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We have noted some strange locking up of our Xda II's over on the MTekk forums requiring a hard reset. We have a number of threads running at the moment but the main one is here.
I have been in touch with Spb about this and they inform me it is actually an HTC and MS issue. Below is their email response.
Hello David,
We do our best to fix this problem ASAP. We work hard with HTC and
Microsoft now on this problem.
But this problem occurs not only with Spb Pocket Plus but with other
programs too.
We have feedback from HTC and Microsoft about that (sorry, I cannot
disclosure more
details since it is information obtained from our partners).
So I am not sure we will be able to fix it in Spb Pocket Plus - probably
HTC will fix it in their ROM.
Spb Pocket Plus does not use any undocumented functions that can cause
such behavior.
Probably we will disable running Spb Pocket Plus on these devices at all
until HTC fixes this bug in ROM
Pocket Plus 1.x is not available online now but I can send it to you if you want via e-mail.
If you bought Pocket Plus 2.x and can't use it, you can always ask for refund.
If you have any questions, please, don't hesitate to contact me.
Best regards,
Margarita Bochkova
Customer Support Team
Spb Software House
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.spbsoftwarehouse.com
Phone: +7 812 324 49 44
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It appears as though this issue could also be happening with version 1 of Pocket Plus on the 1.66 ROM (and some 1.72 ROM's too).
Thought you guys might like to know. Generally I find Spb products to be good, but it appears as though Spb are being blamed for this issue. I think this email help point the finger in the right direction.
Dave
Hi djwhyte
This is some strange stuff as I've been running Pocket Plus 2.0 for a few months and have recently installed 2.1 (just for the hell of it I think its only a VGA update from what I can see)... but have not had any problems on my XDA II before, hear are my details of my device if this helps:
ROM Version: 1.66.00WWE
ROM Date: 02/20/04
Radio Version: 1.08.00
Protocol Version: 1337.18
ExtROM Version: 1.66.165
The only thing I could think that I MIGHT be doing diferent is that I do not use the today screen pluging (I use all other features like repeating allarms and task mannager!) At the begining I did use the today screen and do not recall any problems as well I've taken it off because my today screen was getting to cluttered with other software I am running.
Not sure if this is going to help you but have to tired installing Pocket Plus with NO other applications installed after a hard reset? It might be a conflict with other software or even a totaly other product causing the problem? Not sure hope this can help you!
Regards
Fudge!
Pocket Plus 2 is installed in my wife's XDA2 with 1.66rom. its almost 3 weeks now and so far no problem. my XDA2's rom is only 1.60.
Hey thanks for info guys.
I will have to try without the today screen pluggin and see if makes any difference.
Boybi, your wifes Xda II which is on the 1.66 ROM, does it have the today screen plugin enabled?
Dave
is the Today Plugin the one where you can put battery and memory bars, and put some icons? if yes, then its enabled.
i too am having problems with the spb pocket plus v2.1 using xda2 with 1.66WWE ROM version. i get hang ups and the unit would do a hard reset. good thing i always do a backup of the contacts and appointments!
aside from Pocket Plus, what other Today Plugins can you guys recommend?
I was wondering what was the lockup caused by. I uninstalled the SPB GPRS and SPB Pocket Plus and now it's ok. No more lockup. I had to hard reset, but couldn't initial find the problem until the trial expired, weird. I guess that's why I bought it.
I find GPRS monitor is OK!!
I have a feeling the Today plugin is the cause as I have had no such crashes since I installed it again with the today screen disabled. What part of it I don't know though.
Boybi, which icons, sliders does your wife have enabled on the plugin?
One thing to note on this, is that SPB update their software silently and don't tell ya about it.
So get the latest build of PocketPlus and try again.
Cheers
my wife's XDA2 just locked-up today! can't turn it on even using soft reset. so i think its really the Pocket Plus! now i disabled the today plugin.
Ooooh Sorry Boybi, I hope I didn't curse you but that sounds like the lockup.
I have been running sweetly for three days without the Today screen plugin for PP2. How long did your wife have the Today screen showing before it locked up? Days? Weeks?
Cheers,
Dave
Possible LOCKUP?
DJWHYTE,
im using pocket plus ver 2.1 on a 1.66 ROM XDA II, just installed it 24 hours ago, no problems so far.
All featured ITEMS enabled, Today Plug-in, File Explorer enhancements, Pocket IE enhancement, Looping Alarm, etc..
Im very disturbed by what I just read in this thread, although I have experienced 1 LOCKUP, it happened while SPB Pocket Plus was NOT YET installed.
Can anyone please advise HOW LONG was the average time FROM installation of pocket plus DID the LOCKUP occur? and what your POCKET PLUS version and ROM versions are?
Certainly would put most of us at ease.
Cheers
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chameleon said:
DJWHYTE,
Can anyone please advise HOW LONG was the average time FROM installation of pocket plus DID the LOCKUP occur? and what your POCKET PLUS version and ROM versions are?
Certainly would put most of us at ease.
Cheers
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With my previous 1.66ITA it worked for about 3 months without troubles (PP 2.0 first and 2.1 later) .
After the upgrade to 1.72.04ITA no chance to install it anymore; it freezes and the only way out is hard resetting. :evil:
Spb team says that they are working on it... hope so, otherwise I will claim for my money back. :evil: :evil:
My experience up to now is that PP is white or black: it works or not, at all. In your case it works, so I would not worry too much... :roll:
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dave said:
My experience up to now is that PP is white or black: it works or not, at all. In your case it works, so I would not worry too much... :roll:
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Good, now I can sleep better knowing my XDA 2 will still turn on tomorrow when I wake up. Thanks DAVE.
Any other observations out there?
I may DREAM better if there are, hehehe.
my wife's 1.66rom XDA2 runs with PP2.1 for 2 weeks without any problems until yesterday.
maybe other apps?
boybi,
pre,
maybe another app caused the lockup? you havent installed anything new in those two weeks? may i please know what your apps are?
mine are:
1. pocket plus 2.1
2. my calendar
3. pocket zen
4. flash player activeX
5. morphgear
6. calendar plus
7. pocket translator
8. pencil box
9. calc98 and aidem calc
10. betaplayer
11. SB check notifications.
12. vbirthday
just want to know for comparison AND app finger-pointing.
thanks.
I too have had the problem
Ever since I installed the Spb PocketPlus ver 1.x and onward I have had that problem. It occurs rarely but often enough to annoy me (1-2 times/month). It seems to make no difference if I disable the Today screen. I have removed it now. I don't have much other software on it, except for Destinator 3 and a painting program. I won't return to PocketPlus until the issue is solved.
Johan
sbp
The italian localized 2.1 will not work on the 1.72 ROM, to make it works you need to install the 2.0 and after it the 2.1.
No problems at all
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chameleon said:
boybi,
pre,
maybe another app caused the lockup? you havent installed anything new in those two weeks? may i please know what your apps are?
mine are:
1. pocket plus 2.1
2. my calendar
3. pocket zen
4. flash player activeX
5. morphgear
6. calendar plus
7. pocket translator
8. pencil box
9. calc98 and aidem calc
10. betaplayer
11. SB check notifications.
12. vbirthday
just want to know for comparison AND app finger-pointing.
thanks.
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ito lang mga nakainstall:
1. spb pocket plus 2.1
2. pocketzenphone
3. sprite backup 3.0
4. sprite pocketmon (today plugin disabled)
5. uBook
the memory card i have ordered for my wife's XDA2 just arrived that's why i haven't installed a lot of programs in her unit.
This really strange, clocks went back on Sunday(located in UK)...my imate JAM dutifully notified me of this and adjusted my clock....my JASJAR did nothing, still on old time....all settings, Regional & Time, the same....even more peculiar, I then Activesync via Bluetooth to my PC (PC auto updates daylight savings so is on right time), synchronises fine but no time change on the JASJAR....I check settings on Activesync and "Synchronize Pocket PC Date and time upon connection" is TICKED!! Is there a setting on WM5 to tick adjust for daylight savings time? Can't find it anywhere. Anyone else had this?
Yep, same on my Exec. Seems like a glitch in WM5
my jasjar changed automatically, no problems here at all.
Flubster
Nope, mine didn't update the time 'til I plugged it into my laptop at 8am this morning (I use a slightly more pocketable phone at weekends!)
No problems for me either with my O2 Exec. Updated overnight on Sunday morning. Turned it on at 8am and there was a notification on the Today screen telling me it had changed. Didn't need to sync it.
My XDA exec didn't as well. My BA did anyway
Flubster, SiliconS, what ROM version(s) are you using?
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Yep, same on my Exec. Seems like a glitch in WM5
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Works on my MDA Pro
Yep fine on mine!
I'm using the newest 1.13.53 WWE
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Flubster, SiliconS, what ROM version(s) are you using?
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From Control Panel:
ROM version: 1.13.48 WWE
ROM date: 09/19/05
ExtROM version: 1.13.139 WWE
Hope that means more to you than it does to me
Didn't work on my Exec. Standard out of the box ROM.
My JasJar automatically updated with no problems (by itself, not connected to the PC.) I'm still on the standard out of the box ROM.
Not a universal but my BA with WM5 updated ok in the US
My Exec didn't update either- anyone smart enough to work out why some have and some haven't?
Cheers,
Fin
Could it have something to do with what you have regional settings set to?
My Exec updated itself. Regional settings set to "English (United Kingdom)".
My didnt, although regional settings set to english
Jatt
jatt said:
My didnt, although regional settings set to english
Jatt
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There are 13 seperate entries for English. Only 1 for UK?
jdee246 said:
jatt said:
My didnt, although regional settings set to english
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There are 13 seperate entries for English. Only 1 for UK?
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Mine changed and I'm on English (United Kingdom) too
Mine didn't and I'm on English (United Kingdom) too!
At the moment after a recent hard reset, the only things I've got installed on my JJ are SPB Diary, TCPMP, and Resco Explorer (+ftp & regedit).
I'm not at all bothered by this, 'cause as I said earlier, it changed as soon as I sync-ed at home, but I am mildly interested as to why it didn't adjust itself automatically. (I've probably unticked a box somewhere, knowing me?)
Guys -- i was really tempted to download pocketplus 3.0 trial version before i buy ...i'm just trying to do all various stuff mentioned in the user manual ....
even when i'm trying to change the themes (orange (ext vga) etc....) system is just freezing....
in today screen whenever i'm trying to pop - up context menu or when i click pocketplus icon exec got frozen!!! now i've soft-resetted 5 times!!!
any thoughts pls ? is pocketplus 3.0 compatible with o2 exec ?
time being i've removed pockeplus from today screen until i get your expert opinions....
Cheers
PocketPlus 3 works perfectly on my O2 XDA Exec, I'm on the latest ROM from O2 (month or so old now)
I have been trying all Beta versions 3.1x for the last month, and each version would run fine untill strange problems start occuring (freezing, ppc goes into deep comas.....) reverted back today to 3.04 ,,,
My Jasjar has I-Mate ROM
Hey guys,
I'd like to configure the calendar on today screen in order to give me up the next appointments of the current week... how can I do it?
When I bought the Jam, it made it right but after some sync. with Outlook and/or some sw installation, now, I can see only the current day's appointment... any idea?
Theres a piece of software called Calendar+ that will let you do this. It's a freeware app and can be found here: http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=108
I think, and I'd like, to do it with the standard today screen.... any idea? :-(
Many thanks man! ;-)
Markino
The software that I suggested (and I use) doesn't change the today screen, it just lets you decide what calander things to display on the screen.
It works fine!!!
Many thanks! ;-)
As of today (local date:Saturday March 31st, 2007), the program Windows Live Messenger could not start.
I uninstalled it and then reinstalled and said: Installation of installation of windowslive.ppc2005_arm.cab was unsuccessful.
Is the program expired ??
I am running WM6 (LSVW)(20-3-2007) with Dopod 838 Pro.
Anyone experiencing the same problem? Thanks for any comments.
Best regards.
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As of today (local date:Saturday March 31st, 2007), the program Windows Live Messenger could not start.
I uninstalled it and then reinstalled and said: Installation of installation of windowslive.ppc2005_arm.cab was unsuccessful.
Is the program expired ??
I am running WM6 (LSVW)(20-3-2007) with Dopod 838 Pro.
Anyone experiencing the same problem? Thanks for any comments.
Best regards.
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I can't start it either. Don't know what the problem is.
Same Problem
Same problem here.
WM 1.2 Black
SPL 1.40
Radio 1.38.30.10
I get a small popup that says "Error" and thats it.
guys,
WMLIVE beta I beleive has expired, as do all betas.
Also, MS track how many people log into from one beta install, so if it exceeds more than their predetermined amount then your account will be deactived through WMLIVE mobile.
just a thought.
wait for black 2.0, no beta here
Didnt know it was still beta. this sucks i use it many times every day.
Too bad, I've been playing with this for 2 days and it's closed now
too bad its expired,
for some reason mine still works oh yeh no beta.
just wait for black 2.0 in a couple days or so.........
same for me. I've been using it for a couple of months on my cingular 8125 wm5. It was a great app. hopefully microsoft will bring it out of beta for free download for wm5 devices. but I doubt it since the windows live app is a decisive feature between wm5 & wm6. But I stiil am hopefull!
jasjamming said:
too bad its expired,
for some reason mine still works oh yeh no beta.
just wait for black 2.0 in a couple days or so.........
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I might have missed it somewhere earlier, is black 2 based on release wm6?
jasjamming said:
too bad its expired,
for some reason mine still works oh yeh no beta.
just wait for black 2.0 in a couple days or so.........
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Guess we'll have to wait for Black 2.0
1.2 --> 2.0, no 1.3, 1.4, 1.5,.., ??
Thanks,
Mushroom.
mushroomphoto said:
Guess we'll have to wait for Black 2.0
1.2 --> 2.0, no 1.3, 1.4, 1.5,.., ??
Thanks,
Mushroom.
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Yes thats right because BLack 2.0 is based on a NEW AKU and BUILD, hence Black 2.0
I've just changed the date on the device to yesterday 30/03/07 and i've been able to log in fine .
just change the date
your'e right, i uninstalled yesterday and couldnt even install it again keep coming up with error but i changed the date bfore the 30th of march and everything working okay now
mushroomphoto said:
As of today (local date:Saturday March 31st, 2007), the program Windows Live Messenger could not start.
I uninstalled it and then reinstalled and said: Installation of installation of windowslive.ppc2005_arm.cab was unsuccessful.
Is the program expired ??
I am running WM6 (LSVW)(20-3-2007) with Dopod 838 Pro.
Anyone experiencing the same problem? Thanks for any comments.
Best regards.
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Same for me...
@jasjamming
extracting it from the rom would be awesome! Hint, hint
I'm glad i wasn't the only person having this trouble, I wasn't sure if it was my Vario II playing up! But as stated above I just changed the date on the PDA and it worked a treat! Its a shame it had to expire, I use MSN all the time!
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I'm glad i wasn't the only person having this trouble, I wasn't sure if it was my Vario II playing up! But as stated above I just changed the date on the PDA and it worked a treat! Its a shame it had to expire, I use MSN all the time!
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in a couple days Black 2.0 will be released that has LIVE integrated in the OS. non-beta that is! works, using it right now
jasjamming said:
in a couple days Black 2.0 will be released that has LIVE integrated in the OS. non-beta that is! works, using it right now
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...good to know ...I think donations to your account will increase in next few days
Reagrds,
Primoz
Joy... I take it you are still testing it then?
And there's me thinking it was just black 1.2 screwing up my device as i literally just flashed it about an hour ago.
Good to hear Black v2 is on the way I'm thinking of replacing different sections of my housing to turn my hermes completely black to match If anybody has any spare BLACK housing parts PLEASE PM me
I'm after:
M3100 battery cover, front fascia, back to front fascia (the bit that slide over the top of the keyboard)
TyTN keyboard surround with buttons etc, camera surround
Anyway enough of my rantings and back to the topic(ish)...
Any date in mind or are you going to keep us hanging on with 'a few days'?
Phil