Hi,
I've got an MDA Vario II and in general there are a few niggles, but nothing too bad for a WM5 device. The one thing that is getting to me though is when I connect to my PC using Active Sync 4.2 everything works fine.
The problem arises when I try and transfer files to the SD Card. I get about 10 to 12 megs across and then active sync and my phone freeze. I have to disconnect and reconnect.
Is this a problem with active sync or the phone? For small files I don't want to have to remove the card all the time.
Thanks
8Ball
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Hi,
I've read about the nightmares that people have suffered with Activesync on various forums over the last few years but I have to say that having spent nearly 8 hours today trying to get my XDA II to connect to my PC and seeing absolutely no progress I am feeling somewhat of a martyr.
I can't connect at all to my PC. I have installed and un-installed 3.7.1 several times, I have tried 3 different computers. I have tried to use Activesync with my iPAQ 540 and it works fine. But not so with my XDA II.
I don't have the new ROM upgrade on and I guess unless I can get a connection I won't be able to upgrade the operating system.
I've tried old versions of Activesync 3.5 for instance and that didn't work either.
I have cold booted, warm booted, cleaned out the storage area, wiped the XDA as much as possible, restored from backup and nothing.
One clue which makes me think that the problem is definitely at the XDA II end, I have a Tom Tom GPS in my car. When I connect to the XDA a message normally pops up to say that Activesync is connecting on the serial port. Since Activesync has stopped working this message doesn't pop up but the GPS is still working.
Are there any heroes out there who may have a clue on this. I suspect that something has either been corrupted in the ROM or I have somehow inadvertantly deleted some essential files without knowing it.
I have a 512Mb SD card I can use if there is a way tu upgrade the ROM with SD and I have the backpack and a Compact Flash card I could use.
Any suggestions? Please!!!
Johnzh
Confirming that you bought this device new and have never been able to connect to your PC? If so I suspect its a hardware issues and a return is in oder!
thanks for the thought, but no I have had it for several months and it has workewd fine until today. Everything is working fine except the ability to run activesync
Try restoring
I had the same problem like you few days ago. It was due to some s/w which was installed and later removed.
Try this; Restore your pc to a date before this, hard reset your unit. From there, it should be able to connect and sync. If not, re-install active sync again.
Hope this helps.
I'm having similar problems with mine - it's my second as I returned the first becasue of battery probs - both were a nightmare to get working - one thing that helped was to re-install Outlook as supplied on the XDA CD - it's the same version as I had but it worked once I'd done this.
Now I've lost the ability to sync via IR - I'll try the cradle this evening and hope for the best - bummer - couldn't get Bluetooth to work for synching either - how many hours am I going to waste on this one....?
The original XDA was a breeze compared to this....
Using 4.1, got Qtek Rom on a Vario. Been syncing fine for weeks, now...just says connecting. It must be my Vario as my E200 connects no probs and syncs up properly. Tried going back to 3.8 (yeah I know) 4.0 and re-installing 4.1 but it won't connect...any idead argh !?
Hi there,
What message do you get? Getting settings I suppose?
Disable the firewall and try again ( this helped me, while upgrading a Wizard of a friend!)
Good luck!
Activesync Problems
I had this problem too - was syncing just fine for weeks then all of a sudden nothing. Managed to narrow it down (unfortunately had to delete the as profile each time and start anew) and I can safely say that in my case at least it was due to the "Synchronised Files" feature. I decided not to use synchronised files (i.e. I unchecked "Files" under "Options") and now I have it syncing everything else perfectly - on two separate PCs with absolutely no more issues.
Hope this helps mate.
Forgot to mention I have an o2 mini s. (Not the XDAII as indicated <--)
monkeyphonix said:
Using 4.1, got Qtek Rom on a Vario. Been syncing fine for weeks, now...just says connecting. It must be my Vario as my E200 connects no probs and syncs up properly. Tried going back to 3.8 (yeah I know) 4.0 and re-installing 4.1 but it won't connect...any idead argh !?
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Did you install any firewall software? Do you have active firewall when running AS? Did you regedit your Wizard's registry in branches of AS?
Well at least you get some connection.
When I connect my KJAM I get the normal 'ding dong' and then NOTHING.
If I connect my old PDA2K to the same port it works fine!!!!!!!
Robin
Thanks for the help. I disabled my firewall (Kerio), reset the PC, did the other network hacks to try and get activesync to work. But it wouldn't.
But like I said my E200 (Voyager) sync'd no probs. Somehow as mentioned I think the registry got upset by some fiddling and a hard reset was the the cure then many hours getting it back to settings again, re-installing aps on mem card so I could see them on the phone as icons etc etc.
My device is a Vario with a Qtek Rom (tried K-Jam like the less stuff on the Qtek) with the extended Rom unlocked.
Re: Activesync Problems
stegz said:
I had this problem too - was syncing just fine for weeks then all of a sudden nothing. Managed to narrow it down (unfortunately had to delete the as profile each time and start anew) and I can safely say that in my case at least it was due to the "Synchronised Files" feature. I decided not to use synchronised files (i.e. I unchecked "Files" under "Options") and now I have it syncing everything else perfectly - on two separate PCs with absolutely no more issues.
Hope this helps mate.
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Didn't think to try this. I actually had this prob on my Magician (MDA compact) before I sold it. Should have remembered. Cheers.
Hello,
In fact activesync seems to be te culprit of most my 9100 problems and slowdowns.
I am currently using Activesync 4.1.4841 and when synchronizing with my Wizard everything seems to be working correctly for a first sync. Then I disconnect it from USB, wait a few seconds and try to sync again and it takes forever...slowing down the Pocket PC drastically (until soft-reset)...until returning a timeout message:
"Synchronization cannot be completed sucessfully. Reconnect your device and try again. If the problem persists, see the Microsoft ActiveSync Troubleshooter in Microsoft ActiveSync Help on your desktop computer."
Any ideia how this might be solved?
Cheers,
Francisco Teixeira
Hi
A good few weeks back I had a problem with my wifi card. I own the O2 XDA Mini and the card is an SD one. It had been working fine, then all of a sudden it just stopped working. When I plugged it in, the screen came on but the LED on the card did not light, meaning it is not working.
Anyway, when the card is plugged in, everything freezes. I have been trying to get this sorted with the manufacturer who said hard reset and reinstall with a new driver.
Now, I was going to update my ROM so thought would do it all at the same time. The one thing I also had a problem with was all of a sudden my GPRS as well as my active sync comp connection did not work. Could not connect for unknown reason with GPRS and
"cannot start communications with the desktop computer. remote networking could not start due to a critical error (Error 608).
Please reconnect your device. If the problem persists, restart your device using the instructions provided by the manufacturer" comes up when I try to connect to comp.
Anyway, after the hard reset and ROM update, it worked, GPRS and activesync. Then I tried the new drivers for my wireless card and plugged it in. The same thing happened - screen froze and I lost my GPRS and active sync again!!
Now I have tried everything I know. I have been in contact with XDA but they have not replied yet.
Can anyone please help me as I dont want to do a hard reset again!
PS - I have tried uninstalling WLAN software, but it part fails due to one of the files being in use. I deleted that file manually but still no luck. I thought maybe comms is being taken up by the WLAN card and thats y i have other connection probs???
Thanks
darren
Just picked up a Vario II on T-Mobile. It's fantastic. Best phone I've ever had.
I have two small problems. When I connect to the Internet using GPRS/3G it works fine but if I subsequently disconnect and then try to re-connect, I can't. Sometimes I can connect twice in the same day but usually I have to switch off and back on before I can re-connect. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
Also, I have installed a micro-SD memory card (512Mb) and it works fine - but I can't get my camera to save photos or videos onto the card. I can change the settings in the options - but it "forgets" my settings and resets to main memory every time. Again, any ideas how I can fix this?
Cheers.
bobbyelliott said:
Just picked up a Vario II on T-Mobile. It's fantastic. Best phone I've ever had.
I have two small problems. When I connect to the Internet using GPRS/3G it works fine but if I subsequently disconnect and then try to re-connect, I can't. Sometimes I can connect twice in the same day but usually I have to switch off and back on before I can re-connect. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
Also, I have installed a micro-SD memory card (512Mb) and it works fine - but I can't get my camera to save photos or videos onto the card. I can change the settings in the options - but it "forgets" my settings and resets to main memory every time. Again, any ideas how I can fix this?
Cheers.
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As far as camera problem goes see this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284574
Mike
i have upgraded my magician to 2.03, for some time it worked normally, but then i changed its cover. i turned it on and windows loads up but it says my sim card is disconnected and ive tried to connect it to pc. BATTERY charges and orange light is on but my pc (and other pc ive tried) does not find my phone, active sync on magician also does not show my computer. ive tried resetting the phone (that fixed SIM card problem!), reinstalling active sync, activesync on other pc but no luck... any ideas?
try connecting with bluetooth!!
at first i need to buy that (it is possible)