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W910i Firmware/Bug Overview |
0blivion
Joined: Feb 14, 2008
Posts: 72
From: s.w Wales, uk
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my w910i did something like this (though worse- w910i equivalent of the BROD) however if it is playing up like it is then there are three things that i can think of. you could see if it is the Sim card that is at error - try a different Sim and see how it goes. otherwise you would need to re flash the whole system. so that would be using a client like davinci team to flash the system, or depart with your phone for about 2 weeks for repair.
if you do chose to flash yourself- which takes like 10 min then it is eliminating the warranty,
good luck. |
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Hanzo
Joined: May 28, 2007
Posts: 9
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Odd, my software is the latest version but hsdpa is not visible. Only gsm and 3g.
How can you tell if you are using hsdpa or just 3g? |
bbbb0reddd
Joined: Jun 14, 2008
Posts: 3
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@Oblivion
Thanks for the suggestions mate. I just tried a new sim and nothing. I have no idea how to flash a phone, and knowing me, i'd balls it up even more! I'm getting the Mrs to take it to a phone shop tomorrow to see what they have to say.
Hopefully, it'll be sorted soon. Suggestions are still welcome though!
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superleeds27
Joined: Jun 04, 2004
Posts: > 500
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R1F is good But...
Battery life sucks!
3 days tops! |
Sony α
Joined: Dec 23, 2007
Posts: > 500
From: LDN/TYO
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I recall the W910i suffering from the same video playback issues as the K850i, has this since been fixed?
By Issue, I mean the video/audio lag...as the W890i suffers from it too...
Sony Alpha.
imaging.like.no.other
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defiant1
Joined: Jan 12, 2006
Posts: 11
From: Sweden
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@Hanzo
You mean that you don’t see the [H] icon in your display?
The answer I got from SE was that there is a signal in the 3G net that triggers the [H] icon and not all operators sends this signal. I saw the [H] when I was in Germany but so far never in Sweden (Telia) I only se the [3G] icon even that I am (to my knowledge) in a HSDPA zone.
Question:
I use firmware R1FA030. On two occasions I have had the message No Network Access (or equivalent) in the display. Other 3G phones with same operator had no problems at the time. I waited for an hour but the only way to get connected again was to reboot the phone. Has anyone else experienced this?
[ This Message was edited by: defiant1 on 2008-06-17 08:28 ] |
ZeneticX
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 112
From: Malaysia
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my battery life seems to last for almost 5 days or 1 week if on stand by without any usage.I'm on R1FA
on the no network access bug,i encountered it once.but mine is a bit worse,my phone was on stand by,thn i press it to show up the screen it showed me NO SIM INSERTED although i have the sim inside the 1st place,rebooted the phone and everything is ok now. |
superleeds27
Joined: Jun 04, 2004
Posts: > 500
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Mine lasted me 3 days, and i had only used the walkamn for around 1 hour.
Charged up 9 hours ago. 90% already..
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TJC
Joined: Apr 01, 2008
Posts: 28
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Superleeds, I know where your coming from with the battery issues. A few pages back on this forum I talked about massive massive battery drain on R1EA030 (lasting around 3 days tops, losing 10% every 8 hours while on standby), while there are others that said their battery is just fine with the same firmware. After I upgraded to R1EA033 the battery life on my w910i improved dramatically (getting 5 days easy and losing only 5% on standby).
I believe SE will soon release another firmware, maybed called R1FA033 or something similar to adjust the battery life. There seem to be either hardware differences or different ways our w910i reacts to the firmware based on which region your handset belong to.
Best of luck to you Superleeds. Reading the past few pages has been a rollercoaster ride with the reboots, hangs, and other problems. Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences with us less adventurous folks 
To: Silver -- Did you upgrade to R1FA030? We got the same CDA number, if you are reading and you upgraded fill me in ! Thanks
TJC
[ This Message was edited by: TJC on 2008-06-17 18:55 ] |
Hanzo
Joined: May 28, 2007
Posts: 9
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@defiant1 : YEAH NO [H] symbol on mine just [3G]. it may just mean that it is not available in my area |
bloo
Joined: Jun 18, 2008
Posts: 2
From: Asia
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hi there, i was wondering if you guys could help me with my W910 phone otherwise i'm buggered.
XD. anyway. problems. i have many. T-T :'(.
its keeps on randomly switching off and i have to switch it back on.
it doesnt recognise my SIM sometimes and says 'inactive SIM' on the screen (but that may be cos my SIM is like 5 years old, does the age affect it?).
the SensMe function doesnt work even though it did for the first time i used it then it wouldnt open up again even when the tracks had been analysed so the SensMe could be used.
also my java seemed to be f***ed cos Music Mate doesnt work even though it did the first time i used it but now it doesnt; as a matter of fact, java doesnt work at all on my phone T-T.
the games section and the application sections doesnt open up and when i try to it comes up with the message 'operation failed'.
and just now, the downloads feature on the menu does not work as well.
thats seems to be it for now. i've tried nearly everything i could think of. its updated to the latest software (R1EC001080225) and it still has all the problems. flashing has also been tried. twice. the first time it loaded to 99% then the phone shut down so it had to be done again and still no difference.
i would like to hear what solutions you guys can give. i've learnt to live without the functions that dont work cos i've had my W910 for 6 months but it would be VERY nice if i could use all of them, specially the applications.
also, i dont think replacing the phone will be much of an option cos my parents are stingy and this is the only phone i'm having until i go off to uni and also because i bought it off the internet (Amazon) so i cannot return it at the local phone shop.
everything seemed to be working fine first time round then it all just went wrong =S.
-sigh-
sorry about this super long rant. ^^'. i just want my phone fixed.
~ bloo out
p.s. does the fact that its an Orange W910 affect anything? i've read that they are the worst ones. i didnt know til after i got it ^^'. i've tried consulting the Orange shop here but all they said was that my W910 should be replaced, that was the best solution.
so tell me you guys, is the only solution to all of these problems for the phone to be replaced?
[ This Message was edited by: bloo on 2008-06-18 13:55 ] |
ZeneticX
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 112
From: Malaysia
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i remembered there's news somewhr around okt - nov last year abt orange recalling its W910 because of faulty firmware,maybe yours is one of them.u can chk the manufacture date in the battery compartment. its in the form of 07W58 (example). |
bloo
Joined: Jun 18, 2008
Posts: 2
From: Asia
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its 07W43. so is that last years?
would that apply to my phone even though it's been bought off the internet? |
not_me
Joined: Jun 30, 2007
Posts: 304
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I am on R1F for few weeks now and had more than twice as much restarts compared to my old firmware, which I had for couple of months.
Also the music sometimes stops playing for half a second without any apparent reason.
The phone still goes back to the Walkman Theme after using the USB Mass Storage connection, and the theme is sometimes making errors now, which I can't remember from earlier, like when it fades into "Music Mode" the walkman logo remains, and when I stop the Media player it doesn't go back to normal mode !!
Something which bothered me from early on was that both the player itself (vertical and horizontal mode) and the themes do not display full Tag data (Title, Album etc. are cut of in the middle), even if there is enough space left on the screen ( horizontal mode)
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TJC
Joined: Apr 01, 2008
Posts: 28
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Anyone here use a Sandisk 8GB M2 with your W910i? I have the 8GB M2 in my W910i, but VISTA (32-bit) only recognizes 4GBs of storage space when I connect my phone to my computer in "Phone Mode." I have about 5GBs of music in my phone, and when i view the memory stick status using my computer it shows: "0 bytes free space, 0 bytes used, and available memory space is full in red" Is there a way to fix this so VISTA will correctly see the full 8GB?
Here are the facts from testing my w910i and the M2 8GB:
- Even though VISTA only recognize 4GBs of memory space, I can still continue to copy more data if I use SE PC Suite (This method is quite slow)
- My W910i displays the correct 8GB space when I view memory status from the phone
- If I use "Mass-Storage Mode" with my phone connected to computer, VISTA will show the correct 8GB space (this method is very inconvenient to use)
- When I remove the 8GB M2 from my phone and use memory stick reader the memory capacity shows up correctly in VISTA.
- I tried to update the phone drivers using the CD that came with my W910i, but VISTA shows no update and it is already using the best driver.
If anyone has experience or knowledge about how to make the 8GB M2 show up correctly with VISTA in "Phone Mode" please do share. For me, "Phone-Mode" without using SE PC SUITE is the fastest and most convenient way to add music to my phone.
Thanks.
TJC
[ This Message was edited by: TJC on 2008-06-19 03:53 ] |
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