ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco

DECEiFER · 09-06-2011 11:19PM

Rochey18 wrote: »

Swedish Spring RLS5 is what a I currently have

Grand, assuming you haven't changed the Power widget from the stock, then you'll find the the 3G/HSDPA toggle third from the last. The button's image resembles a SIM card. Once you turn it off then it won't come on again until you manually switch it back on, so when your Wi-Fi is off the 3G won't take over and you won't have any Internet connectivity whatsoever.

shadowninty · 09-06-2011 11:24PM

Does anyone here use the Honeycream theme?

Justin10 · 10-06-2011 03:20PM

Another quick question, I unlocked my cousins phone, is it now unlocked to any sim card or just the sim card that was in it at the time?

Will it be still unlocked when he travels to Australia?

DECEiFER · 10-06-2011 03:25PM

Rochey18 wrote: »

Another quick question, I unlocked my cousins phone, is it now unlocked to any sim card or just the sim card that was in it at the time?

Will it be still unlocked when he travels to Australia?

You should have unlocked it without any SIM inside it.

But so long as the phone is fine using an Irish SIM, then unlocked means unlocked, so it should work anywhere with any SIM pretty much anywhere.

_Whimsical_ · 10-06-2011 03:27PM

Rochey18 wrote: »

Another quick question, I unlocked my cousins phone, is it now unlocked to any sim card or just the sim card that was in it at the time?

Will it be still unlocked when he travels to Australia?

It's unlocked now to every network.You can put whatever sim you like in and it'll be unlocked in armagh our australia our wherever he choses to roam so he'll have no trouble joining network over there.

irishpancake · 10-06-2011 04:12PM

Can I ask a question??

I have an odd thing with WiFi DNS settings on my Blade, GEN2 by TPT/SS5...

Nothing major, just does not tally with the settings in my Eircom Netopia Router. Router settings below:

DHCP is enabled, my Device IP is assigned from the IP pool available:

192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.200

My Device IP 192.168.1.16

My Router IP is 192.168.1.254....this is the Gateway IP Address

I have Subnet Mask set to 255.255.255.0, (default setting)

My Router has the Eircom DNS server settings:

Primary: 159.134.0.1
Secondary: 159.134.0.2

However, using Network Info II tool on the Blade, my DNS settings are showing as:

IP: 192.168.1.16
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server: 192.168.1.254

DNS1: 192.168.1.254 This is my Router/Gateway/DHCP IP????

DNS2: 208.67.222.222 This seems to be the OpenDNS Primary setting????

So, how did this happen?? Where did the OpenDNS setting come from?

The only thing is, I feel it may have something to do with Opera Mini??

I say this because a web site I was trying to access failed on Mini, and I got the OpenDNS 404 Page/message??

In Settings/Wireless&Networks/WiFi settings/Advanced......I have not checked the option for static IP under IP settings.

How can I flush the DNS settings cache in Android??

TIA for any help..:)

Wcool · 11-06-2011 05:23PM

I think your DNS1 entry is correct. It means your phone is using the DNS settings of your router.

Not sure where your second entry comes from.

In a Linux system, DNS is set in config file /etc/resolv.conf

I opened my terminal and checked the contents but was a bit baffled, it points to google's nameservers. But Network Info shows 192.168.0.1 and 0.0.0.0 for DNS1 and DNS2

So I am not exactly sure where the settings are coming from now

_Whimsical_ · 12-06-2011 12:31AM

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Just preparing the wifes phone (doing titanium backup) to do a no-wipe flash to Portugese Spring:
http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-roms-rom-customisation/340598/rom-froyo-gen1-gen2-portuguese-spring-rls3b-2011-06-06/

Anyone else try it? Looks great

Just wondering can you install apps to the SD card with this rom? or store them on it ?

shadowninty · 12-06-2011 10:17AM

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Just wondering can you install apps to the SD card with this rom? or store them on it ?

Yup

_Whimsical_ · 12-06-2011 01:31PM

Thanks Shadowninty. So it would be better than Swedish spring in this regard then? I can't believe I'm already running low on storage on ss...it's only been 2 weeks:)
Any other major pluses?

shadowninty · 12-06-2011 01:54PM

If you are running low on internal storage;
a) Move apps and games (not Widgets!) to SD
b) Repartion with TPT

EDIT: Swedish Spring is Froyo, you can move things to SD already

seanin4711 · 12-06-2011 08:34PM

anyone ever see this before?
Child dropped phone everything off back cover battery etc.
put it all back together rebooted phone seems ok
jst for that pesky green return icon/button keeps flashing(flashes red until boots up fully then green)
confused!
got it from modaco
Flashing green = Notification
Flashing red = lower than 25% of battery left
Green = 100% battery charge

MoDaCo Custom Rom r3

PHEWWWW!

BeciMester · 12-06-2011 09:02PM

The back button was flashing with the wife's OSF as well, seemingly randomly, on CM7. First I thought there's a notification she missed, but no. On another day, when she got a text, it wasn't flashing.

While we're at it... CM 7.0.3 behaved very strangely on this phone anyway. At the home screen, the 3 buttons at the bottom kept randomly disappearing/resetting themselves, so she had to put shortcuts on the homescreen for Phone, App Drawer and Messages to keep the phone usable. A lot of times when I rang her, I had to hang up and dial again because she couldn't hear me, not even half a minute into the call. It was flashed to Gen2 with a clean install of the ROM. Needless to say, she got fed up so I got her a Wildfire S which she's happy with now.

shadowninty · 12-06-2011 09:23PM

That's quite unfortunate .. I never had the disappearing icons thing but I haven't used ADW in ages
The call thing sounds like a hw issue
I never used 7.03 tho

irishpancake · 12-06-2011 10:12PM

Wcool wrote: »

I think your DNS1 entry is correct. It means your phone is using the DNS settings of your router.

Not sure where your second entry comes from.

In a Linux system, DNS is set in config file /etc/resolv.conf

I opened my terminal and checked the contents but was a bit baffled, it points to google's nameservers. But Network Info shows 192.168.0.1 and 0.0.0.0 for DNS1 and DNS2

So I am not exactly sure where the settings are coming from now

Hi and thanks....I think I found where the DNS setting for OpenDNS is coming from.......

/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks/20-dns.conf

Contents below:

# Set net.<iface>.dnsN properties that contain the
# DNS server addresses given by the DHCP server.

set_dns_props()

{

# ATHENV +++

setprop dhcp.${interface}.dns1 208.67.222.222

# ATHENV ---

case "${new_domain_name_servers}" in

"") return 0;;

esac

count=1

for i in 1 2 3 4; do

setprop dhcp.${interface}.dns${i} ""

done

count=1

for dnsaddr in ${new_domain_name_servers}; do

setprop dhcp.${interface}.dns${count}
${dnsaddr}

count=$(($count + 1))

done

case "$count" in

1 | 2 | 3) setprop dhcp.${interface}.dns${count}
208.67.222.222

setprop dhcp.${interface}.
dns$(($count + 1)) 208.67.220.220;;

4) setprop dhcp.${interface}.dns${count}
208.67.222.222 ;;

esac

}

unset_dns_props()

{

for i in 1 2 3 4; do

setprop dhcp.${interface}.dns${i} ""

done

}

case "${reason}" in

BOUND|INFORM|REBIND|REBOOT|RENEW|TIMEOUT)
set_dns_props;;

EXPIRE|FAIL|IPV4LL|RELEASE|STOP)
unset_dns_props;;

esac

AFAIK, this is the Configuration file for DNS and DHCP stuff, which was installed with the Swedish Spring 5 ROM.

I do not know enough to debug this, but I can see mention of the OpenDNS servers there.......probably as back-up for Router DNS??

You know the scripting above??

Please post thoughts, and thanks again!!

Wcool · 12-06-2011 10:36PM

When you connect to your router there is a background program that get the DHCP settings from your router. This is the script that invokes it I think.
It looks like it defaults to OpenDNS unless it gets something from your router

My script is totally different (Cyanogen 7). it does not preset anything.

I guess if you are not happy with OpenDNS you could change it in this script, just change the IP's.

Can't say i recommend OpenDNS (commercial data mining) or Eircom (reported as unreliable and are not really interested in their customers privacy, think IRMA). Personally would not switch to Google either (Google knows far too much about me anyway) and switch to 4.2.2.*

Not sure now what the relationship with resolv.conf is, it seems the dhcp client takes preference.

irishpancake · 12-06-2011 10:56PM

Wcool wrote: »

When you connect to your router there is a background program that get the DHCP settings from your router. This is the script that invokes it I think.
It looks like it defaults to OpenDNS unless it gets something from your router

My script is totally different (Cyanogen 7). it does not preset anything.

I guess if you are not happy with OpenDNS you could change it in this script, just change the IP's.

Can't say i recommend OpenDNS (commercial data mining) or Eircom (reported as unreliable and are not really interested in their customers privacy, think IRMA). Personally would not switch to Google either (Google knows far too much about me anyway) and switch to 4.2.2.*

Not sure now what the relationship with resolv.conf is, it seems the dhcp client takes preference.

Thank you very much my friend....I asked this on MoDaCo without any answer at all, supplied the file and all??? And it is in SS ROM.

It's just that I got the old OpenDNS 404 page, when using Opera Mini, and I do not really like them, for the same reason as you

(But, you know Opera Mini)

As for Google, well they are the Android ppl, but, but, but...

do no evil

I have recommended OpenDNS in the past, if you look at my posts, coz Eircom fcuked up their DNS sooooo bad, about a year or two ago.....

But, this 4.2.2* ???

where are they, how fast and do they work all the time.

Thanks again.

BTW, how you finding CM 7, think I will be going there soon

Wcool · 13-06-2011 12:14AM

This link gives some background on 4.2.2.*
http://www.tummy.com/Community/Articles/famous-dns-server/

Seems I do the wrong thing according to the article

I am not a Level 3 customer.
I use 4.2.2.4 to 6. It is very fast and reliable for me. I used to have some issues a year ago but switched from 4.2.2.1 - 3 to 4 - 6 and had no issues.

About Cyanogen 7. I think it is less stable than Swedish Spring but I like 2.3 a lot more than 2.2 Also I sometimes have crashing problems when charging.
No FM radio, but it does not bother me. I am still in the experimenting phase so I don't care. Probably stick with SS i you need stability.

shadowninty · 13-06-2011 07:45AM

WCool, upgrade to the latest nightly, that bugs been fixed for a while

[url]HTTP://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=blade[/url]

AntiRip · 13-06-2011 12:18PM

shadowninty wrote: »

WCool, upgrade to the latest nightly, that bugs been fixed for a while

[URL]HTTP://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=blade[/URL]

Thought I'd just check and see what Cyanogenmod looked like on the SF. All the happened was the green android picture just flashed off and on and nothing else. Went back to Portuguese Spring

Wcool · 13-06-2011 12:36PM

I am on Cyanogen 7.0 and want to install Nightly 100. Can I just put the zip file in the root of the SDCard, rename to update.zip and hit update from zipfile in ClockWork Recovery?

Do I need to wipe my cache and data?
I am trying to find this info on Cyanogen site but I think they only talk about upgrading to Cyanogen.
Needless to say I prefer not wiping my data!

PS AntiRIP I had similar issues when I tried to install 7.0.3 and in the end gave up. So I am bit weary about upgrading to a nightly!

irishpancake · 13-06-2011 12:38PM

AntiRip wrote: »

Thought I'd just check and see what Cyanogenmod looked like on the SF. All the happened was the green android picture just flashed off and on and nothing else. Went back to Portuguese Spring

You wipe/wipe/wipe......:)

AntiRip · 13-06-2011 01:30PM

irishpancake wrote: »

You wipe/wipe/wipe......:)

I sure did wipe wipe wipe

full factory wipe, all the caches.

Wcool · 13-06-2011 02:13PM

Went ahead with an update from CM 7.0 to CM Nightly 100
No wiping. worked perfectly!

shadowninty · 13-06-2011 03:36PM

AntiRip wrote: »

Thought I'd just check and see what Cyanogenmod looked like on the SF. All the happened was the green android picture just flashed off and on and nothing else. Went back to Portuguese Spring

You need to be on Gen2.. and wipe ofc, it's a different OS

The Sparrow · 13-06-2011 05:15PM

So is it worth updating to Portugese Spring from Swedish Spring?

Greenman · 13-06-2011 06:14PM

I think I'll go ahead and get it. Its locally available for €149. Just need it for Tunein radiio App.

A friend of mine will help me with the various Roms.

I'll post back my thoughts.:)

donmeister · 13-06-2011 07:37PM

The Sparrow wrote: »

So is it worth updating to Portugese Spring from Swedish Spring?

Most definitively! You wont regret it, I havn't

looder · 13-06-2011 11:25PM

One problem I have about the Portugese Spring is that it's unresponsive at times when the phone keypad is locked.

Anyone else having this trouble?

shadowninty · 14-06-2011 01:27AM

Bump up your minimum processor speed?

ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco

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