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Posted by: chr155y

how do i sort out the correct com port .when i try to download a jar file in midway all i get is timer expired download canceled.PLEASE HELP

Posted by: Ryujin

Go to Control Panel>Phone and Modem Options on your PC and click on the Modems tab. You'll see that the Motorola USB Modem is assigned to a COM port (usually 8 for me). Just enter that in MIDway's COM setting dialog and you're set.

Posted by: chr155y

THANKS Ryujin

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO MAKE MY V525 PLAY VIDEOS IVE HEARED ITS POSSIBLE BUT IM NEW TO THIS STUFF SO YOUR HELP WOULD BVE GREAT

THANKS AGAIN RYUJIN FOR YOU HELP WITH THE MIDWAY PROBLEM

CHR155Y

Posted by: Ryujin

It's certainly possible but really depends on your commitment to spending some time getting to know the slightly convoluted process of installing new v600 firmware on your phone. Essentially, what you have to do is upgrade your phones operating system so that it thinks its a v600. Fortunately, most of the vXXX model range use the same underlying hardware, so this is a pretty straightforward process.

The best place to start your hunt is at www.silverspecter.com/vxxx.htm. Read the various flashing and flexing FAQs and threads on HoFo, download the necessary flashing software and flash/flex files, and you'll be ready to go.

When you've reflashed and reflexed your phone, you'll be able to play videos on it. This doesn't mean that you can use the camera to capture video, though. You'll have to get the videos themselves onto your phone either through an "over the air" service or via USB cable from your PC.

We're all waiting for the new firmware for the v620 to hit the web. This phone can capture video and we think it might be possible to bring this feature to other vXXX phones. The jury is still out on this one, though.

Posted by: chr155y

cheers mate you really seem to know your s*"t thanks for your help .will it be ok to post a private message to you if, or should i say when i get i need help again

THANKS

CHRISSY

Posted by: Ryujin

Sure, everyone else does

Posted by: smoochas

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Originally posted by Ryujin
Go to Control Panel>Phone and Modem Options on your PC and click on the Modems tab. You'll see that the Motorola USB Modem is assigned to a COM port (usually 8 for me). Just enter that in MIDway's COM setting dialog and you're set.

I am having problem since I can't get the right COM port. Just tried your instructions and found out it is COM4 on mine. Still does't work. I get a popup saying "Cannot open serial port. Would you like to change Midway setting?" Grrrr. What is a AT Command? Do I need to enter something there??

Posted by: Ryujin

COM 4 seems way too low for the USB modem to use. There's usually some other PC device on that port, so USB stuff typically chooses numbers in the high single digits. I'd suggest trying to reinstall the USB Modem Driver to see if this corrects the problem. Uninstall the one that's there now first.

You shouldn't need to do anything with AT commands, just point MIDway at the port and you're set.

Posted by: smoochas

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Originally posted by Ryujin
COM 4 seems way too low for the USB modem to use. There's usually some other PC device on that port, so USB stuff typically chooses numbers in the high single digits. I'd suggest trying to reinstall the USB Modem Driver to see if this corrects the problem. Uninstall the one that's there now first.

You shouldn't need to do anything with AT commands, just point MIDway at the port and you're set.

Thanks for replying. The modem description does say Motorola. I just installed p2kman as as well. Is that what created that COM4 - the p2kman drivers? Do I still need to install another USB Modem Driver for this Midway? I'm sorry. I am not really tech savvy so I might not be making sense. Gawd, I can't type tonight!!!

Posted by: Ryujin

The modem driver I use is the one that came with Motorola Phone Tools, but I would have thought that the p2kman one would work just as well.

Try this: Go to Control Panel>Phone & Modem Settings, choose the Modems tab, select your Motorola modem, select Properties, select the Advanced tab, select Advanced Port Settings then change the COM port in the dropdown to 8.

Now fire up MIDway and select COM 8. See if that fixes it.

Posted by: smoochas

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Originally posted by Ryujin
The modem driver I use is the one that came with Motorola Phone Tools, but I would have thought that the p2kman one would work just as well.

Try this: Go to Control Panel>Phone & Modem Settings, choose the Modems tab, select your Motorola modem, select Properties, select the Advanced tab, select Advanced Port Settings then change the COM port in the dropdown to 8.

Now fire up MIDway and select COM 8. See if that fixes it.

Just tried it. I even restarted my computer. Nada.

Posted by: Ryujin

Then the p2kman modem driver musn't be compatible with MIDway. Unless someone else says differently, you'll have to get ahold of the official Motorola USB driver that comes with MPT.

Sorry I can't be more help.

Posted by: smoochas

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Originally posted by Ryujin
Then the p2kman modem driver musn't be compatible with MIDway. Unless someone else says differently, you'll have to get ahold of the official Motorola USB driver that comes with MPT.

Sorry I can't be more help.

Thanks for trying. I do appreciate it!

Posted by: hagan

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Originally posted by smoochas
Thanks for trying. I do appreciate it!

I have allof those program and driver and they work fine.
But Midway is like that so if yu have the com setting in Midway matched up wiht your fone modem and it still say time out or Dl cancle than keep on hitting that sen jad button, sometime it take 5-6 time repeating like that to work.
If it say serial port....ect then change the port # on Midway setting to some com# that it agree with then switch right back to the com# that matched with you fone try that couple time it will work just have to be patient with that crazy software.
Happen to me 3 out of 10 time i used it.Good luck

Posted by: GtBadBai

Hey i got my JAD and installed MIDway. I did all the necessary steps and everything right. However, when my phone starts to actually download the game it stops and then says download failed. I don't know why it did this. I'm thinkin because my phone can't accept this type of game or something. Does anyone have any advice? THanks in advance!