R2D firmware. For those who feel unsure whether to upgrade

23 replies · 6,077 views · Started 24 April 2003

Tissue 24 Apr 2003, 11:20

Upgraded to R2D and noticed the following changes

[Camera]:
- Night mode
- Can set timer delay and picture freeze time
- Mute Shutter
- Brightness/Contrast controls are different
- Brightness/Contrast work better
- Embedded Imagefix

[Pictures]:
- Can select multiple files in thumbnail view
- Better zoom in/out feature
- Widescreen view (right or left handed orientation)

[Video]:
- Full screen view (right or left handed orientation)

[Audio]:
- Audio in flip closed mode
- Theres no forward or back, only play/stop/next/prev
- Display iMelody types

[SMS]:
- SMS delivery report on/off. It is set to OFF by default and if you want this enabled, you must select it for every SMS message.

[Control Panel]:
- General tab => Phone preferences
- New Bluetooth option => Operation mode => Discoverable (?)
- New Time/Date option => Summertime => Europe (?)

[Phone Preferences]:
- Added TTY Accessory option

[Other]:
- Cleaned up internal memory. After the upgrade, i noticed 10.2mb on the internal memory.
- System seems to run a little quicker
- Battery life seems to last longer
- New screensaver. Liked the old one better.

I think thats it. Did i leave anything out?

Cheers

Guest 25 Apr 2003, 03:28

That's exactly what I've been searching for ages. Thanks.

WFTH 25 Apr 2003, 03:31

I have a P802, so does this upgrade suitable for me?

Muzikfreakah 25 Apr 2003, 05:02

Great work Tissue 😊 for the bluetooth though, discoverable is already on the old versions, it is a necessary tool for bluetooth used when you want you P800 to be discovered by other devices 😊

Accela 25 Apr 2003, 05:55

I like the new screensaver better though. 😛

Guest 25 Apr 2003, 08:40

As to free memory, "Switcher" shows 9360Kb free memory after restarting. When I put in on the cradle free memory decreases to 7916Kb.
You seem to have 900Kb more memory, is it possible that you have only one language pack loaded into the phone memory? I have two.

Bluetooth discoverable mode and European Summertime option had already existed in R1 firmware.

I agree with the rest of your list.

Guest 25 Apr 2003, 09:12

when will T9 be added?

Delta737 25 Apr 2003, 09:31

[quote="agentO"]when will T9 be added?[/quote]

Nobody knows... :-?

Storm 25 Apr 2003, 10:42

What is the Display iMelody types?

😮 :fadein:

Tissue 25 Apr 2003, 22:59

iMelody is a type of audio file, e.g Mp3 or Wav. You can set it to show or hide iMelody formats in the option.

christomas 25 Apr 2003, 23:20

Great work tissue! Though its available in my local SE shop, I have been having second thoughts about the upgrade. This will surely help me in my decision 😊

Muzikfreakah 26 Apr 2003, 05:29

Just got word that there is anUpgrade problem here in the Philippines. They experienced a "Page cannot be displayed" and a "Phone not compatible" error after the upgrade. Someone also succesfully upgraded the phone but CDA disappeared. I also got confirmation that this is the same to all branches of Semicon, including Manila.

christomas 27 Apr 2003, 10:01

Hey muzikfreakah just had my fone upgraded this morning at SE shop in SM West. I was actually haveing second thoughts about it, but since my friend (classmate for 14 yrs) owns the SE shop (he also owns Nokia Care and Siemens shop hehehe) promised that he will back up and restore everything, including all my applications and contacts, I finally consented. Anyway it took him 3 hrs to do it. When i got my fone, everything was just like it was. Even my sms was there! Anyway everything seems to be ok and working well. I checked it immediately after getting it. Maybe its the Semicon branches thats having trouble. A friend had his fone upgraded in SE Makati and seems didnt encounter any problem 😊

Guest 27 Apr 2003, 10:49

Rang Orange UK and they wont support the fone if u get it done

Guest 27 Apr 2003, 14:47

[quote="Tissue"]

[Control Panel]:
- New Bluetooth option => Operation mode => Discoverable (?)
[/quote]

Negative, this one's been there from the begining.

[quote="Tissue"]
- New Time/Date option => Summertime => Europe (?)
[/quote]

Negative, this one's been there from the begining.

The others seem right though. :robot:

braindoc 27 Apr 2003, 23:35

[quote="Muzikfreakah"]Just got word that there is anUpgrade problem here in the Philippines. They experienced a "Page cannot be displayed" and a "Phone not compatible" error after the upgrade. Someone also succesfully upgraded the phone but CDA disappeared. I also got confirmation that this is the same to all branches of Semicon, including Manila.[/quote]

Hey, is this problem also present with phones upgraded by Smartnet too? My phone is with Semicon and has been sitting there for the past 6 days because they said they are having problems with the upgrade and are still trying to "troubleshoot". Since my phone has a Semicon warranty, they told me that by the end of this week, if they could not fix the problem, they will be giving me a new phone but that I have to wait for it for another 2-3 weeks 😮

Fortunately, my brother has a P800 that he is not using for the moment and have loaned me the phone 😉 (I restored all my data without a problem using the back-up utility of the PC suite...am still using the software from the CD that came with the box and have not upgraded to the latest PC software version).

I heard from an acquaintance that he has the latest firmware upgrade done by Smartnet and it is working ok so far. I would like to know if there are others here in Manila who shares my friend's good fortune.

Muzikfreakah 28 Apr 2003, 01:01

Wow so this is really true.. They are having problems. Well, I guess the best we can do is just wait. Im from Cebu and they told me that they still havent fixed the bug yet. I suggest we all just wait... I dont want to risk my phone..

fonzki 28 Apr 2003, 01:41

SE Cyberzone upgrade doesn't seem to have any problem.

I've known people who upgraded at Smartnet Makati. Also didn't hear of any problems.

Must be problem at SEMICON. You don't need to bring your phone to SEMICON to have it upgraded though. No charge in other service centers. Unless you're in Cebu & the only place you can upgrade is Semicon. Then you'll have to wait & make sure that their upgrade is not corrupted.

Muzikfreakah 28 Apr 2003, 05:25

Is SE Cyber Zone the same company as Semicon?

fonzki 28 Apr 2003, 06:47

Sony Ericsson at SM West's Cyberzone is owned by Memo Express (MX). They also have a showroom of Nokia in the same Cyberzone building. A different company from SEMICON.

christomas 28 Apr 2003, 23:49

Hey braindoc and muzik, guess you didnt see my earlier post on this thread. Anyway no problem with SE at SM West and SE Makati. The problem is only with Semicon

Muzikfreakah 29 Apr 2003, 09:56

[quote="christomas"]Hey muzikfreakah just had my fone upgraded this morning at SE shop in SM West. I was actually haveing second thoughts about it, but since my friend (classmate for 14 yrs) owns the SE shop (he also owns Nokia Care and Siemens shop hehehe) promised that he will back up and restore everything, including all my applications and contacts, I finally consented. Anyway it took him 3 hrs to do it. When i got my fone, everything was just like it was. Even my sms was there! Anyway everything seems to be ok and working well. I checked it immediately after getting it. Maybe its the Semicon branches thats having trouble. A friend had his fone upgraded in SE Makati and seems didnt encounter any problem 😊[/quote]

How bout your contacts? 😊 Were the categories saved?

Tissue 29 Apr 2003, 10:45

christomas wrote:

Hey muzikfreakah just had my fone upgraded this morning at SE shop in SM West. I was actually haveing second thoughts about it, but since my friend (classmate for 14 yrs) owns the SE shop (he also owns Nokia Care and Siemens shop hehehe) promised that he will back up and restore everything, including all my applications and contacts, I finally consented. Anyway it took him 3 hrs to do it. When i got my fone, everything was just like it was. Even my sms was there! Anyway everything seems to be ok and working well. I checked it immediately after getting it. Maybe its the Semicon branches thats having trouble. A friend had his fone upgraded in SE Makati and seems didnt encounter any problem

Heres my thought.

I believe your friend restored your phone after the software upgrade which is not a wise thing to do. There have been cases where people find problems with their phone after a restore to a new firmware, due to the restore containing old firmware files.

I think there are 2 ways of upgrading the phone.

1. The phone is flashed to null and software is reinstalled with the firmware. -- Full update

2. Only the firmware is installed. Possible 4 files (phone, BT, organizer, CDA) with the additional options/menus. Therefore, this overwrites the exisiting firmware and not touching the OS and the files (e.g contacts) in anyway -- Quick update

Your friend may have used option 2 to update your phone. I might be totally wrong.

Guest 30 Apr 2003, 15:13

[quote="Tissue"]Upgraded to R2D and noticed the following changes