yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] difensore:
try disabling the windows firewall service not just stopping the service .... haven't any issues with my firewall tho ...
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] ravide:
Backing up contacts list before upgrade

Hi,

I know this may sound very mundane but how can i back up my contacts list before upgrading the ROM. I would essentially loose all the contacts once i upgrade the ROM right? Thanks in advance,

regards,
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] mikeycrawford:
Sync your PDA with Activesync and your contacts should be imported into Outlook on your PC. Upgrade the PDA and then sync again with Activesync and the Contacts will be downloaded (uploaded?) back onto your PDA.

Well, thats the theory ...
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] gonzaloblanco1992:
PostPosted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 15:43 Post subject:

try disabling the windows firewall service not just stopping the service .... haven't any issues with my firewall tho ...

How do you disable the firewall?, in my PC is off and the syn problems remain...even after restarting both PC and pda :( [/quote]
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] mikeycrawford:
Have upgraded to the new ROM and chosen CORPORATE mode. Yes, everything does seem that much snappier although haven't started to load all my today plugins back in.

Had a bit of a scare when I was rotating the screen and the thing would appear to hang for 15 - 20 mins, but turns out I had MS Reader open in the background and it was attempting to repaginate between portrait and landscape mode, which takes a bit of time. Closed MS Reader and everything is super-whizzy again.

Not sure I like the new Comm Manager though
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Sirius-C:
Ive only had this rom on my exec for a day and already hit a brick wall!

The MMS folders are missing from the messaging app!

They are present after a hard reset and ext rom install (new rom upgrade procedure) but as soon as i soft reset they have gone.

I had this problem before with older roms and was always able to fix them with various cabs floating around xda-developers, but ive tried everything this time to no avail. Ive spent pretty much the whole day today trying to fix this probem and its a shame to say, but for me.....

THIS ROM HAS TO GO!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] BudgieUK:
ActiveSync problems ....

There is a lot of details about the AS problems here
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] ice_coffee:
I think O2's website is really quick !! I managed to get the whole file in 15 seconds, which in theory is 3 times faster than my broadband should even allow !!!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Lakota:
Muppetry question

If I do a backup using Sprite will it do a restore into the Exec if I upgrade to the new O2 Rom from the current iMate one it has on it?

Cheers.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] finghard:
you so obviously work for o2 you brown noseing freak !
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Sirius-C:
OOOOOO Fightin' Talk!

Thats not nice...but its funny :o)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] stanip:
Other observations on new O2 rom

Initially, it felt less responsive than qtek rom. It hangs couple of time on calendar for me.

After using it for 1 day, my other observations... (1) with the cache tweaks, the speed has become lot more responsive now. I'll rate it now as responsive as qtek rom post cache tweaks. May be it has taken the tweaked setting into consideration to optimize. (2) the wake-up lag seems to be much shorter. For qtek, I used to wait for a few seconds when I restart from off mode. The O2 rom seems faster in waking up. But it takes longer time to confirm as qtek "wake up" timing deteriorates over time. (3) Some applications seem to run smoother. E.g. my Phatpad always hanged from wake up mode but now the problem is gone probably due to #2. However, VJToggleTodayIIalpha behaves slightly differently as the text does not flow into the tray area now even when I have no icons there vs. previously in qtek rom, text flowed into that area to maximize on real estate.

Some plus and minor points... but it will take a bit more time to confirm.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] jamfitz86:
Stanip, keep us updated.

Whats the verdict overall then?

Any issues with using VGA? Other simple programs working any better/worse? IE still responding as slowly, if at all?

Cheers

JAmes
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] stanip:
I hate the wake-up lag with all older roms as I couldn't tell whether my universal was hang or something else was processing behind the scene. You tap an icon and nothing happen...

If this O2 rom can fix the wake-up lag problem, I'll stay with it and so far (1.5 days), the improvement seems very obvious. Will try it out for a few more days. Wonder if other users have similiar observation.

I don't use OzVGA so can't comment. IE seems ok.

Getting tired of refreshing rom every other week. But I am pleased that my universal is getting better and better. :)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] colonel:
got a problem finghard ?

perhaps if you turn it down a notch you might get actually be able to get some poor sod to help you get rid of that sexual frustration
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] darkblak:
I've just noticed that I can turn off the date item from the Today screen with the new O2 ROM. With the new JASJAR ROM I was unable to turn this off from the Today screen properties.

Well that's a start - but the battery icon is still at the top of the screen and the time is not appearing. I'll keep playing.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] gooroo:
@icecoffe - it's probably been downloaded by someone else who is using the same ISP as you and is therefore probably locally cached by them, hence the fast download????
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] nigelw:
I tried the update today. It seemed to work OK and I did the Hard Reset at the end. But now it won't switch on!

If I try the Hard Reset, I get the 0 for factory and X to exit but can go no further.

Anyone got any ideas on how to proceed? I spoke to O2 but (surprise, surprise) they were clueless.

UPDATE: Good news!

I managed to reflash it.

I turned off the USB in Active Sync then set the device to bootloader mode(?) by holding On/Off, Light and reset button. Although the USB device was unrecognised by Windows, the O2 Update program was able to see it and do the update. Hope that helps anyone else with the same problem.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] jah:
Performance restored with the installation of GSP Magic and BT Activesync works fine. USB based Activesync did cause my laptop to crash (XP SP2).
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Mr.Clark:
If you find out how to put the battery icon back on the Today Screen and off the top bar, please let us know.

Likewise, if you can get the clock off the Today Screen and onto the top bar (although it DOES go there when in any menus, like Settings or Programs :?)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] nedge2k:
This rom is a POS.

I began the upgrade from WM5, all appeared to go fine then i hard reset. I wouldn't switch on. Luckily it would still allow me to enter bootloader so i began the upgrade again from there and hard reset when it finished. Still won't switch on!

Oh well, at least now i have an excuse to try out some other roms.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] StevePritchard:
It seems some people have problems flasshing, although there seem to be some soultions to those problems documented on this forum.

However, I have to disagree that the ROM is a POS. My Exec seems much snappier than it did with the previous ROMs, and I can now write a text or eMail without having to tap my screen to get into the text area.

I'm sure there are other improvements that people have found. The only downside I've found so far is the stupid battery icon on the top bar, but I'm sure somebody will come up with a good solution to that soon, or at least the next release might fix it.

Cheers,

Steve.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] belfast-biker:
Re: Did upgrade finally after a full recharge

So you need to leave your PC totally open to the world to get a Microsoft product working properly?

What's Apples number again?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] jowett69:
Bluetooth

Just updated the brick, 1st time with no problems. Just notice I can activeSync using bluetooth(nice). But can see no change in my brick?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] mikealder:
The device is certainly much faster to "wake up" when you switch it on, the anoying delay I used to experiance on the previous ROM has gone, it took a soft reset for the usual WI-FI/ BT short cut to be added to the lower right of the screen though, without this I was somewhat lost.

The OSD of the Bluetooth and WI-FI status is a total waste of limited real estate, simply turn it off using the Today applet in settings, if it actually controlled the radios it would be of far greater use.

Also the battery status in the top RH is a pain in the backside, I cannot get the clock to display, no room for it, the device post upgrade also refuses to display the TomTom shortcut on the desktop, it was there post software install - but its not been seen since, no big deal though.

Overall after six hours using the device with the same software installed the device does "feel" more responsive - Mike
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] astage:
dotNet v.2 missing

Another thing that appears to be missng form o2 this ROM update is version 2 of dotNET. It still has v.1.1. in ROM, so the only option is the seven-MegaByte hit of installing v.2 into program memory.

Does anyone know if any other other manufacturer's ROMs have dotNet v.2 included?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Ryu:
Update failed!!!

I tried to update my Exec with this new ROM.

Followed all the O2 instructions and a couple of mins later, the Exec switched off and the update program gave me an error msg and advised me to try running the update again.

But now the Exec won't switch on again!

When i plug it to the charger, no LED indicators witch one.

I tried to hold the 2 softbuttons and reset it. I get a white screen asking me to restore factory defaults. But still nothing happens when I say OK.

Please advice me if there is anything to do other than smacking the Exec on an O2's technician's head :evil:

PS: Exec won't even enter bootloader mode (Light+Power+Reset) :(
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] cktlcmd:
Re: Update failed!!!

I guess the first question we should ask is: What version is your boot loader application? Because if it is not "version 1.00" then your in VERY GRAVE TROUBLE. Just read this thread: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=48309
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] budihs:
link qteck rom please?

I had upgrade use with i-mate rom, ... I cant find auto configuration on this,

I read there are qtek rom and O2 rom,

02 rom I succefully downloaded but yet I re-installed

Some friend suggest me better to use qtek rom,

could somebody assist me to download qtek rom

Thanks
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] cusaeng:
its screwed up my active sync,

non of the fixes work at all and its nuffing to do with a fire wall as the pc its synced on isnt connected to the net so i never installed it.

funny thing is it worked yesterday, i installed a few apps and now it wont.

i get all the beeps on the pc with the swirling icon but sweeeet fa on the phone to indicate a connection.

ahhh well gonna flash the rom again and see it if works second time round
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] cktlcmd:
Yes, but have you turned Windows Firewall OFF? It does not matter if you are not connected to the net as long as it is ON, active sync won't work correctly. Try turning it OFF before you connect your Universal via USB.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] cusaeng:
it was never on in the first place, like i said its a problem now that ihave updated the rom, nothing on my system has changed.

i decided to try a hard reset before i flash the rom, connected the phone and it works forst time ... great problem solved untill i decided i wanted to download some files to my my phone and when i try and connect it .... nuffin .... back to how it was lol
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] magpie2000k:
Thanks for the tip I used it for a different reason wasnt stuck in any mode just wouldnt recognise my device. did the light power and reset. went into bootloader and bingo upgrade in process.

Cheers again

stay happy

Magpie
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] doody:
Damn, they fixed the bypassing of IMEI check, but in the process they've broken the webpage! I've entered my IMEI and O2 phone number, and their web app crashes :(
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] flashmat:
Don't worry about the whole IMEI check thing, just go for the file directly (quoting myself from the first page of the thread ;) ) :
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] doody:
OOH cheers mate! I was using the other link the other dude posted. Downloading now, thanks heaps. Any idea what the "cache tweak" is?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Mr.Clark:
Has anyone else noticed that if you leave it alone for long enough, it wipes the playlist from Media Player, even though it doesn't close the app...

Very annoying.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] :
Problems -

I didnt get any options(corporate or basic) and mms folder is missing, along with internet settings. Anyone with any ideas of whats going on?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vikasmal:
After reading all the problems everyone seems to be having with this new ROM is it worth upgrading?

Or should one ONLY upgrade the radio part (which causes me problems like line dropping; signal strength being low, etc)

Thanks and Cheers
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] mofotron:
:? Yer im using the new rom, its faster and isnt as buggy the signal quality is soo much better that lag is gone. how the worse thing is.. the other night i had to get up early for work i set my alarm went to bed.. my alarm didnt go off and i slept in, anyway im running to work and my exec beeps i open it up.. i have a reminder that i have a 6am alarm that is an hour over!!!! my god i was gonna smash it but other than that ive had no real issue, well less than the old rom.

-MoF0-
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] :
Turns out my phone reset before the customization completed. Now I've got all the ****ty O2 buttons back on the phone pad. I like the cleaner interface from the standard microsoft look and feel. I'd like to keep MMS and my internet settings, and any other essential stuff, anyone with how I can remove the rest of the crap?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Guru Meditation:
Problems with IE?

OK, I updated the ROM, and everythings seems to be OK, except for Internet explorer doesn't seem to work anymore. I get a message saying the address in not valid, even from favourites that used to work.

I can connect to the outside world, as I can download email both WiFi and UTMS/3G, but always get the same message with IE. Anyone had a similar problem, or got any ideas where to look?

Thanks!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] AmrHegazy:
Error Code 120

I'm trying to upgrade my JASJAR to the new O2ROM following the instruction of pressing light+power and reset but I still get the Error 120 code which is country ID. Any suggestions.

Thank you
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] aphuk:
is there anyway to download this whole topic in plain text so I can wade thru' all the good info and get rid off the icons, signatures and people tearing strips of each other?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Moandal:
I've upgraded to the new O2 ROM and have had no problems at all (like most folk I suspect). These upgrade threads are often scary because most of the posts are from the very few people who have had problems.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] monster:
Echo that. I too have had no probs so far (finger and toes crossed!). Hope this thread doesn't put people off upgrading to the new rom as it is a significant improvement over older ones.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] aphuk:
If someone would like to help me out I would really appreciate it...

The final result I need is an unlocked XdaExec

I have downloaded

WM5_Ivan_upgrade (WM2k5_v4_R2.1)

AND

The o2 offering (Xda_Exec_Upgrade_v1.30.162.exe)

They are both sat on my desktop waiting for me to do something with them!!

I have read through all the info I can find on this site and conclude that they are both ROM replacments for my vanilla completely untouched XdaExec.

From their experience can someone help me decide which is best for me. One thing I do note here are some of horror stories about failure during the process so if anyone has written a step by step guide I will blindly, gladly follow it.

Please bear in mind the final result I need is an unlocked XdaExec
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Moandal:
No idea what the first file WM2k5_v4_R2.1 is - personally I wouldn't touch it! If you apply the second file Xda_Exec_Upgrade_v1.30.162.exe, and follow O2's instructions carefully you won't have any problems. If it does go pear-shaped, there is plenty of info on these forums about how to fix a failed update. Good luck! (Just be careful and you won't need it!)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vikasmal:
Hi all,

I have d/l the update for the exec but cant find the .pdf doc for the instructions. Can anyone post a direct link for that? Thanks.

Also, regarding Spb Backup Version 1.1.1, build 2021, will the back up from a previous rom version work with the updated rom?

Thanks a lot.

Cheers.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] aphuk:
Here is the o2 Upgrade document (PDF)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vikasmal:
Thank You: Thank You: Thank You!

Really appreciate it.

Cheers.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] layman:
Usual crap

Anyone solve that pocket IE 'invalid address' problem?

As for the comment on how comments are from the people that had problems only.. yeah right, which problem did you not come across with all the bloat that comes out with each version.

Both MS and O2 and the manufacturing lot should get a grip and leave the amateur land for good and stop selling their pro skills in updates, customer advice centers and (God Forbid) salesmanship.

Nothing changes and I swear if there's competition out there, please, please, please wipe the floor with something stable, simple and most of all: usable, useful. You know, something not wasting all that precious space and time universum.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Moandal:
Re: Usual crap

I've not experienced the pocket IE invalid address problem before or after upgrading to the latest O2 rom.

I'd also be grateful if you tell me what problems I'm having with the new ROM since you seem so convinced I and everyone else must be having problems. I certainly haven't noticed any, but I'm sure you know better than I do.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Gajet:
Nope, no problems at all here too. /shrugs
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] monster:
No probs here too. If anything, very impressed so far. :P
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Saintraziel:
theis is WM5 rom ported from Wizard to BlueAngel and it won't work on Universal
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] knight900:
Benn trying to upgrade my exec rom. But i always encounter a wrong country ID error. Can any kind souls help me out? :cry:
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] cktlcmd:
You need to use the Ma_Upgrade_No_ID Tool. Follow this thread to download: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=39045

The instructions on how to use it, I posted here: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=42784&start=50
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] knight900:
Thanks for helping! Appreciate it!!! :D
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] 10860:
PC crashing with sync of v1.30.162

I have upgraded my XDA Exec with the new ROM but when I sync with my laptop, the laptop (XP Pro) crashes, giving a "bad_pool_header" error on a blue screen.

I have since reinstalled the old ROM and it works fine with Activesync 4.1.

The new ROM syncs fine with another laptop which has almost no 3rd party software apart from MS Office and XP Pro. Clearly there is a driver on the main laptop that causes the conflict.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? Any way to resolve it (apart from format c: or remove programs one by one and reinstall)? Any known conflict with the v1.30.162? Any idea who at MS to talk to about this?

Thanks
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] ITWater:
Poor radio reception with new radio update

Hi

After owning my device for 1 week I flashed my ROM using o2's website and radio aswell.

Now my phone performance has gone downhill drastically, I use the same route to work everyday and have got to know areas of poor/good signal like the back of my hand, so I tend to time my outgoing calls to not coincide with driving through a poor reception area.

Post update (which went smootly) I am lucky to complete a 5 minute phone call without the signal dropping out and that is standing still in the centre of Cambridge UK with full signal strength!!!

Driving (using Sony Erricson BT car kit) has become virtually out of the question as my signal is up and down like a whore's draws and any possibility of carrying out a reasonable conversation has gone....half of my talk time is taken up using the phrase "can you hear me now?"

On the speed side of things, I can spot no difference at all.

Anyone else having signal strength issues??????????
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] tonyb15re:
I have updated my G/F's exec, and also updated the radio to 1.0.11, the sound quality and signal strength seem to be better over the Parrot BT car kit. I had an SE car which had CRAP sound quality and was very echoey, since changing to Parrot and using the pre-wired cars phone mic the quality has improved so much that apparently it doesnt sound like im driving at warp 12.. I am using an old Tmobile ROM with 1.0.6 radio..
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] ITWater:
Thanks but the car kit was fine before (and has a pre wired mic).

Its the exec at fault or rather the radio stack????

Where did you get the 1.011 version of the radio stack?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] zohaer21:
where did you get the radio 1.0.11 from?

thanks
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] tyl:
Just an idea, but could you amend the thread title to include: v1.30.162 ? :)

That way, we'll not get mixed up when the next one comes out....
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Rabangus:
I installed this ROM yesterday, and it does seem to be faster and more stable than the ROM my exec came with.

Now, if only we could get rid of that annoying battery icon!

Rowan
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] darkan9el:
Updated my Exec today; looks pretty swish, and I have my MMS back which seemed to disappear in corp mode.

Speed is comparable with corp mode with all the tweaks to spped it up, all in all O2 have replied with a reasonable update, as for the battery Icon... I like it.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vikasmal:
Thank you all for your help; I finally upgraded my Exec yesterday and thankfully it all went perfectly (knock wood). The Exec definitely seems faster and more responsive; signal strength I have to check; not sure but seems slightly better.

The only annoying thing is the battery icon in the top status bar; wish I could get my clock back. Is there any way at all to make that happen? Thanks a lot.

Cheers
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] skyyrocket:
Hey what's up guys.... for some odd reason my home button is now my menu button and won't change back. I opened up the phone and the connections are right but It still does it. I tried everything and still a no go and don't know what to do next
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] deeznutz1977:
Do you have xposed installed?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] skyyrocket:
I can't get into download mode or recovery mode so it can't be that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] barondebxl:
Go to wanam xposed, settings and look for home button behavior. Then change it to default or whatever you want.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] skyyrocket:
Wanam doesn't work till the phone boots up so it's not wanam I already checked it. It's something else that's causing this