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Afternoon all,
This seems an excellent place for a new XDA IIi owner to start things off! Please forgive me if I repeat anything or if I am posting in the wrong place, just let me know and I will gladly fix it.
I'm just at this stage trying to get used to the XDA and add value to it by means of software and customisation to the extent I did with my P900 and P910i which I have been using for the past 2 years. In some ways I'm finding it quite hard to get my head fully around the XDA IIi?! I actually started out with the IIs a couple of weeks ago but found it to be way too unstable and too much of a problem so I jumped over to the IIi. So far things have been better but I have a few "things" I would like to ask in the hope that someone can help me.
Erm.. where to start...
1. Ok, O2 branding, the O2 active stuff and the icon in the title bar. Can it be removed? Currently my O2 icon is just a blank whit square, it never displays properly and just makes the phone look, well, pants!
2. The headset supplied with the phone seems awful! I get lots of complaints about volume fluctuating. Does anyone else find this?
3. Can you actually just turn the phone off?? If so... how?
4. When listening to music, I cant put the phone into "sleep" mode, ie turn off the screen whilst still having the music play. Is there a way around this?
5. I use AAC music files too, I have Betaplayer which obvioulsy plays them but I cant make the phone recognise an AAC file and associate it with betaplayer... is this possible? Currently I have to open the player then open the file.
6. Firmware. Gulp.
I updated my P9xx's regularly, not without issue I suppose though! Do you guys recommend regular firmware updates?
Currently I have:
ROM Version 1.10.00 WWE
ROM date 12/24/04
Radio Version 1.00.00
Protocol Version 1337.39
ExtROM Version 1.10.124 WWE
Any advice on f/ware would be greatly appreciated. It can be such an ordeal but if its recommended I would like to do it really.
There are more things but maybe I should be quiet now and see if anyones got any comments!
Any help would be gratefully received and as soon as I get up to speed I will put back into this forum.
Thanks
Fronty.
1) The o2 branding software can easily be removed. I myself have wrtten a couple of replies to this sort of thing and so have others. If you do a search for "o2" "activeUI" "remove", you'll find the steps needed.
2) I've only used the headphones for using the phone once or twice apart from the first XDA I ever had. If you go to start > settings > system > Microphone AGC and enable the auto volume, this may help. Noone's complained about my voice being too quiet or fluctuations since I got an XDA2, never mind the 2i I have now.
3) If you tap the network signal strength, there is the option to "Turn on flight mode" - this is phone OFF. More indepth explanation of this is included in the manuals you should have with your phone. If not, I believe o2 do a .PDF you can download from www.o2.co.uk/xda
4) If you're using WMP10 then I know what you mean. On the XDA2 I used to be able to select the Contacts button as "screen off", but whenever I try this on WMP10 on the 2i it won't map the button. I prefer to use a third party program called Pocket Player 2 from Conduits (http://www.conduits.com/products/player/). It's fantastic, highly customisable and the only drawback is that it's not free. Well worth the money though. And you can turn off the screen and map other buttons during playback.
5) Can't help you on that one.
6) I always update mine once the official update from o2 comes out, though I must admit I've presently got one from the Australian o2 comparable i-Mate. It's a slightly more stable ROM but is sometimes tricky to install. There are instructions on these forums on doing it - I followed them myself. Currently there are NO official updates for you to upgrade to; you are on the most recent o2 ROM. You'll soon know when one exists, if not already from the http://www.my-xda.com/xda2i_soft.html page.
Hope this helps, please post back if you need further help.
Cheers
Ant
yup Windows Mobile 6 pro is running on the i300 the (free upgrade from gigabyte)
http://www.gigabytecm.com/Turkey/WM6/
http://www.gigabytecm.com/turkey/WM6/download/GSmarti300_V2.02.04_ENG-Turkey.zip
so far so good
Working good the update?
No problems at al?
one thing i noticed of the bat was MS active sync program is slow.... i guess they have to fix it up, when its doing the sync its taking a lot longer, and if it doesnt work with outlook, i found the fix and this was for wm5 and wm6 is that in outlook if you download all your mail and then hit the sync button, in outlook it will then work with active sync, its a known issue i think with some older outlook ver :/
but ya right now with wm6 it lags a bit in the connection activation, i think as far as the speed its the same speed as before, its just annoying, i might try the active sync beta that is out
the os seems more responsive, i have yet to test the gps and wifi or IE
I can get working GPS
SiRFDemoPPC.zip dl that from the manu run it until u get signal if not, in settup switch to binary mode and do a col reset or reset manu settings then switch back to nmea, it can take a while, play around with it, i know that if i can get a lock with that program then i can get lock with others after i exit this one
oh the device on i300 is GSW3
Hi, just a few questions.....is the I300 as a phone any good?....is the call quality on both ends clear etc?.....and also the back speaker, is it loud?.....i am looking at getting this phone but i would like to know the above first if anyone can answer these questions for me......also does anyone know the correct gps settings to get tomtom 6 to work?.......thanks in advance!!!
Cheers
irv777
as far as quality i think its same as any other phone quality... no diff from my other phone, (moto v300) the speaker is a loud speaker ya you can play games or mp3s etc... and its loud enough IMO, but there is only so much volume and quality of something of that size, regardless of phone IMO unless a phone has stereo, but this and most phones is mono 1 speaker, the headset is stereo and BT can be stereo too
Thanks for the reply, what about tomtom 6?.....does it work with this phone and what are the ps settings to get a proper fix?.......thanks again in advance.
i havent tried tomtom6 but some ppl have i believe on this device, IMO should work just fine
http://www.gsmarena.com/gigabyte_g_smart_i300-1817.php
yeah i was just reading some reviews on it from the gsmarena website.....how are you finding the battery life though?......is battery life better with WM6 or WM5, any differences?....thanks
well i really want the 1300mah battery, but i havent been able to see one, maybe they will release one later, or some other third party will
wm6 i think might give better battery life but mostly on idle or low activity, if you run anything intensive then i dont think there is anything that will save your battery hehe the charging seems faster or it could be just me
and for the rest i think you have to get some nice tweaking util to really optimize any PPC, i for one havent bothered much... everything is installed on my miniSD card
i think since its a free upgrade its quite worth it, all the small changes to all the apps is big
i cant really say a whole lot for wm5 vs wm6 becaues i havent been using either one long enough, some other vets could have a diff opinion im sure
i think its sad that any PPC if you use anything like Wifi, GPS or if you had a TV it kills the battery life very quick... same for if you try to run something that takes up all the resources (cpu) it does about the same... i was playing the sega emu and it did drain battery life but not as bad as wifi, gps does, mp3 playback takes even less cpu, as far as movies i dont know but i think it would be a little more then mp3 depending what its encoded i think
but for movies i can use my cowon D2 PMP
btw my i300 came with 2x 900mah batteries i dont know about others but most ppl said so, those that they got from ebay
could anyone export the i300WM6 registry and post it here, please?
GPS icon in settings > connections
I have enabled GPS icon in settings > connections. Programs now can not use built in GPS. Could you please post the registry keys and values in the following location:
HKLM\Control Panel\Gps Settings\
Thanks.
How do I get the voicemail indicator to work on my Gigabyte i300? I am using ATT and it doesn't ever tell me about new voicemails nor waiting voicemails.
balikci said:
I have enabled GPS icon in settings > connections. Programs now can not use built in GPS. Could you please post the registry keys and values in the following location:
HKLM\Control Panel\Gps Settings\
Thanks.
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Sorry balikci, just saw your post today.
I did not upgrade my i300 (so, English WM5 firmware so far).
There is not such an entry (HKLM\Control panel\GPS Settings\) in my registry file!
GPS is not working with Wm6 firmware version?
GPS works perfectly fine in wm6, also the think outside ultra slim BT keyboard does work with this device you need 4.52 driver i think and disable the standard devices hid driver or so... its a check box when you run it for the first time, and then it works just right
I300 seems to have over exposure issue with the camera in wm5 and wm6, in very bright sunny area, after the first picture all pics are over exposed, if you close the app and start the first picture works perfectly but others that fallow do not... it must be a driver/software issue
could somebody help me with taking device into bootloader mode? i want to upgrade to WM6
in it's official website , it says you need to push Send End and power key , while the device is off.
first , what is send and end keys? green and red ones?
second , which one is power key? the suspend key or the soft reset hole key?
third , what does it mean by turning device off ? suspend it or turn it off completely , if so how?
and , is this ROM
http://www.gigabytecm.com/Eng/gbc_supportdetail.aspx?sid=26
WWE , i heard there are certain parts non english , which is okey , but if you know of any full WWE link , please let me know
cheers
king_dani, Send (green) is what you use to aswer a call, End (red) is what you press to end a call. Power key's the suspend key. Turning device off means turning it off compleatly, just hold the power key to turn the device off. The rom you gave the link to is WWE.
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king_dani, Send (green) is what you use to aswer a call, End (red) is what you press to end a call. Power key's the suspend key. Turning device off means turning it off compleatly, just hold the power key to turn the device off. The rom you gave the link to is WWE.
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thnx alot man , so at least i know i'm pushing the right keys. well i tried these combination , in completely shut down device , still, it turns on and won't go into bootloader mode , for some yet unknown reason. plus , do you know if i should empty the whole card ? or can i use a partially loaded miniSD card? i mean , would it work if there are other files on it , and also , should they files be on root folder?
cheers
try another combination: turn the device on, hold Send and End keys, do a soft reset (don't release send and end buttons!), wait for Image Utility. All files from a downloaded archive should be placed in a root folder (/Storage card). It's Ok if there're files on a card.
Hi.
After some changes It seems the new version of bandswitch is compatible with HTC Polaris. Bandswitch is used to swith from 2g and 3g quickly with only one click, enabling to save bettery keeping in 2g and using 3g when needed.
Dani
Thank you, provides very good this application
thank you guy , it seem it work very good on my cruise !
Nice
I couldnt test it on this device because I dont own one but It seems the system to change the band is the same than kaiser, instead of Hermes....So I ve modified it to behave like if It detects the device is kaiser...
Dani
i got a problem, when people try to reach me they automatically get my voice mail (in normal phone settings) i also have problems calling myself (stops a few times and then after trying again suddenly connects). same with messages long delays in receiving and sending...
after setting the band to GSM they can reach me but i have the idea that i cant use 3g????
is there a problem with the phones function t switch between 2g and 3g and do i need this app (bandswitch) for it or is there something with my phone or my opperator-settings?
Hi.
It is operator issues. I have same problem here in Spain with Vodafone. But this problem doesnt happen with Movistar. Being in 2g, if gprs is connected AND there is data flow in that moment then if someone call me it appears as phone turned off. Some friends of mine are telecomunication eng. in vodafone and says Its the sw version of the system, but not related with the pda or its configuration.
Greetings
Dani
ok, thnx
sw version of the system? (do u mean software..)
but is there something my operator can do so it works or must i keep on switching myself in my phone settings?
or do u suggest to use bandswitch?
yes,software.
HTC roms allows to change the band but the process is slows(many clicks). Because of this bandswitch was borned. In fact if you see the first post (in hermes forum) I was searching for a today plugin to switch quickly the band. I didnt find any and I developed this tool. Other operator rom doesnt provide a way to switch the band. Why? I suppose 3G generates more data traffic and more meney for telcos so they fix their devices to 2G. SO you have to use other tools (like bandswitch or commmgrpro) to change the band.
Greetings
Dani
Hello Daniel,
Should V2.5 work with a Cruise that uses the Murata radio?
I dont know that ROM. Today will be out V2.6 beta. In this version I ve changed the way to manage connections because some devices (htc touch, samsung i780) doesnt implement correctly some RAS functions so I hope management connections works for these devices too..
Testers for bandswitch v2.6
Its a beta.
Connection management didnt work correctly on this device because a known problem in some RAS API functions didnt implemented.
http://www.commmgrpro.com/CommMgrPro/files/BandSwitch.V2.6.cab
Changes:
1) Connections management(Stablish, close) has been replaced with IpHelper API so It should work with HTC Touch, Samsung i780 and others. Can you test it?. It would be nice if It was tested with currently working devices (tynt, hermes, ....) and not working devices (touch).
2) Keyboard appears automatically on license and text controls.
3) Unsintall process backed up registry settings to other registry place. It was causing in some devices error uninstalling. It has been solved. When you install old version It can cause error but continues with the installing process.
Greetings.
DAni
pd. Testers will have free license, of course
Testing? Yes!
Hey Dani!
I`ve just downloaded the cab and test it now.
How could I give my feedback?
Frank
Hi,
Here or by mail to [email protected]
Dani
Hi Dani,
i tested your program.
My device XDA Orbit2, O2 Germany, bepes rom 0.67.
worked well for me, only 2 small design issues.
1. every time when starting your program the "auto"-button is grey and not the button i selected before.
2. the "control-box" does not funktioned, only the "close app"-button.
greatings
ppcfox
sorry my worse english
ppcfox said:
Hi Dani,
i tested your program.
My device XDA Orbit2, O2 Germany, bepes rom 0.67.
worked well for me, only 2 small design issues.
1. every time when starting your program the "auto"-button is grey and not the button i selected before.
2. the "control-box" does not funktioned, only the "close app"-button.
greatings
ppcfox
sorry my worse english
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Thanks ppc
another Buttonbug?
Hey Daniel!
I turned off the Speaker for 30 Minutes with the switcher. After that the speakerbutton shows "Speaker off".
And after a softreset the UMTS GSM Buttons show automatic, but i switched to GSM permanently.
So far
Frank
Nordlicht277 said:
Hey Daniel!
I turned off the Speaker for 30 Minutes with the switcher. After that the speakerbutton shows "Speaker off".
And after a softreset the UMTS GSM Buttons show automatic, but i switched to GSM permanently.
So far
Frank
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Thanks Frank
When bs is shown the auto button is always focused because Its the first one but it doesnt mean the device is in auto mode. Look at the tray icon. g means gprs. a means auto, etc. I will take a look again to the speaker
Thanks!!
Touch Cruise rom udK R1:
I can't install it, keeps asking me for a serial number.
Once any version of bandswitch you ve 15 days to use it. The countdown doesnt stop even if you install other version. I will do a separate system for betas that doesnt watch if there was any other version installed some time...
2.6.1 works fine
Hey Daniel!
I just installed your new version and it works fine, the button behavior is fixed and i found no errors whit switching 2G/3G, speaker WiFi or BT.
All fine so far, but the beta expires in three days...
Frank
I've bought 2nd HTC Tornado (Vodafone), I cannot turn on wifi, when select WLAN setting-Connection Status it's notice that : "Driver is not loaded"
Anyone please help me, thanks!
Some Tornado does not come with WiFi module
karhoe said:
Some Tornado does not come with WiFi module
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thanks how can we check this status???
I had a similar problem on Typhoon with bluetooth once. Same message appeared every time I tried to enable bluetooth. Hard reset and even reflash didn't helped at all. I thought bluetooth module died so I bought Tornado. After some time I tried to flash this phone to WM6 and suddenly bluetooth worked again. But don't ask me why
Kylexd said:
I had a similar problem on Typhoon with bluetooth once. Same message appeared every time I tried to enable bluetooth. Hard reset and even reflash didn't helped at all. I thought bluetooth module died so I bought Tornado. After some time I tried to flash this phone to WM6 and suddenly bluetooth worked again. But don't ask me why
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i've tried more than 3 times up to WM6 but still the same!!!
From what I've seen, tornado's with Wi-Fi have that big hump on the top, like mine, not sure if you can tell from picture on my profile. Perhaps, could you tell us some more about what it does when you try to turn Wi-Fi on? Maybe that'll light up some thoughts.
markanthonypr said:
From what I've seen, tornado's with Wi-Fi have that big hump on the top, like mine, not sure if you can tell from picture on my profile. Perhaps, could you tell us some more about what it does when you try to turn Wi-Fi on? Maybe that'll light up some thoughts.
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when I try to turn Wifi on, nothing happen in Communication Manager it's still disable ( green light didn't show!!!)
In Wifi Setting it indicate that "driver is not loaded"
Vodafone v1240 is wi-fi equipped and does not have the "hump" at the top. Ask me how I know. If your Vodafone is not a v1240, then it's not a Tornado.
However, I've never had a problem with getting it to work. I never tried it with WM5, as I had the phone all of twenty minutes before I flashed to WM6.
djsleepwalker said:
Vodafone v1240 is wi-fi equipped and does not have the "hump" at the top. Ask me how I know. If your Vodafone is not a v1240, then it's not a Tornado.
However, I've never had a problem with getting it to work. I never tried it with WM5, as I had the phone all of twenty minutes before I flashed to WM6.
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Fulfilling your request; ¿How do you know? LOL I didn't see your sig!
So P4bus, have you considered upgrading your ROM? Have you tried HARD RESET? That should reload all drivers and settings. Though you will loose any info/programs/data/changes that have been done to the phone since. Or perhaps, upgrade to WM6 or WM6.1 ? I strongly recommend Nitrogen's WM6, of if you want to go up to WM6.1 you can try GnatGoSpat's. He just anounced he's working on further changes and bug fixes, and will be re-cooking and posting new ROM about mid this week.
Regards.
markanthonypr said:
Fulfilling your request; ¿How do you know? LOL I didn't see your sig!
So P4bus, have you considered upgrading your ROM? Have you tried HARD RESET? That should reload all drivers and settings. Though you will loose any info/programs/data/changes that have been done to the phone since. Or perhaps, upgrade to WM6 or WM6.1 ? I strongly recommend Nitrogen's WM6, of if you want to go up to WM6.1 you can try GnatGoSpat's. He just anounced he's working on further changes and bug fixes, and will be re-cooking and posting new ROM about mid this week.
Regards.
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"Press and hold down the 2 external buttons down the screen (start and contacts buttons), and then press for a 1.5 seconds (important) the power button. Release them. If you have done all ok, you must see a screen telling you to press "0" to reset your phone to factory. If it starts normally repeat the process."
this is hard reset Tornado???
p4bus800 said:
"Press and hold down the 2 external buttons down the screen (start and contacts buttons don't release till u see the black screen), and then press for a .5 seconds (important) the power button. If you have done all ok, you must see a screen telling you to press "0" to reset your phone to factory. If it starts normally repeat the process."
this is hard reset Tornado???
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See corrections in RED. Hard Reset = "Clear Storage" START--> ACCESSORIES---> CLEAR STORAGE: Type confirmation word shown on screen, and press YES. Phone will boot to factory defaults.
I've read specs on the 2125 andit says there is no wifi, sorry. http://www.smartphonehistory.com/specs.php?UID=24http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/04/cingular-2125-htc-faraday-p-reviewed/
After Hard Reset or Clear Storage, it's still the same cannot use wifi!!!
p4bus800 said:
After Hard Reset or Clear Storage, it's still the same cannot use wifi!!!
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Would you care to please specify what is your phone TradeName and Model? e.g. T-Mobile SDAII.
I've a SDA US and I've the same problem, I tried with Hard reset and nothing, it still not working.
Best regards
Hello everyone, im new here also im new user of this big machine -Tytn II
From begining my jurney with it i notices that My wifi dont work, on settings i see option to run WIFI, but when i try Start it on commmgr its trying but its go back to off mode.
I tryied put upgrade on my 6.1 WM but its still the same, later i tryied use some registry tweaks but the same.
Ive serched whole internet for solution of it, PLEASE help me.. im loosing my hope ;/
Hope that i poste it on good place.
Sorry for mess, cant wait for answers!
Regards ADAM
to ensure, see your wifi's power save mode. go to comm manager, press settings at bottom right and choose wifi. under power save tab try avoid adjusting to best battery. see if it solves your problem. if not u might having a faulty wifi kaiser. im using 6.5 so i might slightly different than yours. hope this help good luck
adamekkp said:
Hello everyone, im new here also im new user of this big machine -Tytn II
From begining my jurney with it i notices that My wifi dont work, on settings i see option to run WIFI, but when i try Start it on commmgr its trying but its go back to off mode.
I tryied put upgrade on my 6.1 WM but its still the same, later i tryied use some registry tweaks but the same.
Ive serched whole internet for solution of it, PLEASE help me.. im loosing my hope ;/
Hope that i poste it on good place.
Sorry for mess, cant wait for answers!
Regards ADAM
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Install an official HTC ROM. Then disable power save in wifi settings. Turn wifi on and try scanning for networks.
Try changing Radio version as well. I recommend 1.65 or higher
Ok, ive been changing power mode before. after playing with registry i cant go to advanced options of wifi.. only white screen.
Can i have download url? and in shortlist what to do step by step. Beocuse i dont want to mess it again ;/
BUMP
also got problems with batteries, gone sleep with 50% and after 7 hours, i heard alarm and phone fall down. - new soft can fix it ? or its just battery?
adamekkp said:
BUMP
also got problems with batteries, gone sleep with 50% and after 7 hours, i heard alarm and phone fall down. - new soft can fix it ? or its just battery?
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The problem is that Kaiser uses 3G which uses lots of energy. In WM 6.5 there's option in Comm Manager to turn off 3G (I can't find anything similar in WM 6.1). The internet connection will be slower, but the battery performance will slightly increase.
help me guys, i cant run setup when i use D-pad.
I want to instal android to check wifi etc.
can i have Yours solution ;/
ive instaled android hero from sdcard. but wifi still not working, the same with bt, when on WM bt was working, dunno maybe wifi is hardware problem ;/
Have you checked the rear panel of the phone where the antenna is?
check the pins they could be bent of broken off
Just a thought
They'r looking good