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• Sherwin Ong // Mar 21, 2006 at 8:06 pm

  

  Hello there,

  How did you upgrade your phone? What did you use? The usb cable and the cd that comes with the phone? You went to sony ericsson’s website?

  By the way, I would like to inform everybody that there is a new version of opera mini browser. Go to your wap service and under bookmarks, please add in the address http://mini.opera.com. Ypu can download the new version of the opera mini there.

  By the Max, do you have an ISP for your phone to browse the internet or you just use the service of globe and smart?

  Hope the information about the opera mini I have given would be helpful to you all.

  Thanks
  Sherwin Ong

• Max Limpag // Mar 22, 2006 at 6:38 pm

  

  Sherwin, I used the USB cable that came with the phone. You can use the upgrade software in your CD but to make sure that I have the latest update software, I downloaded the one posted in the Sony Ericsson website. Here’s the link to the software.
  
  I don’t browse the Web using the phone. I just used it to check mobile browsing for the column. I’m on a desktop most of the time and I don’t have the need really to be able to connect to the Internet using a phone.

• Sherwin Ong // Mar 24, 2006 at 1:12 pm

  

  Hello Max

  Did you check the latest opera mini version for our phone?
  Hope it was a big help giving you that information.

  Thanks,

  Sherwin

• Benedict // Mar 28, 2006 at 5:08 pm

  

  Kamusta! Nice review bro! I am about to embark in transforming my webpage into a K750/W800i page, when you are free come over k? I converted my K750i into a W800i and I absolutely love it! I have a photo gallery just for people like us!

• alex // Mar 30, 2006 at 2:57 am

  

  well well i tried to upload the ultimate software versionR1BC002 BUT I COULDN’T .why?because when i turn off the phone, i removeSIM-card,replace the battery,hold c button and i plug the usb connector into the phone nothing is happening after!why? what should i do?what is the problem?

• Max Limpag // Mar 30, 2006 at 1:29 pm

  

  Alex,
  A few questions:
  1. Did you check whether you have the latest Flash player installed (get the Flash player for Internet Explorer at http://www.macromedia.com)?
  2. Did you install the software update drivers?
  3. Did you run sony Ericsson Software Update before connecting your phone?
  4. What Windows version are you running?

• Donnie // Mar 31, 2006 at 7:10 pm

  

  Is it really possible to convert the K750i’s software to W800i. Im really interested on how to do this cuz there’s one feature that I like about the W800i which allows you to play fm/mp3 while the phone functions is off.

• Max Limpag // Apr 2, 2006 at 5:23 am

  

  Donnie,
  Yes it’s possible to do that and in fact, I’ve been thinking about trying it so that I can write about it for the newspaper I work for. Try reading the experiences of people who tried it at Esato.com. I’ve read there somewhere that when you do flash your K750 and turn it into a W800, you lose the Activity Menu, which is a very useful shortcut for me. The flight mode, which turns your phone’s communications functions off and make it operate just as a music player is useful if you travel on planes a lot. I don’t.

• Donnie // Apr 7, 2006 at 1:59 pm

  

  Hi Max,

  I just bought my K750i yesterday and the phone is great. Great improvements from my old K700i. I checked the firmware version and its R1N035. Three release behind same as yours. Do you think I should upgrade it same as yours? I dont have problems with my internet connection.

  Thanks,

• Max Limpag // Apr 7, 2006 at 3:22 pm

  

  Donnie,
  Yes, I think you should upgrade the firmware and now’s the best time to do it since you just bought the phone and you still haven’t entered that much data to backup. The version you are using has bugs when it comes to USB transfer to the memory stick. Some of the files you transfer via USB cable won’t be sent to the phone. It will be hard to use the phone as a music player because the transfer of music files will be affected by this bug. Before I upgraded the phone, I just used a memory card reader to transfer music files to my memory stick.

• ash // Apr 9, 2006 at 12:22 am

  

  hi there
  i am just woundering if there is any way that i can change the phone so it will play back any music file, i have tried WAV and the phone says that it cant play back the file, and also is there anyway of compressing the music that i tranfer to the phone so i can store more music on it?

  cheers ash

• Max Limpag // Apr 9, 2006 at 5:00 am

  

  Ash,
  You can try converting the WAV file into an MP3. Try using Audacity at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/. What’s the WAV file for? For a ringtone? If it’s just a small file, you can e-mail it to me maxlimpag(at) gmail (dot) com and I’ll convert it for you.

  As to compressing the music so that you can store more files, you’d have to re-encode the music files. Just buy a bigger memory stick, I only use a 512MB memory stick and it has enough space for several hours worth of songs.

• ash // Apr 9, 2006 at 5:54 am

  

  hi max thanks for the fast reply

  no i was tring to convert MP3 into WAV but when i do the phone wont play it back but it doesnt really bother me that much as i will get a 2GB card for the phone.

  also i have some sort of bug on the bluetooth as i cant pick up any nokia or samsung phones but i can pick anything else.

  is there any sort of update which could solve this or inprove the phone in anyway.

  many thanks again ash

• imran // Apr 9, 2006 at 5:15 pm

  

  hi guys…can u tell me if it s a must to backup all my files n numbers as this will take forever!

• Max Limpag // Apr 9, 2006 at 5:22 pm

  

  Imran,
  My upgrade went so smooth that had I not backed my data up, I wouldn’t have had any problem. However, I suggest that you back your data up just in case you encounter problems in upgrading and you have to do a master reset. Backing up the numbers won’t take forever if you use Float’s Mobile Agent (download it at http://fma.sourceforge.net), you can back up your phone numbers, calendar entries, tasks lists and even SMS messages. The files you can just copy to your PC via USB transfer.

• Lukas // Apr 10, 2006 at 4:24 am

  

  I can’t get the update to work?

  It tells me there are no available updates and i have the latest one but its still on R1N035

  can you help please?

• Donnie // Apr 10, 2006 at 10:38 am

  

  Just updated my unit yesterday and it went smoothly. Data is retained. You still have to back it up though just in case it fails. =)

• Max Limpag // Apr 10, 2006 at 10:48 am

  

  Donnie,
  That’s great. Glad it went smoothly for you.

  Lukas,
  In some countries and telcos, particularly those in Europe, the latest updates are still not available. I read somewhere that there’s a hack you can do to still get the updates even if none are available for your country or telco. I’ll read about it some more and post later.

• Lukas // Apr 10, 2006 at 2:58 pm

  

  Thanks Max,

  Don’t know if it helps but its on orange in britian.

  Any ideas when the update will be available here?

  Lukas

• kit // Apr 14, 2006 at 2:46 pm

  

  hi max, great site! very useful indeed! i recently bought a 2gb memory stick and thought something was wrong with it but now realise it is just the firmware that needs to be updated.

  however, the latest update for me is R1AA008 and i am using vodafone in australia.

  any idea when the latest update will be coming out or if you have any other ideas to beat the transfer to memory stick problem?

  thanks!

  kit

• Jawad // Apr 14, 2006 at 4:18 pm

  

  I am using Win XP Sp2, to update the k750i, but the update is not working. It stops showing anything after START window…..flash player is installed in my PC…..could you please help????

• Max Limpag // Apr 14, 2006 at 6:14 pm

  

  Kit,
  It looks like you need to wait for Vodafone to offer the update. You can update your phone to the latest firmware version but you’ll have to do it outside the official update service and I don’t recommend this because you’ll void your warranty.

  Jawad,
  I also experienced that in Windows XP. What I did was I used my office computer, which was running on Windows 2000 and the update was flawless. I think the issue with Windows XP is with the drivers, I’ll browse around for solutions.

• payam // Apr 19, 2006 at 7:05 am

  

  payam
  hi.i wanna chenge my phone frameware to w800 .my phone is k750i.
  how can i do this work?please guide me

• *MOOnY* // Apr 20, 2006 at 5:36 pm

  

  Hi buddy!
  Found ur info very helpful….I have questions in my mind..
  I had a Orange branded phone but then i moved to Pakistan and had to unlock the phone to make it work with the other sims.

  The phone software shows:
  R1A044
  prgCXC 1250036_EU_3_CL R1A044

  LC SW Versions
  Main Display
  Current:0

  Camera SW versions
  Camera
  Current:3.8

  ITP SW version
  CXC 125932 R1B

  Customization
  CDA102338/12 R24A
  1E0W
  ORANGE_GEN

  I am also currently using a local connection (Ufone) in Pakistan.

  Does it means that only R1AA008 can be installed on the phone or can i have the latest one R1BC002 installed?

  Secondly, if the firmware is updated, do the icons change? I mean do their pictures change? And that is there any way to install back the old firmware incase one dont like the new one?

  I currently have no Play Now icon which i think has been changed to Downloads as it was a Orange mobile, can i ahve that back in the newer version?

  I will be anxiously waiting for ur answer.

• Max Limpag // Apr 20, 2006 at 6:17 pm

  

  Moony,
  I’ll get back to you in a while, I’m currently in a conference.
  Max

• Moony // Apr 21, 2006 at 3:48 am

  

  No problems buddy….but please dont forget to reply it…
  Waiting 4 ur reply

• nick // Apr 21, 2006 at 9:17 pm

  

  hi!

  i’m new to this. i’ve got a k750i on orange but unlocked to all networks.

  i’m trying to use a new genuine sony memory stick pro duo high speed in it. not working. its not reading it.

  i’ve read conflicting things on various sites as to how to resolve the problem. i’ve treid updating the firmware as well, it says i have the latest version R1J002 ???

  i would really appreciate any help. thanks!

• nick // Apr 21, 2006 at 9:19 pm

  

  it’s a 2gb memory card. sorry!

• Jawad // Apr 22, 2006 at 3:31 pm

  

  Ok I tried it with win 2000 and it worked fine …. took 15 mins or so…..

  Thanks for the nice info….

• arise // Apr 22, 2006 at 4:53 pm

  

  Hi! I have a problem with my K750i fone. I bought it from a friend.Actually this fone came from outside the Phil. I really don’t know if this was lock from a service provider eg. Voda, Orange, TM coz it was already unlock when i bought it from him.
  I updated my fone from SEUS2 coz i wanted to have have this new firmware which is the R1BC002.After the update following all the instructions.The error of my fone was this “Insert correct sim card”. I think i locked my fone after the update. Can you share a little of your knowledge about my problem?Any suggestions?
  I would really appreciate your help…I’m hoping for your immediate response.

• Max Limpag // Apr 24, 2006 at 1:50 pm

  

  Arise,
  I think the update reinstated the phone’s SIM-lock. You need to unlock it again. You can either have it unlocked in one of the cellphone shops or you can choose to do it yourself. I haven’t had experience unlocking phones, though, and I generally recommend against doing this but you have no choice. If you are adventurous and comfortable with firmware upgrades, you can try a third-party updater like DaVinci.

• Neil // Apr 25, 2006 at 10:33 am

  

  Hi max, Im planning to buy b.new k750i this week, can you help me how to know if the phone is Good.. Im planning to Buy at Greenhills Mall. Is the place advisable to buy ? Thanks

• Max Limpag // Apr 25, 2006 at 11:56 am

  

  Neil,
  If I were you, I’d check the firmware version of the phone I’ll be buying. For instructions on how to do that, check the post above. If the phone isn’t using R1BC002, I’d try asking for a free upgrade to it. It’s covered by warranty, so you can just let them worry about the upgrade instead of having to try it yourself. The previous firmware versions have bugs and problems, the most annoying of which is the issues on USB transfer.

• Alexandre // Apr 26, 2006 at 10:02 am

  

  It tells me there are no available updates and i have the latest one but its still on R1N035

  I have R1N035 on my K750i and cant update by sony ericson software, it says there is no new update for my phone. im from brazil, south america
  how can i update to lastest firmware ??

• Moony // Apr 28, 2006 at 3:24 am

  

  u still havent replied me? i m waitin

• Max Limpag // Apr 28, 2006 at 2:21 pm

  

  Moony,
  If you try to update it, you run the risk of locking the phone back again to Orange. The Sony Ericsson Update Service will detect that you have an Orange branded phone and will send you the firmware for Orange, I don’t know which is the current one. You might want to try connecting it to check whether it can download the latest available firmware. If it’s okay with you to have to go through unlocking it again after the update, then I suggest you try updating to squash the irritating bugs of the previous versions.

  On your question on icons, I never noticed changes in the phone’s menu icons. I don’t know about the Play Now shortcut as I never use it. I download ringtones and SMS alerts off the Internet and simply copy it to my phone. This way I don’t have to pay for these things. I don not know if you’ll have that button back after you upgrade. In my experience, the Play Now button stayed when I upgraded.

  On your question of installing the old firmware back. When the upgrade is botched, you can just do a Master Reset and try upgrading again. But as I said earlier, the Orange branding of your phone will get in the way.

  Sorry for the late reply. I have tons of tasks pending after the conference.

• naumi // Apr 29, 2006 at 3:30 pm

  

  hi,this is naumi.i have a firmware installed namely RIAA008,butONE MONTH BACK when i want to upgrade it,it says have the latest version installed,can i try to upgrade to RIBCOO2,OR WHT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM,SHOULD I UPGRADE it or not,i m having no problems with current but want to increae the mp3 volume,whts ur suggestion…..

• Moony // Apr 30, 2006 at 7:35 pm

  

  Thanks buddy….
  I will see and yeah i know that the phone might be locked again…..Thanks.

• naumi // May 1, 2006 at 4:08 am

  

  still waiting brother………….

• mobo // May 1, 2006 at 9:07 pm

  

  hey i purchased an unlocked w800i in hk now in nz i have updated to newest firmware in hk my issue is the camera shutter sound i know other firmwares can turn it off so if i changed to another countries firmware will it work?? and if it does will it damage my fone?? thanks

• Max Limpag // May 2, 2006 at 12:06 am

  

  Naumi,
  I suggest you upgrade. There is a slight increase in speaker and headphone volume and what’s good about the latest release is that photos are taken as soon as you hear the shutter speed. There was a slight delay in previous firmware versions. Upgrading is really easy (in my experience) but if you’re using Windows XP with service pack 2, you might encounter problems because of the driver signing issue. What I did was I switched to a PC running Windows 2000 and the update was flawless.

  Mobo,
  Try putting your phone in silent mode, the shortcut is pressing the # key for a second (a prompt will display stating that silent mode is on). In the K750i, you won’t hear the shutter sound when it’s on silent mode.

• mobo // May 2, 2006 at 7:05 pm

  

  i have silent mode on all the time it doesnt remove the shutter sound cuz its law in hk to have shutter sound so ppl cant be dodgy and take pics so se had to remove that i think but im asking will changing the firmware to a different country than the one where i purchase screw the fone up

• Manjit // May 3, 2006 at 11:31 am

  

  Dear Leon

  I’m using the k750i from july 2005. the firmware is the same original which came with it. i have no oroblem with the usb transfer, but i read in your article that the speaker & earpiece volume increases which is welcome. where can i download the new firmware and how do i update my present firmware. I’m a non computer type person, hence very poor to handle such hi-end stuff, i would appreciate if you could explain how to go about the update.
  warm regards

  Manjit Singh

• Alexandre // May 3, 2006 at 2:54 pm

  

  plz help!

  It tells me there are no available updates and i have the latest one but its still on R1N035

  I have R1N035 on my K750i and cant update by sony ericson software, it says there is no new update for my phone. im from brazil, south america
  how can i update to lastest firmware ??

• Maxedout // May 7, 2006 at 12:00 am

  

  Ser,

  My current FW is R1N035 prgCXC125952_EU_1_CL.
  I keep trying to update it to R1B via SEUS but it keeps saying that i have the latest version. Whats up with that? Im using windows XP, i hope i doesnt pose a problem with my upgrading. I really need your help ser. I dont want to be forced to go to Greenhills and pay for this update which is free anyway. Thanks!

• Diniz Alexandre Daminelli // May 7, 2006 at 7:02 pm

  

  plz help!

  It tells me there are no available updates and i have the latest one but its still on R1N035

  I have R1N035 on my K750i and cant update by sony ericson software, it says there is no new update for my phone. im from brazil, south america
  how can i update to lastest firmware ??

  Oi Alexandre estou com mesmo problema que os seu … por favor entre em contato comigo… xandecribr@hotmail.com

• ilirian // May 7, 2006 at 8:24 pm

  

  Worked fine for me. It took 3 (downloading everything -from update software to firmware-)hours or less because of my PSTN cionnection. It was flawless although my new firmware is R1AA008 because of my Vodafone Greece locked phone. I shuld mention i had Windows XP (5.xx core) SP1 and din’t face any difficulties. Thanx to Mr. Max.

• Max Limpag // May 8, 2006 at 4:26 am

  

  Mobo,
  Yes, using the firmware of another country will probably remove that shutter sound. The problem is in how to get that update, you’d have to “trick” the update service that your unit isn’t an HK unit. You can get the latest update through “unofficial” channels like those provided by the DaVinci team but I think you’d have to pay for it.

  Manjit Singh,
  Download the phone update drivers and program (there’s a link in the article above), install the program, remove your SIM card, connect your phone to your PC via the USB cord that comes with it, and just follow the instructions in the screen. I might write a visual guide on updating your firmware later. Let’s hope there’s another one coming or someone I know will ask me to update his or her K750i so that I can use it for the tutorial.

  Alexandre and Diniz Alexandre Daminelli
  That means that updates probably aren’t still available for your country. Let me research some more on how to force the Sony Ericsson Update Service to give you the latest firmware (if it’s possible, that is)

  Maxedout,
  Do you have service pack 2 in your Windows XP? Service pack 2’s driver signing system can be a pain to deal with in installing the phone update service drivers. I’m puzzled why it’s saying you have the latest version, you should be able to update it.

  Ilirian,
  It’s great to read that it worked fine for you. Keep checking the service for the release of R1BC002.

• Maxedout // May 8, 2006 at 6:43 pm

  

  Mr. Max,

  Thanks for the reply max. I do have service pack 2 insalled. I’ve installed it smoothly and ran it without a hitch. What i dont understand is that it wont update my R1N to R1B. Any help will do. Thanks!

• sreeram // May 9, 2006 at 3:44 pm

  

  I bought a sony ericsson k750i recently. The software vesion it shows is R1AA008. Do you think I need to upgrade it to the latest version. If yes, then which is the latest version?

• ash // May 14, 2006 at 3:07 am

  

  hi there max
  just updated the phone a few weeks back all seems a ok, but just bin looking on the internet and people are flashing phones to be w800is just woundering why? and what inpromvements will there be? and disadvantges?

  kind regards ash

• Manage your K750i songs using ITunes Agent at Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments // May 17, 2006 at 12:30 am

  

  [...] Before using any of these two software to manage songs in your k750i, make sure you have the latest K750i firmware, currently R1BC002. Previous firmware have bugs that cause errors in file transfers to the memory stick via a USB cable. (Click on photos to enlarge) [...]

• Smith // May 17, 2006 at 12:24 pm

  

  Hey max, i bought this fone yesterday and it came with the updated firmware r1bc002

  but i am having a problem with videos.
  when played in the “horizontal” mode, the fram rates become very jerky and its like the video gets stuck every 2 seconds…they play fine in the normal mode.

  (am using a 1gig sony pro duo card)

  any help dude?

• burt // May 22, 2006 at 9:10 am

  

  hey max,

  i wanted to back up my files using the floAt’s mobile agent ur recommending but i seem to get in trouble on which files to get. can you help me out please.
  thanks!

• burt // May 22, 2006 at 9:13 am

  

  ..oh by the way, i’ved been trying to look though the net on how to get the shutter off and it seems that most of them are referring to to DaVinci’s Team. Would you happen to know if our local cell shops here in greenhills can do it? tnxs!

• Renante Nate // May 22, 2006 at 7:54 pm

  

  Hey guys, i asked the sony ericsson customer care about the 2 digit suffix appended on your IMEI but they didnt gave me convincing answer what those numbers mean. I suspect that the number gives you the number of firmware revision done to your phone from its manufacturing date. If this is the case then the unit I got from this authorized outlet is one of those first releases last year. The first releases before the firmware R1N035 have serious problems.
  I compared my new(?) purchased unit with the one i had bought last november and i noticed bugs that cannot be corrected by any firmware updates. The recent updates apply to recent releases.
  Even with the recent update, i got this annoying 2 seconds of hour glass icon to access my photos. Then, if you got sms while playing video, the display freaks out. I still have USB connection problem. If you eject the drive of your phone safely through windows, then if you plug it again the window doesnt detect it automatically.

• Max Limpag // May 26, 2006 at 12:02 pm

  

  Ash,
  Many people want the W800i’s flight mode, the button that turns your phone’s communications functions off so that you can use it just as a media player. It’s great for situations when you can’t use a phone like when you’re flying. The disadvantage, for me, is that the change seems to take out the activity button (because it apparently turns it to the flight mode button). I use the activity button a lot (shortcuts!) so the upgrade isn’t for me.

  Smith,
  Let me try it. Maybe it’s an encoding problem. Have you tried re-encoding the videos? I haven’t been watching videos in the phone recently but I did try watching one in horizontal mode after I upgraded to the latest firmware and I can’t recall having problems.

  Burt,
  Which files do you want to back up? If you want to back-up messages, phone contacts, calendar items and even call records, just synchronize your phone to the PC. When you connect your phone to the PC via FMA, it’s supposed to do this automatically.
  I’m not familiar with shops in Greenhills as I live in Cebu City. I don’t know if local shops can flash your phones to the DaVinci firmware but I’d be cautious if I were you. you’d be voiding the warranty if you let them do it.

  Renante,
  By recent update do you mean R1BC002? After I upgraded, I no longer encountered any USB connection problem save for this: http://max.limpag.com/2006/05/03/solution-missing-k750i-usb-drive-problem/ and it wasn’t because of the phone’s firmware.

• Sreekrishnan // May 26, 2006 at 7:18 pm

  

  Hey,
  Is there a player for K750i that can play .wav, .rm formats ?? if so plz let me know where i can d/l the same !!

  Thanks !

• Max Limpag // May 26, 2006 at 11:40 pm

  

  Sreekrishnan,
  Convert the files into mp4 for movies or mp3 for audio. If you need help on the movie conversion, this post might help: http://max.limpag.com/2006/02/09/how-to-encode-movies-for-playing-in-your-cellphone/

  Smith,
  I just re-encoded a movie file using the instructions in my blog post above and I don’t see the skipping. I’m using the latest firmware, the version after R1BC002. I’ll post about this update later.

• naumi // May 27, 2006 at 1:13 pm

  

  hi ,i have k750i ,i was using 64 mb card and it was detected by computer when i make connection through usb cable to computer,but when i perchased newly sandisk 512 mb card ,it wont detec at all by computer ,plz do let me know abt this problem,i use only a usb cable that came wid phone ,LET me know whether its a memory stick problem or wht might be the case,so that i may replace it immediately ,thanks many thanks ,waiting 4 ur reply,

• naumi // May 27, 2006 at 1:19 pm

  

  im waiting very anxiously brother…

• Renante Nate // May 27, 2006 at 2:22 pm

  

  naumi,
  try to format your 512 MB card.
  Or use card reader to check whether the card is still working.

  By the way, there is a new firmware update for k750i.
  R1CA021 posted early this week.
  I dont see any change but the camera version is upgraded for better still photo at the expense of lower video quality.

• Max Limpag // May 27, 2006 at 2:47 pm

  

  Naumi,
  Have you tried formatting it? did it work?

  Renante,
  I’ve already upgraded to R1CA021, I’ll post about it later.

• naumi // May 29, 2006 at 2:10 am

  

  o really thanks ,it worked after 2 times formating it,plz do post the new firmware,thanks many thanks…

• Jawad // Jun 2, 2006 at 6:22 pm

  

  Dear max,

  I have tried to update to the latest R1CA021 and the installation always ends will installation failed try again errort
  on the other hand when i check the firmware version, it come up to be the latest one while the camera version is still the old 4.5 one

  What do u think

• Worried // Jun 5, 2006 at 6:24 pm

  

  I am trying to upgrade the firmware on my k750i.
  Its been at it for over an hr now. All the green bars in the update service window are filled up and the Please do not touch the phone message is blinking.

  I am worried that this thing is stuck; there is no feedback no error message whatsoever though.

  Any idea how long does a firmware update take?

  Want to mention that I have both phone and sim locks enabled on my phone. sim card is out of the phone as advised by the upgrade process.

• Max Limpag // Jun 5, 2006 at 7:16 pm

  

  Hi,
  In my experience, firmware upgrades take less than 20 minutes (not counting the time it takes to download the Sony Ericsson update software). How did it go? Was the phone updated.

  Guys,
  please post new comments on the blog post on the latest firmware:
  http://max.limpag.com/2006/05/28/upgrading-k750i-firmware-to-latest-version-r1ca021/

• Worried // Jun 5, 2006 at 7:53 pm

  

  naah, its still going on. the window says updating software with do not touch the phone flashing.

  i think there is some activity happening ‘coz the ma3platform.exe process (looks like the process under which update service is running) is active and is constantly showing me increasing I/O writes.

  I am keeping my fingers crossed though, don’t want to have a phone that does not function and head to the service center instead of work tomorrow morning :p

• Worried // Jun 6, 2006 at 10:29 am

  

  ok, the conclusion is that this is probably a piece of half-baked software (SEUS) that was written by some intern hired by these guys.

  This piece of cr*p created a 4GB file on my C:\ writing nothing but error messages. Last night I was shocked to see an error message saying that my C:\ is running out of space. On further investigation I saw that a file called C:\usbflash.log was created which has nothing but the following error message in it;

  ############################################################
  ##
  ## Java_com_sonyericsson_cs_common_iocommunication_USBFlashNativeAPI_UsbFlashreadBuffer() on port 1…
  ##
  ## Timeout : 500
  Time : Mon Jun 05 21:17:34 2006
  991
  ## Number of bytes read and returned: 0

  ############################################################

  what does this error mean?

• regonator // Jun 7, 2006 at 11:30 pm

  

  Same thing is happening here. Its just hanging there for almost an hour now.
  I dont see much happening with ma3platform exe and the temp file on c: isnt growing or mentioning anything.

  i know the software works, we upgraded my flatmates phone last night.

  did you unplug it during the installation? what happened?

• mahendran // Jun 9, 2006 at 4:03 pm

  

  Dear friends ,i’m using k750i but i want to upgrade that to w800i functionality.is it possible to change.pls anyone replay me.give me a solution with files

• Jawad // Jun 9, 2006 at 6:47 pm

  

  Dear Max,

  I await your reply on my last request.
  Addionally i yesterday used the phone to take some photos and they look odd / out of shape on my cell fone screen.

  Could you please comment???

  BR

• Avalanche_kul // Jun 11, 2006 at 10:27 am

  

  How long does it take to finish the “Updating Software” ‘Please do not touch the phone’? The progress bar is full and it’s been almost 2 hours and nothing happens, just blinking ‘please do not touch the phone’. Please help. I’m in the verge of terminating that process and rerun everthing. Will this detroy the phone if i terminate it?

• the KG // Jun 13, 2006 at 10:50 am

  

  by the way, how does the new version search for contacts…

  I’m hoping its the same as the newer versions of Nokia, where you could type in sa “th”, then all names with TH would appear…

  thanks for the Esato link MAx..it was a good link…

  daghang salamat

• the KG // Jun 13, 2006 at 10:52 am

  

  correction…

  “all the names with “th” would appear” edit to

  “all names beginning in “th” will appera”

  Sorry

• Sheila // Jun 17, 2006 at 9:11 pm

  

  Hi, I also tried the new software for the k750i about 2 days ago and like the other guys what I got was a sign that said “Do not touch the phone”. I read that the upgrade will only last for about 15-20 minutes but I was worried because 2 hours passed and I still had the “Do not touch the phone” sign flashing. I waited for another hour before turning my laptop off. I checked my software information right now and I am shocked that it says that I have the latest software. I noticed something different about my phone since yesterday but i can’t pinpoint what made it different.

  By the way do any of you know how to set up the gprs and mms using the sun network? I nagged the sun operators for the settings but they couldnt provide me what I asked. I tried using the mms and gprs setting through http://www.ericsson.com but I can’t still send an mms. Hope you guys could help me out. Although when I tried the phone using a Smart Sim it worked out fine.

  Anyway great site…

• Steve // Jun 18, 2006 at 2:29 pm

  

  Hi after wasting the while day on this problem of mp3s not copying to the phone. Finally downloaded the latest firmware for Australia (R1AA008) using Sonys update service which fixed the problem. However I installed the Sony Update service on Windows XP and it stayed at “Updating Software” forever. I was fed up and ended the process but found the update had aplied successfully.

  Leaves much to be desired about Sony Ericssons software quality control though.

  Not impressed.

  Steve

• Sheila Inres // Jun 23, 2006 at 5:26 pm

  

  Hi Guys,

  I posted a few days ago that I had a unsuccessful upgrade of my phone. I tried the upgrade again today, and when I attached the phone to the USB cable it said that I had the latest software but I still upgraded the phone. This time I am very happy to say that I was able to successfully upgrade my phone and it took me only 15 minutes.

  I also mentioned a few days ago that I noticed some changes after the upgrade but I can’t pinpoint which is different. This time I realized that my camera button is working perfectly. I had problems with the camera button last year (I bought my phone last August 2005) because there are times when I try to click the camera button nothing happens. I had the phone checked with SEMICON and it was working well for a few days and then the problem returned. Since then I had a heavy heart thinking that my phone is not 100% functional. Now after the upgrade I am very happy that I no longer have any problem with the camera button.

  I know there are more changes after the upgrade but I am sitll figuring it out which is different.

  All in all i am very happy that I did the upgrade

• Max Limpag // Jun 29, 2006 at 2:38 am

  

  Sheila,
  Nice to hear that the upgrade eventually went well for you. Thanks for the feedback. Til the next upgrade then

• Vijay // Jul 13, 2006 at 2:55 am

  

  Hey Guys, I Just Want to Know If I Can Reverse Flash My Current Firmware(R1CA021 prgCXC125952_EU_1_CL 5.3)To A Older Version Like (R1BC002 prgCXC125952_EU_1_CL 4.5) I believe(Out Of My Results)that the 4.5Version Takes Clearer Photos than the New One. The Photos in the New Version are Slightly Blury…

  Please Advice & Thanks in Advance….

• Nette // Jul 14, 2006 at 8:08 am

  

  hey guys I wanna ask how to activate mms on my K750i fone. thanks!!!

• Wiki on a K750i? A txt file will do at Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments // Jul 26, 2006 at 5:09 pm

  

  [...] Since the Sony Ericsson K750i also serves as a USB flash memory drive, I tried running a TiddyWiki on it, saving the file in the phone and accessing it via USB using either my home computer or office desktop. I was only able to test this recently because prior to upgrading my phone’s firmware to the latest version (R1BC002 for K750i), I couldn’t reliably use it as a USB drive because of errors in file transfer. [...]

• james // Aug 3, 2006 at 12:18 am

  

  i am trying to update the firmware
  i get to the screen that says i must take out battery, press C and then plug in, which i do, then nothing more happens.

  i have version r1aa008 and the phone is ok, however i often have problems transfering from the phone to the PC whereby it just stops and says it has encountered an error

  i am using win xp and only have usb1

• Naveed // Aug 4, 2006 at 9:19 pm

  

  Hi

  I am a new user of K750i, but am impressed with it. The only query is that i want to have a feature in it that is playback even if the phone is off like in W800i. Is it possible if yes then please tell me how. Please reply soon. Thanks

• Max Limpag // Aug 5, 2006 at 5:07 am

  

  James,
  Were you able to solve it? I encountered that problem before and I remember getting it fixed just by restarting the PC after installing Sony Ericsson Update Service.

  Naveed,
  You can’t do this with the K750i, If you want this feature, you can try converting your K750i to W800i using a third-party software but you’d be voiding your warranty if you try this. Also, I read in forums that you lose the activity button function when you do this. I find that button (just below the screen) very helpful.

• Damos // Aug 9, 2006 at 12:03 am

  

  hi guys! i’m kind of new in participating in forums, an i’m a newbee when it comes to my k750i, but basically i want a nice mp3 phone, full of songs. And when i bough the k750i i filled it with 22 songs, and it worked great! When i bough 1gb memory stick duo card (it was pricey), i filled it with about 45 songs(about 182 mgbytes) and the cell phone started going a little slower, and the songs started to get stuck a lot! i could hardly hear the hole playlist. I have the latest firmware and the memory stick duo card said that it was a High speed memory card. Wat do u think i should do, i really need your help!
  Please reply soon, thanks

• Rob // Aug 19, 2006 at 8:56 am

  

  Hello, I have a question regarding a K750i feature, which I am interested in buying. Can you tell me whether when you are shuffling a playlist and you stop it (or even turn the phone off) and then resume, does it resume from the same point, and does it remember the tracks it has already played such that it will not repeat them until the remainder have played?
  Thanks,
  Rob.

• Max Limpag // Aug 19, 2006 at 9:39 am

  

  Rob,
  If you use the media player button to pause or stop the song, you can resume it at the same point if you use the same button to play it again and it will remember the tracks it has already played. I don’t know if it will still remember it when you turn the phone off. I’ll try it later but I still have to go to the beach. I’ll email you when I do get to try it.

• motorhead // Aug 21, 2006 at 1:01 am

  

  am using k750i.. it was working gr8 but suddenly yest wen ever i send an sms it said “sms memory full delete some msgs n try again” and wen ever i receive any msgs also i get d same msgs but i cant find any sms but tat sms receive sound comes… my inbox.. sent items.. drafts everythin is empty.. wat cud b d prob??

• Max Limpag // Aug 21, 2006 at 5:13 am

  

  Motorhead,
  I’m not sure but I recall reading that the built-in memory of the K750i is shared. Maybe you’ve saved a lot of photos and songs in your phone memory and it’s eating up the shared space. I don’t know if there is a locked allocated space for SMS but you can try transferring your photos and songs to your memory card and then check whether you still get the SMS full problem.

• Naveed // Sep 7, 2006 at 5:11 pm

  

  Hi Max can u mail me a java call recorder at nav_genius1@yahoo.com

• akki // Sep 7, 2006 at 10:47 pm

  

  i want to upgrade my handset’s software to latest ver.

• pancho // Oct 7, 2006 at 6:23 pm

  

  kamusta! bro nid some help here w/ my phone. i tried to upgrade my fon to the latest version but nothing happens. help help any body there pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

• Badar // Oct 8, 2006 at 6:51 pm

  

  Hi everybody
  I am trying to update firmware of my K750.
  now problem is that update progress indicator is stopped after completing about 90% where WARNING is given that “UPDATING SOFTWARE:DONOT TOUCH THE FONE”.

  I mean that update is complete round about 90% and since then its been a long time no movement in indicator. however movement in cord from PC to MOBILE is continous.

  what should i do?

• Max Limpag // Oct 9, 2006 at 2:09 pm

  

  Badar,
  Were you able to finish the upgrade? Try restarting your PC and going through the upgrade process all over again.

• Badar // Oct 9, 2006 at 3:56 pm

  

  Thankyou Dear, I will try this now.

  No my upgrade was uncomplete. Progress bar was stopped on about 90% ( as i guess bc there was no %age shown). then i switched off my fone. Thanks God my cell fone is still working despite uncomplete update.

  I will tell you today about the result. But can you please guide me or tell me location on net where STEP BY STEP instructions are given to udate the firm ware. I am not happy with the guidence provided in updated software.

• How to use iTunes to manage songs in your K750i | Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments // Oct 25, 2006 at 11:39 pm

  

  [...] Installing and using Mass Storage Synchronizer is easy. But before you install it, make sure you have the latest Sony Ericsson K750 firmware, R1BC002. If you’re still using an earlier firmware, you’re phone will likely have the USB transfer bug and you’d encounter errors in sending files to your phones: many of the files you’d transfer to your memory stick via the USB cable won�t be transferred. [...]

• karun // Nov 6, 2006 at 4:49 pm

  

  hey guys…

  i have a k750i…can i hv flight mode on my phone without flashing the firmware to w800i?
  is there a patch of some kind to hv flight mode?
  is sony ericsson releasing an update for the k750i which has flight mode?
  pls reply

• Max Limpag // Nov 7, 2006 at 3:38 am

  

  karun,
  I don’t think that’s possible without flashing the firmware. I also don’t think that Sony Ericsson will be releasing a firmware upgrade that will introduce the flight mode into the K750i as they’ll want users to upgrade units.

• karun // Nov 9, 2006 at 4:09 pm

  

  i had heard about a russian site offering sony ericsson patches.. the site is in russian but u just hv to select ur phone nd firmware version and there are loads of patches including one for rf_radio on off(flight mode),radio without headphones, music button to open the media player without handsfree connected and loads of others….though its in russian…..all u hv to do is to press ‘ctrl’ and click on each of the patch links to find out what its for….the site is…
  http://mobilefree.ru/modules/patches/
  i hv hrd from scores of people that the patches work….they have to be patched using far manager…..

• karun // Nov 9, 2006 at 4:12 pm

  

  and one more thing…..people hv advised me not to upgrade the k750i firmware to the latest one being offered by SEUS. all it does is to decrease the speaker volume by two whole bars…….though it improves the mega bass…

• Max Limpag // Nov 9, 2006 at 5:48 pm

  

  Karun,
  Have you tried far manager? It appears a bit too technical for most people and might be risky as you could render your phone unusable.
  I also kept reading about the latest firmware decreasing the speaker volume. I have no more plans of upgrading my firmware, unless SE releases an improved version.

• andre // Nov 10, 2006 at 2:49 am

  

  i would like to thanks your site for helping me with my firmware problem. Some of the queries were of the problem as what happened to me. I have a k800i. thank you very much

• karun // Nov 11, 2006 at 5:32 pm

  

  hey max
  hvnt tried far manager. though hrd about it..has anyone u knw tried it?..hv never patched my phone so…..i dunno if i wanna risk it or not….is it safe? what if u mess up the phone?
  i hv the firmware vrs R1ca021 ….and am happy with it… u cant upgrade ur firmware via SEUS once u patch it isnt it? In ur opinion wat shld i do…..i dont wanny flash my k750i to w800 but i rly want flight mode and wanna patch to use the music button without connecting the headphones.
  pls reply…nd thnks a lot

• karun // Nov 11, 2006 at 5:49 pm

  

  hey max
  can u post a link from which i can download k750i r1ca021 APAC flight mode patch?
  It has to be APAC…
  And also can u temme if u can use an APAC patch for ‘any’ Asian country? I have an APAC ‘China’ patch for ‘music button without handsfree connected’….so can i use that China APAC patch here in India?

• karun // Nov 11, 2006 at 6:01 pm

  

  hewy max

  wait a minute….how do i know if my k750i firmware is APAC or EMEA?
  I chkd my software info….i didnt understand wat it meant so am posting it for u to see…..
  r1cao21
  prgcxc125952_EU_1_CL_
  r1cao21
  and under customization it says:
  customization
  cda102337/103 r3a
  cxc 125953 r1ca021
  EMEA_6

  SO MY GUESS IS TAT I NEED EMEA..right?
  pls reply

• K750i_nubie // Nov 21, 2006 at 12:42 pm

  

  @Benedict

  bro, paano mo na convert yang K750i mo into W800i?

  kindly send me an emai @ email_ko_ito@yahoo.com

  regards
  -cruzades

• K750i_nubie // Nov 21, 2006 at 12:57 pm