New Firmware for W580, R8BE001

[scoolmanDT]

Ok, downgraded to the R8BA firmware and checked battery useage.

Bluetooth on, light useage, brightness at 60%. Battery went from 100% to 90% in just over 4 hours, which is the same consumption rate that I saw under R8BE. I am going to give it a few more days and then I will take a crack at an R6 firmware. Like I said before, this SEEMS like a higher consumption that the R7 (at&t branded) firmware, but I am trying to test this and control all the variables.

z

Your phone has oddly high consumption.

You may want to charge your battery to full and until battery runs out, then charge to full again.

[pimpster]

can anyone post changelog

[detonator]

Just debranded an AT&T previously running an R7(something) firmware with R8BE001 (america_1) + a Laura custpack.

The only 2 negatives I have noticed are:

1) the volume slider during standby yields phone status now (known issue)
2) phone now seems to chew up the battery much faster

The "screen saver" is not active, and I have been running the same bluetooth acc the whole time.

I may back off to R6 as well, to see if this clears up.

What file did you use for your MAIN when you flashed to R8BE001, the W580_R8BE001_MAIN_NAM_1_LA_RED52 or W580_R8BE001_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52?

[zacher]

What file did you use for your MAIN when you flashed to R8BE001, the W580_R8BE001_MAIN_NAM_1_LA_RED52 or W580_R8BE001_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52?

I used the MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52. I have tried both the MAIN_GENERIC for both the R8BE001 and the R8BA024.

Z

[snake8]

is it good

[anonym2008]

Any idea when the next firmware update for w580 will be out? Been waiting forever...

[addict26]

EVen if there would be a new one I would stay with R8BA024, it has the most patches untill now (R6 has a loot too), and most importantly: IT HAS ELFS! :D

[turtleh]

argg need update on light bug

[EzZn0]

There is no light bug on my w580i. I have R8BE001. I wounder what the problem is that makes it work and not work for other people.

[zacher]

You are correct, this is unusual.

I was able to restore some of it by a full discharge cycle. It began to occur after an extended FM radio session through the phone speaker in the garage. I don't know if the battery got hot and freaked out or what.

So it seems like my firmware battery consumption issue is moot, and not tied to the firmware upgrade.

z

Your phone has oddly high consumption.

You may want to charge your battery to full and until battery runs out, then charge to full again.