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Hi all
I cant seem to find a definitive answer to this and Samsung support have not been very helpful.
When I try to install the drivers for the Galaxy S when connected to Kies I get a driver failed to load message.
It seems to be the MTP driver.
This is on 32 bit W7 laptop.
Does anyone have a solution to this? With Froyo coming but only via Kies it is becoming a bit desperate!
Thanks in advance
Simon
you are not alone my friend, everyone have grief with Kies
after installing Kies, try the option to Install Driver inside the Kies app
see if that helps
next alternative is to install Android SDK drivers
There seems to be a lot of issues with Kies. Mine is 'MainStage has stopped working'.
However there is little, or no, support for it. Loads of Kies questions and reported issues have gone unanswered on this, and other, Android/Samsung forums.
I've just managed to get the Australian Kies release working on my XP laptop. 5 or 6 installs and uninstalls, cleaning folders out from bad uninstalls, looking for reminants left behind. It took ages, but now at least I managed to get it working and clean my Orange SGS and flash it to JM1.
Just going to copy and paste the tips I wrote up on VF when I'd wanted to use kies to upgrade firmware:
Yakumo said:
Kies direct download link : downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201009/20100903113039859/Kies_1.5.1.10074_45.exe
This is the most up to date version as of writing this, don't use the auto updater it can take 2 hours, ridiculous update system going file by file for 10,0000 files instead of a single download than unpacker.
Install Kies, then click kies at the top left, and with the phone not plugged in select driver recovery. when that is finished plug the phone in.
If you still have a problem with it connecting, with it looping the MTP connection on the phone.
the MTP connection bug has been identified at last and though there isn't an official fix yet, it's not too hard to sort out yourself
filenames with an extension of longer than 16 chars on your SD cause the MTP problem, so anything after the last "." on a filename that is longer than 16 chars.
I think the largest cause of this is probably the '.thumbdataX-XXXXXXXXXXX' file you will find in "DCIM/.thumbnails" with any file manager app. You can just delete this and then try connecting
I deleted that file, and the entire TunnyBrowser directory, and the SoundHound app entire cache directory.
This was the first time I'd had the problem since I got the phone and wiped my SD card, but I hadn't been taking photo's till recently, I have a lot of other apps installed. Clearing those 3 things fixed the problem for me immediately.
Once I had done that I was able to install the JM1 firmware successfully, the phones auto reboot after flash seemed to fail after the samsung logo came up - after leaving it a long time it didn't progress, but I pulled the battery out for 30 seconds and the phone was fine after that.
I had backed up all my apps with ASTRO file manager before the install, and contacts with kies, but I did not have to do any restore after the flash in the end. all contacts and apps were still there.
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Have you tried Kies from Samsung Australia? They have the latest version (1.5.1.100853)
Meh, my Kies just killed itself, decided to update and now it bombs out every time I connect the phone, tried rolling it back, but its still screwed.
How hard can it be?
I originally posted a fix, but the server rollback killed it.
So here it goes again
Download the new version from australia
Then uninstall the old version from your PC
Then delete the \kies\ from \program files
Install the new version of kies from australia
Done
Sent from my GT-I9000M using XDA App
After successfully;
researching, upgrading to the official build of my choosing, getting it to work and typing this tutorial out (for those that like me weren't knowledged in this),
I stumbled across this thread. I thought I should also share it here aswell.
Here's a N00b's (Dummy's) Guide to how to update your device from the stock software to the Official Samsung Froyo ROM (software/operating system) OF YOUR CHOICE!!
Why do this?
You get Froyo. So you get the latest version of Android to support more Apps.
It comes with some UI-tweeks, JIT-compiler, and FLASH 10.1 PLAYER!!!
Also you get a newer (better) kernel on your phone with some of Samsung's fixes for the lag and for the GPS.
You can get features/Apps not available in your native rom build and/or remove the bloatware.
This method (not incl E) can also be used to install custom ROMs (I personally can't wait for the Official English MIUI ROM).
** Denotes steps which I skipped, or was unable/unwilling to follow, or didn't quite understand
Here's the comprehensive, step-by-step, easy-to-follow breakdown/walkthrough (Section E only works on Windows Computers):
A) Remove your microSD card (this will prevent some weid issues later on)
A2) Make sure you have Kies downloaded and installed on your computer
A3) Make sure you have an extractor installed (for Windows 7, winRAR is a great free solution)
B) We need to root your device, for this goto "One Click Root/Unroot" by TGA_Gunnman at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742403
B1) Download (2.5MB) the software (depending on your computer, mine is Win7 Home Premium 64-bit) into your computer not phone
B2) Make a folder somewhere in your computer labelled "OneClickRoot" (or anything) and drag the .rar file (the one you just downloaded) into it
B3) Extract the contents of the files by Right-Click then "Extract Here" (If you don't have this option install WinRAR)
B4) Set your phone to USB Debug mode (on your phone goto MENU > Settings > Applications > Developement > USB debugging = Checked) and then connect the phone to the computer via USB cable.
B5) Open the "Galaxy S I9000 One-Click Root" application. (This step didn't work for me, so I instead opened "rootme" batchfile which started the command prompt).
B6) Your phone will shut itself off, and then turn on in a "recovery mode". DO NOT REMOVE THE CABLE. Use the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons to get to "install from " and then hit the Home button.
B7) Now your device should be restarting again but this time it will actually go to your lockscreen.
B8) Now, you have ROOT, Congratulations.
B9) Not sure? We can test to see if you have root. Goto Market on your phone and download two Apps (Superuser and Titanium Backup, use the search to find them fast).
B10) Install both and launch Titanium Backup. As soon as you turn it on it will come up with a pop up and say something like "Your device is not rooted" or "Root is not accessible" ... if you didn't get Root.
B11) If you have root it will say something like "Titanium Backup needs to gain permission from Superuser" here click Apply. If you get to the App, well done you have indeed Rooted your phone
C) Now if you want to Backup your device before the update (recommended) you can follow steps C, otherwise skip straight to Step D.
C1) On Titanium Backup if a pop up notification comes with something like "Download an updated BusyBox" allow it to do so.
C2) Now first thing you will want to backup your Apps (all paid and free and the levels/hiscores) make sure you don't have any emulator ROMs on there (they consume too much space) and delete all those unwanted Apps
C3) On Titanium Backup, hit the Menu button > More > Create "update.zip" ...
C4) On this screen select "User application" and "TitaniumBackup-3.6.2.zip" and UN-TICK the "Sign the ZIP file (with ZipSigner)"
C5) Hit the Create "update.zip"... on the bottom and Please wait
C6) Once it finishes it, exit Titanium Backup, go back to settings and disable USB debugging (as posted on B4).
C7) Connect your phone to your computer (through Kies or PC link) and then browse your My Computer until you find Galaxy S I9000.
C8) Open that folder and then open phone. Find "TitaniumBackup-3.6.2.zip" and copy that to somewhere on your computer.
C9) Now that we have backed up your applications, lets backup your ROM.
C10) According to TGA_Gunnman you can use Clockwork MOD Recovery to do this, but this is for a different (Galaxy S) device ie "Samsung Vibrant"
**C11) Follow the steps on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734164 to do so, personally I skipped doing so out of fear of bricking the device (there may be subtle differences between the devices that can make your phone a paperweight/brick)
C12) Now if you did follow the Clockwork MOD, be sure to copy the "update.zip" file somewhere into your computer (better be safe than sorry)
D1) Now we need to apply the 3-Button-Combo Fix (this is the only reason for steps A-C because it is highly recommended to have this before flashing ANY rom)
D2) I recommend the Fix by RazvanG http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821698 because it seems to be the *safest*
**D3) Firstly check if your device is compatible. I wasn't successful to dump my BML1 block, so I couldn't test if the block reads "[email protected]"
**D3) RazvanG has provided some instructions on this method see his post for more information http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9595936#post9595936
D4) So I took a leap of faith and continued anyways with the risk of bricking my device. I have it on contract/plan so if it fails I would just return it and say Kies was updating and it failed
D5) I followed the steps on the thread but I'll reitterate it here for your convnieance
D6) Download both files (RAZ-FiX-SGS and adbRecovery) from the thread.
D7) Make a new folder (adbRecovery) on your computer and extract the adb .zip file into there
D8) Connect your phone to the computer and copy the RAZ-FiX-SGS.zip into your phone's memory
D9) Delete the old Update.zip file AND rename the RAZ-FiX-SGS.zip to Update.zip
D10) Again, turn on USB debugging (you know how) and open "Recovery" batch file from your computer
D11) This will initiate a command prompt (on Win7) and restart your phone
D12) Your phone will go into recovery mode (like we've seen before)
D13) You need to navigate (Volume buttons) to "apply sdcard; update.zip" and hit the Home button
D14) Your phone will turn off and restart and should get to your lockscreen
D15) So you're at the lockscreen? SUCCESS! (mine didn't brick *pheww*)
D16) Now let's test to see if the 3-Button-Fix worked
D17) *IMPORTANT* Firstly browse into your phone's internal memory and delete update.zip (the one we put there from RazvanG)
D18) Now that you have done so, you can safely just turn off the device
D19) Hold the Volume Down + Home button ... then hold the power button, as soon as the device begins to turn on release the power button (keep holding Volume Down + Home)
D20) If you get a Yellow triangle with the Android robot and "Do not turn off Target", well done, you have the 3BF so you have a means to ensure that you can always recover your phone if you do brick, well done!
D21) You can *safely* remove the battery and restart your phone ONLY if you don't have a Update.zip in the root of your phone
D22) If you don't want to take a leap of faith try this method (safest method but doesn't work for some people): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=860773
E1) Now is the fun part (we've just past the difficult parts)
E2) You need to hunt down the version of (official Samsung)software you wish to install ... just go through member's reviews and recommendations
E3) You need to find the product code of that build, you can do this navigating through this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
OR by asking members (they can find out with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787163)
E4) For me this was the Virgin mobile Australia build (XSA - an unbadged, no-bloatware, unlocked Froyo build with a free copy of Navigon Navigation)
E5) Make sure you update your Kies to "ver 1.5.3.10103_102" (latest as of the time I'm writing)
E6) Go visit this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835628 for information (the software may have been upgraded)
E7) Download (300KBs) the Kies Registry patcher 1.6.0.0 (latest as of writing) <<This only works on Windows computers, sorry Mac'ners>>
E8) Launch the Kies Registry Patcher WHEN KIES IS OPENED
E9) Click on File > Backup (and save this somewhere in your computer - this is your original product code - better safe than sorry)
E10) Make Enable Spoof to True
E11) Now where it says "Spoof Product Code as" type in the product code of your desire (mine is XSA)
E12) Hit Write Registry and it should say "Registry pathed successfully"
E13) Connect your phone via USB cable to the computer
E14) On your phone select "Samsung Kies" when the pop up comes ... it should be at the "Connected" screen (DO NOT HIT HOME BUTTON)
E15) On Kies it should find your phone, and a pop up on the corner will say "There is a firmware update available for your phone" hit that pop up
E16) Now you will see another pop up and it's asking if you want to "Back up contacts before upgrading firmware" ... seems like a good idea, tick the box and hit Upgrade
E17) If the screen on the phone shuts (ie standby) don't be alerted. Hit the power button to wake it up. DO NOT HIT THE HOME BUTTON!
E18) Another pop up will come to name the contacts file - I just hit save so its the original filename in original (Samsung)folder
E19) Another Pop up will come to say "Save to PC completed" - hit OK, its just letting you know the contacts saved properly
E20) Now you get another Pop up to start the Firmware Upgrade - This is an important area, note down the: Model Name, Current Version and Latest Version (if something goes wrong this info maybe valuable for developers)
E21) Mine is (model)GT-I9000, (current)PDA:JG4 / Phone:JG3 / CSC:JG2 and (latest) PDA:JP5 / Phone:JP3 / CSC:JP4 ......... notice they are diffirent, this is what I was looking for
E22) Hit Upgrade! (Allow Kies to function when Windows 7 or Windows Vista prompts you)
E23) Tick the "All information has been verified" and Click Next
**E24) Let Samsung record your phone number in their database? I don't care (I'm on insurance/contract/plan) and I hit "Allow saving" ad Clicked Next
E25) Wait patiently, its downloading the rom from the server, DO NOT UNPLUG THE DEVICE
E26) A progress bar will appear, your USB will get disconnected, reconnected several times, the phone will be stuck on the yellow triangle screen - these are normal
E27) The progress bar will slowly be filled from grey to blue and a progress bar will appear on your phone - almost there!
E28) The progress bar on the computer will finish and the pop up will read "GT-I9000 Upgrade completed" - Click Close
E29) Your phone will restart and will enter "recovery mode" some yellow texts will appear and scroll forward
E30) The phone will reboot again and you will see the boot image with the Galaxy S logo
E31) The phone will be stuck on that logo for awhile - be patient
E32) The phone will now get to your lockscreen, unlock it
E33) You will have to go through your initial setup firstly its the Swype tutorial, then data settings, and finally the account settings emerges
E34) If the Kies connection screen comes up: hit the home button
E35) Now you should have come to your Homescreen go and test everything (all your passwords, all your bookmarks, all your contacts, all your images/music/videos and all your apps (except bloatware) should be there but the order of all the widgets/apps in TouchWizz will be reset to abc-order)
E36) Goto Settings > About Phone Does it say Android 2.2?
E37) Well done you have passed Android Hacking 101, you are officially smarter than 50% of iPhone and Blackberry users
E38) Donate me a beer, nah just kidding, enjoy everything for free but feel free to donate to the developers that help make this possible
this is a guide for I9000 international
I9000M owners please be advised that the I9000 might cause you to lose the 850 band, and might also trigger the internal SD problem
AllGamer said:
this is a guide for I9000 international
I9000M owners please be advized that the I9000 might cause you to lose the 850 band, and might also trigger the internal SD problem
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You made it into a thread, thanks!
Hopefully this might help fellow xdanians
Aww Mate this is awesome, I have the same Carrier and I had OPTUS crap on my Phone from custom roms, Now I'm back to Stock Froyo!!!!
A great tool to Start from afresh.....
But
At Instruction E11 - Select your product code from the drop down Box and it will populate the next field for you.
Gonna put into my favorites
Wow.
I don't think anybody that don't now much would read that.
I know allot and i would never use it either.
You should stick a warning sign on this tread.
I did read about half of it and then i just stop and shake my head.
I hope this tread is a joke.....
Sent from GT-I9000 jpo. My own kernel for z4mod and with 342MB Ram
DamianGto said:
Wow.
I don't think anybody that don't now much would read that.
I know allot and i would never use it either.
You should stick a warning sign on this tread.
I did read about half of it and then i just stop and shake my head.
I hope this tread is a joke.....
Sent from GT-I9000 jpo. My own kernel for z4mod and with 342MB Ram
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Can you elaborate?
Joke? No it's no joke but I should disclose (as always) this is a tried-and-true way of getting you to update your software but in no way can I be held responsible for damages.
Things may vary slightly in between different phones which is why the links for each source/thread is up there.
I found myself knowing what to do, but always guessing how to do it.
This is a step-by-step process of how and what I did to upgrade my phone to any ROM I want.
If this was posted up before I attempted my upgrade, I would've been so happy that someone really simplified it for me
This is a noobs guide??!!! Simplified??!! I think that everyone will appreciate the time you have spent typing this up and trying to help, but I'm with DamianGto, dude this guide is scary and just explains how YOU got YOUR particular phone running froyo and lets face it, you certainly didn't go about it the easy way!
Once again I think the time you have spent and the willingness to help is admirable, but there are much simpler and noob friendly guides out there
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This is a noobs guide??!!! Simplified??!! I think that everyone will appreciate the time you have spent typing this up and trying to help, but I'm with DamianGto, dude this guide is scary and just explains how YOU got YOUR particular phone running froyo and lets face it, you certainly didn't go about it the easy way!
Once again I think the time you have spent and the willingness to help is admirable, but there are much simpler and noob friendly guides out there
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Well you need root + busybox to get the 3 button fix.
If anything a n00b did, they can recover with 3 button trick otherwise they will have a brick.
This is why this guide is long, to ensure things are a-ok.
If you found a friendlier guide can you post the link, much apprecated ;D
How do I exit downloading mode if I forgot to erase update.zip ?
What is it ? Kies
A2) Make sure you have Kies downloaded and installed on your computer
Thanks
Well I think this is an excellent guide that has great potential!
However, a couple of crucial mistakes, which if fixed could help make the guides less confusing...
At beginning of (D) you talk about (A-C) being solely so you could fix your 3 button download (which I don't think is actually true!)
.... But, you should mention 3 button download at the very start of the guide anyway!!
Also, you should include a quick test at the very start to check for 3 button download, because mine is already fine, so a newbie might run all those extra steps when they already had working 3 button download anyway! (The more sections that can be skipped the better!). You can then steer people to the sections they uniquely will need.
However, titanium backup isn't needed for 3 button download fix, but is a wise step before running a rom update. And this works best with root anyway. Hence I don't think your opener for (D) is very accurate. You didn't just complete those steps JUST to get download mode. The backup was important anyway!
Do others think there should be a stage added for backing up contacts etc?
A stage for backing up efi?
Anything else wise that should be in here?
I have a few questions regarding Kies, Contacts, and USB mode to all the pro's out there -
I only get the following option when I connect the phone to the PC Settings --> USB Mode--> USB Mass Storage. Is this normal or should there be more options offered such as - Kies, PC Studio, Mass Storage? The Galaxy S (Captivate) offered a prompt as to which mode you wanted to connect the phone in whenever it was plugged in. I don't get any option like that. As soon as the device is plugged in (in idle mode) a window pops- up --> MTP Application - Connected (Press the home key to quit Samsung Kies)
Is there a specific way I need to connect the phone in to Kies? Kies displays only 2 options to me -
Add file to GT-I9100
Add folder to GT-I9100
I have tried 2 different computers, but its the same on both of them. I am using Kies version 2.0.1.11053_99 (which according to Kies is the latest version)
Display Options under Contacts shows only Phone and Google. it does not display SIM. I have already reset the phone once. Do I need to do something else? Since I am new to the forum, I am unable to add any screenshot links. But if someone can help me, I would gladly PM them the screenshots. Or you could look at photobucket for my album under nit407.
Thanks for your help.
-Nitin
Ok OP, in order for Kies to see the GSII you need to be on kies mode.
Make sure first this box is unchecked, go to: Settings=>Applications=>Development=>USB Debugging make sure this box is unchecked and then re connect your GSII into your USB cable and open Samsung Kies, it will recognize it immediately.
Good luck.
And make sure you're using the TWLauncher, not a 3rd party launcher.
nit407 said:
Display Options under Contacts shows only Phone and Google. it does not display SIM. I have already reset the phone once. Do I need to do something else? Since I am new to the forum, I am unable to add any screenshot links. But if someone can help me, I would gladly PM them the screenshots. Or you could look at photobucket for my album under nit407.
Thanks for your help.
-Nitin
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You can not add contacts directly to the SIM card, neither can see them unless you have copied them to Phone memory/Google. But I have heard that the SIM option is now included in latest 2.3.4 firmware, but as I am yet to test it can't confirm.
Regards.
ithehappy said:
You can not add contacts directly to the SIM card, neither can see them unless you have copied them to Phone memory/Google. But I have heard that the SIM option is now included in latest 2.3.4 firmware, but as I am yet to test it can't confirm.
Regards.
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Thanks dude. Any ideas on my other questions/problems? I am running everything stock including the launcher and the USB Debugging mode is "unchecked". Is there a specific version of Kies that needs to be used?
nit407 said:
I have a few questions regarding Kies, Contacts, and USB mode to all the pro's out there -
Display Options under Contacts shows only Phone and Google. it does not display SIM. I have already reset the phone once. Do I need to do something else? Since I am new to the forum, I am unable to add any screenshot links. But if someone can help me, I would gladly PM them the screenshots. Or you could look at photobucket for my album under nit407.
Dont know why that is export or import to SIM card has been available on my phone from day one on many firmwares through Contacts menu import/export to from Sim card .
jje
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JJEgan said:
nit407 said:
I have a few questions regarding Kies, Contacts, and USB mode to all the pro's out there -
Display Options under Contacts shows only Phone and Google. it does not display SIM. I have already reset the phone once. Do I need to do something else? Since I am new to the forum, I am unable to add any screenshot links. But if someone can help me, I would gladly PM them the screenshots. Or you could look at photobucket for my album under nit407.
Dont know why that is export or import to SIM card has been available on my phone from day one on many firmwares through Contacts menu import/export to from Sim card .
jje
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The import/export is working fine for me. The display options does not show the SIM as an available option. What do you see in yours under - Contacts ->Display Options->Selects Contacts to Display? Do you see SIM there?
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chestvrg said:
Ok OP, in order for Kies to see the GSII you need to be on kies mode.
Make sure first this box is unchecked, go to: Settings=>Applications=>Development=>USB Debugging make sure this box is unchecked and then re connect your GSII into your USB cable and open Samsung Kies, it will recognize it immediately.
Good luck.
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My KIES doesn't work anymore ive asked the question a few times but no one seems to know why, ive done what you've said (Settings=>Applications=>Development=>USB Debugging), ive tried on 3 different browsers, a couple of different internet connections, turned off firewall,etc,etc but every time it just times out when i try and connect on my laptop, it has only ever worked once for me, im running cognition 1.15.
I don't find KIES a necessity but it would be nice if it worked (and to find out how to get it working!!)
nit407 said:
JJEgan said:
The import/export is working fine for me. The display options does not show the SIM as an available option. What do you see in yours under - Contacts ->Display Options->Selects Contacts to Display? Do you see SIM there?
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Contacts >> Menu Button >> Display >> Phone ,Sim , Google
I wonder if you use the Sim import or export will it then show up .
jje
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jonny68 said:
My KIES doesn't work anymore ive asked the question a few times but no one seems to know why, ive done what you've said (Settings=>Applications=>Development=>USB Debugging), ive tried on 3 different browsers, a couple of different internet connections, turned off firewall,etc,etc but every time it just times out when i try and connect on my laptop, it has only ever worked once for me, im running cognition 1.15.
I don't find KIES a necessity but it would be nice if it worked (and to find out how to get it working!!)
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I dont know if it is the rom problem or what,,,but many users with stock rom also had this problem,,,,just uninstall kies,,,then delete the remaining kies files(there are files left even after uninstallation in the kies folder),,then reinstall the latest kies,,,conecct ur phone to ur pc(usb debugging unchecked)it ll reinstall ur phone's drivers,,and all should be fine then.
there are many complaints of kies not working fine on laptops,,,but if u use a desktop it ll definitely work...
Hope that helps.
Godspeed.
guitarmafia said:
I dont know if it is the rom problem or what,,,but many users with stock rom also had this problem,,,,just uninstall kies,,,then delete the remaining kies files(there are files left even after uninstallation in the kies folder),,then reinstall the latest kies,,,conecct ur phone to ur pc(usb debugging unchecked)it ll reinstall ur phone's drivers,,and all should be fine then.
there are many complaints of kies not working fine on laptops,,,but if u use a desktop it ll definitely work...
Hope that helps.
Godspeed.
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Thanks guitarmafia. I am trying this on my desktop now. Regarding firmware upgrade, when I click on "Check for Updates", I get a message "Connection to Server Failed". I am in the US with an unlocked S2 from India. Would that be the reason or just because Samsung hasn't release the new version officially yet. Any idea?
nit407 said:
Thanks guitarmafia. I am trying this on my desktop now. Regarding firmware upgrade, when I click on "Check for Updates", I get a message "Connection to Server Failed". I am in the US with an unlocked S2 from India. Would that be the reason or just because Samsung hasn't release the new version officially yet. Any idea?
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Desktop also doesn't work This was a clean install on a different machine. Any ideas or suggestions?
When you guys are connecting to Kies, do you chose from an option as to how you want the phone to connect?
nit407 said:
Thanks guitarmafia. I am trying this on my desktop now. Regarding firmware upgrade, when I click on "Check for Updates", I get a message "Connection to Server Failed". I am in the US with an unlocked S2 from India. Would that be the reason or just because Samsung hasn't release the new version officially yet. Any idea?
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U should use Odin for the firmware upgrade....Kies alwayz had issues,,,for some it works fine,,while for others it never worked,,,IMO it has something to do with Win7,,,some ppl claimed it works fine on XP SP3....I tried a million times on Win7 to upgrade but it alwayz failed,,,,moreover it may brick ur phone(u cant alwayz be lucky)...u can claim warranty,,,,,but why to take risK??
nit407 said:
Desktop also doesn't work This was a clean install on a different machine. Any ideas or suggestions?
When you guys are connecting to Kies, do you chose from an option as to how you want the phone to connect?
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What os are u using??.....also check if ur phone is properly connected to ur pc(it should open in mass storage mode on ur pc)
Do you have the link handy for Odin? I have tried this on all XP machines.
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Do you have the link handy for Odin? I have tried this on all XP machines.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
there u go...
It looks a bit tough but its quite easy once u read it....
Godspeed.
After seeing similar questions get asked and answered several time over, I thought this might be helpful (not least for myself). No particular order for now. Feel free to propose additional Q/A or edits--I'll credit accordingly. Thanks to our moderator (original_ganjaman) for making this a sticky.
This is meant to be a quick reference that either briefly answers a question or links to the answer--for issues with more or less known solutions. This is not the best place to post new, previously unanswered questions.
If you found this FAQ useful, do click on the "Thanks" button on the left.
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JELLYBEAN (Added 12 May 2013+)
Q1: Can it be that the wait is over?
Indeed. Some ten months after the ICS update to our beloved SGT7.7 (and the release of JB into the wild), the Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.2) update has finally arrived. As of now, the ROM for Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, and Malaysia (PDA= P6800DXMD3, CSC = P6800OLBMD3) is available; and only for the P6800 (not the P6810). If you device came from the appropriate locations and have an appropriate stock ROM, you should be able to update via Kies. Else, download the file from Sammobile.com (search for "P6800").
The two main methods for flashing the ROM (not counting officially via Kies) are ODIN, and MobileODIN (requires a rooted device before flashing). Instructions for using both can be found here. Flashing with MobileODIN can be done preserving root, which is convenient. I have upgraded my SGT7.7 (Hong Kong model) with the Singapore ROM, using MobileODIN, wiping cache and data (thus losing my old apps, etc.), but preserving root--apparently, doing it this way can help avoid some potential wifi issues (reported in the forums), and battery life.
Q2: What languages are available in the SEA ROM (PDA = P6800DXMD3, CSC = P6800OLBMD3)?
As the ROM is meant for Southeast Asia (Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia), the available languages are: English (UK), English (US), Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Tamil (?), Tieng Viet, Korean and Chinese (Simplified). A workaround for getting additional input languages is described in this post. Alternatively, you can also install swype (from Play Store), which has the option for downloading ton of additional input languages.
Developing...
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ICE CREAM SANDWICH (Added 6 July 2012; edited 27 July 2012)
Q1: Whaa...?
As of the time of posting, the Android 4.0 ICS upgrade is only available via Kies for devices from Austria, and as more recently, Hong Kong. However, it is possible to download a copy of the respective ROMs from sammobile.com--search for "P6800" (3g/wifi version) or "P6810 (wifi only version). The .zip file is 590+MB. Be sure to get the correct ROM as the one for the P6800 will not work on the P6810 and vice versa. The ROMs do seem to work on devices from a variety of countries (not counting the Verizon 7.7). A list of languages supported in the Austria ROM can be found here. See here for discussion of the Hong Kong ROM.
The two main methods for flashing the ROM (not counting officially via Kies) are ODIN, and MobileODIN (requires a rooted device before flashing). Instructions for using both can be found here. Flashing with MobileODIN can be done preserving root, which is convenient. A detailed and guide using ODIN can also be found here.
It is also possible to flash with HEIMDALL--but just make sure that it is not Ver. 1.3.2 (1.3.1 works fine). The main bits: heimdall flash --cache cache.img --factoryfs factoryfs.img --hidden hidden.img --modem modem.bin --recovery recovery.img --secondary-boot Sbl.bin --kernel zImage; then CWM can be flashed with heimdall flash --recovery recovery.img (cgm999)
Flashing the ICS Rom over a STOCK Rom (both rooted and unrooted) preserves settings and most of the third-party apps, i.e., wiping is not required. (All told, this is also probably the safest way to proceed.) Mileage varies if flashing over non-stock Roms. (UPDATE--wintermute000 writes: "...doing a clear data/factory reset in locerra's Clockwork Recovery is 100% safe, the brick bug affects STOCK recovery.
More information on the brick bug and whether it affects ICS on the 7.7; also this.).
Some of the issues involving missing or non-functioning stock apps seems resolved if the a factory reset is done after flashing (settings>Back up and reset>Factory data reset; or when off, hold volume up and briefly press power to access option to factory reset). UPDATE--WildmanJoe writes: "...following a suggestion from another member on the board, I have found that it is not necessary to do a factory reset if your stock apps don't work. Just go to settings>applications and clear the data for the stock apps that don't work. It is tedious, however, it eliminates the factory reset brick risk..."
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOU FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK AS IT IS POSSIBLE TO BRICK YOUR DEVICE (see this discussion, and this.)
See here for a database of successful/unsuccessful upgrade configurations. (Do also contribute your own experience.)
Q2: What's it like?
As anticipated, the tab is way more responsive with ICS rather than Honeycomb. But having said that, ICS for the SGT7.7 does come with Samsung's 'enhancements', which means touchwiz (and no stock ICS Launcher). The Email, Contacts, Calendar ("S-Planner"), Messaging, Clock, etc. apps are also from Samsung. On the bright side, the unable-to-write-to-externalSD problem seems solved.
Q3: How do I modify the looks of it?
As with Honeycomb, an alternative launcher is still recommended (unless you have a special love for touchwiz). Possibilities include the old favorites ADW Launcher Ex, Go Launcher, LauncherPro, etc., but now also including those that only work with ICS and above: e.g., Nova and Apex. Furthermore, you can also install a status bar that looks (mostly) like stock ICS with this mod.
Q4: Can I install stock Google apps?
Search for "Android 4 ICS Calendar", "Android 4 ICS Messaging SMS" and "Android 4 ICS Launcher" by Tim Hutt in Play Store.
Q5: What about the Browser?
A Samsung tweaked version. You can always install Google Chrome (Play Store)--but this one does not work with flash--or Dolphin HD.
Q6: What about the keyboard(s)?
Comes with a Samsung keyboard, swype, and voice input. The version of Swype that comes with the Rom supports a limited number of languages, and there is no option to download more languages. If you want to use swype with other languages, go to the swype website, sign up for a free account, and follow the instructions to install swype beta. Swype beta can coexist with the version of swype that came with the Rom, and allows the possibility of installing additional languages (including Arabic, Korean, Chinese, etc.).
If what you want is the stock ICS keyboard, search for "IceCream Sandwich-ICS Keyboard" in the Play Store.
Q7: Can I root?
Yes and no. To be more precise: a rooted stock Honeycomb Rom can be upgraded to ICS via MobileODIN while preserving root. Update: here is a method to root the ICS rom.
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HONEYCOMB (Older version of the FAQ)
Q1: Surely this thing with its speedy processor should feel more responsive?
A: First and foremost, this thing is very speedy and responsive (see e.g., this discussion). Ok, ok, the general consensus is that Honeycomb (Android 3.0) and Samsung Touchwiz (the default launcher) are holding back the otherwise stellar hardware a little. The only solution for the first is to wait for the upcoming Ice Cream Sandwish (Android 4.0) update, slated to be released July 2012.
What can--and arguably should--be done in the meantime is to change the launcher. ADW Launcher Ex*, Go Launcher, LauncherPro, and SPB all options. Apart from being much faster, more responsible and less of a resource hog, they are also much more customizable compared to Touchwiz (search in Market for various themes and icon packs). Some worry that since Touchwiz is not removed (it can't be on stock unrooted rom), it might still be in the background. If you are afraid that it is taking up valuable processor cycles, remove all homescreen widgets on Touchwiz to make yourself feel better, like I did.
*Jade Eyed Wolf has put up a very useful video tutorial on how to use ADW here (the thread is here). To get rid of the top statusbar in ADW, see this.
Q2: Is there a way to make the system font size larger without rooting?
There is an app for that; though this is probably be a better way for the those who have rooted their device (omarrabbat).
Q3: I am unable to write to the external sd card (from within Android) using anything other than the stock file manager; is there something wrong with me?
A: No, you're fine. That's how it is out of the box. The solution requires rooting (see Q4 below) the device and changing the permissions for the sd card. See here. (You can of course write to the sd card with Windows explorer after connecting the Tab to the PC via the USB cable.) Another method for solving the problem is available here; note that you will also need the device to be rooted, and have CWM Recovery installed, beforehand (lowem).
Q4: How do I get root access?
One guide is here; another (with instructions to unroot) is here.
Q5: Why can't I seem to change the lockscreen wallpaper?
Settings>Screen>Screen display>Lock screen. At which point you should be in Gallery (or if, like me, you have an alternative pic viewer--e.g., QuickPic--installed, the dialogue box should ask you to "select wallpaper from"...). Select photo of choice, but make sure to crop with Gallery, and presto. See discussion here.
Q6: How do I get movies and tv shows onto the tab?
See this discussion.
Q7: How do I connect my tab to my PC using a USB cable? Wireless?
Make sure that the appropriate drivers are installed on the PC (e.g., download and install Samsung Kies. When plugged in, Windows should recognize the tab as an MTP device, which allows one to browse both the internal storage and the external sd card in Explorer. The option to convert files as you copy to the device is not a good idea (see this). Best to do any conversion you want on the PC. It's safe to disconnect by simply pulling out the USB cable.
For wireless file transfers (and much more), try Airdroid, which works, and is free.
Q8: What's a good pdf reader for this baby?
There are several good choices: EBookDroid, Repligo, EzPDF, Mantano, Aldiko...
Additional input (for compiling this page) from: lousyfer, lowem, cgm999, Wildmanjoe, wintermute000
Reply from Samsung re: ICS for P6800
Dear XXXX,
Thank you for contacting Samsung Customer Care.
Unfortunately we do not have any details with regards to when an update will come for your device. Rest assured the development team are working on the next update and your issue has been noted .
If you have any further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact Samsung Customer Care.
Thank you for contacting Samsung.
Kind regards,
XXXXXXXXXX
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Dear Samsung team member, can you please pressure the product team to release an upgrade to this device as the screen fonts are so small its very difficult to use.
I have read in a number of forums that customers are not happy with this problem and some believe that it will be fixed with the release of ICS for this device.
I bought the product with the intention of using it for work and its painfull to read. I really hope something can be done to fix this urgently.
Kind regards
XXXX
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Q3: I am unable to write to the external sd card using anything other than the stock file manager; is there something wrong with me?
A: No, you're fine. That's how it is out of the box. The solution requires rooting (see Q4 below) the device and changing the permissions for the sd card. See here.
I can rite to SD card and device with windows explorer. i did not root. I am using windows 7.
lousyfer said:
Q3: I am unable to write to the external sd card using anything other than the stock file manager; is there something wrong with me?
A: No, you're fine. That's how it is out of the box. The solution requires rooting (see Q4 below) the device and changing the permissions for the sd card. See here.
I can rite to SD card and device with windows explorer. i did not root. I am using windows 7.
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Thanks for the Samsung info. I was referring to writing the external sd from within Android. (See the linked discussion in the FAQ.)
Thanks for this
Theory said:
Thanks for the Samsung info. I was referring to writing the external sd from within Android. (See the linked discussion in the FAQ.)
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Thanks - i can write to SD card from within android using their stock file manager without any issues
Hi, a weird thing happened here. I paired my tab with two Bluetooth headsets and both work fine. Paired it with my laptop and another laptop, but it can't send or receive files from either. Any ideas?
P.s. thanks for the page!!
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7.7 and kies
hey there.. i got my tab 7.7 yesterday in singapore, official samsung store. now i try to connect it to kies but he always say me: your model is not working with kies 2.0.
i use it with my galaxy s 2, no probs, and also kies air.. nope..
i use last kies version and win 7 pro
n.b.: even in wifi, kies doesnt work and my S2 is rooted..
i need to sync with outlook, thats why i need kies..
thanks guys for a quick solution..
deckensian said:
Hi, a weird thing happened here. I paired my tab with two Bluetooth headsets and both work fine. Paired it with my laptop and another laptop, but it can't send or receive files from either. Any ideas?
P.s. thanks for the page!!
Sent from my GT-P6800 using xda premium
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I've used Bluetooth File Transfer app from the market on my SGS phone to send files to my paired GT-P6810. It works great. Remember though that BT is sloooow so use alternate, egWiFi, for large files.
FarmBoi said:
I've used Bluetooth File Transfer app from the market on my SGS phone to send files to my paired GT-P6810. It works great. Remember though that BT is sloooow so use alternate, egWiFi, for large files.
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Thanks a lot for the info, will try it out.
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occhiblughiaccio said:
hey there.. i got my tab 7.7 yesterday in singapore, official samsung store. now i try to connect it to kies but he always say me: your model is not working with kies 2.0.
i use it with my galaxy s 2, no probs, and also kies air.. nope..
i use last kies version and win 7 pro
n.b.: even in wifi, kies doesnt work and my S2 is rooted..
i need to sync with outlook, thats why i need kies..
thanks guys for a quick solution..
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I can't offer a solution but would be keen to see if anyone can. I have the same problem. My 7.7 3G just won't connect to Kies. I'm running Vista, but will soon have a new PC with Win 7, so will try again then.
No probs with my SG2
scarytas said:
I can't offer a solution but would be keen to see if anyone can. I have the same problem. My 7.7 3G just won't connect to Kies. I'm running Vista, but will soon have a new PC with Win 7, so will try again then.
No probs with my SG2
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Mine is running on kies with no problems. If useful I have win 7 and downloaded kies from Samsung website.
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no way.. i tried everything.. he recognize kies air.. but no kies.. win 7 and last samsung kies..
Hi,
Had the same issue. Fixed it by deinstallimg Kies, make regclean, install Kies from scratch.
Worked fine for me ;-)
i did.. still same problem..
For Q3, found a slightly easier way via the "update.zip" method over at this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458021
It's under Tab 7 Plus forum but I've tried it and it works for Tab 7.7 as well.
lowem said:
For Q3, found a slightly easier way via the "update.zip" method over at this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458021
It's under Tab 7 Plus forum but I've tried it and it works for Tab 7.7 as well.
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This is good. The original poster noted that the method "won't work for a device that doesn't have CWM Recovery installed." What about your own 7.7: was it rooted and did you have CWM Recovery installed when you use the update.zip?
Theory said:
This is good. The original poster noted that the method "won't work for a device that doesn't have CWM Recovery installed." What about your own 7.7: was it rooted and did you have CWM Recovery installed when you use the update.zip?
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Yes, my Tab 7.7 is rooted, using the root.zip method discussed here. And yes also to the second, I installed the CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7 discussed here.
What is the LOST.DIR folder?
Can the folder itself or the files within them be removed?
Is there a safe way to remove the tablet from the connection a computer via USB?
uncle_buckman said:
What is the LOST.DIR folder?
Can the folder itself or the files within them be removed?
Is there a safe way to remove the tablet from the connection a computer via USB?
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Not sure.
I've always just pulled my USB cable out. Doesn't seem to be any issue. I suppose it's more proper to effect it on the PC first.
Sent from my GT-P6800 using xda premium
Windows doesn't have an "eject" or "safely remove hardware" option for devices connected via MTP--at least, not one like it does for HDDs, flash drives, or other USB mass storage devices. As long as you're not using the connection it's fine to just unplug it.
*** Please read all steps carefully as i edited a little, to show steps more accurately ***
I take back my words from sony... ICS is awesome and not bad!!
I was on gingerbread 2.3.4 .62 version i reseted my phone using factory data reset, erased sd aswell. Then i Installed fresh .62 my country generic using flash tools. Then skiping setup guide and without signing in google or even activating wi-fi i straight away updated via Sony PC Companion to ICS by selecting mass storage mode .
As it got updated to ICS i powered phone on and completed the setup guide of it.. Then i switched phone off and took out the battery, sd card, and even sim card for few seconds like 20-30 seconds. Then inserted all back in, powered phone on and rooted it and its unbelievably good than the previous time i installed ICS.
Maybe Sony can't say to us that after installing new ICS and completing startup guide steps, then switch off and then take out battery,sim,sd card and insert it again and power on... So please do this once guys, it may surely show You the difference!
If you are already on ICS and facing problems, just do factory data reset and repair your phone via sus or PC Companion after backing up ur data, then after completion turn your phone on complete the setup guide, switch phone off and then take out the battery n stuff, and insert it back, power on and then see it should definately show u improvement!
* Please definately turn on your phone once after you install ics and complete setup guide or skip it and then switch off and take out battery,etc and insert it back then n on it *
I have installed many apps, games, etc and its still very smooth, dialer even opens very fast, 1-2 sec it takes time but as u click it forces itself to show it wants to open as fast as it can on ICS .
The more i installed apps it didn't slowed down!!
Picking up call was very smooth really, no lag/glitch atall .!!
Video plays smooth and perfectly fine .. love the task bar, browser is nice too!
* Note: I did removed junk apps from sys/apps (i did it before and that time i didn't felt any much difference as it lagged, but this time it massively improved by doing this)
Great hardware acceleration... install's apps fast, opens them quickly and smoothly.. love it now!! No wi-fi issues ..
I feel clarity/screen of phone looks gr8,better and smater on ICS
I noticed about the framerate per second (fps) that as i used Quadrant Standard test. Earlier on gingerbread it showed me in somewhere 3d/2d benchmark about 49-52 fps, edit: now on ics it shows maximum 49-50 fps in the test.
Camera is all fine is still smooth i havn't noticed any difference/slowness while recording ..
When moving from one home screen page to another, it rarely but does lags which would be nice if it gets fixed if a new update be provided... Same happens in the in-menu icon pages, and when pressed the menu button it lags rarely and then opens the menu mayb tries to show smoothness but lags instead. I am just on transition animation .5x and windows animation also on .5x (But really these cons can be managed and ignored as they rarely show little lag)
Games not playable, i don't know who to blame but many are not playable, and i know it will be fixed soon so no worries ...
Edit : Temple run got fixed itself with its new update! So its a game makers issue ...
So in the end i am now going to stick to ICS and not going back atall ..
Please press thanks if this method helped
Latest Arc S Quadrant Standard test Result on ICS 4.0.3 :
Video of Ics Performance on My Xperia Arc S : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmEb2gCrTVE&feature=youtu.be
**Please note i was seing my phone via cybershot's screen so wasn't able to click icons accurately sometimes, so its not any response/touch issue or anything with the phone**
I did slow page to page turn so to show i am not skipping or faking it as i believe turning pages fast would be wrong and ignoring its real performance and wouldn't be able to make out or show if its really lagging or not
Its all infront of you, So what do you say or think of it?!
Cheers!!
has any arc (not arc s) user tried this ?
no games huh? that's kinda problematic for me ^^
squalldua said:
has any arc (not arc s) user tried this ?
no games huh? that's kinda problematic for me ^^
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Many are playable (arc s) games like angry birds, racing moto, ninjump, etc .
But many are not/or gives problems.. games like temple run, gravity project, etc .
The main problem about ics i feel is home launcher keeps loading again n again any solution n ics very poor in gaming
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Hi shantusingh,
Did u flashed ICS 4.0.3 or the leaked developer version 4.0.4. Btw, did u u
locked your boot loader? I am quite curious to try
too..
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shantusingh said:
Many are playable (arc s) games like angry birds, racing moto, ninjump, etc .
But many are not/or gives problems.. games like temple run, gravity project, etc .
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i guess you're an arc s user. if it works on arc s, then it should also work on arc, right?
Hey people the games problem is not a Sony deal a friend of mine has a Galaxy Nexus with ICS vanilla 4.0.3 and he has the same gaming problems i think this is a ICS problem and i hope that they fix it with 4.0.4 i had problems with asphalt 6 dead space tintin and backstab all games licensed not cracked, also a have to say that modern combat 3 uno and NFS hot pursuit has no problem here they run very good on stock ICS on my arc s
why would it work now
just because y took the sd,sim and battery for a while
it does add up
for a matter of fact GB is so fine with me ive installed the home launcher of the xperia s and its pretty good i think it's better if Sony release a new official version of ICS before thinking of installing it again
Good News
merlinlightstrike said:
Hi shantusingh,
Did u flashed ICS 4.0.3 or the leaked developer version 4.0.4. Btw, did u u
locked your boot loader? I am quite curious to try
too..
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i am using only stock which means official sony android 4.0.3 ics that sony is presently giving, yes i had unlocked my bootloader then i locked it aswell when i had gingerbread, did it for other reasons not for ics
And yes its not sony's fault as the games not being playable...
But awesome!! news... i today at 7.15 am indian standard time, got a new update of temple run after that its running awesomely/flawlessly now,,,, so its modified for ics!!!
So its about time people are starting to make their games playable on sony xperia arc s with ics
Mr.Doc said:
why would it work now
just because y took the sd,sim and battery for a while
it does add up
for a matter of fact GB is so fine with me ive installed the home launcher of the xperia s and its pretty good i think it's better if Sony release a new official version of ICS before thinking of installing it again
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i never said games would definately work after taking out battery n stuff, did i?
i clearly mentioned my steps above only to make ics get calibrated well so it works fine as it still is working like a charm since i installed it n posted this thread ...
And weather you be on 4.0.4 or 4.0.3, games need to be updated for our xperia arc s that's the only thing which can make games playable which are not playable presently.
And its justified now that i being on 4.0.3 i just got temple run update and it now is playable like a charm, left right swipe, jump, slide all working perfectly fine !!
Cheers!!
squalldua said:
i guess you're an arc s user. if it works on arc s, then it should also work on arc, right?
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it should but i don't really know as i dont have arc i have arc s . But if u are not getting yet an official update of ics from sony for ur arc, then u better wait as if u get a loose ftf of ics and u flash it via flash tools, it might giv u data error in end which would not erase ur data and might impact badly on performance....
so if u get official update and then do my stuff as posted on 1st post... it should definately show improvement and games as told few are now being playable on ics .... its the games official who are now making games playable on our xperia arc s
i strongly believe even if a game is playable on a different phone for like a fake example say on samsung nexus with 4.0.3 and not on arc s with 4.0.3... then the games are strongly modified for seperate phones to be playable individually.
which means if u see game develepors also sometimes link phones that this game is playable on these n these phones, so i believe its alot of hard work that they do n develop that one game be playable for all the phones they mention or for totally all android phones in the world like angry birds.. so they do different scripting for each different phone models and modify scripting for all phones they build that game for, all over again when a different firmware/update comes for that particular phone .
I install .42 to get root on my Arc S, then update from OTA to .62 and when i connect to PC the PCC pop up with ICS Generic.
Im from Portugal and my carrie doesn't provide any official ICS update.
The only problems i see so far (i only install yesterday) is the Go Locker that has the data text out of the screen and i see a lot of battery drain.
Do you think this will help this issues?
Thanks
MetaBolic0 said:
I install .42 to get root on my Arc S, then update from OTA to .62 and when i connect to PC the PCC pop up with ICS Generic.
Im from Portugal and my carrie doesn't provide any official ICS update.
The only problems i see so far (i only install yesterday) is the Go Locker that has the data text out of the screen and i see a lot of battery drain.
Do you think this will help this issues?
Thanks
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Go locker?? Can u elaborate??
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shantusingh said:
Go locker?? Can u elaborate??
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This is a problem from the app not from the ICS
Anyway i made what you did, i wiped and reset all, repair the phone from PCC, then complete the sing in, restar phone, take SIM, SD and battery and wait, turn on the phone and root it and seams much more fluid and fast but i will give a feedback after try for few days.
The only problem is that i can´t charge the phone when is turned off. This happens with anyone else?
I turn off the phone, i connect the cable with charger to a wall socket and the SONY logo appear but then after a while the logo disappear and reappear again and keep doing this all time and never charge.
I have the phone ROOTED with CWM app recovery, USB Debbugin turn on this is normal!?
MetaBolic0 said:
This is a problem from the app not from the ICS
Anyway i made what you did, i wiped and reset all, repair the phone from PCC, then complete the sing in, restar phone, take SIM, SD and battery and wait, turn on the phone and root it and seams much more fluid and fast but i will give a feedback after try for few days.
The only problem is that i can´t charge the phone when is turned off. This happens with anyone else?
I turn off the phone, i connect the cable with charger to a wall socket and the SONY logo appear but then after a while the logo disappear and reappear again and keep doing this all time and never charge.
I have the phone ROOTED with CWM app recovery, USB Debbugin turn on this is normal!?
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i never faced that charging problem when phone being switched off or anything yet, mayb due to cwm or i dont know... but the easiest way to root ics is with Root Exploit OneClick . i uploaded the file for you here : http://www.4shared.com/zip/kx8Ezp1G/Root_Exploit_OneClick.html
Just you have to be in debuggin mode and check the unknown sources ... attach the phone to pc, run the 'run me' batch file. Phone will restart few 2-3 times and all will be sucessfull with root
also i have not installed cwm on ics yet and don't want to as for now ..... and few or many apps are not compatible for ics as they are not updated for ics by the developers, so its not ics's fault .
if u don't mind and if u havn't transfered ur data back in, just do it all again hardly would take 10-15 mins..... reset and repair via Sony PC Companion(when i repair, it updates instantly as it detects already downloaded update files from somewhere in pc) and then take out battery stuff, insert all back then power it on and then root with oneclick, then check the same...
And also remove junk apps if you want, the junk apps i removed from ics are:
AntHalService.apk
antradioservice.apk
antstatenotifer.apk
AppEnabler.apk
chinesetextinput.apk
com.qoowaa.act.apk
datatrafficswitch.apk
JapaneseIME.apk
letsgolf_ay.apk
officesuite.apk
PicoTts.apk
POBoxSknPink.apk
POBoxSknWood.apk
Protips.apk
SemcEmail.apk
SEMCSetupWizard.apk
Stk.apk
Talk.apk
Talkback.apk
trackid.apk (removed the old one n installed the new one from market to sd)
widgetanalogclock.apk
widgetdigitalclock.apk
widgetworldclock.apk
and also deleted apps from system/etc/product/applications(it will have the mcafee n 2-3 more etc apps)
if you want to remove junk apps from system, just move them to sd (i use root explorer in rw mode) in a folder named like "ics junk apps" restart your phone so apps get removed properly, then update the remaining sys apps via wi-fi or however
if you want any of the sys apps back later in system, just correct the permissions rw,r,r then move them to system in rw mode .
only telling you all this.. so u get the best out of it!
Cheers!!
shantusingh said:
i never faced that charging problem when phone being switched off or anything yet, mayb due to cwm or i dont know... but the easiest way to root ics is with Root Exploit OneClick . i uploaded the file for you here : http://www.4shared.com/zip/kx8Ezp1G/Root_Exploit_OneClick.html
Just you have to be in debuggin mode and check the unknown sources ... attach the phone to pc, run the 'run me' batch file. Phone will restart few 2-3 times and all will be sucessfull with root
also i have not installed cwm on ics yet and don't want to as for now ..... and few or many apps are not compatible for ics as they are not updated for ics by the developers, so its not ics's fault .
if u don't mind and if u havn't transfered ur data back in, just do it all again hardly would take 10-15 mins..... reset and repair via Sony PC Companion(when i repair, it updates instantly as it detects already downloaded update files from somewhere in pc) and then take out battery stuff, insert all back then power it on and then root with oneclick, then check the same...
And also remove junk apps if you want, the junk apps i removed from ics are:
AntHalService.apk
antradioservice.apk
antstatenotifer.apk
AppEnabler.apk
chinesetextinput.apk
com.qoowaa.act.apk
datatrafficswitch.apk
JapaneseIME.apk
letsgolf_ay.apk
officesuite.apk
PicoTts.apk
POBoxSknPink.apk
POBoxSknWood.apk
Protips.apk
SemcEmail.apk
SEMCSetupWizard.apk
Stk.apk
Talk.apk
Talkback.apk
trackid.apk (removed the old one n installed the new one from market to sd)
widgetanalogclock.apk
widgetdigitalclock.apk
widgetworldclock.apk
and also deleted apps from system/etc/product/applications(it will have the mcafee n 2-3 more etc apps)
if you want to remove junk apps from system, just move them to sd (i use root explorer in rw mode) in a folder named like "ics junk apps" restart your phone so apps get removed properly, then update the remaining sys apps via wi-fi or however
if you want any of the sys apps back later in system, just correct the permissions rw,r,r then move them to system in rw mode .
only telling you all this.. so u get the best out of it!
Cheers!!
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The ROOT mecanis-me that i use is the DooMLoRD_v1_Xperia-2011-ICS-ROOT-emu-busybox-su, the CWM is for i get the Recovery Menu, if you don´t use it how can you acess to the Recovery Menu?!
I already unistall all junk apps. But at night i will try that again and see if it works.
Thanks for your help
MetaBolic0 said:
The ROOT mecanis-me that i use is the DooMLoRD_v1_Xperia-2011-ICS-ROOT-emu-busybox-su, the CWM is for i get the Recovery Menu, if you don´t use it how can you acess to the Recovery Menu?!
I already unistall all junk apps. But at night i will try that again and see if it works.
Thanks for your help
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well i have backed up my things on pc... so i just copy paste it. And my contacts, messages n logs i back them up using sms backup app, but nevermind .... well my suggestion is u can install cwm for your back-up, but try to root it my way .. mayb ur shutdown and then be able to charge phone problem gets solved as simple as that
i dont use cwm as back up because i think if it backs up everything which was there before then that is logically wrong, like files that automatically gets created by phone like android data, something like those they might get overwritten on new updated files of ics which might go wrong... like being on fresh updated ics then backin up/recovering ur data, and the ics created files in sd or system being overwritten by backed up gingerbread files/apps w.e using cwm or i dont know, even its my myth i strive for perfection that "To make it new, have everything new"....
if i have updated my phone so i would let only the fresh files be there that is created by phone and then installing back my apps..... i have my back-up apps in root uninstaller, so i just install them back(i copy/paste root uninstaller folder filled with my apps from pc to phone)
then copy/pasting the videos,music n images from pc to phone and i am done ..... i don't mind if it takes longer .
Problem solve!!! Was a fix that need to be done in CWM
How about the video quality? When my arc s upgraded to 4.0.3 it had very laggy video recording - compare to former GB.
Is there any news that sony will repair this ics upgrade?
MetaBolic0 said:
Problem solve!!! Was a fix that need to be done in CWM
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Awesome!