ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco

looder · 14-06-2011 06:08AM

shadowninty wrote: »

Bump up your minimum processor speed?

How do I do that?

shadowninty · 14-06-2011 07:49AM

Get SetCPU or Overclock widget

irishpancake · 14-06-2011 11:48AM

shadowninty wrote: »

Get SetCPU or Overclock widget

AFAIK

PS already got No Frills??

With governors of your choice.

Enemy Of Fate · 16-06-2011 12:55PM

Ok so can anyone recommend a dual SIM card adapter that works in the ZTE blade?Want to use a meteor one and an 02 one, have been looking online but having trouble finding one.

melekalikimaka · 16-06-2011 02:09PM

just got one myself, whopper phone, plays mkvs and everything, any guide to optimum encoding for videos?

_Whimsical_ · 16-06-2011 05:36PM

melekalikimaka wrote: »

just got one myself, whopper phone, plays mkvs and everything, any guide to optimum encoding for videos?

Have you got mobo player? It seems to be very popular and you don't need to encode for it as it plays a variety of formats.

Wcool · 16-06-2011 07:51PM

Enemy Of Fate wrote: »

Ok so can anyone recommend a dual SIM card adapter that works in the ZTE blade?Want to use a meteor one and an 02 one, have been looking online but having trouble finding one.

Found this with some googling, have not tried myself:
http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-blade-modaco-com/320282/dual-sim-for-the-zte-blade-san-francisco/

Damie · 16-06-2011 09:34PM

Dual Sims, It seems a lot of hassle to go through, for the sake of removing the battery and putting another sim card, is there something else Im missing here?

shadowninty · 16-06-2011 09:41PM

You don't need to remove the battery I think

Enemy Of Fate · 17-06-2011 01:17AM

shadowninty wrote: »

You don't need to remove the battery I think

Unfortunately you do, I thought the San Fransisco had hot-swapping for the sim card (so you didn't have to remove the battery) but its only for the SD card. Have ordered something from Deal Extreme now, only cost €4 but looks like it should work, so we'll just see. I'll post back when I get it (prob in like 4 weeks:D) in case anyone else is interested as well.

seanin4711 · 17-06-2011 09:39PM

Was on the lookout for one for ages and came across this one on ebay.
linky:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180672424309&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_582wt_1139

Fits grand but the indentations for the power and the volume are a wee bit deep so you have to give them a small bit more of a puch ith the fingernail.
The screen protector is a great fit a very responsive.
€7 delivered from UK.
Not bad at all
I have nothing to do with the seller btw.

deaglan169 · 18-06-2011 12:40AM

seanin4711 wrote: »

Was on the lookout for one for ages and came across this one on ebay.
linky:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180672424309&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_582wt_1139

Fits grand but the indentations for the power and the volume are a wee bit deep so you have to give them a small bit more of a puch ith the fingernail.
The screen protector is a great fit a very responsive.
€7 delivered from UK.
Not bad at all
I have nothing to do with the seller btw.

have same one except in smoked grey, great case highly recommend

18-06-2011 02:00AM

Enemy Of Fate wrote: »

Unfortunately you do, I thought the San Fransisco had hot-swapping for the sim card (so you didn't have to remove the battery) but its only for the SD card. Have ordered something from Deal Extreme now, only cost €4 but looks like it should work, so we'll just see. I'll post back when I get it (prob in like 4 weeks:D) in case anyone else is interested as well.

link to item?

mp3ireland2 · 20-06-2011 08:47PM

I know this is probably really lazy, but i'm a bit lost trying to figure it all out! this is my second zte blade.. first one was dropped down the toilet at the wkend :-( i was hoping it would be a gen 2 but it's only gen 1.... http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-roms-rom-customisation/337798/gen1-to-gen2-tpt-upgrade/ tells me how to upgrade, but i assume i need to root the device first?

at what stage in this guide

http://sanfranciscoandroid.co.uk/android/how-to-install-custom-roms-android-2-2-from-scratch-on-the-orange-san-francisco-zte-blade/

should i cut to the upgrading to gen 2 could anybody tell me? or should i just do all of the second link and then the first?

shadowninty · 20-06-2011 08:52PM

Just do the TPT
Now need for the other thing at all

mp3ireland2 · 20-06-2011 10:14PM

shadowninty wrote: »

Just do the TPT
Now need for the other thing at all

THanks for that! can't believe how easy it is now compared to the old way! I would have wasted my time doing the old way first and then upgrading! instead i went and cooked some dinner and your reply was here when I came back! The thread is so long now It makes it hard to find the info you need!:)

AntiRip · 21-06-2011 09:30AM

I've a Gen 1 with Portuguese Spring. What advantages does upgrading to Gen 2 give you apart from extra system memory?

Will I not be able to use Portuguese Spring on Gen2?

KazDub · 21-06-2011 01:19PM

I'm probably going to wreck a few heads, but I've just got my new OSF and am doing a crap job of de-branding it. I have it unlocked, but in fairness that's bloody easy.
I have (I think!) installed the USB drivers on my PC and downloaded 'UniversalAndroot.apk'. I'm copying this over the the phone, which appears as a removable drive on my PC. Now I can't find where the file has gone. If I check in 'Filer' the SD looks completely empty.
Any quick fixes or ideas?

PogMoThoin · 21-06-2011 01:47PM

KazDub wrote: »

I'm probably going to wreck a few heads, but I've just got my new OSF and am doing a crap job of de-branding it. I have it unlocked, but in fairness that's bloody easy.
I have (I think!) installed the USB drivers on my PC and downloaded 'UniversalAndroot.apk'. I'm copying this over the the phone, which appears as a removable drive on my PC. Now I can't find where the file has gone. If I check in 'Filer' the SD looks completely empty.
Any quick fixes or ideas?

You need a better file explorer that sees the root directories of your android. I use root explorer, not free but there are others.

witnessmenow · 21-06-2011 02:01PM

mp3ireland2 wrote: »

I know this is probably really lazy, but i'm a bit lost trying to figure it all out! this is my second zte blade.. first one was dropped down the toilet at the wkend :-( i was hoping it would be a gen 2 but it's only gen 1.... http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-roms-rom-customisation/337798/gen1-to-gen2-tpt-upgrade/ tells me how to upgrade, but i assume i need to root the device first?

at what stage in this guide

http://sanfranciscoandroid.co.uk/android/how-to-install-custom-roms-android-2-2-from-scratch-on-the-orange-san-francisco-zte-blade/

should i cut to the upgrading to gen 2 could anybody tell me? or should i just do all of the second link and then the first?

go as far as the Clockwork recovery install. then you can follow the steps for gen2.

Do you still have the broken one? My sisters touch screen is cracked and I wouldn't mind replacing it.

mp3ireland2 · 21-06-2011 02:04PM

PogMoThoin wrote: »

You need a better file explorer that sees the root directories of your android. I use root explorer, not free but there are others.

As shadow ninty told me just do the TPT that's described here
http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-roms-rom-customisation/337798/gen1-to-gen2-tpt-upgrade/

copy the "CM 7.0.3 TPT" onto your sd card, turn off phone, and and hold menu and volume up when you turn it on. That'll do everything automatically!

Separate issue: I used to have sweedish spring on my old phone, now have CM7, just wondering how do I get a numeric keyboard for texting that I used to have on sweedish spring, and japenese jellyfish before that? I don't know is it that's it's not installed or that I just can't find the setting to change it! I just have whatever was in the TPT file so may need other files?

PogMoThoin wrote: »

You need a better file explorer that sees the root directories of your android. I use root explorer, not free but there are others.

As shadow ninty told me just do the TPT that's described here
http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-roms-rom-customisation/337798/gen1-to-gen2-tpt-upgrade/

copy the "CM 7.0.3 TPT" onto your sd card, turn off phone, and and hold menu and volume up when you turn it on. That'll do everything automatically!

Separate issue: I used to have sweedish spring on my old phone, now have CM7, just wondering how do I get a numeric keyboard for texting that I used to have on sweedish spring, and japenese jellyfish before that? I don't know is it that's it's not installed or that I just can't find the setting to change it! I just have whatever was in the TPT file so may need other files?

EDIT: http://www.allshadow.com/2009/08/12/how-to-get-the-htc-hero-keyboard-android/
incase anybody wants to get the keyboard! Took a while to google the right stuff but got what I wanted :-)

EDIT2: that app keeps crashing and I can't write a text at all, hate qwerty keypad for texts. Can anybody help me get htc numeric keypad on CM7? Else I'm back to sweedish spring... do I have to wipe all to go back to that? Is there a TPT file to install it on a gen 2 or what do I've to do?

mp3ireland2 · 21-06-2011 02:08PM

witnessmenow wrote: »

go as far as the Clockwork recovery install. then you can follow the steps for gen2.

Do you still have the broken one? My sisters touch screen is cracked and I wouldn't mind replacing it.

I am currently drying the phone out to see if i can get it working again! putting it into and taking it out of fridge, after some googling. I don't know if the screen cover is working as there are electronics in that too... but to be honest I'd like to keep it as a spare myself, as I broke the screen on my last one and had to buy this as a replacement http://cgi.ebay.ie/100-Genuine-ZTE-Blade-Front-Fascia-digitizer-screen-/300532388885?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhoneAccessories_MobilePhoneFascias_JN&hash=item45f9205415 which is pretty pricey! Only place I could find a replacemnt. My brother has the zte too so I figure one of us will need the screen at some stage! Sorry about that!

witnessmenow · 21-06-2011 02:28PM

mp3ireland2 wrote: »

I am currently drying the phone out to see if i can get it working again! putting it into and taking it out of fridge, after some googling. I don't know if the screen cover is working as there are electronics in that too... but to be honest I'd like to keep it as a spare myself, as I broke the screen on my last one and had to buy this as a replacement http://cgi.ebay.ie/100-Genuine-ZTE-Blade-Front-Fascia-digitizer-screen-/300532388885?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhoneAccessories_MobilePhoneFascias_JN&hash=item45f9205415 which is pretty pricey! Only place I could find a replacemnt. My brother has the zte too so I figure one of us will need the screen at some stage! Sorry about that!

Yeah no bother, Just wanted to throw my hat in the ring in case it was making its way to the bin!

dinorebel · 21-06-2011 05:03PM

Hi got a San Fransisco today from Asda Strabane and unlocked as per

http://www.chrislowthian.co.uk/how-to-unlock-de-brand-and-root-the-zte-blade-orange-san-francisco/1824/#comments

and put in a Vodafone.ie sim

While trying to debrand got as far as

Download and Run “ROM Manager” (free version) from the Android Market.

and found I cannot get onto the internet have tried everything I know(not much) and am now tearing my hair out any help would be appreciated.

dinorebel · 22-06-2011 01:18PM

dinorebel wrote: »

Hi got a San Fransisco today from Asda Strabane and unlocked as per

http://www.chrislowthian.co.uk/how-to-unlock-de-brand-and-root-the-zte-blade-orange-san-francisco/1824/#comments

and put in a Vodafone.ie sim

While trying to debrand got as far as

Download and Run “ROM Manager” (free version) from the Android Market.

and found I cannot get onto the internet have tried everything I know(not much) and am now tearing my hair out any help would be appreciated.

Reset APN and is running fine.

KazDub · 23-06-2011 01:05PM

Trying to run this "fastboot-windows flash recovery recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.3-blade.img" but I'm still 'Waiting for Device'.

What have I done wrong?

DECEiFER · 23-06-2011 01:07PM

KazDub wrote: »

Trying to run this "fastboot-windows flash recovery recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.3-blade.img" but I'm still 'Waiting for Device'.

What have I done wrong?

Did you power the phone on with the + volume rocker key pressed? Also, what OS are you using, and do you need drivers?

KazDub · 23-06-2011 01:14PM

I power on the phone with the + button pressed. The green android screen appears for a bit, then the 'Orange' logo and the the phone loads up as normal. I'm on Windows 7 and as far as I can tell the USB drivers are installed.

DECEiFER · 23-06-2011 01:16PM

KazDub wrote: »

I power on the phone with the + button pressed. The green android screen appears for a bit, then the 'Orange' logo and the the phone loads up as normal. I'm on Windows 7 and as far as I can tell the USB drivers are installed.

No no, the phone should not load up as normal. It should stay on the green Android screen. Make sure you hold the + button down before you press the power button and don't let go of the + until after you release the power button. Hopefully that'll help!

KazDub · 23-06-2011 01:26PM

I've been trying since Monday to get this phone de-Orangeified. In that time I must have done the whole 'power on with the + button' plenty of times. It doesnt' work on my phone. Just tried it there again for the sake of it, same thing. Should there be something installed onto my phone to make this work first?

ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco

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