i910 MMS Picture Resize Problem [Fixed - Updated 9-29-09]

[Veritech_910]

Hmm something interesting too that I just checked out. Looking at the "fix" from the XDA site (link is in my first post) I see that they're having the i910 mimmick another phone to get the MMS working. Opening the cab file this is what's in there:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
- <wap-provisioningdoc>
- <characteristic type="Registry">
- <characteristic type="HKLM\SOFTWARE\Samsung\MMS\Settings" translation="filesystem">
<parm name="Accept" datatype="string" value="application/vnd.wap.mms-message;*/*;" /> 
<parm name="UserAgent" datatype="string" value="prodigy/arcsoft-mmsua-ppc-3.0.0.xx" /> 
<parm name="UAProf" datatype="string" value="http://www.htcmms.com.tw/gen/wizard-2.0.xml" /> 
</characteristic>
</characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>

Now looking into my registry settings (HKLM\Software\Samsung\MMS\Settings) I have:
UAProf as: http://uaprof.vtext.com/sam/i910/i910v1.xml
UserAgent is: sami910v1


Now up in the "fix" section if you click the UAProf link it takes you to an informational page which shows settings for all sorts of parameters, one of which is...ding ding ding... MMSMaxImageResolution which is set at 1280x1280 (big picture when viewed on PC).

Now click on Verizon's UAProf link and you get.....nothing.

Can you check your Registry settings and post what your UAProf and UserAgent settings are please? Thanks! This seems like potential progress though I'm sure it can't be this easy lol. The phone gurus would have been all over such a simple fix I think. Still doesn't hurt to keep trying!

[syrguy1969]

Whereas I agree it can't be that easy (if only a lot of these things were LOL) I will post what I find later, I am going into a meeting in just a bit, but I will get back to the settings ASAP!!

[Veritech_910]

Just a bump heheh, any chance to check that out yet? (or anyone else with an i910)

[Veritech_910]

Well after about 2 weeks of digging through various forums and Googling my a$$ off I finally fixed the tiny small stinking MMS picture size problem lol. First thing's first the two main links you'll need are:

This is the thread which contains the Arcsoft MMS cab needed to really get things rolling.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=404345

This is dcd's site with updated carrier cabs (which has the VZW carrier listed)
http://dcd1182.n715dp.com/index.php?dir=carriers%2F


Direct links to the cabs in case admins would like to attach the files to this forum for archival purposes:
GC VZW Arcsoft MMS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=116418&d=1222460364
dcd Verizon Wireless Carrier Cab: http://dcd1182.n715dp.com/index.php?dir=carriers%2F&download=dcd+Verizon+Car rier+20081031.cab

Instructions are fairly simple, install the 2 cab files, soft reset phone. Open up Messaging and you'll see a new category/folder called SMS/MMS (your original MMS folders are still there). Click on the SMS/MMS folder then on your Menu go to MMS Options > Servers Tab. Click on Verizon Wireless then scroll down to "Connect via:" and choose Verizon Wireless and if needed change "Send limit" to 399k. Hit Done and close it up then open up your favorite registry editor and navigate to:
HKLM\Software\Arcsoft\Arcsoft MMS UA\Config\mm1\WspHeader

Once there you need to enter your 10 digit cell phone number in the Value data field for the X-VzW-MDN key. Save and close and it's probably not needed but I did a soft reset anyway.

Enjoy receiving normal sized MMS picture messages once again.


There are few bugs I'll be looking into that I've come across so far:
- To send an MMS you have to create it via the SMS/MMS messaging area OR click and hold a file and select Send via MMS. Some creature comforts like sending MMS from your Camera program or Media Album. What happens here is that the MMS sent via these programs gets created in the "MMS" folder rather than the new "SMS/MMS" folder.

- When receiving a video MMS (3gp is only one tested so far) it won't play once downloaded and opened within the MMS. You have to save the file to your phone and play it via your own video player (I was using Touch Player)

- As mentioned before you're stuck with the original MMS folder for your Messaging "inboxes" but this hasn't really been an issue except when trying to send MMS via other programs so far.

[syrguy1969]

Oh man....I have been so busy at work, and with my laptop on the fritz, I haven't even had time to look into this!! I am sorry I didn't get the settings to you, but glad you resolved the situation!!!!

P.S. Maybe you can edit the first post and thread title to indicate the fix is here, that way people can see it is a solution and use it and not just thinking it is a question thread!!

[SilverPony2001]

Hit Done and close it up then open up your favorite registry editor and navigate to:
HKLM\Software\Arcsoft\Arcsoft MMS UA\Config\mm1\WspHeader

Once there you need to enter your 10 digit cell phone number in the Value data field for the Z-VzW-MDN key. Save and close and it's probably not needed but I did a soft reset anyway.

I don't have this key in my registry after installing both cabs and soft reseting. Also after installing both, I can not go into MMS/SMS and click NEW, it brings up nothing. It highlights "NEW" and just sits there. When I click "NEW" again, it unhighlights. When trying to send a picture by clicking and holding, and then going to send, it tells me it exceedes the file size, even though I have sent this picture the old way before. Doesn't seem to work for me.

[Veritech_910]

Originally Posted by SilverPony2001

I don't have this key in my registry after installing both cabs and soft reseting. Also after installing both, I can not go into MMS/SMS and click NEW, it brings up nothing. It highlights "NEW" and just sits there. When I click "NEW" again, it unhighlights. When trying to send a picture by clicking and holding, and then going to send, it tells me it exceedes the file size, even though I have sent this picture the old way before. Doesn't seem to work for me.

As far as the sending picture problem I was having I decided to use the Windows Picture Manager (\Windows\pimg.exe) for viewing/sending MMS messages. The reason I decided on using that program was because when you select to send an MMS message it asks you how you want to send it rather than choosing the default MMS profile (which gets you stuck no where).

Now goin back to that registry key problem I went to look at my registry key settings to verify what I had in there and low and behold I had one typo in my "fixed" post. The registry key that you enter your 10-digit number too is "X-VzW-MDN" (same location in the tree). What I typed up in my fix had that listed as "Z-VzW-MDN", my apologies (correct one starts with X and not Z).

I'll be fixing my post to reflect that, thanks.

[Veritech_910]

Oh no worries I'm sure the settings would have been a wild goose chase anyhow lol. Thanks again for your assistance and I've edited [Fixed] into the thread title.

[syrguy1969]

Looks good, one thing I would suggest though, maybe either post the link to the single post, or make mention of the solution being at post 14. Right up top so people don't get confused thinking they are getting a fix and giving up by the end of the first few posts!! Quite an entrance having a fix like that within the first 10 posts!!!

[Veritech_910]

Good idea, added link to end of 1st post