Windows Mobile 6.1 Update Available for the Blackjack II
The Windows Mobile 6.1 Update for the Samsung Blackjack II is finally here! You can download the updater application that will run on either Windows XP or Windows Vista using the links below. (OS X users, you’ll have to boot into Windows to run this patch!)
- Windows Mobile 6.1 Update for Windows XP
- Windows Mobile 6.1 Update for Windows Vista
- General Windows Mobile 6.1 Update Page (Has links to the WinXP and Vista pages listed above)
Thanks to pukka for starting the forum thread and thanks to everyone (especially Snickolaz) for posting in the comments saying that it’s been released!
Make sure you backup your Blackjack II before installing this update. Use either PIMBackup or Dashwire (quick Dashwire instructions available here, users withOUT unlimited data read this).
Update: I have successfully upgraded my Samsung Blackjack II from Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard to Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard using the above link (WinXP).
Trouble Shooting Tips:
Q: My Upgrader won’t upgrade my phone and keeps asking me to put it into “Download Mode”, how do I manually put my Blackjack II into this mode?
A : To put your Blackjack II into “Download Mode”, turn off your Blackjack II, then hold down Volume Up + Back Key while powering on the handset.
Q: After upgrading to WM 6.1 my Blackjack makes a beeping noise every couple of minutes (the same beep that is made when the power cable is disconnected), how do I fix this?
A: Re-Install the modem drivers (as specified in Samsung’s instructions) and re-run the upgrader.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Is it possible to download a CAB file for this, if my active sync does not work? Please!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:18 pm
yea!!!! i just downloaded the update for my blackjack 2, and i love it!!! thnx for the links =]
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
A CAB file will not be available for this update — This is because a CAB file runs on your phone. This update effectively erases your phone, so it has to be run from something other than your phone (Your computer)
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:01 pm
it has shared internet finally, ive been waiting for this since the phone come out
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:04 pm
David,
I used to be able to move files that I found redundant and that I never used into a file I labelled “Nonsense.” WM 6.1 is not allowing me to move certain files (ex: games) because it says I don’t have permission. Does this have something to do with an app unlock maybe? I don’t think so, because I was able to transfer all my other apps from the old version… but who knows.
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:09 pm
The Vista link isnt working for me?!!!!!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Awesome that WM6.1 is out! But, I’m a little stumped on how to use Dashwire before & after upgrading… I *get* that I’ve gotta run it before upgrading, but then what after the upgrade finishes? (Yeah, yeah.. save the “newb” comments, hehe.)
Also, anyone know where a summation of changes / fixes can be found? I’m eager to upgrade, but I’d really like to know what all will change.
Thanks!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Will it be possible to get the update via windows update (off the phone?)
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Anyone know how to put the Blackjack 2 into “Download Mode”????
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Got it! Some pros and cons. My 2 biggest complaints weren’t addressed. First, whats the point of the LED if it doesn’t blink for missed calls/notifications like every other smartphone. Second, what’s up with the ringer volume? I installed SRS Wow XT before to boost the volume and it worked like a champ. Don’t try it on this ROM! It crashes all sounds. Those things aside. the improved thumbwheel speed is a big improvement. The homepage is OK. Voice Command 1.6 is included! (Woot!) and works great in comparison to WM6.0. ICS tethering is included although this was easily obtained in WM6.0 by a cab file. The threaded text messaging is a good improvement. Vanity dialing is available (must be manually enabled) allowing entering alpha characters in a phone number. All in all a great improvement over WM6.0
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Ok, update went well and so far I am extremely happy with the results. I have been getting back all the programs I have had installed and I have noticed a couple things already.
Holding down the ‘Home’ key no longer brings up the taskmanager
Garmin Mobile XT and Google Maps acquire a GPS signal at a much faster rate, almost instantaneous!
Will report back with any other findings! Happy Upgrading!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:28 pm
oliverlives, no It will not be available through windows update(very pointless feature) because as david explained, this is a rom update which completely erases your entire phones memory to the new one, It couldn’t be done over the internet as you cant cache a rom update(you need a direct connection to a computer to install it). If it were available through Windows Update it would only be able to update piece by piece, taking multiple installs and leaving the update fragmented.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Aww I totally posted first with the links saying the download is there! No credit though
But the install went just fine and now my GPS loads in a couple seconds instead of like 5 minutes. There’s more, but that’s one of the most noticeable improvements.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:29 pm
how do you backup files? will my contacts and texts be saved? thank you for the post
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Ehh..thanks Puka…I guess I’m going to have to wait a while, as Active Sync just does not work on my computer…
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:31 pm
greybucket, try the Home key again. Mine brings up task manager the same as before.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:33 pm
please someone, how do you backup the files?
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 pm
balljosh – Vista link is fixed. sorry about that.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 pm
I confirm that I successfully updated to 6.1 using Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit with no problems at all
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
lilh1990,
You can copy files (pictures, ringtones, etc) to your computer via activesync. I believe you can backup most of your data using Dashwire (and online service) or PIMBackup (which backed your contacts, calendar, etc) to a file that you can then copy onto your computer/storage card. I highly recommend dashwire to save contacts and texts. (See link in post)
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
ok thanks david, i downloaded dashwire so, how do the contacts transfer over there?
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
First of all excited for the new Windows, however i am having a ton of issues with it. Almost seems buggy to me. For example i can’t get into my text messages, it displays one message, and the none others, then it just automatically goes to the home screen. a couple of times it asked me if i wanted to send the error report to windows. Any one having these buggy issues? haven’t had time to look into anything else yet
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:39 pm
mmain1 – Yeah, I just needed to restart! Its working again.
I used Dashwire ever since it was reviewed on here. Not too shabby and it is quick!
PIE still isnt what I thought it should be. Thankfully though there is Skyfire!!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:43 pm
I like 6.1 a whole lot more than 6.0, it just seems sleeker and more user friendly. Thanks for the info on the update! ! ! !
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I actuall need some pretty bad… if somebody could help me i would greatly appreciate it, usually i am really good on the computer, but this, i don’t know i feel very dumb.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Snickolaz, I have no problem giving credit where credit is due!
You’re bold to boot — sorry I was in such a rush to make the post I didn’t look the username. My apologies — thanks again for the heads up!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
steve-b2, what do you mean “Download Mode” ?
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:57 pm
where is setup.exe????
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:58 pm
lilh,
download and install dashwire – sync everything to your dashwire dashboard. You can verify everything is there by going to http://www.dashwire.com in your web browser on your computer. Once youve verified everything you need i backed up on http://www.dashwire.com, perform the upgrade – this will delete EVERYTHING on your phone. After completing the upgrade goto m.dashwire.com in PocketIE (or your mobile browser of choice) and download the dashwire client to your Blackjack II again. Run the dashwire client on your phone, sign in, and it will ask you if you want to sync your information from dashwire.com to your phone. Select this option and continue through the wizard.
hope this helps!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:02 pm
ok great thanks, im having problems finding the setup exe. i downloaded the 2 modems but i still cant find setup exe.? im sorry im new to all this, i have never tried upgrading anything and im bad with computers
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:06 pm
lil – Click on the appropriate link (XP or Vista) in the post … then look in the first box for:
Click here to go to the SGH-i617 XP/Vista Downloader Page .. that is the link youll need. It will pop open a new window/tab – you will have to agree to the terms of use; after doing that another window/tab will appear that has the download link to the Upgrade EXE. Make sure you check all the tabs after each step — they new tabs don’t automatically get focus.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:10 pm
so i guess mac users are going to have to use a windows computer to get the update…im trying to decide if itll be worth it to update since i dont have a way of backing up all of my contacts and calendar events…
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Does this update include the Samsung Home layouts and Color Schemes? I have actually grown rather fond of the Samsung Simple Home layout and would hate to be forced into using a Windows layout. Thanks!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:18 pm
zman, you dont have unlimited data right? Check out PIMBackup (I posted the link in this post) … its a program you run on your Blackjack II that will backup a bunch of stuff to your Phone (copy to your computer) or storage card. It was designed for taller screens so you have to keep scrolling on some screens to get to the bottom.
So far i really like WM6.1 – if you can snag 15 mins and a Windows box i’d recommend it!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:19 pm
David, My upgrade to 6.1 failed! It said to retry by putting the phone into Download Mode. The upgrade program does it automatically, but I need to do it manually now. When I turn the phone on, all I see is “Samsung” I did do the reformat, but still nothing. Thanks!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:21 pm
steven,
did you install those modem drivers on your computer like the instructionts state? Try restoring default factory settings and see if you can boot your phone.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:25 pm
i did that but these are the only files i have
BlackJackII_WM6_1_Upgrade_For_WindowsXP
20080227001207828_MCCI_WHQL_Modem_Driver_4.40.7
20080312031804062_SGH-I617_BlackJack_II_Calendar_Patch
i cant double click any of those, there is no setup.exe to install the drivers
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:26 pm
David – Yes I did install the drivers. I also tried the factory default, thats what I meant by reformat. It says right in the instructions on Step 4, #9. “If the download has failed, please reconnect your device to the PC in Download Mode.” How do I do that???
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Hey guys, i got everything setup until the activsync, i have no clue how to use activ sync, i am on step 3
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:31 pm
lil,
i believe they are all self extracting zip files…
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Has anyone else gotten email to work with 6.1?
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:34 pm
thanks for the link, but this is too hard ill stay with 6
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Can anyone possibly help me that has done this already?
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:37 pm
dominic, youre using XP i assume? Download Activesync from here and install it. Then connect your Blackjack II to your computer via your USB cable.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:43 pm
thanks david. backing up my contacts and calendar is the most important priority, and if i can do that with PIMBackup to my storage card, then ill definitely try to borrow someones windows comp over the next few days
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:49 pm
yup i got activ sync, do i need to use it though, what is its purpose? i have all my information backed up already.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:02 am
nevermind i think i got it
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:10 am
dominic,
yes – activesync allows your computer to communicate with your phone via USB. Just follow the directions on samsung’s website and you should be golden.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:10 am
Now I’m anxious as hell to use this new 6.1, BUT… I am in Canada and with FIDO and we got the SGH-i616 here instead of the i617. Now I know they are supposed to be identical, but for the first time I am seeing issues. When I try to download the 6.1 update, it gives me an error saying “S/W Version is wrong. Please check the device”. I assume it’s because I have an i616. Does anyone know a workaround OR does anyone know if they will be releasing an upgrade for the i616 as well?
Thanks! I’m dying to try this.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:18 am
I got it! thanks guys
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:19 am
well actually David thanks man appreciate it.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:24 am
skolastix, agh – i wish i could help. Pukka is in the same boat as you … you guys wanna draw straws to see who gets to try it out???
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:25 am
So I guess no one knows how to put this pone into “Download Mode”….
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:25 am
ok all – im going to bed – ill be checking the comments tomorrow morning though! happy wm6.1 installs!
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:30 am
steven – i googled “download mode” and it sounds like the WM6.1 upgrade client that you run on your computer puts the phone in “Download Mode” .. I dont think you can do it yourself. Are you able to boot your phone? Try setting Settings > Connections > USB to ActiveSync and re-run the upgrader.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:34 am
I am NOT able to boot my phone
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:32 am
skolastix-i dont have the canadian version i616 and mine says the same exact thing…im guessing the prompy where you youre supposed to put in the ID and key dont come up either…i got the prompt to come up once, i entered the numbers and i go tpast that step but did have confidence in myself so i stop the download right away, i tried for 4 hours to get it to work again and no luck at all. half the time i cant get my computer to recognize my blackjack 2 in activesync
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:10 am
steven – not sure then. if you try connecting the phone to your computer and run the upgrader, what step does the upgrader fail on?
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:41 am
Sweet I got added to the front page! Thanks! Now I get to show off to my other geeky friends that I’m cool and have my name on a front page.
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:01 am
skolastix, I am in the same boat, using an i616 from Rogers. I have emailed Samsung, but I don’t know how likely it is that they’ll respond. Please keep us updated if you make any progress.
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:40 am
uh oh does this upgrade usually take a while right now it says waiting for next image and theres a thing on my phone that says time and its just constantly revolving and i just realized i left my sim card in there….i messed up huh
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:45 am
actually to be more specific it says
Boot [ PASS ]
PDA [ Pass ]
Phone [Start}
[Phone] active off -> Active on
[good] – DPRAM = numbers i dun wanna type
Time: caonstqantly counting down very fast
this has been going on for about 8 minutes now
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:49 am
Steven, I had the same problem. Upgrade froze at 49% for an hour before I disconnected it. Reconnecting wouldn’t help. All I get is the Samsung screen. D-pad up and power button (without USB cable) puts me into Format Mode. Formatting doesn’t do anything, except pull up Samsung screen.
A guy on Modaco said Samsung said to send it in for repair. Internet, you’re smarter than that. Is there a way to load this ROM up without using an ActiveSync connection, or pull the phone into some kind of USB mode pre-operating system?
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:15 am
David, my phone does not boot at all. It just says ‘Samsung’ when I turn it on. Thats it. Since it does not boot into Windows, it does not detect my phone now when I try running the upgrader. It just says that the device is not connected. There must be a manual way to put the phone into ‘Download Mode’ like the BlackJack 1 had. Especially since it says right on the progress bar window to put the phone in ‘Download Mode’ if the download fails.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:53 am
shalantas, how did the upgrade work out for you? My update took about 10 mins or so to complete. Also, I upgraded the phone with my SIM card in it still (not recommended).
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:54 am
beelerspace & steven_b2,
have you sent an email to Samsung technical support yet? If not try doing that and see if they get back to you — in the meantime well keep looking for answers.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I’m calling Samsung. I will let you know what happens!
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
So, I called Samsung. I have to send it in to reflash it. They will put Windows 6.0 back on it. They would not reflash it to 6.1. They told me to call them back when I got it back and they would help me to reflash it to Windows 6.1. Oh, and they emailed me a UPS shipping label to mail it in with, for free and there is no charge to reflash it either! Not a bad deal. I’ll just be without it for a few days.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I upgrade successfully to the new Windows 6.1 but when I try to use the ICS it just says “That the remote party has ended this connection.” And it always says that. Can you guys help me out with this. I’m really new to this but I’m learning quite fast.
Thanks in Advance!
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Like Skolastix, I too get the “S/W Version is wrong. Please check the device” message, but I do indeed have an i617, confirmed in several places on the phone by stickers and *#1234# … but my update software never gave me the initial prompt where you type in the two codes, so I’m curious if that had anything to do with it. I’m calling Samsung Tech Support right now about it. For what it’s worth, the version of my phone reported by *#1234# is i617UCGK2
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
hey guys…Here in brazil Samsung says that the i617 has the wm6.1 but its not true… its a wm6.0 but with some modifications i believe…
So..i’m gonna try this upgrade.
But i have a question….is there any kind of problem to upgrade with a ROM released by AT&T? cause my carrier in brazil is VIVO.
….thx
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Saw some questions about the backup and restore process, which David answered perfectly in a post above. Keep in mind that while we backup a bunch of your content and let you access it online (sms, calls, contacts, photos, vids, settings, etc.), we only restore contacts, bookmarks, and speed dials.
Also, we just launched a mobile client optimized for WinMo 6.1, so if you’re cool with pre-release software, then you might want to check it out: http://m.dashwire.com/beta.
Hit us up if you have any questions.
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
IMPOSSIBLE to download!! i NEED help….i do EVERYTHING it says to the T and still doesnt work…i open the downloader and it never gives me the option of putting in the ID and KEY and this is the problem i know it and i dont know why it wont let me at all…and yes i installed the right downloader for XP
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I have unlimited TXT, but only 5MB of internet (data?) per month. Should I still use dashwire or will it make me go over my data useage for the month? Thanks.
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:11 pm
SUCESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I’ve run into an issue, since im in college, i can no longer connect to the internet on my phone through my laptop (reverse tethering?) i have always been able to do this otherwise. Because of this however, I cannot install dashwire on my phone let alone connect to backup/restore. What exactly does it back up? From what i understand when I analyzed the program is that it allows me to backup my phone to my storage card. I need to mostly backup my contacts, notes, calender/tasks, and my start menu shortcuts, I’ve already backed up my documents to my laptop as well as a few other necessities. Is PIMBackup reliable?
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:18 pm
correcting myself:
Is PIMBackup reliable? What exactly does it back up? From what i understand when I analyzed the program is that it allows me to backup my phone to my storage card. I need to mostly backup my contacts, notes, calender/tasks, and my start menu shortcuts, I’ve already backed up my documents to my laptop as well as a few other necessities.
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:57 pm
NOTE ABOUT DASHWIRE FOR USERS WITH LIMITED DATA:
Ken from Dashwire was kind enough to provide the following:
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:08 pm
I need a bunch of help. Something fast and easy beacuse im tired of having problems and not getting anywhere. I have a xp. I dowloaded. It asked for two different .Dll’s. Got that too. As im entering the two paascodes (6602 and 6103). After , i check and click on the box and next, after that i connect the phone to the usb cable, check the box and click next but i keep getting a error saying that it is not connected. Whats there to do? Heeeeelp!!!
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Ok so…I didn’t put my blackjack into ‘Modem Mode’ before I started the update. It started, erased the phone, and only halfway flashed the phone itself…so now the phone has no OS and it the computer is refusing to recognize the phone, even in ‘downloader mode’.
Any ideas? Or is my blackjack bricked for good?
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
morando86,
Make sure you remove your SIM card and that your phone is set to ActiveSync (Start > Settings > Connnections > USB > ActiveSync) .. then connect your Blackjack II to your computer via ActiveSync and make sure you can browse to your Blackjack II from My Computer > Mobile Device .. After you’ve verified this then run the upgrader – it should work like a charm.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:21 pm
snipes – unfortunately it sounds like your phone is bricked
.. Read through the comments – a couple other people had similar experience. I believe Steven_B2 called Samsung and he is sending his phone in free of charge to get re-”flashed”.
How many switch their phone to Modem Mode, and how maybe people here upgraded with their Phone set to ActiveSync? I couldnt get my computer to recognize my phone when it was set to Modem Mode, so I switched to ActiveSync and it worked like a charm. I also forgot to remove my SIM when performing the upgrade — but didnt have any problems.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
thank you, i will try that and get back to you as soon as i can…im at work
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:34 pm
david, there’s NO way at all to get the phone back? I’m still able to access the Downloader mode though…
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:44 pm
guys…please help me… its possible to upgrade the wm on a i617 from another carrier? Im not a client of AT&T…. my phone will be blocked only for AT&T SIM CARD?
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:29 pm
david-went to work for 4 hours came back on my lunch looked at my phone…was doing the same thing…so i closed my eyes…bit my lip and just unplugged it praying and hoping for the best….and it booted up just fine and everything seems great except. every 20 – 25 seconds it makes that noise as if i were unplugging it from the charger….may not be good
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:38 pm
it does the bepping sound to me to i hope it aint nothing
do i need to install it again because i had the same problem like shalantas
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:52 pm
shalantas & cage,
I would try formatting your phones and see if that takes care of the problem .. you can do that by: “Once the handset has rebooted to the Today Screen, enter the following code: *2767*3855#. The handset should display a message “Formatting- Please wait a moment”.”
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:59 pm
has anyone gotten the voice command working? I can’t seem to set a button to activate it, I’d really like to use this feature.
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Do I have to do steps 1 , 2 & 3 in order to upgrade? I sync to my computer using activeSync, not sure about step 2, and all my files are backed up using Dashwire and Outlook. Can I just jump to step 4 and begin the downloader? Also, do I have to remove all the hacks added on my phone before upgrade?
Thanks in advance!
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
David can you tell me how to repair ICS problem? It happens on USB and on Bluetooth. Everytime I try to connect it just says this: “The Remote Party has ended this connection.” My laptop recieves bluetooth so thats why I’m telling you it doesn’t work. The laptop connects to like half a second and automatically disconnects and the message appears.
Thanks.
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:36 pm
techster, unfortunately i havent had a chance to play around with ICS yet — when I do ill let you know what i figure out (if anything)
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Talked to Samsung. Took about an hour on the phone, but they emailed me an RMA/packing slip with pre-paid UPS shipping. 10-14 days.
Oh well. Maybe I can get in before everyone else starts sending their phone in!
Seems weird that there isn’t some way to reflash phones like HTC has.
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:15 pm
I successfully upgraded to 6.1!!! So disregard my previous question.
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:24 pm
////////////////FINALLY ITS HERE//////////// I CANT FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE THE VOICE COMAND….HAS ANYONE FIGUIRED IT OUT YET????
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Snipes, how did you put your phone in ‘downloader mode’?????
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:37 pm
hi everybody i installed yesterday it was sucessful my phone is run ok except that i cant get the att bj2 home page other thatn that every hack i got runs fine the phone is cool with its sliding panel screen tip dont set a bright pic as ur background with the panels it looks kinda funny
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm
oh yea and steven_B2 did u try to hold down the power button until it does that what the original blackjack said to do when i upgraded to 6.0 idk if it will work for the BJ2 but try it and see
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:49 pm
i have a huge problem.
just like Steven_B2
i tried to download the update, and then it said, switch to “downloader mode”
now my phone freezes and nothing happens
what do i do???
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
This from Samsung technical support:
“Thank you for your reply. No, there is no manual option to place the phone in Download Mode the tool automatically changes the port.”
So there you have it. If the instructions don’t work to install the update for you, then they also won’t work to help you fix your problem!
You will have to send in your phone if it gets an error.
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:12 pm
david i did that it said wait a moment but it still does the sound
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:20 pm
cage – you sure its not the notification for getting a new email or sms? the notification sound is different by default on WM6.1 .. if its really the cable disconnect sound, my only other suggestion would be to try re-flashing your Blackjack II with the upgrader (which i dont know if you can even do?)
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
ditto and now my wifes phone is doing it …its spreading!!!!! lol
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:22 pm
david- well for me i know its not a new sms or ne thing just a random cable dc noise every 20-25 seconds
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:25 pm
i figured out my number one problem. i dont have outlook and never used it when i had it which lead me to taking it of my pc. if anyone out there finds a way to do more directly or atleast with a an outlook….
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:37 pm
maybe i did something wrong when installing?
1. restarted phone
2. installed software off link provided
3. plugged usb into computer and phone
4. waited for full sync
5. ran update software
6.followed prompts.
7.phase one completed phase 2 completed phase three waiting for next image…. time was running down….waited for 4 hours unplugged phone took battery out put it back in. everything else works perfect. excpet this god awfull beeping noise.
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Okay.. I’m having a problem. Go Figure. I’ve installed all the modem drivers, checked them and everything else that needs to be done. I take out my SIM card and plug in the phone to the USB cord and it locates and recognizes everything. Then whenever I start the download it says at the bottom of the screen “Please, Check Board” then says [PDA] Reset Pin or something like that. Then I lose the connection to my computer when it is supposedly going into “Download Mode.” What do I do?
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:58 pm
did you put it into modem mode rather then active sync?
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:01 pm
no.. i changed it right back to active sync after i checked all the modem settings were correct.
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:19 pm
A couple of questions (somewhat closely related to what gznuttz asked):
1. Regarding step 2: installing the samsung modem drivers on the computer..what exactly is the purpose of this step?
2. Since I’m already using activesync to sync up my phone to outlook (PC) and have already backed up my stuff/contacts to Dashwire/Outlook…can I just bypass everything and just hit up step 4 and begin the update process?
Thanks!
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:46 pm
no it aint the sms noise i have it on vibrate
do i juss reinstall it
because the first time i tried to install it phase 3 never finished i waited 2 hours not even 1 percent then i unpluged it
is that why
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:01 pm
This is a great site for bj2 owners.Thanks to the creators. I installed with no problems.Just follow the instructions.
What i am having trouble with though is the flash player fix found here http://thinkabdul.com/2007/07/25/download-adobe-flash-player-7-plug-in-for-windows-mobile-smartphones-supports-swf-files-streaming-media-in-opera-ie-mobile-on-smartphone/
Can someone figure out how to make it more user friendly? it would be greatly appreciated. thanks
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:17 pm
GenoAlchemel,
No, you cannot bypass that step. The updater will switch your phone to modem (download) mode during the update.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
cage, just try following the WM6.1 Upgrade instructions again and see if you can can load a fresh WM6.1 ROM image onto your phone. Sounds like something strange happened during the initial install since it didnt appear to complete.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
tiger2. ill see what I can do about porting that flash player fix into a CAB
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
it takes forever for phase 3 to complete i never got a percent on it i juss yanked the cored out
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Yeaaah…thanks D… there is a link within that article to a microsoft vp guy which while it seemed helpful, reminded me of advanced calculus, (leaves me dazed and confused ). Work your magic Sir D.!!
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Yea I am stuck on the Next image step. On the phone it says that the phone is on but it won’t pass this step. Somebody else had this problem. But I don’t want to have to send my phone in. whats up?
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Thanks for the response devilot….
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Hey I just unpluged it and formatted the phone and it works great!!!! now to test out these new features. O one more thing. I know its soon but do you have a list of hacks, mods, and other stuff that will work on w6.1. I will test some and hit you guys back up with the results.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:42 am
skolastix and opilion,
I’m no expert in reimaging phones with new ROMS, however if your phone is tied to a network (i.e. it is not ‘UNLOCKED’), I don’t think you will be able to use the AT&T ROM on your phone. Most likely, the AT&T ROM updater is checking to see whether the CID is for AT&T. If not, this may be why you are getting the S/W error.
Here is an explanation of two terms for you (CID and SuperCID). The SuperCID is what you get when a phone is ‘unlocked’.
CID
The CID (Carrier ID) of the device is a setting which determines which carrier ROMs should be allowed to run on the device, a table of valid CIDs can be found in the wiki pages. All bootloaders (apart from HardSPL and SSPL) will only allow a ROM with the correct CID to be flashed onto the device. A device which has been CID unlocked will have ‘SuperCID’ which allows ANY ROM to be loaded onto the device, SuperCID also unlocks the Ext_ROM and allows it to be mounted.
SuperCID
By CID unlocking your device the value of the CID is changed to ‘SuperCID’. This allows the flashing of ANY ROM to the device regardless of the carrier and also unlocks the read/write capability of the Ext_ROM.
I should be getting my ‘unlocked’ BlackJack II in a few days so I hope I won’t have any problems installing the new ROM as I’m from Canada and on Rogers.
Good luck!
September 4th, 2008 at 2:22 am
Has anyone on here with the Fido (canada) version of the Blackjack 2 gotten this to work without a hitch? Is it worth the risk?
September 4th, 2008 at 6:23 am
Rico,
Is there a way to tell if your phone is ‘unlocked’?
September 4th, 2008 at 8:25 am
ok so i didnt follow the prompts exactly apparently i did not do the whole mode step. i followed the directions to the very t on the website. assured myself i had the latest software and i did a fresh install over the current one once it completed rather quickly i might say it works perfect hacks and all but now i dont get 3g coverage in my house which only happend every now and then but im guessing this could either be the fact i had my sim card in during upgrade. or the upgrade did some new stuff to the radio
September 4th, 2008 at 9:40 am
I have been having the same problem as shalanta. I am going thru the download one last time, and will let you know what happens. I discovered my modem wasn’t correctly installed the 1st time, and that may be what has caused the EVIL BEEP, as I have taken to calling it.
September 4th, 2008 at 9:44 am
well, it still didn’t work, it just gets to the phone start, and then goes into an endless time loop. HELP!!!!!!!
September 4th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Thanks for the info Rico. That make a lot of sense now. I guess I’ll just have to wait when (if) they release a WM 6.1 for the i616. I will cross all of my fingers…
September 4th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Steven_BJ
Downloader mode is done like this:
Turn phone off.
Hold camera + mail buttons
Then begin holding the back and right soft key buttons
Then hold the power button.
So those four keys and the power button.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:42 am
*********DOWNLOADER MODE!!!**********
I just got this email from Samsung:
“Thank you for your correspondence. After discussing the issue with one of Samsung’s Product Specialist, it is possible to place the handset in downloading mode manually. To do so with the phone powered off hold down Volume Up + Back Key while powering on the handset. We apologize for the previous inaccurate information.”
Can anyone that was having problems try this? I have already sent my phone in after they told me it could not be put into download manually.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:25 am
jmatsoc,
Unfortunately I don’t know of a way for you to check whether your phone is unlocked from your phone or PC per se. The locking portion is done on a ROM chip I imagine and there is no way to check from within Windows Mobile for example.
As a rule of thumb, if you purchased your phone through a wireless carrier or retail store, it is most likely ‘locked’ to that carrier. Usually unlocked phones come from specialty retailers or eBay (but they MUST say ‘unlocked’ in the listing – don’t just assume).
Here is a no cost way that I found on the Internet. This method is only useful if you live in an area that has 2 GSM carriers in the same place (such as Fido and Rogers in Canada):
How do I know if my phone is already unlocked or not?
Easy. Borrow a SIM from a friend who has an account with a different wireless service provider and see if it works in your phone or not. If it works, and your phone thinks it is his (or her) phone with that phone’s number, then your phone is already unlocked.
But if it creates some sort of error message and doesn’t work, then your phone is locked.
Hope that helps!
Rico
September 4th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Is there any way of updating using bluetooth or a memory card instead of the USB cable? my blackjacks USB/charging port is not working at all
September 4th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Here is a version of TCPMP that works with 6.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=380387
It doesn’t have all of the filters that the release candidate had but they should be easy enough to find.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
It didn’t do it last night when I did the update but now I have this GOD FORSAKEN BEEP!!!! I will try redownloading it while putting the phone in download manulliy
September 4th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
@ rico, skolastix, opilion, and canadian357,
We all seem to have the same i616 from either Fido or Rogers. Perhaps we should start a thread in the forum for the Canadian version of the Blackjack II.
In fact I’m gonna go ahead and start a thread under general discussion for just that, I know of a few i616 “challenges” that I think we could probably help each other out with.
David seems really good at finding solutions so I think this is the best place for it.
Check out the General discussion forum for topic “Samsung Jack (SGH-i616) “Canadian BJII” on Fido or Rogers” for leads on this an other issues.
http://myblackjack2.com/forum/general_discussion/samsung-jack-sgh-i616-canadian-bjii-on-fido-or-rogers/page-1/
September 4th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I’m not even going to try this upgrade. I really need my phone to be working these days. (business and personal life way to busy these days to risk a bricked phone for a month and a half at the rate that Fido works). Plus, I’ve tried to call Samsung in the past about other (minor) issues and I swear you’d think they didn’t even make a phone called SGH-i616 the way they we trying to get rid of me. I don’t think they care much for the Canadian market (like most other). Yeah, too many beeps and errors for my liking. I’ll wait it out.
September 4th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Tried downloader mode…the upgrade program on XP still requires an ActiveSync connection, which of course can’t be established even though it recognizes the phone as a USB device. Damn. Off to Samsung you go BJ2!
September 4th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
ok thats weired your getting that beeping noise ill tell you what i did verified i had latest 4.5 active sync then got my cd that came with black jack put phone into modem mode plugged it in. blackjack sowed as queston mark place cd in and updated driver by right clicking and cicking update driver afterwards it was recognized i reformatted myphone and then plaed it back into activesync mode turned it off again as i waited for it to boot up i got a fresh install of the update into my computer followed the first prompt on the install screen untill the update software tells me to follow those three steps. plugged in my phone and waited till it said it was fully connected then i clicked start waited all but 6 mins and my phone was rdy to go. hope this helps ne body with that evil beeping noise. if u feel i missed a step or had any detailed questions my email is c_lundquist01@hotmail.com
September 4th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
So I read every comment left on the page and followed everything to a T, but I can’t do the upgrade. It said the S/W thing that those in Canada were talking about. I’m in Florida though, I’m an AT&T customer, and I checked my phone. Indeed I do have i617. Frustration builds…
September 4th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Good call Greenkufi!!!
September 4th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Here’s for fellow canadian i616 phones users
I recently emailed fido about the update and this is what they gave me:
“We have forwarded this your request to the proper channel. At the current time this was not planned but could be an option after the official release of the software. Please visit http://www.fido.ca at that time for more details.”
*Sigh. It’ll be longer than expected…
September 4th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
I backed up everything and then hesitantly began the upgrade, following the instructions to the letter. Success! So far, so good. Thanks to everyone for all of the questions and comments, which I think helped me prepare for any possible snag in the process.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
ok, so if my bj2 is unlocked and I use it on t mobile, Will it relock my phone if i install the 6.1. lLso i bought my phone unlocked on ebay. any help would be appreciated. Also i tried to search the comments, but it did not give me a clear answer. Thank you.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Just don’t have the nuggets to go ahead with the upgrade! Company phone, don’t feel like dealing with IT if something goes wrong. Called ATT to see if they could help if I had issues with the upgrade, they said WM 6.1 isn’t out yet!! I like the mods and hacks I have now, looks like I’ll stick with 6.0……
September 4th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
I just signed up for the site, seeing how I’ve been visiting it for the past couple weeks. Without it, I wouldn’t have found WM 6.1! Works great and without a hitch….so far…
September 4th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
For About 4 Attempts Of Downloading Windows Mobile 6.1 I Finally Was Able To Go All The Way To The Last Phase!
THAT EVIL BEEPING SOUND IS GONE FINALLY!!!!!
=-)
September 4th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
To people who upgraded, does all your stuff get wiped out or not? Because I dont feel like backup’ing it. Please let me know. Thanks
September 4th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
i tried downloader mode, but it still doesn’t work.
i need an activesync connection!
any help?????
?
September 4th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
hi everyone. i successfully did backup and upgrade. I used dashwire and there’s everything I used to have in my phone. I DONT KNOW HOW TO RETRIEVE THOSE PICS AND TEXTS. PLEASE HELP ME I NEED THEM BACK IN MY PHONE. All I could sync was just my contacts. but, that’s it. only contacts. somebody please help me
September 4th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I use dashwire too, but as far as I know, it doesn’t sync back media. i tried, and failed. I used WMDC for all of my music and stuff. hope that helps at all, but probably not really.
September 4th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Okay I AM VERY CONFUSED…….I NEED A STEP BY STEP INTRUCTION ON HOW DO UPDATE THIS THING….AT THE RATE IM GOING IM NOT EVEN GOING TO BOTHER…..THESE SAMSUNG MODEMS ARE CONFUSING ME I DOWNLOADED THE WHOLE ZIP FILE FROM SAMSUNG BUT NO THESE DRIVERS EVERYONE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT……….PLEASE HELP ME….LEAVE A REPLY OR YOU MAY EMAIL ME AT RHSRowdie09@sbcglobal.net
September 4th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
// In this very thread
Dashwire Says:
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Saw some questions about the backup and restore process, which David answered perfectly in a post above. Keep in mind that while we backup a bunch of your content and let you access it online (sms, calls, contacts, photos, vids, settings, etc.), we only restore contacts, bookmarks, and speed dials.
Also, we just launched a mobile client optimized for WinMo 6.1, so if you’re cool with pre-release software, then you might want to check it out: http://m.dashwire.com/beta.
Hit us up if you have any questions.
// I used PIMbackup.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Well i figured out my problem. What I did was check my modem settings to make sure they were right, then I set my connection back to activesync and synced the phone. After that I opened the download file and clicked through all the screens until it got to when it tried to connect to the phone in “download mode.” The connection failed, but I figured out all you have to do is disconnect the phone from the USB cable and take the battery out. (only way to turn off phone) Hold volume up button and back button (right soft key) while powering back on phone. (manually puts phone in “download mode.” The computer recognized it and the download started! And from then on Windows Mobile 6.1 is wonderful! No bugs, no hassle, no beeping, no problems whatsoever.
September 5th, 2008 at 1:26 am
do i need to have outlook to sync because i deleted it. if so, could i use something else beside outlook? (something that is free and don’t have to purchase….i dont use outlok)
September 5th, 2008 at 1:27 am
do i need to have outlook to sync because i deleted it. if so, could i use something else beside outlook? (something that is free and don’t have to purchase….i dont use outlok)
September 5th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
het thanks for the help. the beep is gone. i also have the increased graphics, ringtone hack, and increased the cache on the phonre and all seem to to work well. but i really don’t tell a difference on the increased cache. but it will download.
September 5th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
do i need to have outlook to sync because i deleted it. if so, could i use something else beside outlook? (something that is free and don’t have to purchase….i dont use outlok)
September 5th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
morando,
syncing with outlook will backup the data on your Blackjack II to outlook.. this is just a backup procedure. You can use Dashwire of PIMBackup to back your data well. Please see the post the the links to both of these solutions. (I recommend dashwire, if you have unlimited data)
September 5th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Hey cof999 and disspartan – I know this is way late (You guys MUST have figured this out by now) but the Voice Command Cativation key is the Media Net Key (Striped Globe between Caps/Shift and CV keys) Hold it in for about 2 seconds – you will see a little Microphone 2/3 up on the right side and hear a beep. Not sure what to say? Try saying “Help” or, go here for all the commands it is capable of: Voice Command tutorials: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/more/voice-command-tutorials.mspx or HERE for help with sound not coming over Bluetooth (a common problem, and so bad on the Blackjack II that there is mention of it on MSDN): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=391262
September 5th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
This is an example of how poorly Samsung implemented Bluetooth (I have had a lot of trouble getting certain devices to connect automatically, even when paird properly – they connect handsfree, but not Stereo A2DP) – This footnote was on the original Blackjack 0 – but illustrates the issue. I coudn’t find the note on BlackJack II again, but I saw it out there somewhere:
The Bluetooth functionality does not currently work properly on the Samsung Blackjack Windows Mobile 5.0 Samsung BlackJacks prior to AKU3. Incoming caller ID announcements will be spoken via the phone speaker on Samsung BlackJacks with a Windows Mobile build prior to 15097.3.0.0.
I find THE ONLY WAY TO USE VOICE COMMAND OVER BLUETOOTH – is to turn announcment over bluetooth off in the options, an turn Handsfree (mono) off on my Stereo Bluetooth (with microphone for voice) headset – Blueant X5 Then I get a semi-funtional system. And I like showing off “Play album by (bandname)” It recites all the album names back & yu just repeat the one you want. If anyone has had better success, tell me how you did it!
September 5th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
jmck79, everything gets wiped out when u upgrade your blackjack 2 to 6.1, if u need a back up to help to you get microsoft outlook or dashwire to back up all your data.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
my upgrade went flawlessly…EXCEPT…I backed up EVERYTHING using PPCPIMBackup and now it seems the phone wont run the app on my storage card so I have NO WAY to get all my stuff back!! Has anyone encountered this? Is there work around?
September 5th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
DAVID,
i dont use outlook because i dont like it which is why i deleted/uninstalled it. i did use dashwire, but is dat i all need and does it need to be active at the moment of installing the software? my problem was at the moment wehre they asked to put the the two codes, you had a couple of steps after that and then would head to the first phase. it was asked to check and then next, and then again but at that moment when you plug in the usb to the phone and pc click next but i would get an error message saying that i needed to connect the usb when it was already conneted.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Hi, I’m a mac user and would like to get my blackjack2 updated with the 6.1. I tried it at work with the pc at work but the firewall did not let me establish the synchronization between my bj2 and the pc. If i have a mac only, how do i get the upgrade?
Thanks
September 5th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Jay, Hrm – I was able to launch and restore from PIMBack-up after upgrading to WM 6.1 — are you unable to even launch PIMBackup?
morando,To backup your data using Dashwire, install it before upgrading, sync everything to the Dashwire website. Perform the upgrade to WM 6.1, then download Dashwire back onto your phone and sync the data back to your phone from dashwire (not it wont sync SMS and a couple other things back to your phone, but it will have a backup of them on the Dashwire website)
September 5th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
*** EVIL BEEPING ISSUE ***
Can people that have resolved the “Evil Beeping Issue” on the WM 6.1 upgrades post in the Comments how they fixed this issue please? I would like to be able to post a solution in the post for people that are experiencing it.
Thanks all!
September 5th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
hilowbrow, i think youll have to install Windows using bootcamp or Parallels/VM Fusion … I don’t believe you _need_ Windows to run the installer.
September 6th, 2008 at 1:00 am
david:
thanks for the information. but the installer is for windows xp or vista correct? so I have to install windows using bootcamp or something? the activesinc does not work on mac and the upgrade installer is also for pc, that means the person who uses the mac should have i-phone instead of bj2? i really like the looks of wm6.1 though.
thanks,
September 6th, 2008 at 1:24 am
I just did the update to 6.1…everything seemed to work flawlessly following the directions on this site…they were very good. One problem so far, however…I am not getting 3G signal and the signal strength that used to be very strong in my home is not strong enough now. Everytime I go to the web, it times out and says, “The page cannot be displayed because the connection was lost. Please try again.” So since this is happening, I’m not able to connect to Dashwire to sync all the info. Is there something I can do to regain the 3G signal?
Thx so much for the update instructions btw…it did run very smooth even for a computer illiterate person like me!
September 6th, 2008 at 1:54 am
david,
here is the order.
1. connect the smartphone to the usb cord.
2. establish “AN” activesync connection with your handset.
3.disable the stndby and hibernation modes on the host pc.
.
.
. now it says to check the little box if the steps were completed….”checked”
“click next”
.
.
I get a error message the says, “Device is not connected. please check again.”
and yes, when its on modem the pc recognizes it and after i switch it back to activesync.
HELP!!!!!!
September 6th, 2008 at 2:23 am
i solved my beeping issue by installing the modem drivers and re-trying the upgrade and then it worked no problems and the beeping went away
September 6th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Wow, before I can even get to the update I receive an error “S/W Version is incorrect, check device”…ok wtf?
September 6th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Has anyone else that has an i617 had the “S/W Version is wrong. Please check the device” message come up? Does anyone know why that message comes or how to fix that?
September 6th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Just got done upgrading my BlackJack II, to Windows Mobile 6.1! Everything went FLAWLESSLY. There were no Error Messages or anything! I just simply did what the instructions said and it went perfectly!
September 6th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Suppesedly this workz,
but i’m scared to try it.
Thankz to Moose76:
Here is the process to un-brick your phone:
Prerequisites:
Update software still running on your PC. Must be past the ROM Update screen:
http://tinyurl.com/5knph4
and on the Downloading screen:
http://tinyurl.com/5sjl5g
Or
A spare or borrowed BJ II.
If you still have the software running and it is still on the downloading screen:
1) Connect the USB cable to your Powered OFF
2) Turn the phone on while holding the “Back” and “Volume Up” buttons.
3) This will boot the phone into the “Bootloader mode”.
4) The upgrade process should restart.
If you closed the Upload program like I did, things are a little more complicated. During the normal upgrade process, the phone is put into the Bootloader Mode by the Upgrade software using the Active Sync connection. If the upgrade fails and you brick your phone and closed the software (like I did), there is no way to restart the download process because you can’t Active Sync to your bricked phone. When you try to click “Next” on the ROM update screen, it says there is no phone connected.
Here is where the spare phone comes in handy. Luckily, my work has several BJ IIs and I was able to borrow a co-workers phone.
1) Connect the USB cable to the spare BJII as you normally would and start the Update software.
2) Follow the normal update procedure. Stop when you get to the “Downloading” screen, DO NOT click Start.
3) At this point, the spare phone should have been put in to “Bootloader mode” by the upgrade software via the Active Sync connection.
4) Unplug the USB cable from the spare phone and plug it in to your POWERED OFF, bricked phone. Pull the battery from the spare phone. This will take it out of the “Bootloader” mode and will restart normally.
5) Turn on the bricked phone while holding the “Back” and Volume Up” buttons to start the phone in “Bootloader” mode.
6) Click “Start” in the software. The upgrade process should restart and hopefully, complete.
September 6th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
The code to check the lock status of the phone is *#7465625# which spells out simlock :_)
For reception info type *#0011# and press the hangup button twice to exit and turn off the pink light that comes on after the first press.
An interesting tidbit for the Canadians like myself; the software version may be i616 but the hardware is i617 according to the FCC info under the battery. My phone seems to have been manufactured in April 2008 so once again Fido (Rogers) is using old software
. I emailed the Fido tech at the Toronto Eaton Centre and they haven’t heard of a 6.1 upgrade but I will go in person to see them since I have gotten much more useful info in the past from one tech who works there that seems to be more knowledgeable.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Has anyone figured out how to make it so that u can go as far back in ur txt messages as u want because today I realized that it seems to delete the txt messages automatically after about a day. Ive tried selecting older but it only goes back to messages ive sent that day.
September 7th, 2008 at 2:29 am
i was having a ton of trouble getting this to work, every time it would go right through phase 1 and 2 but as soon as it hit phase 3 it would just stop and the time would just spin in and endless loop, after unplugging it from the USB and rebooting the phone it would eventually load up, but when checking versions the phone was still the old version leaving it only half upgraded with the beep a couple of the others have experienced, I tried this about 5 times thinking i had missed something, then i restarted my computer and turned the actual phone function off thru the wireless manager reconnected everything and tried once more and it finally went through without a hitch.
so if your having the same problem i did, try restarting your computer… if that doesn’t work try turning off the phone function. maybe It’s nothing but that’s all i changed before it worked.
September 7th, 2008 at 11:44 am
So, I’ve been using my girlfriend’s old Pantech Duo with WM6. I really do think WM6.1 is so much better. I think tomorrow I will go back to my Blackjack II considering I need a phone that really works. If you are considering the new update, get it. I’m going to do my girlfriend’s Blackjack sometime this week. Don’t forget to back up your stuff though ;]
September 7th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
******** EVIL BEEPING ISSUE *********
All i can say is that i downloaded the windows mobile 6.1 about 4 times till it finally went to the third phase and then everything was fine! It Get’s Rid Of That Beeping Sound Also!
September 7th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Hi Everyone!!
The directions worked great. Loving the new upgrade. A few things though:
1. Finally a copy and paste option in texting
2. SMS threading
3. Voice connection
4. sliding home screen
Why is it that my service isn’t as good as before? I dont have as many bars.
Is there a setting I can get to enhance that?
September 7th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
when it makes the transition from step 2 to step 3 it says waiting for next image and it tells me to insert a disk with samsung cdma or something like that and i don’t know what that is..help! please!
September 8th, 2008 at 12:40 am
is voice command free in 6.1??
and r Microsoft Voice Command and voice command in BJ2 the same???
September 8th, 2008 at 6:27 am
stayzee:
You either need to download the blackjack II drivers onto whatever computer you are using, or insert the disk that came with your BJII at that time, honestly it’s just easier to download the drivers since it will load them automatically. There are step by step instructions on what to do from the samsung download site, it’s really not that difficult.
SmartAssPhone:
Thanks, I had figured it out from some other post, I’m really not happy with that feature, I mainly wanted to use it for music because I have the motorola bluetooth fm transmitter, but the voice command is really clunky and just annoying.
September 8th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Has anybody been able to sync Outlook Mail? I have 6.1 working as well as synching of calendar and contacts. But I cannot find the Outlook Mobile Mail application that I used to have on 6.0.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Got Outlook Mail on the phone working. I think it was an outlook problem on the computer possibly.
September 9th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
David,
I updated my phone to WM6.1, and backed up everything via activesync, but when i tried to re-save all of the files back to my phone, it thought my phone was a different phone than the one i saved my files/contacts/calendar under, and so i already got my files back onto my phone that werent on outlook, but im not sure how to get my contacts and calendar back from outlook, onto my phone, because i dont know where they’re saved
Any help would be appreciated,
Jacob
September 9th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
like several of those above, I bricked my bjII with this update. No indication as to why, or where, the download failed.
September 9th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I had the same freeze at part 3. I did what a few others did, unplug the phone and restart then format. all seems to be working fine except when i try to check for the version, i always get a failed message.
btw, dashwire is a hit!!
September 10th, 2008 at 6:20 am
I spoke too soon about dashwire. I was able to upload all of my info to dashwire, but all I can get back were the contacts. text messages won’t go back to the phone, photos won’t go back, neither will videos…
and yes I have everything checked.
September 10th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Kingpin – Correct, I dont believe dashwire syncs down your texts/photos/videos.. Im checking to see if the beta client allows it, if it doesnt ill contact Ken at Dashwire to see if they have any plans to work this in.
September 10th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
So have read everything ppl has been having problems with. But now I’m tring to do this but for some reason I cant get my phone to connect with the PC it did a few times but now that I’m at the point I need it to most wont do so. I was Vista can someone please help me out
September 11th, 2008 at 12:49 am
Okay some how I was able to make it work. So I’m all good. But I was wondering if there was any good apps to put on th bj2?
September 11th, 2008 at 10:08 am
kandie_kids,
yeah – check out the site. it pretty much lists all the great apps for the blackjack II.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
So i upgraded and now when i try to use Internet explorer, a “500 Internal Server Error” come sup.How do i fix this?
September 11th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
@David
What site are you referring to that lists all the great apps for the blackjack II?
September 11th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
I tried putting it on and it totally Effed my phone so now i dont have it for 30 days…. GREAT! :0
September 11th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
thesilentnight,
…. this site. myblackjack2.com … ?
September 11th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
aewilson,
im sorry to hear that — have you already sent it into Samsung for repair? Other people here have reported that the turn around on the warranty service is pretty quick.
September 11th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
*** To tonycenname — about the 500 Internal Server Error… I called AT&T about that today and got a quick fix that worked like a charm!
Open up IE on your blackjack. Hit Menu > Tools > Options. Select “Memory.” Then select the “Clear” option for all three shown: Temporary Files, Cookies, and History. Next, hit “Done,” twice then exit and stop IE. Reload and you should be good. ***
Now, onto my post for help.
I cannot get the WM6.1 upgrade to work. The Mobile Modem drivers FAIL for me each and every time!
Problem #1 — I’m using WinXP Pro SP3, which Samsung refuses to support with these drivers yet did little to point out on the upgrade page. (Yes, it’s there, but it’s mixed in mid-paragraph, versus being in LARGE, BOLD, flashing-red print.)
Problem #2 — BOTH the downloadable drivers and the drivers available on my BJ2 CD fail to properly install all the modem files. The download and CD both contain Samsung Mobile Modem v4.40.7 drivers. Neither of which seems to have a working and functioning winXP *.INF file for the actual modem driver itself (on device manager, the diagnostic serial port and usb composite device drivers DO install fine, though), since Add/Remove hardware keeps telling me that it lacks the “required section” or something or other for the INF file for the modem driver itself.
Now, after having spent nearly 3 hours on the phone with Samsung this evening, I decided to uninstall SP3 and try again — but the drivers keep failing. So, I downloaded the last recent version of the drivers v4.38.5. These didn’t work either.
HELP HELP HELP — not only have I had to compromise my Windows XP Pro’s installation by downgrading to SP2, but I simply cannot get working driver files no matter where I search or what I try. I’m going nuts here, just dying to get WM6.1 loaded on my phone.
September 12th, 2008 at 9:15 am
dr@ke .. im sorry to hear youre having such trouble.. The modem drivers shouldnt be a big deal to install. When you say the modem drivers “don’t work” do you mean you cant install them at all (on Win XP SP2) or after you install them you can’t use them to interface with your Blackjack II?
September 12th, 2008 at 11:50 am
The mobile modem drivers install the usb composite device and the serial diagnostic port, but not the modem driver itself. The hardware install function goes along in the background, then just pops up a window stating something to the tune of “cannot install, the INF is missing the required section.” Now, I don’t know how it can be missing the required section, whatever that may be, since I’m apparently the only user on the site having this problem… so I doubt I managed to get corrupted INF files for the mobile modem driver.
Nonetheless, here’s what I did to try and get it to install.
When I last reinstalled XP Pro, I created a custom boot image (using nLite) to take out some of the excess crap that I don’t use and to slipstream SP2 into the installation. When SP3 was released back in the spring, I installed it to my machine cuz Windows software security is a good thing even though it’s always on-going…
Found out that Samsung doesn’t support XP SP3 for the mobile modem drivers, so I had to uninstall SP3 and revert back to SP2.
Back in SP2… I followed Samsung’s installation instructions — made sure I had ActiveSync v4.5 working, then “installed the drivers,” then switched the phone’s USB connection to “modem” and connected to the PC. Sure enough, Windows starts automatically installing the necessary drivers in the background but STILL gets tripped up on the INF missing the “required section.”
After having spent a good two hours on tech support with Samsung yesterday, I’m disinclined to do so again with their possibly-non-native English speaking staffers who didn’t really help me figure this problem out yesterday. They eventually suggested I either (1) take my phone to AT&T and have them upgrade it for me in-store or (2) upgrade using a friend’s computer. This is unacceptable to me, since wouldn’t that defeat the purpose of the new applicability of the phone as a psuedo-wifi modem on MY home PC? And for that matter, what’s to say that AFTER I would upgrade on someone else’s computer that my current software setup would continue to work for my phone??
Anyway… At this point, after downgrading to XP Pro SP2 I’m completely stumped as to why the drivers STILL aren’t installing so I can get my phone upgraded. I really want to get this to work on my computer, but right now I can’t figure out how short of wasting my weekend to do a complete *standard* OS reinstall (rather than my custom install) just in order to get my phone upgraded. Right now, an OS reinstall is the only thing I can’t come up with that might help since everything else I’ve done hasn’t worked yet — and trust me, I’ve gone as far as trying to figure out if I can tweak/rewrite the INF file myself to get it to install, however Samsung outsourced the drivers to another company and I can’t decipher their particular gobbledy-gook in the driver file to do so.
This help shed any light on things? I’m gonna suck it up and spend another chunk of my day on the phone with Samsung again, but I’m crossing my fingers that maybe the community can help me out.
September 12th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I wanted to chip in with my own experiences on all this as I’ve had similar issues… FYI I have an unlocked AT&T BJ II (SGH-i617) bought from an online store in Canada (that obv ships stuff from the US and CDN)
Firstly at David – Thanks for the dedicated website to our beloved handset :: Thumbs up ::
At dr@ke: Not that I’m trying to sound like “I’m cleverer than you” or anything, but I have WinXP SP3 running in a VirtualBox guest OS on an Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) host OS. As an aside issue, USB support seems a little buggy in VBox getting ActiveSync to detect the phone but it’s done it enough times for me to try this upgrade… Anyway, just FYI, I’ve successfully installed the modem drivers and had all 3 Device Manager items show up as required, so it’s VERY weird that you can’t get your’s to work :s – Sorry you’re having so many problems!
Off topic topic: Although I too sat in a queue on the phone to Samsung – the 1st level seemed to suggest they’d had a lot of calls about this update in general and put me through to 2nd level after about 3mins; 2nd level gave up after about 7mins and then I was in a queue to 3rd level for 45mins before giving in – btw, if you don’t have a landline phone to call on and your 888 dialling isn’t free on your phone, I used Skype to call them and it seemed to still be free calling
Anyway I wanted to say that your comment about “non-native english speakers” comes across as slightly racist and is totally unnecessary even if the actual technical support quality we got was cr*p. How many languages have you learnt to speak fluently enough to get a job, even if it is just in a call centre? And let’s face it, even 3rd level support are just that, they didn’t design, build or “test” the update. But sure, some people at Samsung need a good flogging for the amount of time, tears, returns and general grief they’ve caused a lot of people here as it seems a lot of us have been waiting months for this update!
At shalantas & cage: I too had the infinite countdown thing happen to me (twice now). I tried someone’s suggestion found here or on other sites (sorry David! haha) to turn off the “phone” function in the Wireless Manager and try the upgrade again. Oddly I don’t get the “god awful” beeping at all tho.
My personal experience in all is this: My first problem occurred when pre-Phase 1 of the update, when the downloader tries to connect to the phone – it puts the phone into the “Download mode” and then shows the “please, check your board ‘MEM_RES” screen and locks the phone. As others pointed out, leaving the update prog running, taking the battery out of the phone to switch it off, then switching it back on in “Download mode” allows the phone to reconnect to the update prog and then it continued to complete Phase one and Phase 2 OK. Then when the phone screen shows that it’s trying to start the phone (or PDA??) up again to do Phase 3, I get the infinite countdown
I thought that maybe taking the battery out, switching it on again in “Download mode” would allow it to reconnect to the update prog as per pre-Phase 1, but alas, no….
Either way I did the rest of the instructions re formatting the phone with that handset code and checked the version numbers, which show these lines:
PDA: i617UCHH2 (the new wm 6.1 ver)
Phone: i617UCGK2 (the old wm 6.0 ver)
Everything seems to work fine (at least the new eye candy slider menu works, the phone makes / receives calls and SMS, the organiser does it’s thing ok too. I don’t have access to a BMW with iDrive to see if that works, lol.
*** Does anyone have any idea whether leaving it semi upgraded like this is a big problem? ***
And finally (sorry for the huge post) lots of us (esp dr@ke it seems) have put a LOT of work and effort into this update, and really, why? What is it doing to improve our lives, or phones? Yes, I’m guilty too of basically just wanting the eye-candy shiny slider menu thingy and half my work was just getting VitualBox to connect the phone to ActiveSync, haha.
But tbh, since the phone does what I need it to, unless anyone tells me something is going to go hideously wrong with the phone semi-upgraded, I’m giving up until Samsung re-re-release this upgrade to do something a LOT less time consuming and frustrating. Unless you NEED one of the updates for some serious reason, I suggest y’all do the same. Have a beer, talk to some friends, chill out!
September 12th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
David how do i set my phone up to be the modem for my laptop
September 13th, 2008 at 1:07 am
The New update is nice and all but for some reason it is draining my battery faster than wm6. I fully charge my phone and will hardly send like a couple text durin the day before I see at the end of the day my battery is at its last block dead. What could be my problem? My task manager is only running three programs in the background which is the task manager, messages and alarms. My friend is having the same problem with his phone also. Is there a way to fix this or is there a way to downgrade back to wm6 with some flash rom?
thanks
September 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
im juss here 2 say i upgraded my blackjack 2 and it works no bepping sound or nothing
i love this web site
September 13th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Ah cr*p, I spoke too soon…. damned beeping, hahaha. Serves me right I guess…
September 13th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Finally… It’s done
4 attempts all doing slightly different things each time which may or may not have affected anything, so for those still trying to get this to work… read my long post above then come back here:
Before installing, turn off both your firewall AND Anti Virus (there’s a tiny note in the Vista instructions, but no mention in the XP set??) This seems to help with the “incorrect s/w version” eror some ppl get too. If you get to the infinite countdown timer as the updater is trying to start Phase 3 (like me, shantalas, cage), keep the phone connected to the computer, take out the battery, switch on in Download Mode (vol up + back button + power). It took me 3 attempts on this stage alone before the updater decided the phone was reattached and proceeded to process Phase 3, complete everything and reboot. As per the instructions, format the phone using the code, reboot and then check the versions.
Now to install the handy apps listed elsewhere in this site
September 13th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
David,
So i tried downloading it, and it was working perfectly. the blakc screen came up and it said 1. boot 2. pda and so on and it was COMPLETELY loaded-did not freeze whatsoever. UNTIL the end. it said time: and the number kept on fluxuating. its been fluxuating for a long time now, about an hour. it doesnt resemble anything youve said. and then my phone disconnected from the computer by itself, and it wont reconnect. none of the buttons are working. PLEASE HELP!
September 13th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
nevermind, david. it has the samsung screen thing, so i have to call the samsung number.
September 14th, 2008 at 10:37 am
okay, it took about 24 hours to work, but i love it! thanks for posting!
i feel bipolar. lol
September 14th, 2008 at 10:51 am
okay, last one, i promise!
which way do i put the sim card in?
i know, it sounds extremely stupid, but i dont want to put it in the wrong way and damage my sim card.
September 14th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
how do i reinstall the modem drivers?
September 15th, 2008 at 10:01 am
I updated my phone to the newest verison which is Windows Mobile 6.1, and now I’m recieving messages late, Did me updating my phone mess up my phone from recieving messages? Also, when I try to make a test call to my phone, I goes straight to voicemail, My phone’s not working correctly anymore! Is it because of the update? Please reply with help, I really need it, I really need to use my phone, It’s an emergency! Please and Thank you very much!
September 15th, 2008 at 11:55 am
I got it. First Time! NICE
September 15th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
i616 users in Canada: Please do not try to download the AT&T version for this without setting yourself up for problems. Rogers and Fido are doing a 6.1 upgrade very very soon and you will be able to get the software from their sites as downloads with a full set up instructions. I don’t anticipate any longer than 2-3 weeks maximum.
September 15th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
omgteemotee, I would try re-upgrading to WM 6.1 again and see if that clears up your problems. If that doesn’t work I would call AT&T support and see if they can help you troubleshoot the issue.
September 20th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
please answer-where are the instructions to reinstall the modem drivers
September 20th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
123sophie,
I believe you can just follow the installation instructions again just like Samsung instructs you to. You could also try removing it by going to Control Panel > Add & Remove Programs
September 21st, 2008 at 12:18 pm
thankyou! I never knew about the second one.
September 21st, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Oh nevermind, I did. I thought that you meant on my phone!
September 21st, 2008 at 2:40 pm
hi guys im having trouble installing the modem drivers. i tried installing them from the disc and the by downloading, but neither way works. the computer keeps saying that the drivers are already installed and they must be uninstalled.
September 22nd, 2008 at 10:26 am
Hey Sophie? Did you just leave your phone on when the counting on phase 3 began? I’m having the same problem and i’ve tried jr72’s recommendation but the phone isn’t connecting to active sync.
Please let me know.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
no worries. I called samsung support and they were able to solve the problem. Everything works fine now.
The reason the phase 3 wasn’t starting was because I didn’t have the modem drivers installed. Be sure to confirm installation of the modem in device manager before restarting pc.
I got TCPMP to work again and my pocket nes.
September 22nd, 2008 at 6:51 pm
fettuccinni0 – Have you gone to your You Computer > Control Panel > Add and Remove Programs, and uninstalled the Modem drivers from there? and then tried reinstallting them?
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:03 am
I need help…….my phone was disconnected from the computer during the installation…..what do I do now ? My phone wont boot up…all I keep getting is the Samsung screen. I’ve tried restoring it to factory settings but, nothing is working….someone help me PLEASE !!
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:18 pm
mika, try reading the post: Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrade Troubleshooting Tips
September 23rd, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Any downgrade to 6.0? 6.1 broke my Jawbone headset and every side is saying to call microsoft to fix samsung’s shet.
September 23rd, 2008 at 3:11 pm
78firebird, I think the only way to downgrade it to send you phone into Samsung and have them re-flash it
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
So everything works great on my phone that I use all the time. But for some reason I can’t get T9 on my phone anymore. Can anyone help me out with this?
September 26th, 2008 at 10:02 am
how do i set an alarm? can’t find it anywhere!
September 26th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
ok i just skimmed this page so if this has already been answered i apologize but here goes, i did the update without reading much into this because im and over confident computer geek and my phone started beeping at me. i started reading stuff and i realized that although im good with comps i dont know crap about cell phones and realized i did this with sp3 installed. i went back uninstalled sp3 and tried to reconnect my phone, the computer doesnt recognize it through the usb cord. i uninstalled and reinstalled the software including the modem driver and now it still will not read my phone or my girlfriends (we both have blackjack 2s). please help because i would like to go back and redo the install and put some of the awesome apps off of this site on it. thanks for any help.
September 28th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I wonder why I was able to install and go through the update process using XP and SP3 without any issues? I did the update the day it was posted on here about 3 weeks ago or something and have not had one issue what so ever. Lucky I guess..;)
September 29th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
So i had the “Evil Beeping” and i have SP3. I re-installed the modem drivers from the samsung website. And correctly installed the modem,port,composite device. I attempted to install 6.1 again and it worked and no beeping so far =]
September 30th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
OMG, I AM SO STRESSED ABOUT STEP 2! i cannot install the modem drivers! i dont have a cd. i went to the samsung website and downloaded
http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.com/downloadfile/ContentsFile.aspx?CDSite=us&CttFileID=1860146&CDCttType=SW&ModelType=N&ModelName=SGH-I617&VPath=SW/200802/20080227001207828_MCCI_WHQL_Modem_Driver_4.40.7.exe
but after installation..it keeps telling me to unzip the files…i do that! theres no other options after this! PLEASE HELP!! I REALLY WANT 6.1!
October 1st, 2008 at 8:46 am
OKAY!! SUCCESS!!!! AFTER MY NOOB TRIALS && TRIBULATIONS, IFINALLY HAVE 6.1!!!
I FRGOT TOTAEMY SIM CARD OUT, BUT IM NOT SURE WHAT DAMAGE IF ANY HAS HAPPENED.
I FEEL SO RICH AND UPGRADED THO WITH 6.1!!! ITS REALLY NICE, IM N THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING AND SYNCING BACK EVERYTHING!THNX!
October 1st, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I have a dilemma that I have not seen addressed anywhere-The installers for both XP and Vista say that they need the 32 bit version of either to work properly…but all I have here is 64 bit versions of XP and Vista! I’d really like to do this upgrade sometime, but if they don’t have installers that will work with these, I’m pretty much stuck!
Currently, I run ActiveSync on my XP64 box, synchronizing to Outlook 2007 with no difficulties at all.
Any suggestions?
October 1st, 2008 at 4:05 pm
keymaster,
– but checkout this comment:
Im not saying you won’t run into trouble
http://myblackjack2.com/windows-mobile-61-upgraded/windows-mobile-61-upgrade-troubleshooting-tips/#comment-1419
Sounds like darklite was able to perform the installation using Windows XP 64.
I think the trick to getting the install to work without problems is getting your modem drivers to install correctly and completely before performing the upgrade.
October 1st, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Is there a reason that At&t has yet to add a link to the 6.1 update? It’s been a while since the update came out on the Samsung website, and I was wondering if this was just a pre-release to test the bugs out or something. I’ve had the update for a while, and I somewhat miss 6.0 standard.
Any ideas?
October 5th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
I have serious volume issues. My backjack 2 used to be very loud, but now, at the highest volume, I can barely hear it from 20 yards away! I have seen comments that talk about a volume booster that helped-do you know anything about this? Plus, I still do not know where samsung has instructions for reinstalling modem drivers. The CD, instruction manual, etc? It might be a stupid question, but I’m wondering. My phone has been through everything (just the samsung screen when I try to reboot, beeps, perfect-ness, more beeping) and it is driving me crazy!
wb, -sophie
October 5th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
YAY! I finally finished the update .. In the process of getting all the data back. Anyways, THANK YOU SO MUCH
I did some of the steps out of order .. I don’t know how I managed that .. But it still works fine!
Thanks again!
October 7th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Ok, so i did the install. worked wonderfully. Now whenever I try to use gps it says that com 0 can not be opened. I have tired doing it before installing modaco and after, getting the same results . Any idea ???
October 8th, 2008 at 12:04 am
kiladibz, what program are you using with the GPS?
October 12th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
hey guys im having trouble with step four of the update process for vista, i cant find the
BlackJackII_WM6_1_Upgrade_For_Vista file on my computer
HELP PLEASE
October 13th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Love the new update, but still getting the “403 Forbidden” . . .anyone else getting this problem too???
October 29th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Having problems with my phone recognizing the connecting with the lab top. Once I hit the up arrow, back bottom, and power on after a couple seconds it gives me USB connection failed. I followed the steps exactly as they were. Anyone have this problem and help?????
October 31st, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Hi,
I cant view CAD files on my BJ2 using w6.1. Any toughts?
October 31st, 2008 at 11:10 pm
CAD files? I highly doubt youll be able to view those on a Windows Mobile device.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:48 pm
You know the compressed files you use to upload new applications on your phone. I was able to view the CAD files and install apps before I updated to WM 6.1.
Now I trying to reinstall these apps, I can’t view them from the phone even though they appear on the my device\MY DOCUMENTS folder that’s on the pc after I sync.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Sorry> I meant CAB files
October 31st, 2008 at 11:58 pm
found them
November 4th, 2008 at 5:02 am
david, is there any way to fix the problem of only one text message showing in my inbox at a time?
November 4th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
is there a way to delete the download after you have downloaded it? I downloaded it with SP3 and my phone has been deleting stuff by itself. Pissing me off
November 8th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Works like a charm… forgot to back up all my stuff.. now its like getting a new phone!
anyone know how to change the right soft keys description from all settings to contacts? it is just bugging me really bad!
November 8th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
ok i decided i dont really like it is there a way to go back to the old windows mobile 6?
November 9th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
hey i love this website! my phone is so cool now :]] i just wanted to know if you could please make a download for windows mobile 6.0? i really need it because i have to exchange my phone with at&t and if they find that i downloaded this, i will get charged. or if there is any way that i could reset my phone so that it’s 6.0 again? thank you guys soooo much! :]
November 9th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
whoami, the only way i know of to get WM6.0 back on your phone is to mail it into Samsung and have them reflash it. (I think youll have to tell them that youre phone isnt working properly after the WM6.1 upgrade .. check out the WM6.1 Troubleshooting post of problems you can claim youre having
)
November 9th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
musicaddict, i dont think AT&T is going to care if youve upgraded your phone to WM6.1 … are you sure they are going to charge you? That seems very strange to me. The only way I know of how to reset your phone to WM6.0 is to mail it into Samsung and have them restore WM6.0 (see above post).
November 9th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
lferg, not sure – i havent heard of this problem before. i’d suggest re-upgrading to WM6.1 .. you might have had a bad install.
November 9th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
ploudermilk, not sure if i follow – you can deleted the WM6.1 upgrade files from your computer after downloading without any effect to your phone. If files on your phone are mysteriously disappearing you have a problem..
November 10th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I meant from my phone. The wm 6.1 is not working properly on my phone but I dowloaded it with service pack 3 not knowing that I should download it with service pack 2. My computer does not recognize my phone when i plug it up since wm 6.1 has been installed on my phone. So i am not sure what to do.
November 14th, 2008 at 11:33 am
My upgrade went fine as far as the software installation went, but I am left with the following buggy issues:
–I am unable to save changes to profiles or displays. In Profiles, when the new choice is selected, it flashes for a moment, then returns to the default. In Displays, it gives the message “Unable to save”.
–The GPRS settings were completely lost, rendering the Internet connection non-functional. I had to create new GPRS and Proxy settings; the input screens in these areas seem to be missing their labels, but I was able to “guess” my way through the places to key in the settings. This got my Yahoo and Outlook sync working, but IE still can’t find the Net.
These are probably all issues that can be fixed somewhere in Settings, but where….any suggetions?
November 15th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
can i download this on my mac somehow?
November 15th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
plays2, No, you cannot install the upgrade from a Mac – sorry
November 16th, 2008 at 7:21 am
where do i find the id and key code to begin installation?
November 16th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
billabong, in the instructions Samsung provides.. follow their instructions step-by-step and you’ll see them.
November 19th, 2008 at 9:35 am
HI ALL ! I’m new & this is 1st post.ihave read all comment.I through all MOD here great,same to me every one got problem upgrade because 2 things.1-DONT TOOK OUT SIM CARD.2-WINDOW XP, SEVICE-PACK3 WONT WORK with SYN,even u just use SYN tranfer files beetwen comp-device-comp it also WONT work.With win XP sp2=good,VISTA = good on WMD.ok my Q? if after good upgrade phone 6.1,before install garmen mobile XT ,do I need to install any software from MODACO (eg:hack.appl unlock…….)?????or i only need install Garment XT 50020 to storgage sim?? THANK’S ALL
November 19th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
i am having a problem:
after i went through the update, the only thing that i see is a black background with the samsung logo in white writing. Is there anything that i can do to fix this??
November 20th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
vnp006 let go here ,PLEASE READ SLOWLY or COPY and folowing this you will be good. http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa/jsp/faqs/faqs_view.jsp?SITE_ID=22&PG_ID=557&PROD_SUB_ID=558&PROD_ID=957&AT_ID=132707%20
November 20th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
my gps was working with my wm 6.1 update, but today it just stopped and now it wont work on livesearch or google maps… does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this or should i start all over?
November 20th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
by the way thanks david for the reply on how to install wm 6.1
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:18 am
hey, whats good, pple. i have a problem, installed everything i need to update to 6.1, when i put in the ID and KEY, i get to the next screen and it acts funny, the cursor wont go into the box so i can check it. has any one experienced this?
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:45 am
ok, nm, i figured out the prob. but i got another query. how the hell am I supposed to establish a connection when
1. fone is supposed to be OFF
and
2. sim card is supposed to be OUT?
it seems phone NEEDS to be on, and SIM card IN.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
jahizen,
You dont need to have a cellular connection (which is what the SIM would allow) to update your Blackjack II to WM6.1 … it just has to be connected to your PC via ActiveSync. I believe you have to turn your phone on at some point in the process.. Just follow Samsung’s instructions step-by-step and you’ll be fine.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:18 pm
i really want to do this upgrade but it looks like there a lot of stuff that can go wrong, plus when i tried earlier, i couldnt follow the directions. the part where it says download the samsung drivers or whatever, the link it took me to showed me what i thought were the drivers but, when i opened them it showed something different than what the example showed. plus activesync is always unreliable. today it randomly said it couldnt connect for the first time. sometimes it just wont open. it the 6.1 upgrade really worth all this trouble? are there directions out there that make sense?
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 pm
marine, in my opinion the Blackjack II upgrade to WM6.1 is well worth it. I am MUCH happier running WM6.1 than I was running WM6.0.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Hello, I just recently started to update my BJII, well tried to, I’m at Step 4: “Begin Software Update Process” and I plugged my phone in like it said, and I activesync’d it like it said and when I try to start the WM 6.1. update it says: “S/W Version is wrong. Please check the device.” What does this mean, I don’t know what to do.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
i just updated last night to 6.1, and as someone mentioned before, you have to leave your sim card in to do so.
it requires your windows mobile desktop manager to have a connection with the phone (status says connected), and to do such you need your sim card in the phone. i tried forever to get it to connect without it, then it just clicked in my head, and i put the card back in, viola. connection.
dont lose this post under mine – wish i could tell you what it means kevin…
Hello, I just recently started to update my BJII, well tried to, I’m at Step 4: “Begin Software Update Process” and I plugged my phone in like it said, and I activesync’d it like it said and when I try to start the WM 6.1. update it says: “S/W Version is wrong. Please check the device.” What does this mean, I don’t know what to do.
December 5th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Is there a way i can download windows mobile 6.1 without the CD? because i lost the CD.
December 6th, 2008 at 12:55 am
xpnkfemmex…. Its been awhile, but i think all the files you need are downloaded via Samsung’s update webpage….
December 6th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I’m confused! Is this update worth all of this? I want it if it is but do I really need it? Do I uninstall XP SP3? Then do the download and stuff to upgrade my phone and then reinstall XP SP3? I’m worried about issues with the phone after this AND issue’s with my pc. Also, what is different about 6.1 ?
December 6th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
lovemyphone,
I think WM6.1 is worth it — you certainly dont *need* it – but I think it makes the Blackjack II alot more usable.
I sounds like alot of people had success upgrading to WM6.1 using SP3 as long as they turned off all their Anti-virus and Firewall software while they did it. That being said, Samsung recommends not upgrading using SP3.
If youre more comfortable uninstall SP3 then do that, make sure all your antivirus/firewall software is disabled, perform the upgrade and re-install SP3.
December 8th, 2008 at 2:59 am
I have a mac, but had to go to my Dad’s house to run the update. ran fine on SP3. THANKS!!!
December 9th, 2008 at 2:58 am
okay i have 2 problemz 1 is that when i upgraded my black jack on my home screen it has the start button & the call history but when i click call history it wont go 2 call history it goes 2 my contacts. & on my main menu i dnt have a call history.
my other problem is wen i put my phone on silent it will be on silent bt when i get a txt message it will vibrate not be silent & it didnt do that before…
how can i fix it
December 17th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
There’s no problem to install window 6.1 even if I didn’t take out the SIM card.
It was easy. Thanks a lot.
December 18th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
I am dumbfounded! I did this Upgrade to my phone and everything went fine until after step 3, it seemed good, and the phone screen was stuck with a line that said Time: XXX where XXX=numbers continually rotating like it was counting or something. I thought I screwed it up, so I followed the directions and tried to restart the phone in download mode. When it started up like it normally did, I thought it might be screwed, but the system seemed to upgrade. I checked and it says Window Mobile 6.1, so everything seems to work fine, except that the downloader / upgrade program on the pc said it ran into a problem and I should try starting over. Should I? I’m confused, so I’m just going to stick with the upgrade it did. I hope nothing goes too terribly wring. I just unlocked it to work on tmobile today, and I did this tonight. Now I’m going to synch with tmobile features for my sim. If any one knows what happened to my upgrade, or has an idea, shoot me an email: talksintheclouds@gmail.com
December 18th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
alright so i really want to get wm 6.1 on my phone but when im installing it goes to phase 1 and does its thing. phase 2 its does its thing then after that it just says waiting for next imageor whatever and just sits there. ive tried taking out the sim card, leaving it in, and nothing works. so what should i do?
December 22nd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
can someone help me! i reached step 4 but when my phone start in downloading mode my phone states [phone ] active off. dont know what to do???
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:04 am
this is going to sound super lame, but i upgraded via my old desktop… and now.. my laptop (the pc i was having issues w/earlier) fails to install the new drivers from my blackjack…. so until it can detect the new drivers… it won’t detect my phone… and windows mobile is already installed in my laptop… if it makes a difference my desktop runs xp and my laptop runs vista 32bit. i’m so sad…
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Is the BJ2 compatible with the SDHC 2.0 specifications.
I head that this new format, the SDHC works differently than standard SD cards…
i would like to use a 16G with my phone…
Anyone ?
December 24th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Hey im having trouble with my computer finding my bj2 can some one he;p with the activsyn finding it???
December 25th, 2008 at 12:26 am
tayistaz, what version of Windows are you using? XP vs Vista? Which service packs? etc.
December 25th, 2008 at 1:13 am
Quick Question,
I’ve finally been able to update my phone and as far as I know it has worked fine the first time. However,
During the Upgrade, down in my task bar,(the thing that usually says,”new hardware has been found”, had said some problems occcured during the setup and your device may not work properly. Will this mess anything up? I checked the versions upon start up and their correct. Also during phase 3, instead of Com8 it was com6, Now this is just talking about where the modem is attached to right?
December 25th, 2008 at 11:26 am
david im using windows xp and i have a att blackjack 2 my activesync jus keeps saying conncting and never connects.
December 26th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
i followed it step by7 step downloaded the modem ant activesync and still can upgrade my phone also cant find my device with activesync just keeps saying conncting i turm off the firewall didnt help unistalled the modems and activesync and it still not working can anyone help im using windows xp
December 27th, 2008 at 5:17 am
i’ve been having a problem installing the samsung mobile modem drivers in windows xp media center. the modem drivers are downloaded in the zip from samsung for xp, and the installation into program files seems to work well enough, but whenever i place the phone into modem mode, the computer loses connection with it, and says that the usb device is unrecognized, and it may be malfunctioning and so on. device manager does not show the samsung drivers, and when i try to add them in manually, or add new hardware (the phone and the drivers) windows doesnt recognize either the drivers or the phone. ive tried different usb ports, all other modes work, and when i tried installing 6.1 – it hung up on the the third phase, and windows gave me the same message it does when i switch the phone into modem mode.
a) i believe this is a modem firmware problem on my phone – its not sending windows information and so windows cant associate it….only in modem mode though. the other modes work fine, and i can even use my phone without a problem – i just have that annoying beeping sound every minute or so.
b) but why aren’t the modem drivers from samsung for xp working in windows, or being actually added to the device manager, regardless of the phone?
c)reformatting per holding the up button on the d-pad and starting the phone worked as far as the process goes, but my phone still had 6.1 and looked untouched. it isn’t a factory reset, more like a erasing of cache or something.
anyone expirience problems with the modem drivers this way? im in service pack 2 after uninstalling 3, and i’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the samsung drivers and activesync 4.5.
0_o
Thanks
December 27th, 2008 at 5:29 am
good news: formatting stopped the beeping for the time being. thats great! my phone seems to be 6.1 ready, just the bumpy and incomplete install has left a nagging sensation in the back of my mind. is my phone good to go or because the install failed at phase 3, will i have more problems?
December 29th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
I still cant get the upgrade my computer is saying im device is not connected and it is im using windows xp. my activesync is not connecting either i did every step downloaded the modem driver and its still not working can anybody help me plz i really want this upgrade
Thanks
December 31st, 2008 at 3:38 am
ok, so the format did not stop the beeping.
so, my sister brought home a laptop running xp service pack 2. activesync and phone connected perfectly. so before i went any further, i downloaded the modem drivers to the laptop and isntalled them. i connected by phone in modem mode, and her laptop gave me the same message as before: usb device is not recognized or is malfuctioning….
i tried to install the devices via the drivers, but windows wouldn’t add them or recognize them.
two different computers, running service pack 2. no dice, and of course the 6.1 install then failed at phase 3 as i expected.
so it has to be my phone then, right? the software on the phone responsible for identifying it in modem mode is not working or corrupt or absent.
i have to rule out the usb cable because the cable works fine for all other types of data and connections.
So on that note:
why do i need to install those mobile modem drivers on the comptuer in the first place while connecting to the comp in modem mode?
December 31st, 2008 at 10:36 am
filmdc, sorry to hear that
.. if youve tried the upgrade on two different computers and youre sure youve followed Samsung’s directions to a T, you may have to send it into Samsung to have them flash it .. not sure about their turn around but i think its pretty fast.
you might try connecting your blackjack ii to your computer in ActiveSync mode rather than Modem mode (if memory serves thats how I upgraded mine) – though i dont know if anything bad can happen to your phone done this (i dont think it can, but who knows).
January 4th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
i need help
January 5th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
I installed 6.1 this morning on BJ2. Had zero problems downloading and installing. However have had Multiple problems with everything else. 1. Must have new cert to sync with my laptop. 2. Can’t get on internet because it times out too quickly (and yes, I have reset the power management). 3. Can’t use Jabra bluetooth anymore – you know, the one I have been using w/6.0 for the last 6 months…
Overall, I would say don’t upgrade to 6.1. Instead, RUN..
January 8th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
For people having problems:
1. Keep your SIM Card in so ActiveSync can recognize device.
2. Change Connections/USB back to ActiveSync right after modem drivers have been installed so you can establish an activesync connection when the uploader program asks you to establish an activesync connection in step 4, Number 8.
Hope it helps. It did for me.
January 9th, 2009 at 1:35 am
I just finished my update and everything went well. Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know how to check to see what service pack they are running. Follow the instructions below:
1. Click on Start
2. Click on Run
3. Type winver
4. Click OK
5. About Windows screen will pop up. In the parenthesis, it will say what service pack you are running.
I hope this small contribution will help someone. I know the posts here helped me.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:05 am
[...] In order to run the Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrade Software you should be running Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista. If you try upgrading using Windows XP SP3 or you MAY run into the “Evil Beep” problem described below! Samsung claims the upgrade will not work if you are running Windows XP SP3, however we do have numerous reports of it working (although we have several reports of the Evil Beep problem as well). Click here for instructions on how to find out what Service Pack you are using. [...]
January 10th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
After successfully upgrading to wm 6.1 I’m reinstalling all the mods I had. After installing the Blackberry Bold theme the “contacts” button now says “today”. It still brings me to my contacts, has anyone else seen this?
January 12th, 2009 at 9:43 am
so uhave to keep ur sim card in????
January 12th, 2009 at 11:55 am
# jr72 Says:
September 13th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Finally… It’s done
4 attempts all doing slightly different things each time which may or may not have affected anything, so for those still trying to get this to work… read my long post above then come back here:
Before installing, turn off both your firewall AND Anti Virus (there’s a tiny note in the Vista instructions, but no mention in the XP set??) This seems to help with the “incorrect s/w version” eror some ppl get too. If you get to the infinite countdown timer as the updater is trying to start Phase 3 (like me, shantalas, cage), keep the phone connected to the computer, take out the battery, switch on in Download Mode (vol up + back button + power). It took me 3 attempts on this stage alone before the updater decided the phone was reattached and proceeded to process Phase 3, complete everything and reboot. As per the instructions, format the phone using the code, reboot and then check the versions.
Now to install the handy apps listed elsewhere in this site
Thank you Thank you Thank you !!!! I went months with that EVIL BEEP and it’s finally gone! I did a few things. I removed the drivers, re-started the computer, re-installed the drivers and re-started the computer. I rechecked that my firewall and virus checker were off. I put my SIM back in my phone and started the upgrade. It got stuck at Phase 3 again so I took the battery out and put it back in then turned it on in download mode (vol up, back button and power button all at the same time) and when it came back on it switched from Active on to Active off and started Phase 3! UPGRADE IS NOW COMPLETE! Yeah!!! Just to check I reformatted with the code provided above. When it restarted I plugged it into the charger and then unplugged it and still no beep!!! Thanks again!
January 13th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
man yesterday i tried this upgrade again and it worked finally i havent had a problem wit it yet hope i never do its workin great r there anymore applications comin out anytime soon????
Thanks
January 18th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
First of all, great update love it all.
Second, while updating had a couple of problems such as not being in download mode…fixed easily again hold volume up+back while powering on.
Third, great site and have almost everything here on my phone.
Fourth I wanna push the Flexilis. Its a great service to be free. backs up stuff and seems to provide great protection and best of all a chimp could use it.
January 20th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
hey , okay im just about to update it and it says S/W verison is wrong, Please check the device
what do i do? please help !!!!!!!
thank you so much
January 21st, 2009 at 4:12 pm
i keep getting this window that pops up and it wants my id and key or something how do i install this i need help asap
January 26th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
After trying all morning to install WM 6.1 and getting stuck in phase 3 like many , I finally went looking for the original BlackjackII install cd that came with my phone, popped it in and that’s all it took to load the correct USB drives at phase 3 and install went on without a hitch. I know I had read you need the original cd, but duh, I forgot.
January 29th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
is it possible to delete programs from within the windows folder? so much trash in there i dont need. like the media net, can i delete that?
February 1st, 2009 at 7:56 pm
jahizen, you might be able to get rid some of it, but some files in the Windows folder are locked down pretty well. Also, be careful of what you delete since its hard to determine exactly how the Blackjack II relies on the files in there.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Luckily, no problem with upgrade from XP SP3 because rolling back is a real pain. I did make sure to follow the serial drive installation instructions. I closed down all apps except from browser (’cause I needed to see the instructions). I temporarily disabled my virus protection and that was it.
Thanks,
Greg
February 5th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
xpnkfemmex Says:
December 5th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Is there a way i can download windows mobile 6.1 without the CD? because i lost the CD.
david Says:
December 6th, 2008 at 12:55 am
xpnkfemmex…. Its been awhile, but i think all the files you need are downloaded via Samsung’s update webpage….
you’ve replied me but i have no clue what you meant. umm can you give me a link instead please?
February 11th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
to dr@ke and others, you *must* reboot the handset after Step 2. If you don’t, it probably won’t sync with ActiveSync..
This fixed my problem.
February 14th, 2009 at 3:25 am
I upgraded my phone and there was no probs at all until it came to restore the data that i had backed up using pimbackup. The program would not run on my phone as i cant see it at all wen i search the phone for it. I need help as i dont want to have to re input all my contacts by hand and forget about the rest.
February 18th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I’ve been trying to upgrade my phone sever times over the past few days, it gets to phase 3 and just freezes. I’ve tried all the tricks, I’m running Windows SP2 and I have my firewall and anti-virus off. Now, it just freezes on the Windows Mobile splash screen on start up. I’ve tried to master reset, any help?
February 18th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
David can you help me with this problem?
February 19th, 2009 at 10:52 am
bball – you copied pimbackup back onto your blackjack II after upgrading right? Also, youre using Programs > Applications > FileExplorer to search for the PIMBackup executable on your Blackjack II?
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
i have it downloaded on my computer but when i try to drag it over to my phone files through activsync, it says theres not enough room or something. Any chance you can take me step by step through it or something close to that? i REALLY dont want to mess up my phonee..
Thanks!
February 25th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Lindsey – you dont drag any files to your Blackjack II to upgrade it to Windows Mobile 6.1 – read through the directions supplied by Samsung, and follow them step by step and you’ll get it to work.
You run the install on your PC with your Blackjack II hooked up to it via USB. The Installer will know how to copy all the necessary files to the Blackjack II on its own. All the programs you will run will be on your PC.
March 10th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Ok here is my problem, and I would really like it to be fixed ASAP! I downloaded the upgrade to WM 6.1 and I have followed the steps to a T! The downloader says “waiting for connection with pc” then I put my phone into downloader mode because that fails (waiting for the connection). I then connect the USB and this is what the page says:
*USB Downloader – [BADA]
USB Initial : OK
PC Connection : FAIL
[PHONE] Active OFF
[PDA] USB Cable Power OFF
Can anyone please help me fix this! I really want to download the update and the d*mn thing wont work!!
March 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
I have a question. If anyone can help me with this I would really appreciate it. When I go to install the modem driver I get an error message stating: “Samsung Mobile Driver was not installed successfully (15). There is a driver installed for the device, please uninstall it first.” Where do I go to uninstall this? Thanks in advance.
March 17th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Nevermind, I just realized I have Service Pack 3 and, from what I understand, there’s more problems with the installation using SP3 than it’s worth. Anyone know of any other way to have threaded text messaging on BJ2 WITHOUT upgrading to wm 6.1? Third party apps maybe?
March 17th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Hey, thanks for the links! If your phone is unlocked (meaning it can work with any carrier) will you still be able to successfully install WM6.1 with no problems?
March 19th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
oliverlives – no – the upgrade cannot be installed via a CAB file. This upgrade involves reflashing your ROM, so something other than your phone has to perform that function.
March 19th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
dtully – honestly im not sure
.. I would ask in the Forums on this site.
March 25th, 2009 at 7:27 am
installed wm 6.1 upgrade succesfully on PC with XP Pro 64 bit SP2 and SIM unlocked BJ2.
used PIM backup (2.8) to backup and restore contacts and SMS messages. Only difference was SMS messages became threaded in WM6.1.
used modaca gps tool & SDA unlocker.
installed most the registry updates, games, google maps, windows live, youtube prog, including the speed up tricks – all successful.
some occasional lag navigating the menus but overall works pretty well.
Voice command works (enable VC in vc settings & hold the globe button to activate)
Haven’t tested GPS outdoors yet though but found 5 satellites by my window.
BJ2 was sim unlocked and my o2 uk SIM still works after 6.1 upgrade however had to unlock the AT&T options in he gprs connection settings by changing a provider value in the registry and deleting a ICS value (forcecell…) in the registry.
for some reason can’t access internet on the BJ2 while plugged into the pc though (via Activesync) .
ICS works fine though.
having trouble with getting decent flash site player working (eg. TCPMP with flashvideobundle.cab) – any useful links / tips would be great
Cheers
PS ADMIN / MODERATOR: I couldn’t log in here to reply to this forum with Firefox 3.0.7 but worked ok with IE x64 (on Vista Ultimate x64)
April 1st, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Well now I’m using a pc with Vista on it and I’m having the same problem that I posted about earlier: I have a question. If anyone can help me with this I would really appreciate it. When I go to install the modem driver I get an error message stating: “Samsung Mobile Driver was not installed successfully (15). There is a driver installed for the device, please uninstall it first.” If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:01 am
Has anyone figured out how to solve the “incorrect s/w version” problem? I have tried everything I can think of and am really about to just give up trying to install 6.1
April 8th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Hey david,
As soon as I updated my phone to 6.1 I lost my 3G speed… now it’s only on E.. I know E is lower than 3G and it explains my internet being very slow… so you know how it can be fixed????
April 14th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I need help, I’m begining to think this upgrade was a HUGE mistake. I cant get internet access anymore because the ATT settings are locked in and I use T-Mobile. I see people intially offered advise at the beginning of this thread but I haven’t had anyone offer to tell me the steps in eliminating the ATT locked settings. I might as well buy a t-mobile smartphone. I’m losing valuable opportunities without my mobile email and internet.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
i dont understand so i download this to my computer and sync it to my phone?
April 15th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
godfather101 – correct – you download the updater to your computer, hook up your blackjack II to your computer via Activesync and then run the updater FROM YOUR COMPUTER.
April 16th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Ok well i upgraded my phone and i went to check my phone and PDA verion like it said on the directions. My PDA version said i67UCHJI like it said it should but my phone version says i67UCGK2 and i dunno how to get it to be the same…does it matter?? if soo help??
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:08 pm
ok so i just ordered my blackjack II, and am considering updating my phone to WM6.1 as soon as i get it. My question is, how exactly do you install all these things, starting from scratch on a phone? sorry for asking about this after all the info that has already been posted. but id just like to know how to start this whole process, and i dont have active sync or a backup nor do i obviously have WM6.1 installed on my computer yet. (as i said “scratch”)
PLEASE HELP!!!!!! it would be much appreciated.
April 23rd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
and i am using windows XP… and one more question, if my phone is brand new (never been used) will the WM6.1 update effect my phone at all?
April 25th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
hey i got the 6.1 but my computer will not sync with my phone and how will i get the stuff off windows media center 6.0 to the new one? I have a 32 bit vista
April 26th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
jerrel – plug your Blackjack II into your computer via USB, and in Vista goto your Control panel and open WMDC (Windows Mobile Device Center) it should detect your Blackjack II and start a Activesync connection. You may want to double check your Firewall and any anti-virus settings to make sure they arent preventing the activesync connection from being established.
April 26th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
SJW88 – not sure what you mean. Running the WM6.1 will effect your phone in the sense it will install the WM6.1 update. Since your phone is new the WM6.1 update shouldnt cause problems with you losing any data, since your phone is new and presumably you havent added any data.
April 26th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
david does it matter if i already have one on my desktop for my wifes phone that still has 6.0? she is still skeptical
April 26th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
jerrel – not sure that i follow. You can update one blackjack II to WM 6.1 and leave the other phone running WM 6.0. What do you “already have one of on your desktop” ?
May 2nd, 2009 at 7:00 am
i really would like to upgrade my phone but my only problem is i want whats in my note pad…how do i keep whats in my notepad? can i transfer the notes or something?
May 3rd, 2009 at 5:09 pm
i was trying to update my bj2 but when samsung told me to unplug it during (because my computer would not support the update) my phone said samsung in white with a black screen and that’s all i can get. when i press the center key and power i can reboot but it just goes back to the samsung screen again after whiping the whole thing. please help!!!!!!
May 6th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
I know this question has probably already been asked, and I’m too lazy to go through all 300 posts, but while upgrading to 6.1 will it relock my phone? I have mine unlocked for T-Mobile and I really don’t want to go back to the store to get it unlocked again.
May 13th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
whenever i download the modem drivers for my blackjack from the given internet link, all i can do is “unzip the files” once it is saved onto my computer,but nothing happens. where do i go from there
May 16th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
dev, read through this post: http://www.myblackjack2.com/windows-mobile-61-upgraded/windows-mobile-61-upgrade-troubleshooting-tips/
May 16th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
iCody – I assume youre talking about wiping a SIM unlock. Im pretty sure upgrading to WM6.1 will remove your SIM unlock.
May 16th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
icecoled7up, DONT UNZIP CAB FILES!!! copy the cab file (not unzipped) to your blackjack ii and then run it from your blackjack ii.
May 16th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
DEV, during the boot up, hold “up” on the volume button. That’s what i had to do and my phone works now and has the update although it beeps as if im unplugging the charger every minute or so
May 24th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
okay…
this whole 6.1 looks great… on my friends phone… somehow her phone had the 6.1 when she got the pink BJ2 but i got the blue BJ2.. same place same time and hers has the 6.1 and mine has the 6.0… so i followed all the steps correctly adn got to step 4 part 9 and on my screen it says wait for connecting the device to the PC and i tried this whole ordeal like 10 times tonight and i got stuck on the same part!!!! so the first couple times i tried my phone screen read somethin like:
USB downloader BADA
please check your board ‘msm_res
[phone] reset pin (forward arrow) low:off
okay now wtf!… so then i figured out how to put it into download mode so its in download mode… my computer says its not connected but my phone screen now looks like
*USB DOwnloader – [BADA]
[Phone] Active OFF
now im even more flared…
im stuck, ticked, and lookin for some great help…
PLEASEEEEEE HELPP!!!
May 25th, 2009 at 9:16 am
123sophie
Did u have to send your phone back to b reflashed after it went to the Samsung screen…???
Anyone can help me with this problem!!
thanks!!!
May 25th, 2009 at 9:19 am
iCody
What did u do with your problem?
June 1st, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I am having a problem restoring my backup that I created with PIM Backup now that I have 6.1 installed. I have 6.1 running fine and I can run PIM Backup but when I select to restore, my backup file does not show up when I browse for it. I can see it there when I explore around the phone but it just doesnt show up through PIM Backup. Any ideas? Everything else seems to be working perfect.
June 1st, 2009 at 11:48 pm
i got the update on my old blackjack fine, but then it broke and i have a new blackjack without the update now, so here i go again because i don’t remember what all to do=[ i download the modem drivers but i cant unzip them or copy them to my blackjack so im supposed to be able to do.. how do you copy them to the blackjack?
June 9th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
i put my phone in download moade but, then it says that my phone isnt connected to the pc, when it is. The usb is plugged in and everything. I tired in over 10 times. What do i do to make my computer read my phone when my phone is on download mode?
June 10th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Thanks David that worked for me. Something so simple i did not see. Thanks to that the upgrade went perfectly and like the results. Thanks again.
June 14th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
was scared to do the update, but i held my breath and did it!!!! i used windows vista and just followed the steps on the Samsung Update Web sight: a couple of hints, read all the post about the update to give u a feel for what ur doing, make sure u take ur battery out and sd card ( just to be safe) and GO FOR IT!!!!! oh and back up ur stuff, i used flexilis and worked great
dm
atlanta ga
June 15th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
The issue with the awful beeping noise can be solved by making sure that you run the full install. When you install teh Modem and USB drivers, make sure that there is nothing occuping the COM5 which is what the Samsung CDMA driver needs. All I did was uninstall my Sierra Wireless Card and it opened up COM5. Once that was done I was able to run a full install, the other time it would stall at PHASE 3.
June 17th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
hello
i just got my blackjack2 and i notised that when i am dailing a number there is this pink backround i dont know how to change, can anyone help me!!!!
please!!!!
June 20th, 2009 at 7:56 am
is there a way to update my blackjack2 witout the installation cd??
June 20th, 2009 at 11:14 am
wut do i do when it is n bootloader mode n its been the same for at least thirty min now
June 20th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
lizard – you can download all the necessary files form samsung’s web site. The samsung update web page provides links to all the drivers/software you need.
June 22nd, 2009 at 9:41 am
it says i need an ID and a key wat r those????
June 22nd, 2009 at 11:07 am
i get to the 3rd phase of the download then it says waiting for a next image and it doesnt load what am i doin wrong
June 27th, 2009 at 5:21 am
i need help im having trpuble downloading the modem plz help me
June 27th, 2009 at 5:21 am
everytime i try to download it it askes me if i wanna unzip it
July 6th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
when installing it, I get to the point where I have to find the modems from task manger.. && they’re not there..
someone help?!
July 12th, 2009 at 6:28 am
hi, i have problem with the upgrade, this is my problem “S/W Version is wrong. Please check the device” and i dont know what it means.!
need some help please!
thnx =)
July 13th, 2009 at 1:55 am
okay so im at step 4 where it says to double click on the file that says BlackJackII_WM6_1_Upgrade_For_Vista but when i do it it opens up and says application not found and i keep re downloading it and it keeps happening please help
July 27th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
any1 there i have sum update help… it is installing an is stuck at the part right after “[Good] _ DPRAM _ 0×45D44E”, it says Time : after that and the time number keeps rotating very fast and wont stop
July 30th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
can i down load it without a sync cord?
August 8th, 2009 at 1:22 am
this seems really complicated. is it really worth the risks that i have read about on this site? does it boost reciption? That is the biggest prob i have with my BJ2, other than increasing the volume for all apps that use sound. I wanna try it but I’m skeerd..
August 13th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
David,
I lost my usb cord so I can’t connect my phone to my computer to update it. Is there any way i can do it without the usb cord? Please help!
August 15th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
any1 please help me.
August 16th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
i got the cord but my computer wont download the 6.1 thing. it downloads for a few seconds then stops and says it failed. im using vista. pleez help me.
August 17th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
nevermind, i got it. i ended up having to use my moms windows xp. thanks! cant wait to try it out.
August 17th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
i love it! is there wifi though?
September 6th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
WTF, all three links to the Samsung update site are not working for me. It keeps timing out. Anybody else having a problem?? Is there any other place I can DL this??
September 7th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Well, the website links finally worked today and I started the install process; however, I got the same problem that others have had on here, “S/W Version is wrong”. I’ve searched this entire post/comments and have’nt seen a fix, does anybody know how to rectify this ??? (See below quote) PLEASE HELP
Like this poster said, I am not getting the first screen where you are supposed to enter the two code numbers, it just goes straight to the second screen and it’s very hard to click the check box but I finally got it.
***QUOTE***
# lovemybj2 Says:
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Like Skolastix, I too get the “S/W Version is wrong. Please check the device” message, but I do indeed have an i617, confirmed in several places on the phone by stickers and *#1234# … but my update software never gave me the initial prompt where you type in the two codes, so I’m curious if that had anything to do with it. I’m calling Samsung Tech Support right now about it. For what it’s worth, the version of my phone reported by *#1234# is i617UCGK2
September 13th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
i finally got to the downloading process but i got stopped at wher u connect your phone to the usb. i keep getting this pop up that says that device in not connected… but it clearly is. my computer isnt recognizing it now. but it has worked this whole time. any advice?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Is windows mobile 6.5 available for the blackjack 2? if not, will there every be? is there perhaps any ROMS floating around that would install correctly on it?
September 29th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
i have succesfully updated my blackjack 2. I highly recomend doing it, but if you do make sure you follow directions exact!!!! if you get the annoying beeping sound, make sure you followed the step on installing the modem drivers. it is needed, also make sure if you do windows xp download, make sure your running service paxk 2. not 3. 3 does not work. to check go to start and right click on my computer and select properties. there it wil show you your service pack that your running….
other than that youll be running your blackjack 2 on windows 6.1 …thanks for the upload!! keep up the great work!!! i will recomend this site to friends.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
okay ive done this before on a blackjack 2, then i sold that one i just bought one. I TRIED TO UPGRADE IT AND IT WAS ALMOST DONE THEN IT SAID FAILED.. I WAS LIKE NO BIG DEAL UNTIL I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WONT GET PASSED THE SAMSUNG SCREEN . i have tried turn it back to factory settings . it wont get passed the samsung screen again! then i tried to connect it through the usb download mode or watever but then it fails to connect to the computer… WHAT DO I DO? I AM VERY PISSED AND WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF SOMEONE HELPS ME
October 25th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Can someone please help me. I am using vista and followed the links and after acepting the user agreement im told ‘You are not authorized’ the url is https://techtrain.samsungwireless.com/tekweb/techpage/Support/Downloads/att_i617/att_i617_patch_vista.html
What am i doing wrong?
Thanks
December 14th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Hello, all. I just upgraded by BJ2-i617 to 6.1 at the end of last week. I don’t want to do anything too complicated, but I would like to be able to have ringtones and other sounds a little longer than 300 kb. Because I’ve already upgraded to 6.1, what should I do? If it’s something already posted that worked for 6.0 but will also work for 6.1, I’d appreciate the link. Thank you.
December 14th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Hello, again. Naturally, I found exactly what I was looking for just after I left the preceding message. Thank you so much. And, never mind.
December 27th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Just a word of help to all those who tried this, I was running the ROM updater and after the three downloads my device read: “Time: “, and a number from 100 – 300 that changed too fast to see. On my computer the window read: “Waiting for a next image “. I wasn’t too pleased, thinking i had bricked my device, but i waited for at least an hour, still to no avail. So, i did the unthinkable and unplugged my device with text all over the screen… I then pulled the battery out, killing it, and then replaced the battery and restarted my device in download mode. My device reformatted and is now running WM6.1 seamlessly (with all those good tweaks and stuff from here too). WM6.1’s slider home screen absolutely rocks, and it trumps every theme I have for it (no offense to all those amazing designers, very impressive).
Hope this helps someone!
December 30th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Man my bj2 everytime i download the phase 3 COM 4 it gets to 50% and it shuts off and turns my phone on. What should i do?
January 4th, 2010 at 11:03 am
I wanted to note for those trying to find this answer on the internet – I tried installing the XP version of the update on Windows 7 with Compatibility set to XP SP2 with no luck. I did the update with the Vista file set to Vista SP1.
As for the Modem update, I don’t think its supported with x64 or Windows 7, but I did end up setting that to Windows XP SP2 and it worked on the Windows 7 machine.
Hope this helps anyone looking! I looked all over!