Ok I know it's a stupid question but as my teacher said the only stupid question is the one you dont ask !
I have just upgraded to a wizard and as you know it has WM5 does this mean I dont have to worry about the battery going flat coming loose and losing everything.
I had to use sprite backup on my M1000.
Is it better to use a backup program just in case. Which one is best Sunny Backup Manager ?
Thanks
FOZZER said:
Ok I know it's a stupid question but as my teacher said the only stupid question is the one you dont ask !
I have just upgraded to a wizard and as you know it has WM5 does this mean I dont have to worry about the battery going flat coming loose and losing everything.
I had to use sprite backup on my M1000.
Is it better to use a backup program just in case. Which one is best Sunny Backup Manager ?
Thanks
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As you said to be safe always have a back up. However you are correcet that even if your battery falls out, dies etc etc etc your precious data will be safe. bar you having to do A HARD RESET. But bear in mind with new battery technology you should not eally let them die down to much.
Sunnysoft Backup Mngr works just fine
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Hey all, im a newbie here and have just got my xda 2 on o2,
now iv read in the user manual it says when setting up for the first time it asks for corporate set up or personal ?
which is the best one to go for ?
and what are the main differences between the two ?
also its says that if the phone battery dies all the software that is not standard will be lost ? :x
any way around this ?
oh yea and one more thing....is there a room on irc dedicated to the xda ?
hope you guys can help
cheers
Welcome to the wonderful world of the XDA2!
When I first bought mine in November I asked the same question and didn't get a single answer. I still don't really know what the answer is, but I've tried both options after a hard reset and I don't think it makes any difference, although like I say, nobody has told me for sure.
Choose personal setup, I would say. Corporate is probably for IT managers who are doing something special with a fleet of XDA2s for their company.
On the XDA2 the battery (and backup) are required to maintain the contents of the system memory - all of your day-to-day usage, installed programs, files and info is stored in volatile memory, i.e. it needs battery power to maintain the contents. If the batteries both go completely flat your machine will reset completely, and when you charge it, it'll be like a brand new machine again.
This is one major weakness of the XDA2-type machines, and is done this way to maximise battery life while the phone is in use, I think. In practise it means you'll need to charge up your XDA2 at least once every two days or so in average use. It's also a very good reason to keep your files and contents regularly backed up onto a PC.
Dunno about the IRC thing.
Hope this all helps.
cheerz ben, as uv prolly noticed i also got no answer :shock:
but i went ahead n did it as personal user neways i think il learn more if i jus mess about with the fone, same way i did with my amstrad way back when, never broke that so lets hope i dnt break this..
after a long hard search on dalnet/efnet/n every other *net. only found a few sites, a few good ones there for help.
doesnt seem to be much dare i say "w a r e z" floating about for this fone, dnt knw whether this is good or bad, but seem to be able to find alot for other types of fones... one thing i did find was the nokia 6600 has ALOT of software available that can do absoloutly almost anything, frm putting in ur call plan and it working out ur fone bill for u before u get it frm ur service provider, to using it as remote control for ur tv!
lets hope the xda 2 can offer alot more(and easily available) user target programs such as these...
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I have my SPV M1000 now for 2 weeks and today for the second time all my installed programs and data where lost.
The first time the phone’s OS (I think)was hanging ...so…soft reset....data gone..
Second time the main battery was low (but not the backup battery) and after charging the battery all standard programs from Orange automatically where installed? and my data was lost.
Anybody an solution?
What sort of programs did/do you have installed? After the first reset did you then install the same programs again? knowing this can help rule out any software causing these problems.
May be a faulty unit and may have to go back, but try to eliminate the software first. Have you upgraded anything since getting the phone?
Cheers
Anthony
Only add an 1gb sd card, and I used the xda2unlock to remove the orange lock from the phone.
Programs:
Tom tom
nPOP
Betaplayer
4Pinball
Syswatch
Microsoft.Voice.Command
Spb GPRS Monitor
SPV LOCKS UP AND REST WITH ALL DATA LOST
I HAVE A SPV M1000 ORANGE FRANCE WHICH WILL LOCK ITSELF UP AND NEITHER THE POWER BUTTON OR SOFT RESET HELP, I TRIED REMOVING THE BATTERY AND THE UNIT TURNS BACK ON SOMETIME, BUT WITH THE ORIGINAL SETTING AND ALL DATA LOST. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 3 OR 4 DAYS, FORTUNATELY I USE X BACKUP PROVIDED WITH THE UNIT TO RESTORE MY DATA, BUT THIS IS TIME COMSUMMING NOT TO MENTIONED ANNOYING. I HAD MY UNIT REPLACED ALREADY 3 TIMES AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING. CONFIGURATION: SD CARD 1GB AND SOFTWARE AS FOLLOWS: OMEGAONE BATTERY PACK PRO, OMEGAONE JOURNAL BAR AND SPB GPRS MONITER. IS THERE A ROM BUG WITH ORANGE SUPPLIED UNITS AS I HAVE A FRIEND WHO USES QTEK 2020 WHICH WAS PURCHASE DIRECTLY AND THEREFORE NOT SIMLOCKED WITH IDENTICAL SOFTWARE BUT WITH A 512MB SD CARD.I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE POSTING IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THE OPERATOR PACKS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM :twisted:
I have the exact same problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I use also an 1 Gb SD card and also use "Spb gprs monitor".
Also I use Xbackup......good program!
Did you remove your Orange simlock? I did!
On a strange way it will sometimes happen after a few day....but now it's already 2 weeks ago!??!
I don't know if this an familiar bug/problem!
Best regards,
Dide
So I'm not the only one...
Well, I thought to be the only one with this stupid problem!
Unfortunately no apps like yours!
Did one of you get some news about it?
I'm with the Qtek2020 and the only answer they gave me was :"Ok, try sending it back, we will take a look!"
Bye
Carlo
Guys,
check out this post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=11559&highlight=
rgds,
Alex.
Another try...
Thanks adesalis,
I'll try!
Bye
THANKS!!
Better use Sprite Backup..
Why?
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Why?
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it is not actually a solution but a temporary fix! as ive said in the other topics, sprite backup is way faster than xbackup plus it creates smaller backup files compared to Xbackup... very handy especially for phones that hang/ hard resets often randomly..
Simply Fixed!
Hi All of You!
First of all Thanks Very Much for all the hints you have left on this thread!
It's two weeks since my last breakdown of my Qtek 2020, no more problems, nothing unregular, simply a working PDA/Phone.
The key for me has been the removal of the "PocketPlus" plugin that checks the Free Space in the SD Card and in the in ternal memory.
Since then I'll never had that stupid reboot... but Sprite Backup is a Hand from Heaven in any case!
Bye Bye!
Carlo
AMEN!!
Has anyone else suffered this problem??:
I have just got back from Las Vegas, twice while there my phone did a hard reset,once, as i held it in my hand,apart from the fact that i lost all my contacts etc i was well miffed as to why it happened in the first place?
My conclusion was STATIC!!, as anyone who has been to vegas will testify - static is a pain in the arse there (dry conditions and miles of carpet walking)
The phone seems ok now i am home, i have read numerous posts over the years about phones hard resetting themselves - could this be one of the answers?
One question, is there a way of backing up contacts etc to the storage card just in case this happens again?
You can store them in 'permanent-storage', you can use xback-up or a program like Sprite.
Regards, M
What do you guys think is the best backup solution for magician? Sprite or sunysoft?
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What do you guys think is the best backup solution for magician? Sprite or sunysoft?
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I prefer Sprite Backup, works like a charm. Can make .exe files that automatically extract to the device without installing the Backup software before, can compress and encrypt and automatic backup works flawlessly. Never tried other products, though...
Hi all
This might be a silly question but I'll ask it anyways
I've had many different PDA's and on all of them I can remenber also seeing 2 batery indicators (main and backup battery).
On my Qtek 9000 I only see the main battery in my system.
Does this mean the Qtek 9000 does not have one or just that WM5 is not able to show it?
Just curious.
Thnx
Greetz to all
Djslash
WM 5 is designed to store OS and main applications in ROM rather than RAM, so a backup battery is not eneded as the memory is non-volatile. What that means is that if you leave the device for a week and the battery comlpetely dies, when you finally charge it up everything is still there. This is great!
Thanx that answers my question really well.
Greetz
Djslash
Hi guys i wasnt quite sure where to put this thread but finnaly decided this forum was fine. I am sorta a newbie but have been reading loads. I think this website is awesome and i will probably donate!! Anyways i have been having a problem with my phone . It is a T mobile MDA Vario Uk IPL 1.06 and SPL 1.06 and WM5, OS 5.1.70 (if that matters)it died, i went to the tmobile shop they sent it to thier place but it came back unfixed. Anyway to make a long story short i turned out to be the charger but now a week back i have got it up and running again!! But when it freezes as it does everynow and then i have no choice but to take the battery out. When i turn it back on the date and time has gone back to November 2005! It does not do this when i turn it off by holding down the power switch. It also loses some tasks i have made . But wierdly not all the tasks. For example i had 4 tasks i took the battery out , when i restarted it the date went back to 2005 and only 1 task remained!. Is there some other way to put it of that i dont know about when it is frozen? Or am i just doomed to keep changing the date!
Thnak you very much for your replies and your time in advance.
Are you trying to soft reset the phone first? Are you trying to turn the phone all the way off? Removing the battery should be a last resort approach.
Here's the deal...
You can stave off a lot of these kind of memory/freezing problems in the future by loading some kind of RAM indicator (QuickMenu has a built-in one, can manage running programs, and gives you a Windows desktop-style start menu for programs instead of the dumb folder avalanche) to let you know you have too many programs running, and you need to do a soft reset every once in a while, or at least hibernate it periodically (you can do this from QuickMenu), just to jog it clean. It would also be wise for you to load a temporary file cleaner to clear out your temp files every once in a while...you'd be shocked how much crap piles up under the OS when you're not looking.
Lastly, since you might end up really losing some important data, I'd recommend getting DotFred's PIM backup tool and loading it on an SD card in your phone, and configure it to back up your phone regularly (like once a day at 2 am, for example). As long as the phone's left on, it'll do that for you, and if your phone really craps the bed, at least you'll have your contacts, meetings, and other info safe and sound.
Also, in the future, please add the info on your phone to your sig, so you don't have to repeat yourself 8,000 times, and you might want to try more descriptive titles for your topics than "Hey," unless you like being ignored...
Thank you Myrddin Wyllt but what did you mean by hibernating it ? do you mean just pushing the on/off button quickly so the screen goes of? oh yeah and thank you for all the advice on this forum i shal procede to do that now! Thnak you again
Yep i have done that now
upgrade your OS to at least WM6.
When I got my phone it had WM5 on it, and it used to lock up or spontaneously soft reset at least once a day, even though I soft reset it regularly. Since I upgraded to WM6 I no longer have these lockup problems.
thank you i was thinking about upgrading but wasnt sure! About the battery thing i just found out about the little hole on the side. I think this solves the problem . But about upgrading will it make my phone slower or take up precious memory or something? And the big question which one?? Also some apps i would like to have require .net framework 2.0. I tried installing it on my phone on the storage card , i had about 50mb free but it still said there is not enough space and told me to clear up space and start again! will upgrading my rom also solve this problem? Is WM6 just like WM5 what are the differences i am a beit of a newbie here! You might have to treat me like a child on this one!
Also i was wondering out of the 47.4mb internal memory of the MDA Vario how much is used by the system and how much crap have i got on? Also if i use "clear storage" then will it also get rid of programs i have installed on my memory card and i have unlocked my phone. Will it re-lock it and return the old crappy t-mobile themes?? (i have spb moble shell atm)
Thank you in advance!