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W850 Firmware/Bug Overview |
KopStar
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W850 Firmware Overview
Each firmware revision listed below contains the fixes listed against that revision plus the fixes of all the firmwares below that entry.
R1ED001
- First release
Performance
- JBenchmark 3D LQ: 324
- JBenchmark 3D HQ: 180
- JBenchmark 2: 1208
- JBenchmark 1: 7400
Software versions:
EROM: R3A016
LCD: 200608242
Camera: 3.2
Videocall camera: 2.9
Content: PA15
Java: 7.1
Text: AY
Update Service: CRH1069179 R3B019 2006-06-30 12:39
Bugs
User Interface
- on O2 firmware, when shutting down, the phone will keep displaying the Goodbye animation until the battery is removed
Intermittant / Non-working functionality
COMING SOON
Accessing Firmware Information
To find out which firmware revision your phone currently has installed, select Menu > Settings > General > Update service > Software version. For more detailed software versioning information, perform the following:
>*<<*<*
Where < and > represents pushing the joystick left and right respectively.
Sony Ericsson Update Service
The firmware of the W850/W830 can be upgraded either over the air by selecting Settings / Update Service / Search for update or via the more traditional (and potentially cheaper) method of the Sony Ericsson Update Service. In order to use SEUS you will need to have internet access (preferably Broadband) and attach your phone to your PC via the supplied USB cable.
Note that the required firmware update drivers are present in the following directory after installing SEUS:
C:/Program Files/Sony Ericsson/Update Service/drivers
If you run into problems, you may wish to download and install Sun's Java Runtime Environment separately.
If the firmware update fails part way through, retry the SEUS. If the update consistently fails you will need to perform a Master Reset on your phone. It is likely that you will be required to perform a Reset All - a settings reset is unlikely to do the job. It is recommended to use a tool such as MyPhoneExplorer to create a backup of the data on your phone before performing a Master Reset. Note that you will still lose any games, themes or ringtones present in your phone's memory.
SEUS will currently install the following firmware revisions for UK phone brands:
W850
Unbranded UK (CDA102677/95) - R1ED001
O2 UK (CDA102677/58) - R1ED001
Vodafone UK (CDA102677/51) - R1ED001
Orange UK (CDA102677/36) - R1ED001
3 UK (UNKNOWN) - R1ED001
T-Mobile (CDA102677/26) - R1ED001
Third Party Update Services
Third party firmware updates are available from Wotan Server. The use of third party solutions will theoretically void your warranty (although in practice the phone vendor is unlikely to notice) so should only be used in preference to SEUS for debranding purposes or updating a problematic phone locked out of SEUS by the service provider.
Other Sony Ericsson Firmware Overviews
W850 / W830
W810
K800 / K790
K750 / W800
K700 / K500
T610 / T630
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kabukijep
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I hope you don't mind adding my W810 firmware page to that list up there  I'll update my listing to include yours too |
KopStar
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thanks for that... It's been added
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aremaboy
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Well, congratulations for the firmware thread. Unfortunately, I don't have a W850i.. so I'll be a watcher then...please, keep this thread just like other firmware overview threads by mwarner or kabukijep. |
wanakin
Joined: Oct 04, 2006
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waiting 4 da next firmware.... |
darrenj1
Joined: Aug 29, 2004
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Has anyone noticed a problem with the slider not finishing a call when closing it, it only happens some times.
T68i(white/blue), T610(aluminum haze), T630 (arctic white), K700i(optic silver), W800i (smooth white), W850i (precious black), W910i (noble black) |
gareb
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Yeah it happens very often.
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hampad
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yes like everytime for me actullay |
KopStar
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I don't think that the slide is suppose to end calls. I think that is a oversight by  in my opinion
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miguel82
Joined: Feb 14, 2006
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There are no bugs to report yet?? It will be amazing if this phone have no bugs. There´s a lot of pages in w800/810, k800, p990bug threads and for this is stil one! lol |
MeLikeMovies
Joined: Oct 19, 2006
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No bugs? That's baloney.
Occasionally, track play stops when you press the return button for a couple seconds while browsing around the phone and want to get to the main menu.
After browsing videos, then jumping onto the internet, the background occasionally takes the form of a frame from the last video.
After setting the "grouped" theme, the Grouped bubbly background becomes the preview for the stock video "Time", which is just a watch with the hands running.
And... WORST OF ALL. Walkman 2.0 apparently STILL does not support AAC tags, though I have heard that some people say it does.
I used foobar2000 to do the tags, iTunes to verify and even test re-tagging. Still, nothing. |
badboi331
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On my W850, the o2 Goodbye Welcome screen stays on for about 30secs before going off. I suppose it just takes a while to switch off. Its better than the new generation of Nokia phones where it takes ages to switch on! Now that would be a problem!
SE never intended to let the phone end calls when closing the slide. The simple reason being that they assumed many people will dial the number then close the slide so it makes the phone more comfortable to hold while speaking to someone. There is an option for "Open to answer" so maybe they can add another one saying "Drop when closed" (or words to that effect) in a future firmware upgrade.
Apart from that, I have not noticed any other "problems."
Temporal_Dragan:
You might want to add this to your OP. O2 UK's CDA is CDA102677/58
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johny_dmonic
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And... WORST OF ALL. Walkman 2.0 apparently STILL does not support AAC tags, though I have heard that some people say it does.
I used foobar2000 to do the tags, iTunes to verify and even test re-tagging. Still, nothing.
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is the file extension of your files m4a? because in my phone..aac encoded files shows the tags..though i used itunes to encode and add tags to it.. |
stecube
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The conversation volume is too low...
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MeLikeMovies
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On 2006-10-19 20:04:00, johny_dmonic wrote:
is the file extension of your files m4a? because in my phone..aac encoded files shows the tags..though i used itunes to encode and add tags to it..
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Oh man. Embarassing. I thought I had tried this before, but hadn't.
My file extensions were all mp4 or aac. I avoided m4a for some stupid reason... Just tried it (both itunes and foobar encoded) and it works. So, so, so, dumb...
.:THANKS:.
Other errror still holds though. When I hold the return to menu button while in Walkman mode, music will stop sometimes. |
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Posted: 2006-10-04 23:32
W910i with 2GB M2 
