Hi
I have been playing with this for a day now, and it has introduced more bugs in the wifi functionality. If you want to use WiFi from your IIs then I would avoid this 'update' like the plauge.
What you get:
- ROM: 1.31.00 WWE (13th Dec 04) so this is 2.5 months old
- Radio 1.06.00 (1.06.02 is latest)
- ExtRom: 1.31.139 WWE (no real updates to existing progs)
Whats Better
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- The camera performs better in low light conditions (I used to get vertical lines on the screen
- Bluetooth stack build 3500. A vast improvement, but the latest is now build 3900 which some say solves the 'scratching noise' that is heard in some headsets
Whats Worse/Not Fixed
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- O2 Active V3.5. Its bloody awful - spends its life redrawing the screen, its very sluggish, and adds nothing to the today screen. I never used to use the old version, but having the O2 icon was handy for its ability to list the active connections and terminate them. Much is made of the ability to change the position of the icon (which I never found to be a problem in the first place. Tapping the new icon starts O2 Active rather than listing the active connections. To list active connections, you need to tap and hold for 5 seconds. I find that after tapping and holding, I get the menu, but that the menu then fails to respond to my 'close connection' taps. I reverted back to the old O2 active program.
- WiFi. They have completely buggered it up. It was unreliable at best beforehand. I have a network at home, which I finally pursuaded the device to connect to after multiple resets. I headed into work this morning (2 AP's) switched it on, and it just sat there searching for the network. I went into Tools-->Network cards, and see the work network listed as 'connected' (it was not connected, I had not given it the PSK yet). I soft reset the device, and it finally saw the network and prompted with the usual 'Internet/Work' dialogue. I was then asked for the pass key. At this point I noticed that there is no longer a possibility to activate the soft keyboard in order to enter the pass key (A right pain in the arse when the passkey is just a random multicase/numeric key, and all you get are ** on the dialogue). Anyway, I entered the key, and the device refused to get a valid IP address. Doing IPconfig showed that the wireless card was trying to use an old GPRS IP!!! I tried a renew (3rd party ipconfig tool). I tried stopping and starting wifi. Eventually, I soft reset (still the same), so I stopped wifi, soft reset, started wifi - and *finally* it decided to go and get itsself an IP address. (this is a bug I saw in the old firmware, but its worse than it used to be).
- WiFi still marks the wrong networks as 'available', i.e at work, 10 miles from home, my home network is marked as 'available' and my work network is marked as 'unavailable' !!! (this is an old bug)
- In Network adapters, the dialogue, 'My Work Network Connects To:' is blank, and there is no longer a possibility to select work/internet (options are blank). This is new to v1.31.139 (anyone else also missing this)
- If you select a wifi connection and change it from being a 'work' connection to an 'internet' connection then the change does not stick. This is new to v1.31.139
- In the MMS applet, it is no longer possible to select a 'modem' directly. I used to be able to select 'O2 Active'. You now have to select a profile that includes an appropriate modem. This is new to v1.31.139
- When editing a network profile in 'network management' eg: My ISP. the device still forgets to display existing modem/vpn connections. (same as old version).
Out Of Date Software / missing software
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- Photo Contacts (CallerId cab) is still version 1.17 (latest is 1.20)
- Missing O2 plus - other o2 devices include this
- Missing Intelipad
- Missing Smartdialer
- Old build of Java Midlet software
- Old build of MMS composer software
Other Thoughts
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For my money, the device feels more sluggish than it did before. Though its difficult to prove this!
O2 has spent far too much time on that O2 Active rubbish - does *anyone* actually use this [email protected]?? - and not enough time integrating/testing the latest versions of CE, drivers, and third party apps.
I'll add more to this as I find new bugs, and send it all off to O2 in a couple of weeks.
What I am now using
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I am now using v1.31.139 + Bluetooth build 3900 + PhotoContacts 1.20 + Java build 1004.
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Additions: 1/3/05
- SMS notify no longer seems to work. Anyone else suffer from this? MMS notify works fine and SMS notify is switched on. Perhaps the notify event is missing, but I have no idea how to sort this.
- VPN over wireless lan is still not possible - it tries and fails to connect. VPN over GPRS still works OK.
Additions 02/03/05
- SMS Notify problem is *not* to do with the rom update. I removed the registry key: HKLM\software\microsoft\inbox\svc\outlook since I had no need for the outlook folder in inbox. Removing this also kills off SMS notify!! I backed up, hard reset, preventing the stuff in the extended rom from installing. Installed PHM regedit, exported the outlook key, restored my backup and imported the reg key!!
- Internet/Work settings missing from Wlan setup. After restoring the backup, these had returned. Pretty strange, perhaps they were linked to the same registry key. No additional software bar the contents of the extended rom had been installed. If anyone else gets this, I suggest back, hard reset, restore might fix it.
Regards
Nigel
I have the same version with the latest radio build and cannot got the device to connect to my home Wifi what so ever.
Not exactly much use. It detects the network but refuses to connect. Either it says its connected but does not get an IP or it continously prompts for the network key.
I have also upgraded and am finding that the device often freezes when I try and switch it off, this happens about once or twice a day needing a soft reset.
I dont use the active stuff (which I never use) and am dissapointed that the O2 icon now starts O2 active rather than list the state of connections and allow you to trun them off i.e GPRS.
I agree the device does seem to be slower, I think I will be going back to the original code base and applying the BT patches, anyone know where there is a CAB installer for 3900?
check the ftp server
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/BlueAngel/CAB_Files/Bluetooth Upgrades/
username xda
password xda
its the file that ends in 3900.
I installed 3900 over the recent O2 update (3500) and all went fine. Just do a soft reset before playing with bluetooth or it will moan about an expired stack.
Nigel
SMS Notify
Hi
Anyone else found that the SMS notify stops working once the latest O2 update is installed. MMS notify works, but SMS does not - its damned anoying!
UPDATE: Found the reason for this see end of original post
Nigel
Thanks for the comments on the update. I think I will stay with the original 1.12 ROM! Where can you get the other updates for the Camera and Java and Bluetooth etc? I'm currently running Bluetooth 3500.
Cheers
This is why you should sell you XDA IIs on ebay and buy a XDA IIi :lol:
Well that IS a concept! Thanks made me grin!
Hi since I installed the new Rom, my clock keep on freezing. The phone goes on standby > then it freeze. If I wake up the phone , it will still be frozen.
I have to click on start > Today in order to refresh it. :evil:
Any ideas ? It's still happening with no other today pluggin. :x
Would you recommend we dont bother upgrading the ROM atm then?
I upgraded also - the process was simple and took around 10 mins. This made my Bluetooth much more reliable and over a greater distance. I also find the 2s locks up frequently and requires soft resets.
Does anybody know how to remove the entire o2 software - I dont know anybody that uses it and Im sure it would speed up the whole device.
Remove entire O2 software:
You mean everything in the extended rom or just o2 active?
Hard reset, and when the message pops up about installing blah in 3 seconds (after you have done the touchscreen config) then soft reset. This gets you a plain vanilla HTC Blue Angel before the operator has installed its sh1te on it.
You can then selectively install just the bits you want, download the extended rom from the ftp site here, or unlock yr extended rom, copy out the cabs to main memory/SD etc, and then tap just the ones you want to install them.
If you just want rid of o2 active, then hard reset, and wait until the corporate/personal? message appears and then soft reset. O2 active is the last thing to be installed.
Nigel
mhanbury:
Hunt them down on the FTP site. Compare the version/build numbers with those in the new O2 extended rom.
Nigel
eskimofisherman said:
I upgraded also - the process was simple and took around 10 mins. This made my Bluetooth much more reliable and over a greater distance. I also find the 2s locks up frequently and requires soft resets.
Does anybody know how to remove the entire o2 software - I dont know anybody that uses it and Im sure it would speed up the whole device.
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Hard-reset your xda.
When the Personal/Corporate screen comes up, select corporate and enter 0506 - zero five zero six
This won't install active.
I'm getting a new XDAIIs (my 3rd one) , I will stay away from the new update and just put the bluetooth/ radio and contact manager manually.
That new update is just a piece of [email protected] :evil:
jeux_1 said:
I'm getting a new XDAIIs (my 3rd one) , I will stay away from the new update and just put the bluetooth/ radio and contact manager manually.
That new update is just a piece of [email protected] :evil:
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If you buy a new XDAIIs in the UK now you will get it with :
ROM Version: 1.31.00 WWE
ROM date: 12/13/04
Radio Version: 1.06.00
Protocol Version: 1337.38
ExtROM Version: 1.31.139 WWE
Ive had mine for 2 days now and ive had to soft reset about 6 times! and Hard reset once!
and this is annoying the hell out of me! can anyone tell me what im doing wrong. Why is it that whenever I do a hard reset I have to change the name of my activesync folder? If I try to keep them the same, it says I cant because there is already a device with that name!?!? :twisted: Or am I just being a noob?
irelmo said:
jeux_1 said:
I'm getting a new XDAIIs (my 3rd one) , I will stay away from the new update and just put the bluetooth/ radio and contact manager manually.
That new update is just a piece of [email protected] :evil:
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and this is annoying the hell out of me! can anyone tell me what im doing wrong. Why is it that whenever I do a hard reset I have to change the name of my activesync folder? If I try to keep them the same, it says I cant because there is already a device with that name!?!? :twisted: Or am I just being a noob?
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This is really wierd. My IIs works fine - doesn't lock up, doesn't need hard resets or anything so drastic. I don't have any other apps on the device though, just the standard one's O2 supplies (GPRS Monitor etc).
What other apps are people running? I'm guessing Today screen plugins are causing grief (Pocket+ etc)
yeah I did tried my phone with no today plug in but it is still crap, was working just fine with the previous rom......... what have I done :x
At least it keeps me busy....
The problem is you should have bought a XDA IIi not a XDA IIs.
Mike
Hi,
after upgrading my QTEK 9100 from 1.6.7 to 2.17.0.7 (ruu_9100_2170702_21707102_20710_qtek_wwe_ship.exe), I have several problems with the device.
1. The GPRS connection breaks from time to time.
That means: The connection is lost and I cannot reconnect until I restart
the device or the SIM service.
2. The device hangs completely from time to time.
3. When an email arrives only a notify window comes up. No sound or vibrating. Sometimes the sound / vibrate works.
Are there other users of this ROM with the same problems??
Ahem... My operator is o2 DE.
And here comes a list of software I installed on the device (maybe some app causing the errors??):
- Wisbar Adv. 2
- RegistryWizard (xda-developers)
- 8011.2g Tweak (xda-developers)
- Camera patches (xda-developers)
- PHM regedit
- Vito Downloader
- Battery Pack Pro
Hope some of you guys can help me... I don't want to downgrade.
I love the mail push function
Regards nephlim
Hi Folks,
I was asked to have a look at a Friend's UK Orange TyTN II (I have a Hermes with Dopod WM6 ROM) - it's about a month old and works OK except that every time he connects to a wireless access point he has to re-enter in the (WPA-PSK) key. The keys are not being saved for later use.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
So its Orange not Vodafone?
Electronic Punk said:
So its Orange not Vodafone?
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Yep -sorry about that. I corrected the body text but not the subect line (re-edited now) - he's on Orange (I'm on Vodafone).
Must be a setting issue I guess, My orange TyTn II saves them fine. Wil have a look in settings.
MM
I think this is caused by the phone failing to connect. My router is crap and randomly blocks the phone from connecting (needs a router reset to fix). It's an MSI RG60G, I think.
After such an event the phone assumes it has the wrong key and asks me for a new one.
It does make sense in a round about sort of way god bless M$
Hi all
I installed the blackberry connect client 4.0.0.97 on my HTC Kaiser.
Everytime i do a soft-reset of my device all emails in the blackberry account are duplicated ...so i have all email 6 times and i am afraid of the next soft reset.
I disabled the blackberry connection and did a softreset...even then the emails were duplicated--so the problem comes from the device ...not from the online synchronization
HELP
MDA Vario III original ROM
Blackberry connect 4.0.0.97
cedric.collard said:
Hi all
I installed the blackberry connect client 4.0.0.97 on my HTC Kaiser.
Everytime i do a soft-reset of my device all emails in the blackberry account are duplicated ...so i have all email 6 times and i am afraid of the next soft reset.
I disabled the blackberry connection and did a softreset...even then the emails were duplicated--so the problem comes from the device ...not from the online synchronization
HELP
MDA Vario III original ROM
Blackberry connect 4.0.0.97
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Have you tried downloading the .100 version from shogunmark's thread? The .97 version seemed to have some issues.
Also, the software is still running in the background, even if you have it suspended. So it could still be the software causing it.
.100 hangs up the phone when I hit "OK" button inside email if I'm on a call. I'm going backwards first to .97 today or tomorrow I will let you know if I have problems. If I do I'm going to probably go to .84
Are you syncing mail with Activesync too???
That version works fine for me.
No I am not using active sync as all emails, contact, task, calendar, notes...
where can i download the vesion .100 ? ?
Hi members,
I'm really stuck with a strange problem. I can't sync remotely with my mail server using ActiveSync.
I mean, the device syncs perfectly with my home PC, but when I program it to sync with my ISP's Exchange server it doesn't work.
The process stops and the device gives a "Repllog.exe error".
This problem started since I upgraded my HTC TyTn II to WM 6.1.
Any thoughts?
I'd be very much obliged for any thoughts that you might have on this subject...
Regards,
Ricardo
RickFerreira said:
Hi members,
I'm really stuck with a strange problem. I can't sync remotely with my mail server using ActiveSync.
I mean, the device syncs perfectly with my home PC, but when I program it to sync with my ISP's Exchange server it doesn't work.
The process stops and the device gives a "Repllog.exe error".
This problem started since I upgraded my HTC TyTn II to WM 6.1.
Any thoughts?
I'd be very much obliged for any thoughts that you might have on this subject...
Regards,
Ricardo
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I think there is a bug in repllog.exe on WM 6.1 - it crashes overnight, every night, on my Touch Diamond2.
Cheers, Rob.
Same here, every night, on a Touch Diamond (2.03 ROM.)
Doesn't seem to do any damage or freeze the phone, just plain annoying.
Hunter_I said:
Same here, every night, on a Touch Diamond (2.03 ROM.)
Doesn't seem to do any damage or freeze the phone, just plain annoying.
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It is improved in WM6.5 but still not 100% perfect. Also there's a bug in the schedule feature. I've just been to Egypt on holiday and most definately changed my ActiveSync to "Manual" for both peak time and off-peak as I didn't a) want to run up £7.50/MB roaming or b) be bother by work emails.
But my work emails sychronised somehow when I landed back in the UK. I'm hoping this was when it returned to UK 3G (please!!) but it shouldn't have done it as it's still set to manual and I definately didn't click sync. Phone was off in the overhead lockers.
Cheers, Rob.