What have I got?

[Guest thevoid]

Hi guys,

I've debranded my SF with the guide on giffgaff:

http://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Learn-gif...lade/m-p/133709

and just wondered what rom I actually have,

looking at the info on the phone its:

firmware version: 2.1 update 1

kernal ver: 2.6.29 [email protected]

build number: ouk_p729bv1.0.0b05

am I correct in thinking that hardware acceleration is not enabled?

cheers

Edited November 17, 2010 by thevoid

[Guest goatee]

Hi guys,

I've debranded my SF with the guide on giffgaff:

http://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Learn-gif...lade/m-p/133709

and just wondered what rom I actually have,

looking at the info on the phone its:

firmware version: 2.1 update 1

kernal ver: 2.6.29 [email protected]

am I correct in thinking that hardware acceleration is not enabled?

cheers

You're correct - you still have the stock ROM, which does not have it enabled. I'd suggest (at least as a starting point) the Modaco R4 ROMm, which enables it, and makes it faster.

[Guest thevoid]

You're correct - you still have the stock ROM, which does not have it enabled. I'd suggest (at least as a starting point) the Modaco R4 ROMm, which enables it, and makes it faster.

couple of questions,

will the new rom completely reset the whole handset? widgets, settings ect.

also, as I have clockwork recovery, can I install the R4 rom by dropping it on the sd card and selecting it from the clockwork on the SF menu as I did with the debrand?

[Guest thevoid]

couple of questions,

will the new rom completely reset the whole handset? widgets, settings ect.

also, as I have clockwork recovery, can I install the R4 rom by dropping it on the sd card and selecting it from the clockwork on the SF menu as I did with the debrand?

Ignore the best part of that, got the guide here:

http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...online-kitchen/

now all I want to know is whether it will remove any of the personal stuff on the SF that I've set up

[Guest goatee]

couple of questions,

will the new rom completely reset the whole handset? widgets, settings ect.

also, as I have clockwork recovery, can I install the R4 rom by dropping it on the sd card and selecting it from the clockwork on the SF menu as I did with the debrand?

I'll answer your questions backwards :rolleyes:.

1. Yes, copy it on to your SD card, and flash. (do a backup of your phone in Clockwork first, just in case anything goes wrong!).

2. You should be able to install R4 over the top of your existing ROM, as they're both 2.1, and everything will remain intact.

If for whatever reason that doesn't work, restore from your Clockwork backup, then use Titanium Backup to backup all your applications, if you're using Launcher Pro, you can get it to back up its settings. The only thing which you'll need to redo, is to re-add your widgets, as Launcher Pro can't re-add them.

[Guest thevoid]

I'll answer your questions backwards :rolleyes:.

1. Yes, copy it on to your SD card, and flash. (do a backup of your phone in Clockwork first, just in case anything goes wrong!).

2. You should be able to install R4 over the top of your existing ROM, as they're both 2.1, and everything will remain intact.

If for whatever reason that doesn't work, restore from your Clockwork backup, then use Titanium Backup to backup all your applications, if you're using Launcher Pro, you can get it to back up its settings. The only thing which you'll need to redo, is to re-add your widgets, as Launcher Pro can't re-add them.

Goatee your a diamond :huh:

doing a backup now :huh:

Thing I love about this forum is the help for the novice even with the daft questions :D

and to think, I got the phone for the other half- not so I can tat with it you understand

[Guest thevoid]

Can I ask why the hardware acceleration is not enabled by default on the orange fw?

[Guest goatee]

Goatee your a diamond :huh:

doing a backup now :D

Thing I love about this forum is the help for the novice even with the daft questions :D

and to think, I got the phone for the other half- not so I can tat with it you understand

Glad to help - we've all got to start somewhere :rolleyes:.

Can I ask why the hardware acceleration is not enabled by default on the orange fw?

I know when Paul first enabled it, it caused some issues, which were later resolved - maybe Orange couldn't be bothered to iron out those issues, or didn't even know about it. . . Nothing would surprise me :huh:.

[Guest thevoid]

Glad to help - we've all got to start somewhere :rolleyes:.

I know when Paul first enabled it, it caused some issues, which were later resolved - maybe Orange couldn't be bothered to iron out those issues, or didn't even know about it. . . Nothing would surprise me :huh:.

All done, bloody hell its quick!

Thanks again, i'm sure the mrs will oblivious to it lol

[Guest goatee]

All done, bloody hell its quick!

Thanks again, i'm sure the mrs will oblivious to it lol

lol, still it's good to know you're giving her the best she can get with it :rolleyes:.

[Guest thevoid]

lol, still it's good to know you're giving her the best she can get with it :rolleyes:.

I've already had 'I can't work the F-ing thing' lol

[Guest thevoid]

Doh! I knew it was too good to be true, youtube is totally unusable, getting about .0001 frames per second

[Guest goatee]

Doh! I knew it was too good to be true, youtube is totally unusable, getting about .0001 frames per second

Sorry can't help with that - I never use YouTube on my phone.

[Guest thevoid]

Sorry can't help with that - I never use YouTube on my phone.

seems the phone had a moment, the audio failed, music player failed to support mp3 format.

rebooted and all is well, I had been installing various stuff prior including pluging into pc.

anyway, the phone is now functioning fine

[Guest goatee]

seems the phone had a moment, the audio failed, music player failed to support mp3 format.

rebooted and all is well, I had been installing various stuff prior including pluging into pc.

anyway, the phone is now functioning fine

:rolleyes: good to hear.