Official Samsung Spica Discussion Thread

[sriharsha_madineni]

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^^ Are those picture I posted above showing correctly??

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Spica is more faster now thanks to some CPU optimizations from the recompiled libdvm.so to take advantage of ARM CPUs *bit.ly/d1QaZI

Waiting for LeshaK to add this to Samdroid Mod Kitchen

 

[amit3987]

well after being a silent spectator for almost a mnth on this thread I finally bought my spica today for 12.8K....
I have a few questions regarding it:
1. did ur apica come wid a screen guard out of the box??

2.Also sum1 had mentioned previously tht all models wid mfg. date as april 10 come wid android 2.1.....but d 1 tht i bght is mfgd. in dec 2009 nd yet has android 2.1.........baseband version i570EDDJC5....kernel version:2.6.39 shun.cho@SE-605#2.....

jus wntd to cnfirm tht d piece wasnt opened and used previously......

Also cld ne1 suggest sum good apps for d phone.....

and how cld I add more homescreen......mine currently has 3....

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

well after being a silent spectator for almost a mnth on this thread I finally bought my spica today for 12.8K....
I have a few questions regarding it:
1. did ur apica come wid a screen guard out of the box??

2.Also sum1 had mentioned previously tht all models wid mfg. date as april 10 come wid android 2.1.....but d 1 tht i bght is mfgd. in dec 2009 nd yet has android 2.1.........baseband version i570EDDJC5....kernel version:2.6.39 shun.cho@SE-605#2.....

jus wntd to cnfirm tht d piece wasnt opened and used previously......

Also cld ne1 suggest sum good apps for d phone.....

and how cld I add more homescreen......mine currently has 3....

1. It's not a screen guard as such, it's just a protective packaging cover given on every mobile.
2. My guess is that, Samsung might have stopped distributing old batch models i.e DEC 09 models, Upgraded them to 2.1 and released them along with newer batch models. May be that is why people complained of unavailability of Spica in that period!!

Regarding homescreen, I even forgot how pantheon homescreen looked like

helixlauncher and Launcher Pro spoiled me

wait a second!!!! I remember I answered the same question in the intial pages where I even posted pictures on how to add/delete more homescreens, search for it in initial pages @amit.

I've even posted a list of some good apps in initial pages, use the search thread option to find them or navigate through initial pages

 

[amit3987]

1. It's not a screen guard as such, it's just a protective packaging cover given on every mobile.
2. My guess is that, Samsung might have stopped distributing old batch models i.e DEC 09 models, Upgraded them to 2.1 and released them along with newer batch models. May be that is why people complained of unavailability of Spica in that period!!

Regarding homescreen, I even forgot how pantheon homescreen looked like

helixlauncher and Launcher Pro spoiled me

wait a second!!!! I remember I answered the same question in the intial pages where I even posted pictures on how to add/delete more homescreens, search for it in initial pages @amit.

I've even posted a list of some good apps in initial pages, use the search thread option to find them or navigate through initial pages

well thn wld I have to add a screen guard abv tht protective cover or wait 4 it to peel off bfr adding it....

also u said tht dec 09 wer old batch models...so r thr ne chnges in the new batch model tht u have come across.....

the apps u posted on pg.4 have dnlded thm all was lookin for some more tht ul might have come across.... cldnt find tht adding new homescreens post have gone thru d entire thread since aftrnoon...wld be glad if u cld mention the method or post no.


and ya cld u pls tell me how to get my contacts on this phone... i have all my contacts on my sim but cant find an option to view or transfer thm as in nokia phones

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

^^ Here's the list of apps, that I mentioned
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124751&page=4

And here's how you add/delete Homescreens in Pantheon, quoting this from my earlier post.

BTW you can add/delete empty home screens by using edit in home screen
*img96.imageshack.us/img96/6365/cap201004091307.th.jpg*img41.imageshack.us/i/cap2010040913081.jpg

*img41.imageshack.us/img41/471/cap2010040913081.th.jpg

@tarey_g

First you need to install LK MOD from here *bit.ly/a3Wm2I , how to install this is mentioned just a few posts above.

You'll get the recovery kernel from LK mod, now you may install Samdroid mod from here *bit.ly/axnFeP or else cook your own Samdroid mod with components of your choice here *bit.ly/bRnYhU

Hope it helps

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@amit
try to avoid sms lingo

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Regarding transferring sim contacts, just press menu button in contacts window and you'll get an option to import from Sim card, mind you this moves(deletes from SIM) contacts to phone permanently.

Regarding how to import contacts from Nokia phones, again this is discussed many times in this thread, please use the thread search option

 

[amit3987]

^^ Here's the list of apps, that I mentioned
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124751&page=4

And here's how you add/delete Homescreens in Pantheon, quoting this from my earlier post.



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@amit
try to avoid sms lingo

thanks.... could u please tell me about how to get my contacts from sim to phone....do not wnt to type them all...

 

[maddu5731]

@maddu5731

Head over to the source site. Its clearing explained using pictures.
or contact Sriharsha, He is already on samdroid mod. He might help you.

Open Odin & just put the new spica ops file & the pda file downloaded from the source & flash..nothing else..
it will reboot in recovery mode & then apply the zip file
if any issues,feel free 2 ask

@Maddu
LKmod has two files, one is "LK2-02-1_update.zip" & the other "i5700_LK2-02_PDA.7z".

Before you start flashing this, copy "LK2-02-1_update.zip" to SD card,
then put phone in Download mode and from here the procedure is same as firmware update, that I presume you did earlier.

the only difference is you use "i5700_LK2-02_PDA.7z" instead of firmware PDA file. So keep this file in PDA box and flash your phone,

After flashing, phone boots into recovery mode and then you use the file, that you copied into SD card before flashing and that process is easy enough so continue with the guide on samdroid forums here *bit.ly/a3Wm2I

Thanx for ur suggestion guyz....but I still have some questions in my mind...

1.After flashing with i5700_LK2-02_PDA.7z,will the phone automatically boot in recovery mode? Or I need to do it manually(I dont know that..)

2.Should I need to check the "one package" option in the odin while flashing?

3.Can I use the samdroid "kitchen cooked" mod directly on after lk mod?

and last
4.Waht if I delete the samdoid mod zip file from the sd card after installation..?

Thanx in advance...

 

[tarey_g]

^^ Thx Shriarsha.

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

^^ Thx Shriarsha.

Welcome
and that is Sri Harsha

Thanx for ur suggestion guyz....but I still have some questions in my mind...

1.After flashing with i5700_LK2-02_PDA.7z,will the phone automatically boot in recovery mode? Or I need to do it manually(I dont know that..)

2.Should I need to check the "one package" option in the odin while flashing?

3.Can I use the samdroid "kitchen cooked" mod directly on after lk mod?

and last
4.Waht if I delete the samdoid mod zip file from the sd card after installation..?

Thanx in advance...

1. It will boot into recovery mode automatically.
2. No need
3. ofcourse you can
4. Nothing happens

 

[tarey_g]

If I brick my phone, how good are the chances of recovery .

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Chances of bricking are almost null. You should be a genius par excellence if you are able to brick yours

 

[tarey_g]

^^ Good thing that i am not .

btw, i was reading some old posts in this thread, this post of yours .. are you still on the same firmware. If on newer how good is the performance increase ? You mention there that some apps are bit sluggish and menu navigation too. I have same issues.

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1223334&postcount=133

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

compared to that firmware, the one I'm using now is blazing fast.
r u still on that Indian firmware?
In which apps are you facing that issue?

 

[vulpine]

1. did ur apica come wid a screen guard out of the box??

2.Also sum1 had mentioned previously tht all models wid mfg. date as april 10 come wid android 2.1.....but d 1 tht i bght is mfgd. in dec 2009 nd yet has android 2.1.........baseband version i570EDDJC5....kernel version:2.6.39 shun.cho@SE-605#2.....

1. Yup! there's a screen guard
2. Some thing's fishy JC5 is march firmware and how could it be installed in dec device..??
May be samsung opened the seal, upgraded and put it back.
Did you check the seal when you bought? If it was perfect then nothing to worry.

@amit
try to avoid sms lingo

+1
Pls yaar.

compared to that firmware, the one I'm using now is blazing fast.
r u still on that Indian firmware?

Thats quite a word! Im also on JD4. Its not too fast but not laggy either. Will samdroid mod really improve my speed??

 

[tarey_g]

compared to that firmware, the one I'm using now is blazing fast.
r u still on that Indian firmware?
In which apps are you facing that issue?

Yes the Indian one, apps launch with a delay, free memory is always around 30-40mb, menus have lag (irritating ) and the launcher is also slower compared to 1.5.

 

[maddu5731]

Thanx sri harsha
I will now try the samdroid mode
actually I m on my dad's sd card(256 mb)
so I will mod it some days later after purchasing new card....

 

[walkmanguru]

Hi everyone, Android geeks... Which phone is best in range of 20-25 k ??

 

[tgpraveen]

new 3d gallery in kitchen and on samdroid as standalone also.
it is very stable but lacks some effects/features.
though try it. if u get fc or that white screen when zooming on older ver.

 

[tarey_g]

Ok I have decided to install the samdroid cfw. Read old posts from this thread (man that takes too much time ), I am on win7 64. Any important points/limitations to remember ?

 

[sachitgul]

hey guys i was planning to flash my spica again since i havnt done since my first time..


i will be trying the new I570EXXJE1 firmware..
any issues with this firmware??

after this i will flash the latest Lkmod and cook my own mod with a JIT compiler and flash that..


what i dont get is how do i go into reboot mode??
and also what does mount mean??

and by put it in root of sd card means that i shuld copy paste the concerned file to the Sd card right??

shuld i hard reset before flashing??
and shuld i format my memory card??


and is there anything else that i shuld do??


EDIT:will flashing all this items give me SU access??