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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hizhonor:
You were fortunate to have waited before installing the ill-fated ID1 upgrade. I also am not the first to run out and apply "fixes" from the manufacturer before researching the forums for unexpected issues. However, I didn't wait long enough and applied the "fix" -- as I'm sure hundreds (thousands?) of others have.

This was an official fix by the manufacturer to correct issues discovered after the phone was released and previously patched . With that "official" label comes an obligation by the manufacturer to stand behind it's work. As soon as it became widely known there were additional problems created by ID1, Samsung should have immediately yanked the upgrade from the support site, issued a correction or provided for a roll back while it worked on a proper fix. It's extremely disappointing that they've done none of this. Consequently the more savvy users are left turning to the user community for assistance with the device. John Q Public is left to deal with shoddy workmanship.

I've done the tech support thing and was actually told by an engineer in answering my question "Should I just return this phone? " to hold on and led to believe that a fix would hit last July. Obviously that didn't come to pass. More time passes and we're teased with the indication of an upgrade to 6.5, again implying that the phone issues will also be fixed. We'll see.

You're correct there's no guarantee that 6.5 will be released, but every indication says it will. I hope so. With the exception of the aGPS issue, I really enjoy this phone and would like to have 100% of its capability available for my use. That said, unless Samsung does something rather spectacular to make good on previous efforts, this is most likely the last Samsung product (phone or otherwise) I'll ever purchase due to the lack of responsiveness in correcting some rather serious flaws with the product. Just doesn't speak well for their corporate image and my confidence in the quality of their products.

(Pardon the quiet rant ... now getting back on topic ;) )

I consider myself fortunate to have been able to take advantage of Trashcan's 6.5 efforts. It's made waiting for Samsung to do the right thing more palatable for me. I'm having fun and learning a great deal about my phone because of it.

Steve
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] veener79:
I got lucky too I did the ID1 update and hated the phone. Kept on calling ATT with battery life issues because it was no longer holding up to the adversided specs. After 3 more phones I got one with out the update. I have never installed it. Now I did this 6.5 build and I am loving my phone again. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] porkenhimer:
i think the update is comin soon too. every date i have ever seen posted on the microsoft site has been met or has been updated no later than the month after the date posted. i would bet anything that it will b here by mid March. i am confident of that. i'm not too worried cause like i said i will not update as soon as the 6.5 update comes out. i'll read the forums to c if it messes anyones phone up first. though it would b nice to get an official 6.5 rom its not woth havin a phone that does not work as it should. i actually waited more than a month to flash trashcans 23017 rom. i won't put any software on my epix unless i know it will function correctly.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goldenpipes:
i never installed the ID1 update on my epix, but then my touchscreen died and i sent my phone in to get replaced and i got a refurb that is ID1 so my GPS sucks my battery dry. like everyone else i'm hoping the official 6.5 update will fix it and it damn well better.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goldenpipes:
i can't seem to be getting titaniumweather to work at all. i think ive done everything right its just not working.

disabled titanium, ran installer cab, soft reset, enables titanium, ran setup, and i get an error about my location code is wrong even though i know its right. its like the plugin isn't finding the page or something. i am using trashcans 28008 ive got the realvga fix on 96dpi going good. i just want this weather working! lol
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drewopo77:
goldenpipes:

have you tried to reinstall the updated mort scrip file into the "program files\titanium " directory, think that's what finally got it show back up on mine

if you dont have it , just search for " TitaniumWeather fix terbaru " in this thread i dont remember where its at in here , but thats the file i used
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goldenpipes:
ill try that. also which version of titanium weather are u using, im trying 4.2 from this thread:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=481379.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drewopo77:
thats the same one i am useing check though that fourm , should have more answers and a link to the fixed mortscript file too
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goldenpipes:
well i finally got it showing up on the today screen!

now i just cant get it to update to my City code.ive gone in and tried to change the mscr file but to no avail can u post your code?

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k i got it to show info but its not showing any icons /shrug its all a red circle with an X.... im lost lol...

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i figured it out. i started completely over and changed the couple lines that i needed. it seems like on of the fixes fixed the data, but broke the icons. so i rolled back and just changed what i needed to.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hizhonor:
Works fine here as well -- both using RealVGA and not. I am using a variant however named Showaco_TitaniumWeather_v42LioryteSamurize... (there's more of the name but it's off screen. That should be enough to find it with a search). This version eliminated all the issues you've described so far.

I was never able to get the radar to work so I've added GPSWeatherRadarPro_2_3_1 and radarmerge.cab that merges it into TitaniumWeather effectively replacing its panel. Works like a champ. All of these files are available on XDA.

Steve
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] porkenhimer:
i am cool with the official update not coming out. now can we get a fix for the mouse? i have got the gps workin and mms but the mouse is just a pest. i am sure there is someone here that can figure it out. LETS FIX THE MOUSE!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hizhonor:
Is your fix to the GPS, the change from MS Assist to Stand alone (effectively disabling aGPS) or have you found another approach?

Steve
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] porkenhimer:
no. when i flash to any of trashcans 6.5 roms or his clean rom my gps does not work at all. when i use gps test it does not use my data connection. i fixed it by using gprsmgr.exe. i have posted the fix several times just read back a few pages. after using the gprsmgr.exe it sets all the right at&t connections as they should b and enables the gps to use the data connection. my gps works on assisted stand alone and ms based. it never takes more than thirty seconds to aquire satallites.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goldenpipes:
just to clarify, this makes your GPS work correctly, however it doesn't fully work. it still drains the H - E- double hockey sticks out of your battery... unless you have a Pre-ID1 phone.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hizhonor:
And there's the piece of info I'm interested in. My phone, even after the ID1 upgrade, eventually got a lock. At least by disabling the aGPS, I have a battery left when I'm done using a GPS application without having to cycle the phone off and on.

Patiently awaiting February 2010. Oh wait ....:confused:

Steve
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] uzijael:
GPS - standby mode freeze

I have a post ID1 update epix. I've seen the fix for the aGPS. However, whenever I use GPS or any more resource consuming apps and do not close from the task manager, the Epix freezes in standby mode?

Anyone else have this problem or is there a fix for this?

To just clarify, I have google maps on, I manually turn the screen off with google maps on to save battery. Epix becomes unresponsive in standby mode. Only way I can get it to work is pulling the battery.

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] justDave:
You you have Google Maps installed on an SD card? I've had sleep of death issues with many devices while running applications off an SD card. These settings <http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/06/25/fix-sd-memory-card-disappearing-missing-folder-or-corrupt-in-windows-mobile-device/> might help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] uzijael:
Thank you for you reply. Yes google maps is on my SD card. I applied the registry tweak mentioned in the webage you mentioned and it fixed my problem.

If only win 6.5 will come out soon, but we can hope.

Thanks again.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goldenpipes:
Yeah, no matter what I do the battery drains like a bowl of boo-ya in Louisiana.

I disabled aGPS and tried to set it from MS Based to either other setting, but like I said it still drains the battery. I get a lock within a few seconds and ill get 5-10 satellites depending on the area I'm in.

It's still February right? February 31st? and tomorrow its the 32nd? amirite? :confused::confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cmconti:
Nope, now it's the negative 27th of April (wm65-upgrade.mspx just got updated)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] atown305:
goodbye..

Goodbye samsung epix and hello tilt 2!!! goodluck with the rom development guys
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] atown305:
Actually if u guys have any risky tests for the epix, i can use it my device since im done with it
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sfleuriet:
Uggh... thats really irritating.. 2 more months of waiting
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drewopo77:
6.5

hopefully it's been delayed so they can get all the bugs worked out first. So would you rather have it now , or for them to put it off two more months and have it right,
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quadzilla122:
hey I'm getting a samsung epix from my friend for $80 tomorrow and I am not new at all to rom upgrades. Is this the only 6.5 rom available? What problems occur and what do you go about flashing this phone? Is there an ruu anywhere?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goldenpipes:
i dont care that its at least til april, as long as they fix it. i mean right now im using trashcans 28008 so whatevs. it doesnt really matter at all since my next phone will be a WP7 series. my next upgrade eligibility is in Dec so /shrug.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] goldenpipes:
i have a copy of 23017 and clean 6.1 if u need. as well as 28008 :D

i don't know if there is anyone else cooking roms for epix other than trashcan. does anyone else know?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] porkenhimer:
Not sure if trashcan is still around. He was makin post frequently but his last post was Dec.17. Maybe he moved on to a different device or changed his screen name. I would luv to c someone improve on his work or start from scratch. I prefer 23017 and after running it for awhile my only real complaint is with the mouse and the icons r absolutely too big. Would luv to c more attention given towards fixing the mouse.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] eugenile:
I just saw

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/wm65-upgrade.mspx

moved it back again :(

I'm still running trashcan's rom..

I've been using it for a good while now.. it has been stable thus far, probably been 2-3 months now.

I have to reset the phone maybe once every 2 weeks, very rare occurrence.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ScottyNuttz:
If I get a Windows 7 Series before this friggin' Epix update I'm going to be *more* disappointed!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] VinceInSeattle:
I guess it will take an extra couple of months to overlay all that AT&T crapware on the OS.

Trashcan's work is pretty good, at least as good as the underwhelming WM 6.5 can get. I get the occasional freeze but just re-set the phone. The annoying thing for me is that I can't get Zune Pass music playable on the phone. Supposedly the DRM that's available on pirate 6.5 ROMs doesn't work for Zune.

I will probably buy a used phone on EBay or Craigslist in the next few months, let my contract run out, and go to T Mobile. I hope Google is successful in splitting the carriers from the phones and the OS with Nexus One and Android. It would be good for competition and the consumer.

I don't like the carrier subsidy leash.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Technomancer:
Trashcan, thank you very much for your ROM. It made my phone usable. Now it doesn't hang at random. I should have updated long time ago but I was stupid to wait for AT&T and Samsung.

I should have been smarter though. I had the original Samsung Blackjack and that should have taught me never to buy another Samsung phone.

HTC Rhodium looks tastier and tastier every day.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] uzijael:
6.5 batterylife

Will the Epix have better/worse/same battery life (28008 build) than 6.1?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drewopo77:
i found that it has better battery life then the stock 6.1 did , i was getting less then 8 hours with 6.1 and then with any of the cooked roms i have tried i have been getting in upwards of about 36 hrs or so before i have to recharge
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gistofit:
holy cow you must use your phone a ton more than me. Mine lasts about a week. just a hair less then a week actually. but that is WAY more than 36 hours. wow
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quadzilla122:
Hey Im getting my epix today and wanted to know if this Grand Prix program is like the ROM UPDATE UTILITY. Where can I get a link for either XP or Vista? Which which works better and which rom has less problems? 23017 OR 28008? Download link for 23017?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dreamfly555:
See instructions from this site

http://www.mysamsungepix.com/window...-6-5-unofficially-available-for-samsung-epix/

The grandPrix for Vista works well in my Windows 7 64-bit edition. I used only 28008 and it worked well. Thanks Trashcan!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quadzilla122:
Thank you! Already running 23017!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] RaptorGuy:
Epix Windows Mobile 6.5

Just updated mine to the 28008 build.

Much better than 6.1.

I was having a problem with Vista and Windows 7, getting the ROM to load.

I did find that after performaing a Hard Reset on the device, the operation went smoothly.

Not sure if anyone else is still having problems, getting the ROM to load.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sfleuriet:
I'm still using Build 23017 (23017.5.3.0) - I guess I should go ahead and move up to 28008?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quadzilla122:
hey whenever I try to use Internet Explorer on my Epix with 28008 I get a message stating "cannot connect", "the connection has been ended". I only conect my phone to the internet via wifi and it is connected with 4 bars of strength. Apps using internet work fine; just ie is the one acting weird. My proxy is disabled
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dreamfly555:
Same problem with mine. So I just used Opera which is much better anyway. I also use Skyfire for the flash playbacks like youtube.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hizhonor:
Just curious ... have you tried the suggestion in msg #897?

Steve
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quadzilla122:
So it seems to be a problem only with ie I'm guessing.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quadzilla122:
I have two more questions as well. I have an i907 epix from AT&T and see that the i780 is the same phone. I see that somebody makes roms for the i780 and I want to know if it will work? Its Ironeagle, what is 96DPI and 126DPI?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeNsTrKe15:
yes the i907 and i780 are basically the same phone but no, you cannot use roms made for the i780 for the Epix. 96dpi is what the i780 has, its a greater resolution meaning smaller taskbars and whatnot, more fits on the screen. 128dpi is what the Epix has, smaller resolution meaning bigger taskbars, less fits on the screen
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quadzilla122:
oh ok thank you. Lol I have so many questions. Not all people have Titanium weather on their phone but is there anything i907 specific you need to download? Some phones require it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nawtion:
VGA in latest build?

I tried flashing my epix, the install went clean, and the version worked well. However, is there any way to get VGA working? I tried installing the old epixvga.cab, but the home screen had missing buttons, and it didn't seem to work very well. Is there a newer vga cab file or an easy way to change the settings in windows mobile 6.5?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] therealzam:
Entering Bootloader Mode

I'm writing this response as I had a whole hell of a lotta trouble getting this to flash properly and ended up having to figure out some stuff for myself and here are my steps:

Assumptions = I am using Win 7 64bit, w/ windows mobile device center in normal setup, My windows is genuine which may be required to get the driver from Windows Update

1 = make sure phone is off with battery removed. I'd have the usb cable in so you can get it going as quick as possible.

2 = download and run an application called USDL Grand Prix (the vista version works on win7). You'll have 2 find the dl yourself unfortunately, but googling 'usdl grand prix vista' is your best bet.

3 = under select a profile, choose: Grand Prix LV Image

4 = hit the pda button &browse to the 'bin' format image you downloaded at the start of the thread

5 = review step 7 so you can be ready to do it in a timely manner!

6 = under 'grand prix's step 3, select detect

7 = place the battery back in the samsung and hold the vol up key, the ok key, and hte power key and wait for grand prix to start doing its thing and a green status bar to begin growing freakishly at the bottom of the 'samsung' screen.

8 = once the 'grand prix' says 'pda finished!!' in the status area, you are ready to remove and replace your battery then power on as normal!

YAY, how easy is that?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nawtion:
The only thing that I would say is that sometimes it doesn't recognize the phone when you click detect. If that happens, right click the grandprix program and run as administrator.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] technode:
I made a RealVGA resource pack for the 28008 build:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5571603&postcount=859

You may also want to install the following theme:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5572725&postcount=861
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hizhonor:
The link for the suggested theme points back to your resource pack. I would like to see what theme you're recommending.

But this does give me the opportunity to ask a question:

I applied your pack a couple of weeks ago and it works great for almost everything I use. It's nice to have RealVga back. However, I just noticed that the MS Netfix manager application comes up all black under RealVga. Switching back to 128dpi and the app works fine. Reinstalling it while set for 96dpi, I see the terms and conditions accept screen just fine. But when I accept, it immediately goes all black.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Steve
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nawtion:
Re: VGA

Thanks for the instructions! The new patch is great! Its like I have a new phone
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] technode:
I updated the previous post to point to the theme, located at http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5572725&postcount=861 . This will make the bottom buttons look cleaner - it also happens to make them square.

As far as the netflix manager, I experienced this same issue. I'll see if I can find a workaround.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nawtion:
I installed HButton and a program called chgfinger mouse (I can't post links), and when i see the artifacts, i just switch to the mouse and then switch off the mouse...usually makes it go away. If you google epix chgfingermouse, you should be able to find it
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gurs:
The official Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade site now lists the expected availability of the Epix upgrade as April 2010:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/wm65-upgrade.mspx

<sigh>
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ohhhlethal:
Hey man, thanks for the latest breaking news.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Snickolaz:
Just saw that Google is selling their Nexus One for AT&T's 3G now! So I'll probably get one of those. Anybody want to buy a used Epix? I have an extra battery and an external charger for the battery too.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/nexus-one-hits-for-atandt-and-rogers-3g-bands/

Here's a linky to Engadgets site about it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fibrolan:
Hi,

I am still on 6.1 ID1 the original not trashcans. I have several applications that I would like to use but the screen is not big enough to see everything. If I use the 96dpi application I know it will make my screen smaller BUT if it does not help my application how easy is it to remove from the phone or do I need to reflash to remove it ?

I look forward to hearing from someone before I mess up my phone. It is running pretty good now with minimal problem even the GPS works nicely.

Fibrolan
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeNsTrKe15:
if you use the 96dpi program to change from 128dpi to 96dpi, just change back to 128dpi before uninstalling and you should be fine
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fibrolan:
Hi,

thank for the quick reply. I would assume that there is an option in the program to do this. if not where would I do this before uninstalling.

Fibrolan
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TeNsTrKe15:
well you'll need a program called realvga or epixvga or something of that sort to change the resolution from 128dpi to 96dpi. you'll just use the same program to go from 96dpi back to 128dpi. and then you'd go to

start > settings > system > remove programs
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nawtion:
Any predictions as to whether or not it will actually come out in April 2010? Personally, I'm plenty happy with traschan's mod...the only thing missing is the fancy call screens, but that's nothing.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] joaquin_559:
after i install it tells me to align the screen and it frezes iver treyd reinstalling it and samething happens i never leaves to align screen any ideas why? or how to get pased it?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quadzilla122:
new rom?

Hey I was just curious as to know if there are any plans of a new 6.5.x rom for the i907? I know there is going to be an official rom next month( i dont like that interface). I wanted make sure on one more thing. Are 23017 and 28008 the only custom roms ever made for the epix?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gistofit:
ah yes...wikis...

ok who who is the resident genius on the windows\startup folder

I've got these which I just move out of the folder with what appears to be no ill effects.

AlarmScheduler --- I only use Organizer\Alarms\ wake-up alarm and it continues to work

ConfigXML ??

DataKeeper ??

FactBoot ??

poutlook --- I use other email not outlook which I assume this is

RilBubble ??

TimeWizard ??

I've also added these programs but I know what these do and I also know that if they aren't in the Startup folder they don't start (like it is suppose to work)

smartskey

DeviceLock

on the 6.5 15mb page pool vs. 6.5 vs. 6.1 issue:

I have used both 6.5 versions for about a day each and I cannot say I have noticed much of a difference if any at all. I also don't know what I am looking for.

Right now from the fooling around I have done the ideal for me would be a 6.1 rom WITH 6.5 universal finger scrolling and WITH 6.5 finger friendly menus. Other

than those two features I can't say I care much for 6.5. Of course this thing just got off the ground so I assume it can only get better! just a little more tweaking I suppose.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mitch1:
Notification issues with 6.5

Can anyone comment if there are any notification issues with using the new ROM.