Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830

Danji · Mar 22, 2011

There is a way/trick to make a EXT4 partition to SD and merge with internal memory for have more space for app? With SGS i never had this problem, but my girlfriend everyday ask me how can install more apps. Now the memory is full and also SMS/email is impossible to receive (need to unistall some...).

Thank you ))

Damnzel · Mar 22, 2011

Did somebody else experience a huge battery drain when switching from 2G to 3G network with network data on? Usually it lasted for 2,5 d but when I turn on 3G it eats my battery in just 6 h

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I'm on xxka6 baseband and xwka9 build

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trishmac · Mar 22, 2011

Tried adding the usb drive file . Still nothing

... Really disappointed with this phone. The little keyboard is excellent and has paired first time with everything. . Except that. Ah well

x

JerryPi · Mar 22, 2011

Hy my ace also drains battery much faster on 3g then on 2g. And i also have other problems with it :-/

roninxt · Mar 22, 2011

JerryPi said:
Hy my ace also drains battery much faster on 3g then on 2g. And i also have other problems with it :-/

This is given on all phones. 3g consumes battery more than 2g. Why make it a problem when it is not.

JerryPi · Mar 22, 2011

You are right about that. Its just that the difference in power consumption between 2g an 3g is far greater on this one than it is on my htc wildfire.

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Damnzel · Mar 22, 2011

roninxt said:
This is given on all phones. 3g consumes battery more than 2g. Why make it a problem when it is not.

I'm also aware of it, but 6 hours of standby time are a joke. I charged it in the evening and it was empty over night again .. battery statistics say each cell standby and phone idle take up 45 % of battery capacity

harrythescorpion · Mar 23, 2011

well, i just tried this trick. if u have noticed, the "USB debugging" automatically turns on even if u have it un checked in the settings. so what i did was. when i connected the phone via an usb cable(onto a computer that doesnot has the kies installed), i unchecked the usb debugging, and immediately, i got an option in the drop down menu to connect to an us b device. and when i clicked on it, that D-roid picture came up that said turn usb on. and i clicked on it and voila! my phone showed up as mass storage device in my computer. Try this. it should work.

harrythescorpion · Mar 23, 2011

Petrovski80 said:
I was having the same problem. I called Samsung support (in the Netherlands), they told me the Android version on the Ace is a little different than for instance on the Galaxy S. He actually used the words "less complete" (in Dutch of course).

Anyway, you can choose the USB mode from the notifications area, once you're connected via USB you can select it from there. However, the USB mode selection possibility in the notification area only shows when you are connected to a computer that has Samsung Kies installed. That's right, without Samsung Kies it is not possible to connect to any computer in 'mass storage' mode. Try it: connect to any computer that does not have Samsung Kies, the notification area stays empty.

Pretty damn useless.

well, i just tried this trick. if u have noticed, the "USB debugging" automatically turns on even if u have it un checked in the settings. so what i did was. when i connected the phone via an usb cable(onto a computer that doesnot has the kies installed), i unchecked the usb debugging, and immediately, i got an option in the drop down menu to connect to an us b device. and when i clicked on it, that D-roid picture came up that said turn usb on. and i clicked on it and voila! my phone showed up as mass storage device in my computer. Try this. it should work.

vrl29 · Mar 23, 2011

harrythescorpion said:
well, i just tried this trick. if u have noticed, the "USB debugging" automatically turns on even if u have it un checked in the settings. so what i did was. when i connected the phone via an usb cable(onto a computer that doesnot has the kies installed), i unchecked the usb debugging, and immediately, i got an option in the drop down menu to connect to an us b device. and when i clicked on it, that D-roid picture came up that said turn usb on. and i clicked on it and voila! my phone showed up as mass storage device in my computer. Try this. it should work.

i confirm this simple trick working on my galaxy ace that is connected to a PC without Samsung Kies. nice find!

to recap, here's the path after connecting the USB cable:
settings -> application -> development -> untick USB debugging

manju991 · Mar 23, 2011

Firmware updates???

Hey guys,
I am a noob, but I read a lot about firmware updates for this phone(I own it too). Well what is the use of these "firmware" updates?
thanks!

Petrovski80 · Mar 23, 2011

harrythescorpion said:
well, i just tried this trick. if u have noticed, the "USB debugging" automatically turns on even if u have it un checked in the settings. so what i did was. when i connected the phone via an usb cable(onto a computer that doesnot has the kies installed), i unchecked the usb debugging, and immediately, i got an option in the drop down menu to connect to an us b device. and when i clicked on it, that D-roid picture came up that said turn usb on. and i clicked on it and voila! my phone showed up as mass storage device in my computer. Try this. it should work.

I will definitely try this tomorrow at work. Very good find!

Petrovski80 · Mar 23, 2011

If my USB mass storage annoyance proves fixed tomorrow, there is only one major issue remaining: wifi problems. I have two types of problems with my Ace regarding wifi:

1) Wifi will not switch on at all.
2) Wifi is enabled but no data is being transferred.

They both seem to occur randomly. I've googled for a solution: some people think it's caused by router settings. Suggested solutions include disabling 'mixed mode' on your router (set it to N or G only), turning off auto channel switching, etc. I've tried these suggestions although they all seemed like a longshot. Result: not fixed. I recently installed alogcat and waited for the next 'switch on' failure. This was just now. Logfile output:

Code:

D/WifiService(  171): setWifiEnabledDialog: true
D/WifiService(  171): ****************setWifiEnabledDialog(), allowWifi****************true
I/WifiService(  171): setShowAccessPointListDialog():true
I/WifiService(  171): setWifiEnabledDialog(): true
E/AudioPolicyManagerBase(   95): unknown stream type
E/AudioPolicyManagerBase(   95): unknown stream type
E/AudioPolicyManagerBase(   95): unknown stream type
D/Beautiful Widgets(  692): WIFI_STATE_CHANGED_ACTION
I/wlan_tool( 1858): wifi loading 
W/AudioFlinger(   95): write blocked for 166 msecs, 559 delayed writes, thread 0xbb50
I/wlan_tool( 1862): Driver is initialized. load it 
I/wlan_tool( 1869): ar6000 driver fails to load 
I/wlan_tool( 1877): wifi unloading 
D/Beautiful Widgets(  692): WIFI_STATE_CHANGED_ACTION

Quite similar to the logfile posted by sahilkhurana earlier in this thread. Does anybody have a clue what's going on here?

roninxt · Mar 23, 2011

Petrovski80 said:
1) Wifi will not switch on at all.
2) Wifi is enabled but no data is being transferred.

1. I think the wifi not switching on is a firmware bug.
What i do is reset the wifi driver and turn it on. Dial the wlantest code to reset the wifi driver: *#*#526#*#*

You need to dial it manually or copy and paste from a notepad. Saving it via phonebook and calling will not work.

Now i need an app which will do the the wlantest automatically. Anyone there knows any app?

Note: When your below 15% battery power you cannot enable wifi nor the wlantest will work successfully.

2. Wifi is enabled but no data is being transferred
Haven't encountered this one. But when using wifi tether i cannot transmit data. What i do is i turn off and then turn on the wifi tether.
Maybe you can turn off and turn on wifi again to receive data.

guika · Mar 23, 2011

Hi all wifi not turning on is a froyo bug. Sgs hardcore is trying to make a solution fixing it. Maybe it will be generic solution in the future.

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Petrovski80 · Mar 23, 2011

roninxt said:
1. I think the wifi not switching on is a firmware bug.
What i do is reset the wifi driver and turn it on. Dial the wlantest code to reset the wifi driver: *#*#526#*#*

You need to dial it manually or copy and paste from a notepad. Saving it via phonebook and calling will work.

Now i need an app which will do the the wlantest automatically. Anyone there knows any app?

Note: When your below 15% battery power you cannot enable wifi nor the wlantest will work successfully.

2. Wifi is enabled but no data is being transferred
Haven't encountered this one. But when using wifi tether i cannot transmit data. What i do is i turn off and then turn on the wifi tether.
Maybe you can turn off and turn on wifi again to receive data.

Thanks for the wlan test tip. Sure beats rebooting my phone to fix the driver. Will try it next time I encounter the problem.

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Petrovski80 · Mar 23, 2011

guika said:
Hi all wifi not turning on is a froyo bug. Sgs hardcore is trying to make a solution fixing it. Maybe it will be generic solution in the future.

Sent from my GT-I9000

Hmm let's hope the fix will be general. I'll contact samsung support by phone to see if they can confirm this. Thanks for the info.

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roninxt · Mar 23, 2011

@Petrovski80
Just updated my post. Saving the wlantest code to the phonebook and calling will NOT work. You need to dial manually.

Petrovski80 · Mar 23, 2011

Yeah I noticed. Anyway my contact entry still helps me remember the dial code. ;-)

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Damnzel · Mar 23, 2011

Damnzel said:
Did somebody else experience a huge battery drain when switching from 2G to 3G network with network data on? Usually it lasted for 2,5 d but when I turn on 3G it eats my battery in just 6 h .
I'm on xxka6 baseband and xwka9 build

Ok for anybody still interested, I think I fixed it. If I'm right the wireless synchronisation feature of Winamp seems to cause the Ace to steadily switch the mobile data modes.
I also changed the network setting to auto GSM/CDMA in the Test menu (enter *#*#4636#*#* in dial app) ... anybody has experience with that?

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