O2 Mini Slooooooooow

[strongp]

Just getting to grips with my new mini after putting my XDA2i to one side - and it's slow as hell.

I've found some apps can take 20 secs or more to load - and I'm using the standard apps, with no tweaks at all. It’s completely unusable so I’m assuming something s wrong otherwise everybody would be talking about this.

I'm now resetting it to the basic install (Hard reset followed by a soft reset as the customisation is about to install) – I’ll post me results later…

Some other points:

- What an amazing box - better than opening a new Mac

- Why oh why do those f*ckers as MS STILL have to put us through a noob cut & paste exercise on every reset.

- Did anybody else get the basic/business/full O2 install options promised in the quick start manual? I never saw this option on startup.

[strongp]

So anyway, I've got an O2 clean machine, manually configured my connections, and surprise surprise, everything is (more or less) zipping along.

It’s noticeably more sluggish that the 2i, but that’s expected – now all I need is a third part app that will allow me to assign one of the hard buttons to the light so I have a handy torch on me – anybody got any ideas?

More great news – PocketTV is now available for WM5 – www.pockettv.com

[Eradificator]

You entertain me..... I don't know why, but you do :D

Oooo Pocket Tv for WM5

[dragon666]

So anyway, I've got an O2 clean machine, manually configured my connections, and surprise surprise, everything is (more or less) zipping along.

It’s noticeably more sluggish that the 2i, but that’s expected – now all I need is a third part app that will allow me to assign one of the hard buttons to the light so I have a handy torch on me – anybody got any ideas?

More great news – PocketTV is now available for WM5 – www.pockettv.com








Agree.. please, hardware button to handy torch !!!!!!

[Rolo]

Just getting to grips with my new mini after putting my XDA2i to one side - and it's slow as hell.

I'm having the same problem.

I'm now resetting it to the basic install (Hard reset followed by a soft reset as the customisation is about to install) – I’ll post me results later…

What is it you've done? Reinstalled the OS from a non O2 ROM or something?

I'll go have a look round, which will probably answer my question.

Rolo.

[strongp]

Rolo,

You need to do a hard reset (see the manual) – Once you’ve got the ‘press the send key to blatt everything’ message you need to press the green phone button, but don’t worry if you get it wrong as the other buttons don’t seem to do anything. (another triumph for the O2 technical authors). Then after going through the setting up process you will be told that the O2 extensions will be loaded in 5 seconds, - before it can do this do a quick soft reset (stylus in the hole, no keys pressed).

Then you will need to set up the network settings. In programs there is an application called O2, and in that you can ‘get settings’. This may do the settings for you – it’s worth a try, as you can always reset it again afterwards if you want.

Anybody know what this program does?

[Rolo]

Thanks for the help. I'll give that a go :). I found that disabling the MSN toolbar from the today screen made quite a difference to performance as well.

I find it hard to believe anyone could put up with it as it is. Bah.

Rolo.

[Rolo]

You need to

Cheers. Job done, and now it's so much faster. (Hard reset was different in manual to wiki so corrected).

Then you will need to set up the network settings. In programs there is an application called O2, and in that you can ‘get settings’. This may do the settings for you – it’s worth a try, as you can always reset it again afterwards if you want.

Anybody know what this program does?

I've just tried it. Selected the only menu item which said "Get settings". A text message popped up at the bottom saying "SMS sent", but visibly it didn't do anything else. I've waited a couple of minutes to see if I'll maybe get a message back with the settings or something, but nothing yet. My network settings are blank.

I'll give it half an hour or something and have a look and see if I can find the settings. If it's simple enough for you to point me in the direction (UK 02) that'd be cool, otherwise no worries - I presume this is for GPRS type stuff?

Thanks again for you help.

Rolo.

[Dr Doom]

I was also not given the different install options on first start up. However, i did a hard reset and not by the method in the manual which didn't work - there is a 'CLEAR STORAGE' option in system settings that works instead. Then on startup i chose BASIC install and the O2 UI was not installed. So much faster now - it was ridiculous before.

The key thing is that this way, you get the speed increase and you won't need to manually input all the settings. Much better

[Rolo]

I was also not given the different install options on first start up. However, i did a hard reset and not by the method in the manual which didn't work

I used what was in the PDF manual linked to in the Wiki which was comms+voice+reset. The Wiki originally said it was camera+voice+reset.

[Dr Doom]

Comms + voice + reset didn't work for me. Tried it for ages. It's important people know this in case the hard reset doesn't work for them either

[jdee246]

Comms + voice + reset didn't work for me. Tried it for ages. It's important people know this in case the hard reset doesn't work for them either

its comms & voice (hold) + quick short press with the stylus reset.
Screen will then say press green key to reset.