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Since upgrading XDA II to the new ROM I have found even after a hard reset it resonds slower, with a couple of today addons and tomtom3 installed its real slow and I am frequently having to soft reset because it jams.
Any one have any ideas why? Or is having this problem?
After upgrading, did you restore from a backup? The upgrade instructions clearly stated that you're not supposed to do a restore after the upgrade.
I had that as well for a some 30 minutes... gone after that and not seen again...
Nope, didn't restore a back up, only thing i didn't do that was in the install instructions was stop all running programs.
Its been doing it now for couple of days, all ive got on today screen is batt pack, pocket plus, journal bar and ms money - don't know if they have cany compatability probs with xda II, although it did seen v slow even after clean install
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Nope, didn't restore a back up, only thing i didn't do that was in the install instructions was stop all running programs.
Its been doing it now for couple of days, all ive got on today screen is batt pack, pocket plus, journal bar and ms money - don't know if they have cany compatability probs with xda II, although it did seen v slow even after clean install
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If it continues like that... first thing I would try is getting rid of the Today plug-ins - especially Battery Pack, but better all of them... then do a soft reset and check again...
I had the same problem - I found that when I didn't use Mobitools 2.5 ( a program manager thing) it seemed to work OK.
Don't know if there is somthing in the WM2003 SP1 that doesn't like certain programs (or programming techniques).
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EVERYTIME I install something from SPB, I have had random problems..
a) XDA doesnt power up
b) XDA has to be reset.
Now, for over a month, I have not installed ANY SPB stuff.. and everything is smooth as whiskey!
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*whew* that felt good!
Strange I had never have that kind of problems and I have a lot of Spb softwares installed....
Interesting, I've never had any problems and I use THREE SPB software products.
:?:
SBP Products
I was using Pocket Plus.. w/ 1.72 Rom. And my PPC wouldn't power up and i had to pull the battery and do a hard reset. I haven't added any SBP Products and I haven't had any problems. Weather or not it's related, I won't know unless my PPC locks up again without SBP Products installed.
So I guess I'm the 2nd person that thinks that SBP is causing problems. Could be with my 1.72 rom version.
Personally I've had two Sudden Death Syndrome situations on my system (in about 2-3 months), requiring a hard reset, the first running Battery Pack Pro, then second when running PocketPlus 2.0.
I'm pretty sure it's nothing to do with either SBP (PocketPlus) or Omega-1 (BatteryPack).
Phil
i havent had any issues since i removed that plus version before the new v2
i too had issues with it not wanted to turn on and i had to do a hardreset
Same for me went from Imate 1.52 ROM to 1.72 and it locked up on me. Would not turn on, hard reset. I did not put back on SPB plus 2.0 and I have had no problems at all. VERY stable, VERY fast.
Don't know but Im not putting SPB plus back on. Think their software does not like the microsoft service packs that were in 1.66 and 1.72
weird mine seems to be running fine on imate 1.72 rom :\
I don't think spb software stinks, I actually think most of it is pretty great. However I did email them about sudden hard reset syndome and PocketPlus 2, and they acknowledged there is a problem with some XDA IIs.
"This is a known bug that may occur on some XDA2 devices. We are working hard
to fix it in the next versions of Pocket Plus.
Feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.
Best regards,
Alexander Shalin
Customer Support Team
Spb Software House"
As others have said - SPB Pocket Plus ver. 2 is working perfectly on my i-mate 1.72. I wouldn't be without it!
Pocket Plus 2.0 is prolly the best util i've ever found for my PPC
Not had any problems YET (hope i dont)
I had the same problem with Sprite backup but found a fix for it. Disable the option (stop processes when backing up) found in the backup settings and hopefully your device will not hangup.
I had a Hard Reset suddenly on my Qtec 2020(FW:1.66WWE)
It was Spb Pocket Plus.
Hard Reset
Okay.. I haven't ran any SBP software since my last Hard Reset crash. My PPC just crashed hard today.. Three hard resets in a row!! I'm thinking it's this Beta 172 rom from T-Mobile. :: sigh :: I'm going to downgrade and start using SBP again
I asked Spb if 2.1 has the XDA II fix and they said it did not.
I have been using SPB Pocket Plus, Full Screen Keyboard, GPRS Monitor, since my Xda I, and now on my Xda II with the addition of SPB Time, and I've never encountered any problems with my device that were related or caused by the SPB software. I also use Sprite Backup and dont have problems with it working with my SPB software either, in fact I have tons of other software installed too, and I've never had any problems with the SPB working with them too.
These softwares from SPB are among the most useful and have the highest priority in my software list for my device whenever I reinstall.
I've also tried running it with different ROMs for my Xda I, and the old O2 Xda II ROM asian ROM, and now with the O2 Xda II 1.60 asian ROM.
Not sure why you guys are having errors, maybe its the ROM version you are using, or maybe confict with some other software installed on your device.
I'm not defending SPB or anything, I'm Just sharing my experience.
The problem seems to be with the 1.66 and newer ROMs and only happens on the XDA II, not the original XDA. Spb confirms the problem, so that's why some of us are having problems- it is a real bug. I too love their products, but those are the facts. I hope a new version with the fix comes out soon!
On the Official XDA website, I noticed today that it states, that spb Pocket Plus is not compatably with XDA II.
"SpB Pocket Plus
For xda only, not compatible with Xda II. "
http://www.myxda.com/web/template/Shop.vm/category/Software
Its not clear if it refers to the latest version.
Although I have been running it on mine for long time, with no sudden hard resets (just multiple daily soft resets when it freezes - Rom 1.66).
no problems here either!!
i have lots of SPB software with NO problems whatsoever...
I think that this page on myxda.com is completely out of date. They wrote the same thing for Pocket Slideshow (which is wrong, of course)
ok my problem is at least 3x a day my mda would shut off completely and the power button won't turn it back on. the screen just stays black until I soft reset it with the stylus or take out the battery. this happened more often since I installed the new Mr clean aku 2.3 rom. anyone have any idea why this happens or is anyone having this problem?
What 3rd party software do you have installed?
lets see. I have:
sbp plus
spb backup
sbp weather
sbp finance
mortplayer
omapclock ( running at 228)
memmaid
xnpocketview.
the thing is when I had these on the 2.17 rom it was all fine. it is just recently its happening. I really like the new rom for many different reasons. this is my only gripe. that and sometimes my keys stop working
anyone??
So did anyone manage to identify the source of the problem?
Is it a hardware issue (with some coax cable as stated in another thread/forum)? Or ROM issue (but not me, because I haven't touched the ROM yet, but still had the same random shutdown)? Or is it just an old battery issue (since it's more than 1/2 year old now).
Cheers
I would give hard reset a try. I had random reset because of this one app I installed on it.
Wich one app?
I would like to install Spb Pocket Plus on my TyTN but I heard from some users that they had experienced some major problems with TyTN. Anybody had experiences with Spb Pocket Plus on TyTN? Thanks.
Works great on my TyTN.
I have a Dopd 838 Pro and spbservices.exe does not automatically start when I reset. I need to start is manually. This is the SPB process that provideds addtional features such as Battery Level at the top of the screen and Close Button options. Once I execute this file everything works fine.
Anyhow have this problem and know how to correct it?
Thanks.
unfortunately had to uninstall from mine...
Unit was getting freeze all the time and i had to do to much soft resets (over 10 a day)
As soon as it was uninstalled - started working OK.
I would love to put it back.... but........
I have no problems with it all... it does warn you during the install to make sure to use Main Memory (and not a storage card). Could this be your issue?
I had to upgrade to 3.0 from 2.5, but it works fine!
Not sure if its a problem from SBP pocket plus but once I have had it installed on my hermes (orange spvm3100) and after a few days of use the today plugin flashes on and off (the entire pocket plus today plugin disappears and reapears) constantly.....then the phone function stops working, only way to resolve is through a master reset!
The pocket plus I installed I used the same cab file on my MDA vario and that works fine so Im guessing its either a pocket plus wm5 glitch or something with the phone.....not sure which though!
Once hard reset the phone works fine again with no problems. Do spb do a wm5 version of pocket plus?
cheers
gurry
forgot to add: I'm on v3.1.2 build 5372 installed to main memory.
I'm using Plus 3.1.2 and I have no problms mentioned above. Just small thing. When I execute some link using action button (i.e. rotate screen) hw direction keys stop working under Plus until I use touch screen. When I use touh scren for executing, everything works fine. However, I can live with it
I actually have it running on my SD card and it seems to be working fine. It is okay for 2 days now. However, I had a lot of problems with PocketBreeze and after uninstall that software everything is back to normal. My phone froze 5 times in one day of using PocketBreeze.
With my jasjam i have no problems' its wors smoothly
ori
Ver 3.1.2 works like a charm here too. No probs at all.
Cheers,
StonyA
Works find NOW
I had problems with all SPB softwares and after reinstalling them on the main memory and not on the micro-sd everything works great.
I am not sure if the problem come from spb Pocket+ (3.0) but after the installation my TyTN (french) worked fine ... until I soft reset.
Then the device refused to start and I was force to hard reset...
It happen twice and I don't feel a third test...
Imer
I've got 3.1.2 and spb diary 2.0.2 installed to main memory and they work very very well no slowdowns at all and I would highly recommend them
Jeremy
I had this running fine on Tytn for 3 weeks or so, but its running off the main memory.
Finaly I upgrade with the version 3.1.2 and all is working fine
I have a Dopd 838 Pro and spbservices.exe does not automatically start when I reset. I need to start is manually.
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Problem solved. I did a hard reset, since I needed to clear out some other programs. Loaded Pocket Plus on my memory card and now everything works great. No problems at all on my Dodod 838 Pro.
I run v.3 on my TyTN and everything is OK. I recommend it.
Mauro
pumats said:
I run v.3 on my TyTN and everything is OK. I recommend it.
Mauro
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is your tytn branded or unbranded?
Hi, for some strange reason my wizard hangs at the boot screen some times after reseting after running spb backup. I have set spb to to a backup at 4am every alternate day so when i wake up in the morning i know my data is all backed up. It has worked fine for a while now but for some reason it just stays at the windows boot screen and when i wake up in the morning the battery is low It also happens sometimes when i regularly soft reset, and i found once the backlight turns off during reboot and i dont press a button to bring the backlight on it seems to hang then. Otherwise its fine. Its really quite frustrating because i use my wizard as an alarm clock and i was late to school today because it didn't go off because of this problem. Ive got oamp clock plus installed plus a few other tweaks but its never given me problems before. Its also a G4 wizard if that helps.
Thanks!!
you can always sell me your wizard
Install in main memory
Do you have it installed in main memory? I had this problem with an older version installed on the SD card. Moving it to main memory fixed the problem. Also, are you using the current version, which I think is 1.55
Its installed on the main memmory and i have version 1.12 build 2050. I think i might try 2 upgrade then and see what happens.
well i updated spb backup to the latest version and that doesnt seem to work. It now seems to freeze on the windows mobile screen on most soft resets, which are done from the os, ie installing a new program and being asked to soft reset..it freezes on that reset so i have to push the soft reset button. Is there any other options? i dont particularly want to do a hard reset as it would take me ages to tweak and install it all back up to scratch.
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well i updated spb backup to the latest version and that doesnt seem to work. It now seems to freeze on the windows mobile screen on most soft resets, which are done from the os, ie installing a new program and being asked to soft reset..it freezes on that reset so i have to push the soft reset button. Is there any other options? i dont particularly want to do a hard reset as it would take me ages to tweak and install it all back up to scratch.
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It doesn't sound to me like spb backup is actually the problem, if you can't install the program properly. I would recommend a hard reset. Since our system is working at the moment, you can be organized, copying setting files, my documents, etc. to the sd card. I can generally get back up and running with 95% of my tweaks after a hard reset in an hour. (It is worth keeping a file with program passwords, etc.) This is also a good time to upgrade your ROM, too. One flaw of Windows Mobile is that it doesn't uninstall programs properly, so that files get left. Eventually, a hard reset is a good idea to clean this stuff up.
By the way, an advantage of installing programs on the sd card is that they continue to work. Copy the shortcuts from windows/start menu onto the sd card and you can replace them without reinstalling. Most require reinserting the passwords, however. The programs that shouldn't go on the sd card are programs that (i) have a today plugin (ii) backup programs and other programs that have to perform a soft reset and continue to operate. SD cards don't start up right away coming out of a soft reset, so may not be available when needed in these instances.
Same with Sunnysoft Backup Manager
I have the same problem with SBM, both version 3 and 4. I did notice that it was hung up, I unplugged it and the backup started working. I do not know why, but it helped.
Alrighty then looks like ill have to do a hard reset. Is there a thread that will show me the right way to back up contacts etc and generally make a hard reset easier. I have a G4 wizard thats locked so im not so confident in upgrading my rom. Crossbow would be nice tho. I did manage to install spb back up to the main memmory on the ungrade but that didnt solve my problem. Oh well i guess its time to clean out ye old wizard on the weekend. Geez there goes my HSC.
Thanks.
Outlook
I sync with outlook, which preserves my contacts through a rom upgrade. If you upgrade the ROM you can't use the backup file -- contacts are stored in another form. I hear that it is possible to sync with Yahoo intellisync to the web, but I haven't personally tried it. In any case, syching seems to be the recommended means of saving that information. Don't forget to save your files, although those you can get from a backup.
FYI, I've been having the same problem (i.e., auto-backup, soft reset, FREEZE) since I installed the newest Faria ROM AKU 2.2.
The commonality, I think, might be the latest version of Omap Plus. There also seems to be a problem in general with this ROM of doing soft resets whilst USB is connected (which is how I do my nightly backups/resets).
If you haven;t done that hard reset yet, you might want to wait a day or two... I'll run some experiments tonight to see if Omap is the problem.
Alrightly ill wait, its wierd that it could be oamp clock plus as i have been using that for a while with no real problems. its only over clocked to 216mhz and that just makes it a bit more, lets say, perky than its regular clock speed. Im using OS 2.16... original I-mate Kjam rom on a G4 wizard. Im tossing up whether to pay 50 buks Aus. and get it unlocked, thats a fair amount of cash for some one who lives off bittorrent
I'd be surprised if OMAP is the problem
I've never had a problem with Omap. I'm using whatever came with Faria 3.3, which I assume is the latest. I've had one failed backup (it was only 48KB instead of the normal 5.5MB, so something failed) but otherwise no problems.
yeh, well ive been doing some more playing around with my phone and it just keeps stuffing up. I think its time to do a hard reset to clean out the junk n stuff. I think a G4 CID unlocking program is in the works that will be out soon. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293080 check out the pics.
Thanks.
Same problem here, also started out in February.. Unfortunately, can only offer my company for having this problem. I even tried a hard reset and then restore some old backup but with the same hanging... Windows Mobile really confuses me... I guess it is the "save to flash" thing that happens after a few seconds and not immediately.. Please keep me posted on your problem... I have been soft resetting almost 4 times a day daily since the start of February...
Sorry, no answers. OMAP Plus is fine.; for me, the problem seems to be being on the USB plug. SPB Backup works fine otherwise.
Well i could wait any longer, so i flashed with molskis G4 aku2.3 rom, i had to flash with wizard_love rom first to get the os upgraded but then flashed again with molskis to get the cuztomisations. all on a locked G4. Awsome. Its so fast now compared to before. And well i think it solved the problem as well. I think we should contiue this thread so as to find a solution other than reflashing, as i was up until 1am fixing it all up again.
Thanks!
duh... yup, I am still a newbie to flashing new roms...
Did you CID unlock your G4? ;-)
nah havent cid unlocked my G4, duno if it really worth the money. I think i can wait until the boys at the G4 unlocking project work something out. They always seem to. At least i think my G4 is locked, i bought it off a friend who i dont think even knew what sort of phone it was. ohh well im happy with my mollski.
I don't know but there is all these "I bricked my phone" thing going around with G4 wizards. I also considered Molski's but back off after reading all these negative responses...
Fair enough, i havent had any problems with molskis aku 2.3 rom and it has some nice customisations as well. i tell you what tho, my phone has never booted up qicker since i installed the molski rom. if only for that reason i would do it. were talking less than a minute, my older rom took ages.