at esato...i knew the first firmware was very BAD...but i made the decision of buying it, because i really needed it and was sure SE would launch a new firmwares quickly, that would make the phone stable - and that did happen
now , i think its obvious why the new version is taking so long - they may want it to adress the main problem that still remains - the poor memory management
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Cyber-Jedi
Joined: Nov 06, 2002
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i knew how the phone was before i buyed it - you just had to read the reports here at esato...i knew the first firmware was very BAD...but i made the decision of buying it, because i really needed it and was sure SE would launch a new firmwares quickly, that would make the phone stable - and that did happen
now , i think its obvious why the new version is taking so long - they may want it to adress the main problem that still remains - the poor memory management
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But some of us (like me) that had one of the first ever released (at least here in Sweden) didn't expect THAT MANY BUGS. Of course there is some problem in the beginning, but as I work with system development I really start to think that this is going to take LONG TIME before they have a really good software. I base that conclution that after 2 months on the market and after 2 firmware releases much havn't happened... Even new and more severe problems has appeared that wasn't there in the beginning. I have had modet SE phones released from the old GH-338 (swirvl antenna, and block LCD display)including P900 and so on... But NO phone uptil this one has even come close to that many problems/bugs.
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cm3bckyt
Joined: Oct 08, 2006
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From: Malaysia
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On 2006-10-09 04:30:14, dupin wrote:
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On 2006-10-09 03:25:05, cm3bckyt wrote:
Updated my P990i to latest firmware. Don't know if this is a bug but everytime I restart my phone and tap on the time function, the phone vibrates once and the LED blinks green until I tap on the screen. Sometimes, it vibrates continuously until I turn the phone off.
Anyone had this problem?
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I have the latest firmware. Exactly the same problem. And also a problem with Contacts - Caller ID. My wife's contact is no longer recognized. It keeps telling to add number and can't read her SMSs - telling message is incomplete - access denied!
Anybody has this problem?
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Is there a way to stop the phone from prompting to save every phone number received? |
Cyber-Jedi
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Is there a way to stop the phone from prompting to save every phone number received?
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Yes,
Main menu / Tools / Controlpanel / "First choise" / Add to contact
Uncheck box "Add.."
(Menu items could be other words, freely translated from my Swedish phone)
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ares
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On 2006-10-09 15:22:49, Cyber-Jedi wrote:
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i knew how the phone was before i buyed it - you just had to read the reports here at esato...i knew the first firmware was very BAD...but i made the decision of buying it, because i really needed it and was sure SE would launch a new firmwares quickly, that would make the phone stable - and that did happen
now , i think its obvious why the new version is taking so long - they may want it to adress the main problem that still remains - the poor memory management
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But some of us (like me) that had one of the first ever released (at least here in Sweden) didn't expect THAT MANY BUGS. Of course there is some problem in the beginning, but as I work with system development I really start to think that this is going to take LONG TIME before they have a really good software. I base that conclution that after 2 months on the market and after 2 firmware releases much havn't happened... Even new and more severe problems has appeared that wasn't there in the beginning. I have had modet SE phones released from the old GH-338 (swirvl antenna, and block LCD display)including P900 and so on... But NO phone uptil this one has even come close to that many problems/bugs.
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People tell me the P800 was much worse when launched...and now, the M600 was also in worse state than P990 when launched
Please enlighten me what "severe problems" appeared that didnīt exist in older firmwares, and also what are your main problems with latest firmware...
Right now, my only problem is limited multitasking/bad memory management/memory leakage, that make me have to use task manager/swiss manager alot, and also having to use the video trick to speed up the OS - that should be an option to the user
Besides that, i have no problem at all, no random reboots, no missed calls, no problem with email, wifi, gprs, rss, sync with outlook, all works good |
eskimo
Joined: Feb 27, 2004
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I have just done a firmware update and the numbers are:
phone: CXC162037 R7A001
b/t: CXC162058 R4F01
org: CXC162036R3B01
CDA: 162007/2 R3B01 |
scroitoru
Joined: Jul 11, 2003
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@ ares
what is the video trick to speed up the OS ?
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Cyber-Jedi
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Please enlighten me what "severe problems" appeared that didnīt exist in older firmwares, and also what are your main problems with latest firmware...
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Here is some of them:
Crashes "Kernel error" sometimes when I try to asnwer a phone call.
Crashes "Kernel error" when I try download anything from SE site (ie. pic, clipart, tune)
Camera doesn't work, says "Initializing" forever.. Both open/close mode.
Bluetooth sometimes takes so long to connect to my earpice that the current phonecall is into about 10-15 sec of talktime. (Got an SE original BT headset, among the newest ones)
Sync doesn't transfer all phone numbers in my Outlook 2003. (Got latest version of PC suit software in my pc)
I could go on...
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scroitoru
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@ Cyber-Jedi
Are you by any chance using any memory management tools? Such as the swiss manager. If not, I recommend getting familiar with it. I had similar issues, but then I started using the swiss manager, and guess what? most of my problems went away. Since than I am much much more happier 
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Gabster
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@scroitoru
If you open a video and let it play whilst its playing close the video application down and you will a significant increase in speed... |
ares
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On 2006-10-09 16:44:18, Cyber-Jedi wrote:
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Please enlighten me what "severe problems" appeared that didnīt exist in older firmwares, and also what are your main problems with latest firmware...
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Here is some of them:
Crashes "Kernel error" sometimes when I try to asnwer a phone call.
Crashes "Kernel error" when I try download anything from SE site (ie. pic, clipart, tune)
Camera doesn't work, says "Initializing" forever.. Both open/close mode.
Bluetooth sometimes takes so long to connect to my earpice that the current phonecall is into about 10-15 sec of talktime. (Got an SE original BT headset, among the newest ones)
Sync doesn't transfer all phone numbers in my Outlook 2003. (Got latest version of PC suit software in my pc)
I could go on...
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Strange, i have almost none of those problems...i use bt everyday, it connects automatically fast, no problems at all (hbh ds970), i have only kernerl errors with agile messenger, camera works everytime (yesterday i took alot of photos at Oporto, has you can see in my photo page), etc
scroituru:
load swiss manager
play some short video clip
go to task manager
choose swiss manager, and notice there is Media Player and Video Player running
Toggle Video Player to avoid auto-termination by Swiss manager
Terminate media player
Youīll end up with Video Player running on RAM, occupying very little memory, and at the same time the menus will fly
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addixon
Joined: Aug 19, 2006
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From: Singapore
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@ares
I believed its a matter of expectation that we are dealing with here. When you have to spend that much on a smart phone ,anyone would expect to have a decent working phone. Of course, with room for improvement as with any smart phones out there. However, if you realized, many of us are encountering many errors in daily usage. And its real problem. You must be that one lucky guy who got a better working set. I'm sure as we are today, most of us are just hoping, praying what ever you term it for SE to release a more decent fw to solve our pain. Pain that we actualy paid to get it. How crazy. I am one who waited eagerly for this phone for months and got it the first thing it was released. But it was indeed a surprise and a lesson learnt. All i can do now is to wait..and wait..increasing the hit of this specific forum to check if there's any hope in new fw upgrade. If this is going to be SE approach and quality in their phone, then they are really ought to buck up. Ok..so much said..let's all continue to wait on for the day we see the next fw update.hopefully one that make a great differences. | |
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