Reinstalled, Better, Longer, Uncut....
Still playing with my new device (the Nokia 6680 for those who don't read my historical blogs) and still installing and uninstalling new stuff...
As a matter of fact yesterday I decided it's time to be the power-user I am, and format and reinstall everything on my phone from scratch. Well here is what I did:
Backup:
I started by backing up my messages and contacts onto my computer, and writing down the gprs/mms settings, since Vodacom still doesn't have them on their site yet. I saved all the pictures and ringtones and stuff that I liked, and just about everything else I needed to use. Email, nothing to back up, since I still need to set that up.
Format/Hard-reset:
The process of doing this is easy, technically, but you need a firm hand. It involved pressing the green dial button, the '*' button and the '3' button, all at once, then turning the phone on. I had to ask my sister to turn the phone on, since my hands (even after a year of guitaring) can't really reach the power on button, while performing this manouvre. After a few seconds the phone boots up, and it's like new. It asks the pin, the date/time, and all those little things again.
Recover:
Now, the hard part, is configuring all the menus and settings the way I like them. At this stage only the bare Nokia software skeleton is installed. The MMC (64MB) is entirely free. With everything set, including profiles etc, I move on to my pc.
Restore:
I transfer all the data I backed up, back to my phone. Contacts most importantly. I start reinstalling ONLY the software I want that came with the phone. I got these from the Nokia website. Oh, and don't forget Adobe reader, I cannot survive without that.
Installs:
Now, the tedious part. Installing all the themes I liked. This came down to about 5 of the 30+ I have on my PC. Software was easy, I installed a few of the things I like, then A few of the games I like, and voila. Installs done.
Note that I have installed everything on the MMC. This leaves more free space on the device's internal memory, thus more execution potential. For bigger apps, like the emulators and larger games. After all of this, I have only used 24 MB on my MMC, with about 7 MB free on the phone.
This is perfect, an install, which suites me. It even runs fast, I scored second highest on Jbenchmark. Check the site, Im still 2nd. I will try and beat that sometime. In my next blog, Ill try and do a rundown of stuff I have installed on my phone.
PS: Gprs/mobile internet is a dream. I can lie in my bed, and msn, how handy.
As a matter of fact yesterday I decided it's time to be the power-user I am, and format and reinstall everything on my phone from scratch. Well here is what I did:
Backup:
I started by backing up my messages and contacts onto my computer, and writing down the gprs/mms settings, since Vodacom still doesn't have them on their site yet. I saved all the pictures and ringtones and stuff that I liked, and just about everything else I needed to use. Email, nothing to back up, since I still need to set that up.
Format/Hard-reset:
The process of doing this is easy, technically, but you need a firm hand. It involved pressing the green dial button, the '*' button and the '3' button, all at once, then turning the phone on. I had to ask my sister to turn the phone on, since my hands (even after a year of guitaring) can't really reach the power on button, while performing this manouvre. After a few seconds the phone boots up, and it's like new. It asks the pin, the date/time, and all those little things again.
Recover:
Now, the hard part, is configuring all the menus and settings the way I like them. At this stage only the bare Nokia software skeleton is installed. The MMC (64MB) is entirely free. With everything set, including profiles etc, I move on to my pc.
Restore:
I transfer all the data I backed up, back to my phone. Contacts most importantly. I start reinstalling ONLY the software I want that came with the phone. I got these from the Nokia website. Oh, and don't forget Adobe reader, I cannot survive without that.
Installs:
Now, the tedious part. Installing all the themes I liked. This came down to about 5 of the 30+ I have on my PC. Software was easy, I installed a few of the things I like, then A few of the games I like, and voila. Installs done.
Note that I have installed everything on the MMC. This leaves more free space on the device's internal memory, thus more execution potential. For bigger apps, like the emulators and larger games. After all of this, I have only used 24 MB on my MMC, with about 7 MB free on the phone.
This is perfect, an install, which suites me. It even runs fast, I scored second highest on Jbenchmark. Check the site, Im still 2nd. I will try and beat that sometime. In my next blog, Ill try and do a rundown of stuff I have installed on my phone.
PS: Gprs/mobile internet is a dream. I can lie in my bed, and msn, how handy.
posted by MarlonV at
7/02/2005 01:37:00 am
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