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P900 Firmware Upgrade Here!!!
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Posted by: Bengalboy

Yes, flashing the firmware will delete all settings. Restoring a backup to your phone after a firmware upgrade prevents you from having to go back and manually input all the information again.

Posted by: Bagpuss

For anyone with an o2 UK supplied P900, here is some information which I hope will be helpful.

I recently obtained a P900 on o2 in the UK. This was via their excellent deal which allows you to get the phone for free.

Almost immediately, I noticed that the firmware was much older than others were reporting on these forums. In my case, the versions were:

Phone: R3A10
BT: R5D
Org: R1A05
CDA: 162004/7 R2B01

When I tried to update using the online service, then it simply wouldn't let me, as it claimed I had the latest firmware supported by my operator.

Well, I've now managed to circumvent this problem.

I took the phone along to my local service centre, and asked them to flash the latest firmware. According to the SE central server, the latest versions for the EMEA P900 were:

Phone: R3B01
BT: R5D
Org: R1B01
CDA: R2C01

I questioned this, and the chap forced an update to the EMMA system (I guess this is the service centre software), and it still said that these were the latest versions on offer).

We then flashed the phone, and lo and behold, all o2 customisations were gone, and the CDA had changed to 162003/5.

My P900 now looks like a completely vanilla unit. Totally standard, with no network customisations at all.

I reran the online update, and have now updated to:

Phone: R3C006
BT: R5D
Org: R2B02
CDA: 162003/5 R2C01

So, all you UK o2 users, get your unit flashed at a service centre, and then you will be able to perform online updates whenever you like.

Bagpuss.

Posted by: darkmark

bagpuss are you using manual or automatic update???

dm:evileye:

Posted by: Works

My CDA reads 162003/8 R2C01 instead of 162003/5 R2C01, is there any difference?

Posted by: carsmovies

Quote:

Originally posted by Works
My CDA reads 162003/8 R2C01 instead of 162003/5 R2C01, is there any difference?

See Rickpaul's post about CDA:

Carmovies:

The CDA does not determine your firmware level at all. The CDA is a customization file. Depending on where your phone was provisioned, and which Language Pack you have, the CDA may vary. One person can have the latest version of firmware with R4Q CDA while someone else has the latest version with R1C CDA.

SE probably updates the CDA with each upgrade. That way it can ask you which CDA you have, and determine whether you need an upgrade or not. It is probably not a very accurate measure from what I have been reading.

The CDA is the Carrier customizations. With generic phones, there are generic customizations. These would be the pictures, sounds, movies, themes, and settings preprogrammed onto the phone.

The only thing you should worry about is the Organizer, Bluetooth, and Phone. The organizer has determined the firmware revision on the P800.

Also, one word of advice. Sony Ericsson says you can do a backup before the firmware upgrade and restore afterwards. This has been incorrect information in the past. This may overwrite some important system files. They said the same thing about the P800. You may miss some new features of the new upgrade by restoring from an old backup. You may want to refrain from this practice when the organizer jumps a number in revision. Of course, with the new updater, you just would need to update again to get those features back

Regards,
Rick Paul

Posted by: Bagpuss

darkmark:

I am using manual update. Simply typing in the CDA number.

From my attempts to update my P900 when it was running original o2 firmware, it doesn't seem to matter if you choose manual or automatic. The updater software re-checks the phone to make sure the CDA you typed is the CDA stored on the phone.

Regardless of what you typed in, it will always believe the CDA in the phone, and act accordingly.

Although the CDA doesn't determine the firmware level that you have, it is being used to check/prevent you from running anything but the firmware that your network operator has currently certified. In the case of o2 in the UK, this prevents us from going beyond R1Axx firmware versions (organiser).

I guess this is a sensible practice if you have a phone that carries specific network customisations. Personally, I couldn't care less about the o2 stuff, as I am using the P900 on Vodafone. This is the reason I had my firmware flashed at the service centre.

Bagpuss.

Posted by: darkmark

WOOHOO
just managed it bin tryin all day!!!
thanks to my ludacrisly slow internet connection and i cant get broadband yet!!!
anyway it is done cheers guys!

dm:evileye:

Posted by: algv2

P900 RULESSSSS! ! ! ! !

I LOVE IT! I BOUGHT IN JUST 12 DAYS WILL COME TO ME! AHHHHHHHHH
THANKS GUYS! THANKS GOD! THANKS MOM AND DAD! THANKS EVERYONE I LOVE U ALL! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: algv2

PS? im not ***! im not gay! im just happy with my new mobile phone! =P and happy with my girlfriend that is very very beautfull and happy with my royal caribean trip =P

When my new phone comes ill ask you guys some stuff that i dont know... hope u guys help me!

Posted by: Airkat

Quote:

Originally posted by algv2
PS? im not ***! im not gay! im just happy with my new mobile phone! =P and happy with my girlfriend that is very very beautfull and happy with my royal caribean trip =P

When my new phone comes ill ask you guys some stuff that i dont know... hope u guys help me!

.....whoa.....

Posted by: carsmovies

[QUOTE]Originally posted by algv2
[B]PS? im not ***! im not gay! im just happy with my new mobile phone! =P and happy with my girlfriend that is very very beautfull and happy with my royal caribean trip =P

Not that there would be anything wrong with that anyways.

Posted by: Airkat

I tihnk he meant *** int he bad sense.. as in someone would call him a *** for being so.... uhh.. strange about the p900..

Posted by: mediumsliced

is it me, or does anybody normally associate that word whoa with the Neo character from the Matrix or just Keanu Reeves in general?

Posted by: algv2

hehehehhehheh
whoa
no coments =P

Posted by: AllGlobaltk

anyone tried new firmware with BMW assist? I knew it wont work buy since some BT drivers change it may know

Posted by: Marc Duffy

I've got a UK Orange p900

When I went to update it said i had the most up to date version, however i flashed it anyway and it was successful (read earlier of problems flashing with Orange but I was ok)

I have an HBH-200 headset and I one of the reasons I want the most up-to-date version is for the ability to get all the features of the hbh-200 working. The problem is, they still dont work.

Do I need to do anything extra here?

Posted by: Ido_al

I have a problem with the Online-Update:
I got to the "Download and install the client application" screen/web page, and after installing the client application, nothing happens - the web page do not "automatically updated" to the new web page, as I had been told at the site.

I had been installing the application twice and refreshed the site/begun the update again - buy nothing happend...

I choosed the "Automatical verification mode" and I'm using a Dial-Up connection - 56Kbps (not broadband connection).
what do I need to do???

Thanx!
Ido.

Posted by: Ayomasha

If any of you still find it difficult complete the update, here are few points to consider.

•First of, Sonyericsson have made the update utilities (including the update application and the web pages) using Java applets.

•If your PC’s powered by Win XP and also have installed SP1 or SP1a, on it, you may find it difficult to finish P900 update.

•Also if you’re a user of internet explorer 6.0 and or IE 6 SP1 installed, you will definitely face this problem.

•The secret is Microsoft had conveniently eliminated the generic support SUN Microsystems JAVA applets. Also they have successfully deleted “Window virtual machine” in Win XP SP1a.

•To make P900 update a success, go to www.java.com and download and install newest Java engine 2.0. It may take half to one hour to complete the java installation depending on your connection speed.

•Once you’re finish installing Java, restart the PC and begin the P900 update as you did before.

•Make sure to backup your phone content (using SE backup/restore utility) and follow the online update instructions up to the last letter. I am sure you’ll be happy.

•Following is my P900 specs before and after the update.

Before

PDA Version: CXC162021 R1B01
Phone SW Version: CXC162022 R3B004
BT SW Version: CXC12529 R5D
CDA Version: CDA16003/5 R1A04

After (01-14-2003)

PDA Version: CXC162021 R2B02
Phone SW Version: CXC162022 R3C006
BT SW Version: CXC12529 R5D – (No change)
CDA Version: CDA16003/5 R2C01

Good Luck!

Ayomasha

Posted by: mr.cos

this is a nightmare-i cant update...

Posted by: RollingDonut

Couldn't get the update to work with IE, but Netscape seemed to work like a charm... although now everything is in CHINESE.

Grrrr... Anyone know how to get the FULL English version onto this P900? I'm stuck with Traditional Chinese T9, Chinese Keyboard, and Chinese symbols mixed in with my English Menus.... it's irking I tell ya. The unit itself is still very usable... but it just bothers the hell outta me.

Posted by: P888

Good news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just checked for updates again on SE site, the latest firmware org. R3A06 is now available for all CDAs from 162003/2 to 162003/8!!!!!!! Yaaaaaaaahhhhhhooooooooo!!!!! Dunno about after 162003/8 though.

You guys heard it here first!! Hahaha!

Updating now...... will keep you guys posted as to wert is the obvious difference (if any!!! ) Later...

Posted by: jucame

Did an update last night and got CDA R2C01 waiting for the news on the R3A06 let us know

Posted by: Genghis Khent

Quote:

Originally posted by jucame
Did an update last night and got CDA R2C01 waiting for the news on the R3A06 let us know

PMI, but R3A06 relates to which, PDA or Phone SW? If the latter, isn't R3C006 more advanced?

Posted by: Cheech

Have just updated my P900 with the new release which is as follows :-

Phone: CXC162022 R3C006

Bluetooth: CXC12529 R5D

Organiser: CXC162021 R3A06

CDA: CDA162003/3 R3B01

I haven't found anything new yet though.

Posted by: Genghis Khent

Quote:

Originally posted by Cheech
Have just updated my P900 with the new release which is as follows :-

Phone: CXC162022 R3C006
Bluetooth: CXC12529 R5D
Organiser: CXC162021 R3A06
CDA: CDA162003/3 R3B01

I haven't found anything new yet though.

Mine (not updated recently) is the same as yours except my organizer is R2B02 (presumably older) and my CDA, whose number like yours is 162003/3, is R2C01 (presumably newer).

I join you in

Posted by: KennyH

My P900 no longer hangs when I press "1" more than 3 times consecutively in T9 mode during SMS (well... hope u guys know what I'm talking about)
Guess it's a bug fixed for me then

Any other differences discovered?

Posted by: LarryH

Quote:

Originally posted by Genghis Khent
Mine (not updated recently) is the same as yours except my organizer is R2B02 (presumably older) and my CDA, whose number like yours is 162003/3, is R2C01 (presumably newer).

I join you in

The air has been heavy in Studio City. R2C01 is *newer* than R3B01? I'm working on this.

Posted by: Genghis Khent

Quote:

Originally posted by LarryH
The air has been heavy in Studio City. R2C01 is *newer* than R3B01? I'm working on this.

Sorry neighbor. Wonder what my morning coffee had in it?

OK, this update is newer on the organizer and CDA. What difference it all makes remains to be seen.

There is another thread on this issue now also.

Posted by: LarryH

What difference does it make?!!!! Sheesh, it's newer. Isn't that the point?

Oh and can I have what you're drinking?

Posted by: Genghis Khent

Quote:

Originally posted by LarryH
What difference does it make?!!!! Sheesh, it's newer. Isn't that the point?

Sorry. Forgot myself for a second. I'll blame it on the magic coffee (my contemporaries from the 60s will know what I am talking about).

Posted by: ShovelhEd

Updated and crashed phone trying to do BT discovery. Seems I lost stability

First crash, hope this isn't a new feature.

Posted by: jettie1767

This new update seems to have broken Mac iSync. I can no longer sync my P900 with my Mac!

BTW, does anyone know what's in this release?

Posted by: JamaalJ

You may have gotten one of the grey market P900's. One of the ones allocated for China. They have no international warranty.

Quote:

Originally posted by RollingDonut
Couldn't get the update to work with IE, but Netscape seemed to work like a charm... although now everything is in CHINESE.

Grrrr... Anyone know how to get the FULL English version onto this P900? I'm stuck with Traditional Chinese T9, Chinese Keyboard, and Chinese symbols mixed in with my English Menus.... it's irking I tell ya. The unit itself is still very usable... but it just bothers the hell outta me.

Posted by: Desicis

so this is the second time we need to upgrade the firmware?
iappologize if i am not up to date in this thread.

Mike

Posted by: Cheech

The R stands for revision so 1-2-3 etc... is the sequence of updates for the specific system firmware.

Still to find any new features although i'd imagine Bluetooth problems could have been fixed.

Posted by: BVH

Update worked perfect the first time. Actual file download took less than a minute, update thru reboot took another 21 minutes - 22 minutes total. Acceptable!

Posted by: Genghis Khent

Quote:

Originally posted by BVH
Update worked perfect the first time. Actual file download took less than a minute, update thru reboot took another 21 minutes - 22 minutes total. Acceptable!

My experience was similar to BVH. No problems. However, not sure what the benefit of the FW upgrade was either. My ex was still able to get through on my cellphone so that bug hasn't been resolved yet

Posted by: marka2k

Do what I do and assign the Ex a ringtone like the Imperial March from Star Wars that way you know if you want to answer or not

Posted by: Phnarr

Quote:

Originally posted by marka2k
Do what I do and assign the Ex a ringtone like the Imperial March from Star Wars that way you know if you want to answer or not

The P900's included 'Suspense' ringtone serves well for this purpose as well.

Posted by: Genghis Khent

Quote:

Originally posted by marka2k
Do what I do and assign the Ex a ringtone like the Imperial March from Star Wars that way you know if you want to answer or not

Wonderful suggestion

Thanks to you (and Phnarr). Or perhaps there is a sound file for tht country song "I still miss my ex -- but my aim is getting better."

Anyway, that problem solved! Now I wonder what improvements if any came of the firmware upgrade.

Posted by: BigFeat

I tried to sift through a lot of blah blah in this thread to find out if members have been confused about firmware revisions. Anywho, the pic below should clarify things. If it don’t match then you don’t got it.

Posted by: L Bo

I notice a MUCH BETTER RF. I usually get 2 maybe 3 bars. Tonite I had a STEADY 4!! Unheard of here! I also noticed there is a pull down menu to adjust the internet and messaging settings right from the message screen!! SWEET!!

Those are just 2 I picked up on immediately.

Posted by: D4SSWME

firmware upgrade went flawless except for when it was time to restore

was at the point of panic when I kept on getting a "device busy" even after the 5-minute countdown timer ended

whew!!!!!!

Posted by: h0we

hi... seems that most are pretty excited bout the firmware updates... any idea when it'll be available for CDA162004/14???

Posted by: p408typeR

sorry to be stupid, what is firmware? what does it do? i am plannin to buy p900 dats y im really concerned

Posted by: D4SSWME

software inside the phone that runs the different capabilities of the phone

Posted by: hohoho24

Quote:

Originally posted by p408typeR
sorry to be stupid, what is firmware? what does it do? i am plannin to buy p900 dats y im really concerned

Firmware is just like a version of a computer. E.g. ME, 2000 ......

Posted by: rickpaul

Your firmware is a carrier customized firmware. You will need to wait until the carrier approves the firmware before it becomes available to you.

You may need to send in your phone for a firmware upgrade in order to upgrade it. We can also uncustomize it so that you will be able to use the SEUS in the future as soon as firmware upgrades are available.

Quote:

Originally posted by h0we
hi... seems that most are pretty excited bout the firmware updates... any idea when it'll be available for CDA162004/14???

Posted by: fisherman

How do we hook up with you for such a service, and how much would it cost? I have a /14 phone as well and would love to be able to flash it to the current firmware.

Gracias

Posted by: paulspiteri

For CDA162003/2, the latest organiser version is R4A06. Now you need to compare this version number with the one in your phone.

is this new??

Posted by: Genghis Khent

Quote:

Originally posted by paulspiteri
For CDA162003/2, the latest organiser version is R4A06. Now you need to compare this version number with the one in your phone.

R4A06? Or R3A06?

Posted by: paulspiteri

it's R4
its uploading to my phone now, and it's brand new release (few hrs old)

Posted by: Genghis Khent

Quote:

Originally posted by paulspiteri
it's R4 its uploading to my phone now, and it's brand new release (few hrs old)

Thanks

I only have a data cable where I am right now, no synch station, so I will have to try this later. Curious what the changes are.

Posted by: rickpaul

it may have something to do with lotus notes support

Posted by: markbb99

One thing it changes is when you tap the new messages indicator it states who the message is from - at least for emails.

Mark

Posted by: BVH

Download completed in 35 seconds and upgrade done in about 18.5 minutes.

Posted by: fijbert

anyone hv a list of what it fixes?

Posted by: Ayomasha

I have completed the new update.

ORG. SW Ver: CXC162021 R1B01 to R4A06
Phone SW Ver: CXC162022 R3B004 to R3C006
Bluetooth SW Ver: CXC12529 R5D to R5D (No change)
CDA Version: CDA16003/5 R1A04 to R4A04

SE never bother to reveal any update info on their site. Can anyone find any new info on this new software release? Like bug fixes & improvement etc.?

Thanks,

Ayomasha

Posted by: BVH

It looks to me as though they have fixed the infamous "Calendar Bug", where the day and the date didn't jive when setting a new appointment. Mine lists the correct info now.

Posted by: raptor

Any fix to bluetooth?? I wish it will fully working with HBH-200.. I need a new bluetooth headset..because my HBH-60 bettary just died

Posted by: Erks

Im not sure if its just my imagination but since doing the latest update my bluetooth headset seems to work so much better. I use to have all sorts of problems when trying to answer call or make call on my HBH35 but it now seems to work all the time.

Posted by: Jalal

No Blurring of my thumbnails.

Posted by: LarryH

Jalal, ditto. Thumbnails look fine.

Posted by: ShovelhEd

No changes in BT for me.. Still lots of noise. Miles better than the SX1 though

Posted by: Kuhne

Sorry for the change in subject guys but I have a quick question.

I went in the sonyericsson.com website and I downloaded one of the Language packs they have there for the P900.

The language backs say "These packs are intended for the P900 Organizer version bla bla ..

they have several of them for different organizer versions.

They did not include my version, maybe because my P900 came directly from hong kong.

I downloaded one of the packs anyways and intalled American English in my P900. It worked without any problems.

My question is, why did it work if it was a different organizer software? and now that it worked, am I going to have any kind of problem in the future for doing that? or am I ok now that it works?

Posted by: LarryH

Kuhne, that depends. Do you have the US English calendar bug?

Posted by: L Bo

For some reason for the last 2 days, I keep getting an error saying that SE cant communicate with my device. Seems more like a SE problem then mine. Anyone else?

Posted by: Kuhne

Quote:

Kuhne, that depends. Do you have the US English calendar bug?

I'm sorry, what calendar bug? I don't know about that bug, so you are saying I may get screwed up for downloading a language for another organizer version? even if it is working perfectly?

Posted by: samantha2001

Quote:

Originally posted by raptor
Any fix to bluetooth?? I wish it will fully working with HBH-200.. I need a new bluetooth headset..because my HBH-60 bettary just died

my p900 has R3C and i'm using the hbh-200. caller ID works fine

Posted by: Jalal

Since upgrading non of the chat programs work on my P900. My battery keeps showing empty even though its 100% full. The only way to get it to show full is by putting it back on the charger. I don't know if anyone else has these problems or these are just isolated problems on my phone.

Posted by: vinlpp

hi I've just installed the latest Java 2,restart my pc, fully charged my P900, sitting on the synch station, and tried updating,
the screen just stays at:

Please wait
checking the installation .......

I'm using Windows XP, Internet explorer 6.0
Can anybody help?

Thanks

Posted by: Kuhne

WHAT IS THE ENGLISH CALENDAR BUG?!?

Posted by: LarryH

Quote:

Originally posted by Kuhne
WHAT IS THE ENGLISH CALENDAR BUG?!?

You're SHOUTING in ALL CAPS!!!! There's a nice orange search button on top of these forums. Try using it. I did and there are few enough replies (if you show results by "posts") that you would've had your answer.

Nobody likes replies like, "SEARCH" but, for those of us who spend a lot of time on these boards, it's just etiquette. HoFo is a helpful place (generally) but try to help that out and search before you start yelling.

You can find one post here (by me) that you can check to see if you have the bug.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...bug#post2419877

Posted by: KennyH

Some of my thumbnails went blur

Posted by: reworker7

Vinlpp I had this exact problem when trying to update my P900. On my home PC I'm running Windows XP SP 1 and IE 6. The screen just stopped at the "checking installing" message.

I suspected from reading previous posts that this was a Java related problem with XP, despite having downloaded the latest Java patch.

I simply downloaded the Opera browser (with Java), and the update ran fine when I tried it through Opera. Hope this helps.

Posted by: rickpaul

Just some notes that I received from Sony Ericsson.

Organizer R4A06

Fixes:
-Animated GIF bug
-HBH60/65 bluetooth connection bug
-Other bugfixes

Note: The user must update the PC-SW to version 2.3.0 or later, to be able to use the R4A06 release.

Posted by: Midnight Sun

ive been trying to upgrade my firmware here at work but keep getting "unknown error" on the website. so ill try it at my gf's house tonight

(sorry if this issue was covered earlier in the thread. i havent had a chance to read through the whole thing yet)

Posted by: rickpaul

If your phone already has the latest firmware, it should not allow you to do the upgrade.

Posted by: Midnight Sun

i dont though. my organizer is R3A06

Posted by: Bengalboy

Midnight, there are different responses to getting aroung this, I've read it's a Java issue, but I get the same error when I use IE...however,,,,when I downloaded the Netscape 7 browser and use it I have absolutely no problems. Try it if it continues.....

Also Rick, I downloaded the new P900 Suite but it installed as something other than the 2.3 version you are referring to. I have been having alot of problems out of the software suite with it synching and adding additional contacts as well as deleting contacts or just photos and numbers from contacts....any ideas?

Posted by: nateblonde

Phone R3C006
Bluetooth R5D
Organiser R4A06
CDA R4A04

So far so good,
I was hoping that it would also fix the DBS problem but it has not.

Posted by: monstar

Quote:

Originally posted by Bengalboy
Midnight, there are different responses to getting aroung this, I've read it's a Java issue, but I get the same error when I use IE...however,,,,when I downloaded the Netscape 7 browser and use it I have absolutely no problems. Try it if it continues.....

Also Rick, I downloaded the new P900 Suite but it installed as something other than the 2.3 version you are referring to. I have been having alot of problems out of the software suite with it synching and adding additional contacts as well as deleting contacts or just photos and numbers from contacts....any ideas?

Bengalboy, what software are you using to organize your contacts? I didn't know that PC Suite can't do that.

Posted by: Midnight Sun

thanks bengalboy. i downloaded netscape 7 and the update worked perfectly

Posted by: dougproctor

I have just spent an hour getting the runaround between Orange and SE about firmware updates for an Orange branded P900. Initially the update service says the phone is locked to Orange. My local SE Service Centre said they could only be done on-line and sent me to Orange. Orange said they new nothing about this and told me to go to my nearest SE Service Centre. I felt like I was disappearing up my own ****!!
I then asked to speak to the technical department who would ring me back so I could explain the situation (obviously knowing more than them on the subject). The CS rep then rang me back and said she had spoke to SE directly and this was the routine to be followed:- send your phone (after ringing them) by Special/Recorded Delivery to Celestica (Telford) Ltd, PO Box 80, Oakengate, Telford, Shrops, TF2 9WT. Tel 01952 230402.
You should remove the SIM, battery, back cover, stylus and put the following information in:- address, tel number, Mobile number and it would then take up to 7-10 days to do it.
Question - Does one sometimes regret buying an Orange branded P900? Answers on a postcard to .........
Perhaps I ought to tell my local Orange shop as well as they knew absolutely nothing.

Doug

Posted by: reworker7

dougproctor,

I too have a UK Orange contract P900, approx. 6 weeks old. I thought that I would not be able to use the SE update service due to the Orange custom flashing, but after changing from IE6 to Opera, the firmware was updated without problem.

For the record:

PHONE: CXC162022 R3C006

BLUETOOTH: CXC12529 R5D

ORGANISER: CXC162021 R2C01

CDA: CDA162004/3 R4A01

It was a CSR in data services who himself owned a P900 who told me that this should work. Hope this helps.

Posted by: algv2

cool! =)

Posted by: Bengalboy

Monstar, PC Suite works with Outlook which is what I am using and will synch contacts, calander, etc. At least it works somewhat...

MidNight, glad to hear Netscape solved your problem as well. There should really be a simple way to avoid this problem with IE6,,,,why do some people have no problem using it while others do??? Regardless, as long as Netscape is working I suppose it doesn't matter.

Posted by: dougproctor

Reworker,
Thanks for that, I've just checked with Celestica and the latest one they have is R3C006 which is what yours is. So it obviously works. How does this Opera compare to IE6 then as a browser?
Again, it shows who you talk to as to what information you get? Everyone says something different!
Thanks
Doug

Posted by: monstar

Quote:

Originally posted by Bengalboy
Monstar, PC Suite works with Outlook which is what I am using and will synch contacts, calander, etc. At least it works somewhat...

MidNight, glad to hear Netscape solved your problem as well. There should really be a simple way to avoid this problem with IE6,,,,why do some people have no problem using it while others do??? Regardless, as long as Netscape is working I suppose it doesn't matter.

The same way as i do.

I thought you're using a different program. Actually i was hoping that, coz i don't like to use Outlook.

Posted by: wyotin

Quote:

Originally posted by monstar
The same way as i do. I thought you're using a different program. Actually i was hoping that, coz i don't like to use Outlook.

Outlook is easy and quick.......

Posted by: tontondavid

Hey guys,

I think my problem might be because I use the P800 cradle instead of the one that came with the P900. Has anybody tried to do a firmware update with the P800 cradle???

Cheers...

Posted by: rickpaul

The P800 cradle will work fine as long as it is a DSS-20. It will not work with the old DCU-11 cradle.

See the picture on the bottom of this page to tell if your p800 cradle is a DSS-20

http://www.globalmob.com/cart/custo...p?productid=114

Posted by: tontondavid

Thanks to Rickpaul!!! I indeed have the old one so I guess I'll have to use the one that came with the p900!!!!

Cheers.

Posted by: lanwarrior

Hi all,

I heard that in Singapore the phone firmware is now at R4A06. Is this correct? I am seeing that people who successfully update their phone through SE website has only R3C006.

Posted by: shrz

hey guys a little help please,
im unable to update because im being told my syncstation is being used by another app, nothing is being run, norton is off, tried ending the audevicemgr thingy in the end process tab, i have xp sp1a running using opera with java, does anyone know whats going on or had similar problems?

Posted by: rickpaul

I get that problem when there is another program in the background trying to access the USB port. Sometimes I would need to reboot to fix it.

Quote:

Originally posted by shrz
hey guys a little help please,
im unable to update because im being told my syncstation is being used by another app, nothing is being run, norton is off, tried ending the audevicemgr thingy in the end process tab, i have xp sp1a running using opera with java, does anyone know whats going on or had similar problems?

Posted by: shrz

job done, dont know exactly why tho, i messed with device manager disabling ports and the like and then all of a sudden it was all go!

Posted by: lanwarrior

Emm... no one from Singapore have the P900 AT ALL? If yes, is is true the firmware is at R4A?

Posted by: cmc0

Quote:

Originally posted by lanwarrior
Emm... no one from Singapore have the P900 AT ALL? If yes, is is true the firmware is at R4A?

R4B was just released today, 31/03/04. Waiting for people to post their results before I take the plunge

Posted by: cmc0

Sony Ericsson Release Note:

CDA-number: CDA162003/1
Organiser version: R4B03

P900 Maintenance Release 1 (MR1)
Improved sound quality in Office handsfree mode (adjusted echo canceller parameter adjusted).
Updated Java support (MIDP2 - MIDlet signed against Verisign certificate).
Improved capitalization in T9 (T9 now capitalize characters correctly).
Enhanced handling of accessories (HBH 200 CLI support).
Improved visualization of the stand by clock (The Clock screen saver digit has been enlarged).
Corrected "find" functionality in e-mail application (The find function did not work in earlier releases).

P900 Maintenance Release 2 (MR2)
Improvements in Bluetooth, for example better interworking with Bluetooth headsets, dialup and stability improvements.
Improvements in Audio and Video streaming.
Java MIDP2 improvements.
Improved tuning of colors of pictures taken by the camera.
Miscellaneous minor improvements.

P900 Maintenance Release 3 (MR3)
Further improvements in Bluetooth performance related to Bluetooth headsets.
Support for OMA Download added.
Trust settings for common CA certificates fixed to work also for internet browsing.
SW Install - Fixed MIDP OTA Installation failure due to truncated User Agent Header.
Play random files in MP3 player - correct file played and random is more random.
Corrected missing filename when ID3 tag is not present in music file.

P900 Maintenance Release 3.1 (MR3.1)
Corrections to a fault in the MR3 SW related to download of Java applications using JAD files.

Posted by: worldrally

Anyone successful flash with CDA162003/13? I keep getting the msg below

"There is currently no service for devices belonging to your operator

Your operator does not approve the usage of this service for this device."

Shouldn't happen cos I bought phone carrier & sim free.

Any advice/solution is greatly appreciated!

Posted by: ShovelhEd

Mine is doing the same thing...
I also noticed that when prompted, I downloaded the 1.15 version of the update tool, yet when the tool starts it says v 1.13.. what gives?

Posted by: L Bo

I've just completed the upgrade. I'll post any changes I notice in a few days....hopefully.

Posted by: BigFeat

Well doesn't the release notes already indicate what those changes are? Nonetheless, it is very subtle... Either way, only non-carrier modified phones can get this latest Organiser via the Online Updater.

Latest P900 Update:

Posted by: L Bo

I'm having a VERY serious problem sending MMS messages! I dont like this particular upgrade!!

Posted by: qazwsx

Hey. I'm really confused. When I get to the SE p900 update thingy-ma-jig it goes to a page that says
"Please wait...Checking the installation of Sony Ericsson Update Service". And then nothing happens...

Posted by: L Bo

Quote:

Originally posted by qazwsx
Hey. I'm really confused. When I get to the SE p900 update thingy-ma-jig it goes to a page that says
"Please wait...Checking the installation of Sony Ericsson Update Service". And then nothing happens...

I had the same problem. Re-start the computer and try again. Finally worked after 2 days. Could be a SE problem.

BTW, I had to do a master reset to get my mail working again.

Posted by: cmc0

I have one question for you guys. Even though I have a P900, I still have R3B on my phone. The only reason I'm afraid to upgrade is because of the fact I don't want to have to deal with blurry thumbnails in the Picture program. Does anyone notice blurry thumbnails under picture preview?

Posted by: L Bo

No prob here.

Posted by: qazwsx

Quote:

Originally posted by L Bo
I had the same problem. Re-start the computer and try again. Finally worked after 2 days. Could be a SE problem.

BTW, I had to do a master reset to get my mail working again.

Yar. Restarted it and stuff, and still doesn't work

. Emailed SE and didnt get a reply. Emailed them again and nothing

Oh well, thanks for the help. Will try to just do it @ an SE care centre...

p.s. no prob here either about the blurry image previews.

Posted by: L Bo

Quote:

Originally posted by qazwsx
Yar. Restarted it and stuff, and still doesn't work. Emailed SE and didnt get a reply. Emailed them again and nothing Oh well, thanks for the help. Will try to just do it @ an SE care centre...

p.s. no prob here either about the blurry image previews.

Sometimes taking the battery out for a bit helps.

Posted by: Herr Bauhaus

Quote:

Originally posted by worldrally
Anyone successful flash with CDA162003/13? I keep getting the msg below

"There is currently no service for devices belonging to your operator

Your operator does not approve the usage of this service for this device."

Shouldn't happen cos I bought phone carrier & sim free.

Any advice/solution is greatly appreciated!

Am having the same problem. Have a 100% sim&carrier free P900 and have successfully updated previous sw-versions to this phone a number of times. SEUS gives me the same error message which is absolutely incorrect. Mine is CDA162003/3, anybody knows what's going on..?

Posted by: qazwsx

Got a reply from SE...said something about a firewall app thats affecting it. Don't have one though...so no idea what to do. Anyway thanks for everything

Posted by: Anissa Low

Quote:

Originally posted by C-Dub
anyone else have the same problem after the upgrade?

I manage to uninstall it after the upgrade. However, I can't seem to delete the preset themes. Just wanna check with those who have not done the upgrade, can those themes (classical, blue, red and white) be deleted??

Posted by: cmc0

I have one questions for you gus. Do any of you guys notice any RF improvements with R4A or R4B over say, R3B?

Posted by: L Bo

Quote:

Originally posted by cmc0
I have one questions for you gus. Do any of you guys notice any RF improvements with R4A or R4B over say, R3B?

Seems to be the same as far as I can tell. But the first upgrade seemed to be the biggest improvement as far as RF is concerned.

Posted by: J273

Is it really worth the upgrade as ive just purchased a brand free P900 and it comes with R3C006 and i would like to know is the upgrade worth it,thanks

Posted by: qazwsx

Quote:

Originally posted by J273
Is it really worth the upgrade as ive just purchased a brand free P900 and it comes with R3C006 and i would like to know is the upgrade worth it,thanks

http://www.sonyericsson.com/updates...00/frameset.htm

Enter your CDA and it should say if you need an upgrade. If you do then it should have release notes that state what have been fixed or added. Anything important, then get the upgrade.

Posted by: mathios

Quote:

Originally posted by qazwsx
Got a reply from SE...said something about a firewall app thats affecting it. Don't have one though...so no idea what to do. Anyway thanks for everything

try downloading sun java software l had the same problem after that it started working fine www.java.com

Posted by: indiglo

I think my P900 is now shot........I just received mine and went to do the update....everything is fine but everytime it the % meter hits 58 a message comes up and says "Error in communicating with the device" Then I hit ok then it says "Remove battery and then reinsert it" I do then it brings me back to the webpage and says this.

"Error in communication with the device
Make sure you have removed the battery and reinserted it. Then try to start the device.

If your device shows an error message or does not start at all, click Recovery Mode

If your device behaves normally, click Start over.

If the problem persists, please contact support."

I am going to call SE in the morning when they open but was wondering if anyone had any ideas first. I tried IE6 and Netscape 7.1....Same thing on both of them.

But now here is the real problem. When I go to turn my phone on it loads up and then just keeps on restarting over and over and over, just like the energizer bunny, and the only way it stops is to pull the battery out.

Any suggestions would be great.

Posted by: qazwsx

Quote:

Originally posted by mathios
try downloading sun java software l had the same problem after that it started working fine www.java.com

Hey. THANKS! The file helped me

...

Posted by: qazwsx

Quote:

Originally posted by cmc0
I don't want to have to deal with blurry thumbnails in the Picture program. Does anyone notice blurry thumbnails under picture preview?

Hey. After getting an update, I do now have blurry pic previews. Doesn't really bother me that much though.

Posted by: Herr Bauhaus

Quote:

Originally posted by Herr Bauhaus
Am having the same problem. Have a 100% sim&carrier free P900 and have successfully updated previous sw-versions to this phone a number of times. SEUS gives me the same error message which is absolutely incorrect. Mine is CDA162003/3, anybody knows what's going on..?

It still does not work, this is absolutely ridicolous! I took out $800 for a P900 last December since I did not want ANY sim-lock or provider sw on it and I am absolutely sure I have a 100% 'clean' one... It keeps giving me the message that my provider does not allow the update...

Info:

Phone CXC162022 R3C006
Bluetooth CXC12529 R5D
Organiser CXC162021 R4A06
CDA CDA162003/3 R4A04

Can anybody help me?

Posted by: rickpaul

Your phone should be provider free. Your CDA tells me that your phone is an unprovisioned European model: English, Dutch (NL), German (DE), French (FR).

Posted by: Herr Bauhaus

Quote:

Originally posted by rickpaul
Your phone should be provider free. Your CDA tells me that your phone is an unprovisioned European model: English, Dutch (NL), German (DE), French (FR).

Rick, what does unprovisioned mean? I did buy it from a reputable source in the Netherlands and I was able to update the software through SEUS three times before, so I don't know what is going on...

Posted by: rickpaul

Unprovisioned phones are generic uncustomized phones.

Carriers will have phones provisioned to them. They may choose whether the phone can be upgraded or not.

I dont know what is going on with your phone. You may wish to try it on another computer.

Posted by: Herr Bauhaus

Rick,

Thank you for the replies, the fact I have an unprovisioned phone should be a good thing for updating then... I guess I will just wait until the next FW comes out and try to do an update then. If it still does not work then, can I send over my phone to you so you can flash it to an unprovisioned DUTCH p900?? Thanks!

Posted by: rickpaul

yes

Posted by: Herr Bauhaus

RickPaul,

Since I did pay for an unbranded and unlocked P900, I might have a case to bring against the store in the Netherlands but I need to be sure of my case... Is there a way to determine for sure that I indeed have a previously branded and/or locked phone? I have attached my SUES log file below, or do you need other information?
I would truly appreciate your help!

************************************************** **************
* Application started: 2004-04-27, 08:24:55. *
* *
* Application version: 1.16. *
* Install package version: 1.15. *
* Upgrade package version: 1.00. *
************************************************** **************

08.38.27:883 2 Info Received 3 (by) homeflash.msconnector.gb
08.38.45:128 3 Info Device IMEI number: 35196500690**** (by) homeflash.id
08.38.46:680 4 Info Battery: +CBC: 0,100 (by) homeflash.id
08.39.12:428 5 Info Battery: +CBC: 0,96 (by) homeflash.id
08.39.12:978 6 Info Turn Off: (by) homeflash.id
08.39.16:093 7 Info Rev: R4A06 (by) homeflash.ud
08.39.16:093 8 Info CDA: CDA162003/3 (by) homeflash.ud
08.39.17:835 9 Info ScriptVersion = R4B03 (by) homeflash.id
08.39.17:835 10 Info DeviceVersion = R4A06 (by) homeflash.id
08.39.39:927 11 Info Battery level ok (by) homeflash.ud
08.39.40:187 12 Info ###### Script started, GSM_PreChip_Script (by) homeflash.msconnector.wb
08.39.40:258 15 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.y
08.39.40:778 20 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.w
08.39.40:898 24 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.z
08.39.40:979 26 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.r
08.39.41:029 29 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.z
08.39.41:029 30 Info ###### Script stopped, GSM_PreChip_Script
(by) homeflash.msconnector.wb
08.39.41:129 31 Info ###### Script started, J_Z_GSM_EnhPreChip_Script (by) homeflash.msconnector.wb
08.39.41:139 33 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.q
08.39.41:189 36 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.s
08.39.41:199 37 Info ###### Script stopped, J_Z_GSM_EnhPreChip_Script
(by) homeflash.msconnector.wb
08.39.43:132 38 Info ###### Script started, DEF_p_chipIdHf_P9000x5B080201FFFFFFFF_040305_1732_ 3 (by) homeflash.msconnector.wb
08.39.44:153 44 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.w
08.39.49:060 58 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.eb
08.39.49:060 60 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.q
08.39.52:205 65 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.k
08.39.52:215 69 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.n
08.39.52:285 71 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.p
08.39.53:316 77 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.w
08.40.13:996 84 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.k
08.40.14:116 86 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.p
08.40.14:286 90 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.u
08.40.14:347 94 Result All ok (by) homeflash.msconnector.u
08.40.14:347 95 Info ###### Script stopped, DEF_p_chipIdHf_P9000x5B080201FFFFFFFF_040305_1732_ 3
(by) homeflash.msconnector.wb
08.40.14:457 96 Info IMEI: 35196500690*** (by) homeflash.ud
************************************************** **************
* Application closed: 2004-04-27, 08:40:35. *
* *
* Application version: 1.16. *
* Install package version: 1.15. *
* Upgrade package version: 1.00. *
************************************************** **************

Posted by: raptor

There is the latest Version released for P900!

"For CDA162003/5, the latest organiser version is R5B02. Now you need to compare this version number with the one in your
phone."

Posted by: cmc0

Any improvements? RF perhaps? No release notes included with this update

Posted by: sdsviet

i checked the website and there's no release notes for it right now. but i'll check it out and update tonight and see wat's new

Posted by: remo74tg

I just updated, have'nt noticed anything new yet.
Actually I have two problems, one, I can't restore, when I try and restore it says "Device Busy" try later. Second problem, my phone shows Cingular Extend now, instead of just Cingular. Any ideas, should I try and update again.

Posted by: indiglo

Also available if your CDA is 162003/1.......Will do the update later on tonight.

Quick question - If I do a backup before the update, then update, then restore to get all my stuff back in do I lose the update stuff in the restore???? Thanks in advance

Posted by: remo74tg

Quote:

Originally posted by indiglo
Also available if your CDA is 162003/1.......Will do the update later on tonight.

Quick question - If I do a backup before the update, then update, then restore to get all my stuff back in do I lose the update stuff in the restore???? Thanks in advance

No, you will not lose anything.

Posted by: indiglo

Quote:

Originally posted by remo74tg
No, you will not lose anything.

Thank you very much.

Posted by: cmc0

Quote:

Originally posted by remo74tg
I just updated, have'nt noticed anything new yet.
Actually I have two problems, one, I can't restore, when I try and restore it says "Device Busy" try later. Second problem, my phone shows Cingular Extend now, instead of just Cingular. Any ideas, should I try and update again.

Are the reception bars or RF in general improved

Posted by: RWEckhoff

Sorry if this was mentioned or provided earlier - but -

ensure that you have disconnected the power source (I physically disconnect it from the unit) to the base station when you get to the "turn off unit and place is base station" step.

For some reason - when the power is applied the software gets out of whack.

If that does not do it for you - then I don't know what to tell you.

This has worked for me numerous times when getting the error you describe above.

HTH - Bob

Posted by: haritia

I just checked and for 162003/8 it says the latest is R4B03. wtf?

Posted by: indiglo

Well I would of posted any changes but once again my computer will not allow an update to get past the 8 min./58% mark. I will have to do it at my girlfriends house in the morning. Funny thing is we both run the same antivirus crap and I have to turn all that off just so I can sync my computer but on hers I dont have to turn nothing off and it syncs just fine and the update always goes through. *sigh* Will post any changes noticed tomorrow.

Good night all.

Posted by: varunreddy

Quote:

Remo I rebooted my comp and my phone and I reinserted the sim (not sure if that helps in anyway) but i still got the device busy error. Finally I went to service functions and formated the internal disk and now I dont get the error anymore. Doing a restore now will let you know how it goes

Posted by: remo74tg

Quote:

Originally posted by varunreddy
Remo I rebooted my comp and my phone and I reinserted the sim (not sure if that helps in anyway) but i still got the device busy error. Finally I went to service functions and formated the internal disk and now I dont get the error anymore. Doing a restore now will let you know how it goes

I did the same thing and it worked, but operator logo still shows Cingular Extend, I guess I could try and flash again.

@ cmc0

It could just be my imagination, but the signal seems to be a bit better now, it still jumps up and down like before.

Posted by: p408typeR

so did u guys find any improvements?

im wondering if i should update now, or later when i see more posts about this update, the new update doesnt look too good to me....

Posted by: oferlaor

nothing so far...

I went through all the screens and nada...

Posted by: iiiwabibitoiii

Mine is still at SE for repair. I hope they update my firmware for me.

Posted by: oferlaor

OUCH.

Looks like the new version messes things up completely for the contacts manager!!!

I seem to have lost some fields.

Personal ringtone link is lost (it just gets moved to the notes section).

There's no notes section anymore in the contact itself.

The contact image gets corrupted (it has a square overlaying it). Only recreating the contacts fixes things.

VERY VERY BAD RELEASE.

Posted by: p408typeR

so it looks like its not worth updating yet.....

since some ppl cant restore their fones yet.....

Posted by: indiglo

I could restore my phone just fine....I havent noticed any bugs or anything new.....Its just like I never updated.

Posted by: offsight

I updated phone fine

but carn't seem to see whats new with it sept phone os seems tobe alittle faster by a tuch but testing everything elce it seems same

Posted by: iiiwabibitoiii

I wonder if this update will improve bluetooth support for headset like the HbH-200.

Posted by: fijbert

according to users of my-symbian
the upgrade is supposed to make the phone faster
but so far, everyone has had a problem with HBH-200, contacts getting messed up and other stuff

I am going to wait a bit

Posted by: axeluno

Wirelessly posted (SonyEricssonP900/R102 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.0 Rev/MR4)

Quote:

Originally posted by fijbert
according to users of my-symbian
the upgrade is supposed to make the phone faster
but so far, everyone has had a problem with HBH-200, contacts getting messed up and other stuff

I am going to wait a bit

Yes, the phone is much faster especially in email and doc viewer (that even work better). Now the email app, after get&send close the GPRS connection automatically. Finally, all problems with my HBH-35 are solved!

Good night!

Posted by: iiiwabibitoiii

Thanks for the respond. Still have to wait a few weeks to get my p900 back from se =(.

Posted by: offsight

I found out from when i updated that the battery seem to last even longer ?? anyone noticed this ?

Posted by: GAMIAS

Anybody has any idea when the language packs will come with this version? After updading, when I try to install languages I get a message that I need the language compatibility version. WTF is that?

Posted by: outlander

After updating, the storage manager doesn't show much each application occupies and how much there is space available. Could somebody else check this out?

Posted by: nick111

I have all info about memory application and space avalaible !

Maybe updating again ...

Posted by: remo74tg

Just wondering, is there a way to go back to the firmware I upgraded from, this new firmware has nothing but trouble, I seem to be dropping calls alot and I have wrong operator logo. I even flashed twice, but still have all the problems.

Posted by: Sul05

I've noticed a number on things with this release. The fisrt and best thing is the battery life has increased a lot . Just lasts longer and longer. There is a pause/play button for gifs. My hbh-65 works a lot beter with the phone now no crakling and connects all the time now unlike before. Haven't had anything go wrong like others with contacts messing up. Also the thumbnails load up really quickly now used to take a while on R4A. Thats all for now

Posted by: p408typeR

so do you guys think i should update now or may be just wait a lil later?

really doesnt look too good to me........!!

Posted by: offsight

What i found out on mine is 3 inproved updates from update and with no probs.

First 1. OS is faster but by a tad seems to load stuff up in ram faster too.

2. The battery now lasts even longer then befor as it use to drane fast on mine befor update as i run bluetooth all time and now from new update the battery lasts 25% longer.

3. Bluetooth now seems to pick up other bluetooth objecks just in 20m range which it never did befor. and i tested that with PC's with bluetooth and other phones and pda's Give it a test and see

PS. dont cover the bottom right of the p900 as thats where the bluetooth reads and sends from and if you cover it with your parm you will get a poor out put and input, but i bet you may already know this as i found out in march

Posted by: oferlaor

offsite,

Which side is the lower right side (below the Memory Stick Duo slot)?

Posted by: djs

I recently updated to R5B02 without any problems. The phone seems better and faster now, however, I am a TMobile customer and now my phone only displays Cingular. When I perform a network search TMobile is not found at all. Strange, but other than showing the wrong name, the phone works fine. I called Sony and TMobile and neither had any ideas why this would happen. Does anyone have any ideas or had this happen to them? Thanks.

Posted by: offsight

Yes - below the Memory Stick Duo slot, dont know why its there though

Posted by: iiiwabibitoiii

Quote:

Originally posted by djs
I recently updated to R5B02 without any problems. The phone seems better and faster now, however, I am a TMobile customer and now my phone only displays Cingular. When I perform a network search TMobile is not found at all.

I have the same problem. =(

Posted by: djs

I just removed my sim card from my P900 and put it in my old T68 and realized that the T68 now says Cingular too??? I don't know what happened to the sim card when I updated my P900 to R5B02, but apparently it affected the sim card in some way and now it shows Cingular instead of TMobile in my other phone as well. Really strange.

Posted by: atong

i updated my firmware also and could not do a restore...a format internal disk thru the service menu made it work also, thanks for the tip.

Posted by: MartinG

After upgrading my P900, it doesn't show T-Mobile anymore, only Cingular. I'm also a T-Mobile customer.

Posted by: iiiwabibitoiii

Wirelessly posted (SonyEricssonP900/R102 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.0 Rev/MR4)

i think the problem is that in some part of the country, AT&T and T-Mobile services are sitting on top of the cingular network. ie. southern california. I think this is the reason why the phone picks up the cingular name

Posted by: MartinG

True, but the problem is that it worked OK (showed T-Mobile) before the firmware upgrade but not after. T-Mobile is not available to select now. The phone works fine and service is normal on T-Mobile. It just won't display it on the phone.

Posted by: loko__loko

just upgraded 2 units of P900 w/ no problem restoring..

if you have Tracker in your phone... try to UNable the AUTOSTART and EXIT the tracker.

Posted by: nick111

Read on Esato forum about release R5B02 :

Quote:

This looks like an important update

Fixed:
MP3 ID3 tag issues.
Crash when copying mp3's
player crashes when saved folder is not "all"
Bluetooth will now show version after master reset
Bluetooth fixes
Emergency number fixes
Bug when opening and closing flip quickly
Many MMS fixes
SMS Fixes
Network signalling fixes
SIM Fixes
Phonebook fixes
Phonebook/Sim fixes
Calendar fixes
Many Java fixes
PC Sync fixes
Memory stick fixes
SyncML fixes
Browser fixes
User Interface fixes
Jotter fixes
Localization fixes
System crash fixes
System reboot fixes
Many More Fixes....

Posted by: offsight

Quote:

Originally posted by eurotrashboy
Finally worked! It feels a bit faster, and one major difference is the audio/video sync IS MUCH MUCH better. The audio actually matches the video, I don't know about everyone else but I had audio/video problems on the two P900's I have used, the audio was about a split second faster than the video and it was noticeable. Anyone else notice improved speed/audio+video sync?

Before,
Phone: R3A024
Organizer: R1A05
CDA: R1A04

After,
Phone: R3C006
Organizer: R2B02
CDA: R2A10

Wow your right about the audio and video, dint test them till now. As i mostly play mp3's on mine, realy happy with stronger os now though

but still some bugs in there, like One when you playing mp3's and trying to look at pictures at same time or something it will crash mp3 player then when you try to look on DUO card again its not there till you reboot phone

as well as restoring phone if you runing programs in difrent duo cards,

Posted by: Sul05

I saw this post to but i think that that list has just been made up. It's like a long i wish list. I think i wait for proper release notes to see whats been done. But i'm happy with this upgrade so far.

Posted by: offsight

The bug fix - (Bug when opening and closing flip quickly
) when you start phone seems to be true and fixed, No more restart when you messing with flip as it use to restart all time which i dint like

But all fixed now

Posted by: p408typeR

hey, just want to ask about restoring.

the phone list on my PHONE and on the SIM are different, somehow im not able to modify the phone list on my SIM and..if i do a back up on the phone, and restore it back, will the phone list be restored too? or do i have to copy from sim and edit it one by one again? that would be a disaster if so.

thx

Posted by: rickpaul

R5B002 fixes:
MP3 ID3 tag issues.
Crash when copying mp3's
player crashes when saved folder is not "all"
Bluetooth will now show version after master reset
Bluetooth fixes
Emergency number fixes
Bug when opening and closing flip quickly
Many MMS fixes
SMS Fixes
Network signalling fixes
SIM Fixes
Phonebook fixes
Phonebook/Sim fixes
Calendar fixes
Many Java fixes
PC Sync fixes
Memory stick fixes
SyncML fixes
Browser fixes
User Interface fixes
Jotter fixes
Localization fixes
System crash fixes
System reboot fixes
Many More Fixes....

Posted by: loko__loko

i cant SIGN-IN into www.friendster.com website w/ this new upgrade... no problem entering the site

Posted by: p408typeR

Quote:

Originally posted by loko__loko
i cant SIGN-IN into www.friendster.com website w/ this new upgrade... no problem entering the site

haha u hv fdster?haha

Posted by: grande_avalon

Can't use update on my P900. When initialising the phone it switches it self on then off again, but after that, it says error in communication with device then the message like this pops up in following page:-

Your device is not permitted to use this service
Your operator does not approve the usage of this service for this device.

We look forward to assist you again soon.

Thank you for using Sony Ericsson Update Service!

Can anyone help me out here please?

Posted by: rickpaul

What is your CDA? It should also be on your IMEI label.

Posted by: hgandhi

Quote:

Originally posted by grande_avalon
Can't use update on my P900. When initialising the phone it switches it self on then off again, but after that, it says error in communication with device then the message like this pops up in following page:-

Your device is not permitted to use this service
Your operator does not approve the usage of this service for this device.

We look forward to assist you again soon.

Thank you for using Sony Ericsson Update Service!

Can anyone help me out here please?

I get the same problem!! Why does this happen and how can it be resolved...

my CDA Version is: CDA162003/12 R1B

Posted by: grande_avalon

My cda num is 162004/29

Posted by: grande_avalon

Quote:

Originally posted by rickpaul
What is your CDA? It should also be on your IMEI label.

My cda number is CDA162004/29 R4A01

Posted by: rickpaul

Phones issued with the CDA starting with "CDA162004" can not be upgraded until the provisioner (carrier) who issued the phones allows for the firmware upgrades. This could possibly be your problem. It could also be another issue...

Posted by: jsalicru

Rick, I have CDA: 162003/5 Im on organizer version R3A06

Is this worth it for me? Will I be having any issues from it?

Posted by: ericdiamondmm

Does anyone know if it is possible to downgrade? I updated the firmware to r5 and iSync (macintosh) simply will not work. I now have an $800 brick that can make some phone calls. SE Tech Support has been spectacularly unhelpful, and rather than do the responsible thing and pull the buggy FW, it is still up there for unsuspecting rubes like us to download and beta-test for them.

I suspect we need to help them. On the Mac discussion groups at Apple, they have a pretty good suspicion that the problem is with the phone's mRouter. Do the engineers even look? Do they beta test this stuff before they post it?

Does anyone know someone in their development community? Can anyone hear help? Problems like this are serious and need to be addressed quickly. How a company responds to issues like this will make the difference between customer loyalty and abandonment. We need to encourage them not just to do teh technically expedient thing, but to do the right thing.

IN the meantime if there is a way to get R4 back on my phone I would be very grateful if someone could show me how. Thanks!

Posted by: rickpaul

You would need to send your phone in to get R4 installed. SE has been known to release buggy firmware. It is best to wait a couple of weeks after a firmware is released before you install it on your phone. This way you can hear other peoples feedback on how well the firmware works.

Posted by: rickpaul

The new firmware has a lot of bug fixes, but as you can see in the above post, it may not be worth switching to if you have a Mac.

Quote:

Originally posted by jsalicru
Rick, I have CDA: 162003/5 Im on organizer version R3A06

Is this worth it for me? Will I be having any issues from it?

Posted by: jsalicru

Thanks Rick, I think I will hold up on it then.. I use it with my laptop and the Apple... Although I haven't gotten everything to work right with the Apple, it at least works with it.

Posted by: laszlog

Anybody else's phone who was on T-MOBILE now shows CINGULAR as the carrier when they apply the upgrade? Phone works OK, but cannot find the T-MOBILE network - I guess they use Cingular's backbone here in So Cal.....

Laszlo

Posted by: BVH

Yes, same thing with me. Cingular now displayed but have T-Mobile service in So. Cal. This happened a long time ago with my P800 and a firmware upgrade fixed it.

Posted by: dannyoneill

I have CDA162003/5 and upgraded to the latest and not a single issue. All i noticed was it's a little more responsive.

I have a rule though, if your gonna do a firmware upgrade why o why do a restore. Always do it all from afresh. Hard reset, upgrade, install your apps again then get your contacts back on via a sync never restore.

Like somone said, if you change the oil on your car you dont put the old filter back do ya?

A firmware update changes things, restoring never really works.

I know it takes time but thats life, its never easy.

Posted by: rickpaul

Good Advice

Quote:

Originally posted by dannyoneill
I have CDA162003/5 and upgraded to the latest and not a single issue. All i noticed was it's a little more responsive.

I have a rule though, if your gonna do a firmware upgrade why o why do a restore. Always do it all from afresh. Hard reset, upgrade, install your apps again then get your contacts back on via a sync never restore.

Like somone said, if you change the oil on your car you dont put the old filter back do ya?

A firmware update changes things, restoring never really works.

I know it takes time but thats life, its never easy.

Posted by: loko__loko

Quote:

Originally posted by p408typeR
haha u hv fdster?haha

yup! i have, i use to peek at friends' of my friends' friend...

i also encountered sim message memory full w/ this version... 2 P900 units.

Posted by: SweP900

Updated mine since a week now. Have not noticed any significant improvement in speed. MMS now works without giving error messages all the time.

Battery life seems to have imporved a lot though.

Jan

Posted by: shaolinmonk

This is my cda CDA162003/8.

Also getting you provider is not permitting you to use this service...

WTF????? Mines an OEM one! I didn't get it from any provider....

Posted by: rickpaul

Be sure that the CDA on your IMEI label matches. You may want to try using a different browser such as Mozilla or opera for your firmware upgrades if you are having problems with IE.

Quote:

Originally posted by shaolinmonk
This is my cda CDA162003/8.

Also getting you provider is not permitting you to use this service...

WTF????? Mines an OEM one! I didn't get it from any provider....

Posted by: shaolinmonk

are if teh cda doesn't what does that mean?

i mean the imei sticker and teh phone cda are different

Posted by: rickpaul

The phone has a CDA printed on the sticker near the bottom right, if I am not mistaken. I was curious to what this CDA number states.