MR2 Update bugs, fixes, mods etc.

Posted by prodjsxb
This thread is for those of you who have already got the MR2 update and would like to report any bugs, features etc. This thread will make it easier to follow up and find any similarities. Also to find fixes faster then digging through different threads.

Please DO NOT post "Oh I haven't gotten this patch yet","WTF it's not up yet","Installing it now" etc...

Please post anything you have noticed or would like to share about MR2 here.

I have the Swedish version of MR2, these are my observations.

(1) I noticed as well that when the device is waking up, the SD Card takes a second or 2 to show up. I am sure this has to do with power management. Now this causes a slight delay when you wake up the device and can be annoying if you are like me and want "Instant response". I stated already in another thread that I had applied the "SD Card Fix" that was created for MR1. Now there is no delay and thats the way I like it, the power consumption difference is not noticeable, so I am not concerned at all that it might use 0.0..something milliamps more power. Take note, that I did not suffer memory card missing or sudden data loss problems. It just took a while for the card to pop up after start up.

(2) The GPS problem with TomTom remains, I still need GPS Gate in order to use TomTom. (Disregard, fixed)

(3) The G Sensor problem remains, I cannot use any other apps apart from SE's that work with the G Sensor, very annoying!!!
This Java -> "Water Level" app works, so maybe some other ones might. But even that one is SE's. I will check more into it later.

(4) Visual LED notifications don't seem to turn on until you wake up the device, the audio alerts are instant though.

I will update as I find more, otherwise everything else(I have tested) on this device is faster now, including SMS typing via keyboard.

EDIT:

Please note! I will no longer be working on trying to fix any bugs on the X2.
I'm sending it back and getting an X10 instead, so my efforts will shift over to Android now.

Perhaps down the road when they come up with a better OS or something, I will buy another X2. Until then, I hope others who have been helping out now will continue to do so.

[ This Message was edited by: prodjsxb on 2010-06-11 02:21 ]

Posted by iva_se
Where can I Update my X2???

Posted by prodjsxb

On 2010-05-15 14:09:25, iva_se wrote:
Where can I Update my X2???

:sigh :rolleyes :banghead etc...

"This thread is for those of you who have already got the MR2 update and would like to report any bugs, features etc."

[ This Message was edited by: prodjsxb on 2010-05-15 22:47 ]

Posted by rene

On 2010-05-15 14:09:25, iva_se wrote:
Where can I Update my X2???

ARGH!! Don't you READ first before you post, or don't you understand what you read????

Please DO NOT post "Oh I haven't gotten this patch yet","WTF it's not up yet","Installing it now" etc...

[ This Message was edited by: rene on 2010-05-15 22:17 ]

Posted by prodjsxb
To enable "Auto rotation"

Edit the following Registry Key.

HKLM\Services\MultiService\mods\Rotation\AccelBasedRotationEnabled
Change value to "1"

This will help with many things including this -> TomTom!

To enable TomTom Rotation, go further down to AADRClients

(1) Add "New Key" Call it TomTom or whatever.

(2) In that key add new "String Value"

(3) Value name "ModuleFileName"
Value Data "\Storage Card\Program\Navigator\TomTom Navigator.exe"
(You will need to check your folders are the same, edit the text accordingly)

(4) Make sure it saved.

(5) Reboot device

(6) Start TomTom, when it's loaded rotate your device left, viola!

[ This Message was edited by: prodjsxb on 2010-05-15 22:45 ]

Posted by prodjsxb
Forgot to post this.

To get TomTom working with the X2 WITHOUT GPSGate is actually quite simple.

(1) Go to Settings/System/External GPS and change GDP9 TO COM8.

(2) Run FASTGPS and download the latest Sat Data.

(3) Open TomTom and change the GPS Device from Built in GPS receiver to Other NMEA GPS receiver and select COM8.

(4) Just wait a few seconds for the receiver to be recognized and viola!

[ This Message was edited by: prodjsxb on 2010-05-17 23:03 ]

Posted by manfredRO
Would you please state your version or TomTom?

Posted by prodjsxb

On 2010-05-18 20:40:33, manfredRO wrote:
Would you please state your version or TomTom?

7.9, the above fix also works with 7.4.

Posted by amdx2
what can i say about this MR2, thusly its fast.. and finger friendly but i hate the new colour theme.. it make me think of MS zune, brown? wtf, txt backgound.. man were they smoking someting..... any now since start and other on the bottom of the screen its a really good.... now i will goto XDA and unstall those unwanted panles/titlewave to see if it goes any faster.

Posted by rene

On 2010-05-15 13:02:53, prodjsxb wrote:
(3) The G Sensor problem remains, I cannot use any other apps apart from SE's that work with the G Sensor, very annoying!!!
This Java -> "Water Level" app works, so maybe some other ones might. But even that one is SE's. I will check more into it later.

One of the cabs (zzzz_accelerometer_disable.cab) that get's installed in MR2 is setting the registry-value
HKLM\\Services\\MultiService\\mods\\Rotation: AccelBasedRotationEnabled = 0

You could check what happens if you change that to 1...

Posted by prodjsxb

On 2010-05-19 20:10:52, rene wrote:

Yeah, already figured that out. If you look a few posts higher regarding auto rotation. This does not enable the sensor for gaming. There are lots of cool WinMo apps that work on HTCs as well as Samsungs that wont work on the X2

Posted by rene
If you could get a registry-dump from such device, then you culd theoretically compare these two...

Posted by prodjsxb
As many people are still having SD Card issues and corruption, I strongly urge everyone to install the fix.
Those of us who have already done so have not experienced any problems so far like the ones who have not.

To make it easier than registry tweaking (unless you like that)...
There is a CAB for this -> http://rapidshare.com/files/389695879/X2_SDFix.cab

[ This Message was edited by: prodjsxb on 2010-05-20 23:06 ]

Posted by amdx2
ok my bad, i just realised there is new themes and can be changed, since using it for a few days now i can say is, led sometimes it works, SD lag a bit without applying the fix and no SD lost yet

ok guys 2 questions, 1 has anyone try the geotag for taking photos? does it work? mine just say not found or something like that..

2, most of us using unlock, when setting up the for MMS, WAP, INTERNET, once all these been set up, mine seems a bit slow for internet browsing compare to iphone.. seeems a lot faster loading the same page from the same location? any ideas i might have stuff up on the settings or just IE renders the its slower....

Posted by doministry

On 2010-05-21 00:30:03, amdx2 wrote:
ok my bad, i just realised there is new themes and can be changed, since using it for a few days now i can say is, led sometimes it works, SD lag a bit without applying the fix and no SD lost yet

ok guys 2 questions, 1 has anyone try the geotag for taking photos? does it work? mine just say not found or something like that..

2, most of us using unlock, when setting up the for MMS, WAP, INTERNET, once all these been set up, mine seems a bit slow for internet browsing compare to iphone.. seeems a lot faster loading the same page from the same location? any ideas i might have stuff up on the settings or just IE renders the its slower....

Well IE is definitely slower!

Check Opera Mini or Mobile...

Posted by manfredRO
Updated to MR2, love it. I didn't dare not to apply the SD card fix.

Operation is a bit towards the fast side, autorotation only by sliding out the keyboard is good enough for me.

Features I would have liked to see: RSAP bluetooth profile, audio streaming to BT stereo even from FM radio, and option to beam or email from multiple selected items from file explorer (currently available for single file only).

Posted by prodjsxb
Thanks to ultrashot from XDA for posting this! Thanks also to the guys at sony-ericsson.ru who helped to create it.

You can now play a lot of motion sensor games on the X2.
I thought I would share the CAB you need to enable this. -> http://rapidshare.com/files/391363974/HTCSensorSDK_v1.0.cab

Details: HTCSensorSDK for X2 - g-sensor in applications/games

Application: HTCSensorSDK for X2 v1.0
Author: UltraShot

Description:
It's port of HTC's library that is used in games and some applications.

Test on Teeter

Warning! Some games (like Teeter 2.0) won't work because they use another library.

Installing:
1) Install *.cab. Soft-reset isn't needed
2) Play.

I have installed this and can confirm it works with Resco Bubbles and Gravity Balls, I will test more apps later.

Posted by Mr486
Firstly let me say that apart from the lag in som areas (like making this post in IE sitting on the bus in bright daylight)I really like my X2 post the MR2! ;here is for example official fixes to the accelerometer and twitpic intergration on play now atm.

My biggest concern is THE GREY BACKGROUND AND ABUNDANCE OF GREY TEXT EVERYWARE impossable to read except in a pitch black environment. is there a way to fix this???

Posted by RJH57108
Use SE's Themes Creator ... you can change the text and backgrounds.

Posted by doministry

On 2010-05-28 17:21:52, Mr486 wrote:
Firstly let me say that apart from the lag in som areas (like making this post in IE sitting on the bus in bright daylight)I really like my X2 post the MR2! ;here is for example official fixes to the accelerometer and twitpic intergration on play now atm.

My biggest concern is THE GREY BACKGROUND AND ABUNDANCE OF GREY TEXT EVERYWARE impossable to read except in a pitch black environment. is there a way to fix this???

That's so easy!
Just go to Settings-> Home
Choose a different theme!
And all of them have white bckr/black letters!

P.S. Most of the time X2 now is pleasure.

[ This Message was edited by: doministry on 2010-05-28 18:52 ]

Posted by Mr486
thanks! it works even thoug everything else looks like win95...the text input fields ar white and readable...

Posted by Mr486
Applied the SD Card fix today since i experienced problems with RaceChrono app - a trackday application that saves to the SD card since the data logging easily takes a few MB's per session. Without the SD fix it stoppes recording when energysaving mode kicks in.

Fingers crossed but i hope this fix solves the trouble with SD card being disconnected...

Other alternative of course is to turn of the energy saving completely but I guess that will affect the the battery time

Anyone else using this app with MR2?

Posted by doministry

On 2010-05-29 17:09:48, Mr486 wrote:
Applied the SD Card fix today since i experienced problems with RaceChrono app - a trackday application that saves to the SD card since the data logging easily takes a few MB's per session. Without the SD fix it stoppes recording when energysaving mode kicks in.

Fingers crossed but i hope this fix solves the trouble with SD card being disconnected...

Other alternative of course is to turn of the energy saving completely but I guess that will affect the the battery time

Anyone else using this app with MR2?

Hmm, what are you talking about?!
Xperia Saturn Light is a great modern theme and very readable!!!

Posted by prodjsxb
SE released their own CAB to enable the accelerometer.

http://rapidshare.com/files/393296824/AccelerometerSettings_X2.cab

Much easier than manually tweaking the registry

Posted by Mr486
I have hade some troble with batterytime recently and noticed today that the X2 doesn't shut of properly. When i press ok to shut of phone the screen dims but there is still light in the left hand corner and the phone gets very hot. And during this state the battery drains very quickly

My resolution today is to first shut down and then take out the battery - something i have not been doing since the MR2

Any hints and tips to get rid of this behavior (that we all know from the Windows world on PC) is there any logs to check to see what application/process fails to shut down properly?

[ This Message was edited by: Mr486 on 2010-06-06 22:40 ]

Posted by doministry

On 2010-06-06 23:39:34, Mr486 wrote:
I have hade some troble with batterytime recently and noticed today that the X2 doesn't shut of properly. When i press ok to shut of phone the screen dims but there is still light in the left hand corner and the phone gets very hot. And during this state the battery drains very quickly

[ This Message was edited by: Mr486 on 2010-06-06 22:40 ]

Yes! I experienced the same...
Automatic key lock was the problem. When I set the password to it and made it
lock a device after certain time (no other option anyway) my device was not
closing properly.

Once I turned off this function, all seems fine.

A bug..............

By the way why not just use airplain mode?

[ This Message was edited by: doministry on 2010-06-07 12:35 ]

Posted by Mr486
Flightmode seems to take less battery actually! (But I'd still like to be able to turn my X2 completely of when I want too...)

The games from the original release of X2 SW is now avaliable for download at PlayNow by the way

Posted by doministry

On 2010-06-07 21:47:20, Mr486 wrote:
Flightmode seems to take less battery actually! (But I'd still like to be able to turn my X2 completely of when I want too...)

The games from the original release of X2 SW is now avaliable for download at PlayNow by the way

Yeah I already play Experiment 13

Posted by titus1
I do also love my X2 after the MR2 update.But i hope SE support for the X2 doesn't end here.

Posted by prodjsxb
Please note! I will no longer be working on trying to fix any bugs on the X2.
I'm sending it back and getting an X10 instead, so my efforts will shift over to Android now.

Perhaps down the road when they come up with a better OS or something, I will buy another X2. Until then, I hope others who have been helping out now will continue to do so.