I need alot of help

[da_new_guy]

Hello all I'm kinda new to this Omnia stuff, I would like to know how to or what I need to do or purchase to upload and watch movies, watch flash content(anything but that skyfire crap) and anything else to help me enjoy my i910. Any help/suggestions are greatly appreciated, thanks in advance



P.S. please provide complete instructions (keep it simple & stupid)

[BoBo_ew]

Originally Posted by da_new_guy

Hello all I'm kinda new to this Omnia stuff, I would like to know how to or what I need to do or purchase to upload and watch movies, watch flash content(anything but that skyfire crap) and anything else to help me enjoy my i910. Any help/suggestions are greatly appreciated, thanks in advance



P.S. please provide complete instructions (keep it simple & stupid)

you have to many rules for me to be able to help you ... but this little guy can http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/search.php
just cuz im not that mean...
I watch movies with wmp..you have to convert any thing you want to watch to mp4,or g3p(i forgot the spelling)
I watch flash in opera browser just fine...using a 6.5 rom
check out this link after the first link i gave you to learn about roms... http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=69628
And most of all read... thats how i learned about my phone

[pdub73]

Most people would say skyfire is the way to go to watch flash content...it has it quirks but works great on Hulu, youtube, even watchin trailers on Yahoo movies...ive heard that Opera does pretty good too but I don't use it for that...

ur omnia also supports divx, 3gp and MP4 all things considered its just a matter of u having the right software, I have TCPMP to play most of the movies I have on my phone...but there are a lot of other media players that work...

as far as getting the movies well the forum rules dictate that ur on ur own unless u buy them or download them legally...

[nitrous9200]

First thing you have to realize is that there's limitless potential with your Omnia and I doubt you'll ever be 100% happy with it - you'll always be wanting to make it better and better! If you haven't done so already, you should flash to the "leaked" ROM and then to a custom ROM. A ROM, if you don't know, is what holds your system software, and users on this forum (Adrynalyne, Blazingwolf and others) have essentially cracked open the leaked ROM, (which unlocks your Omnia's GPS capability) and improved the speed and capability of the phone greatly. It may seem dangerous, but as long as you follow the steps required and have a stable PC, it will go fine and you will be happy you did. I didn't want to at first, but after I took the plunge I haven't looked back. It is by far the best upgrade you can do to your phone - and it's not like you're paying for it! You can look in the Omnia upgrades section of this forum here and theidoctor.org here for more information.
After you get the custom software, you'll want to install programs, games and utilities. I highly recommend Microsoft My Phone, which is a free service from Microsoft that allows you to backup and restore your contacts, text messages, tasks and a few others after a hard reset or ROM flash. It can be downloaded from that site; it is also preinstalled in some custom ROMs. The main other apps I use are Facebook (created by Microsoft), Pandora radio (google it if you don't know what it is, it's great), YouTube & Google Maps (official from Google) and Kinoma FreePlay (free version of Kinoma media player, I think it's better than Touch Player for listening to music although it is a bit gimped since it's free). Games are a whole other story, I could write another paragraph about those, but the main ones I use: Kevtris 2 (free tetris clone), Asphalt4 (great 3D racing game), G-Invaders (one of many that uses the rotation sensor in your Omnia, very fun), DopeWars (text based drug dealing game ) and Omniano (virtual piano, also very cool).
Many other applications exist to increase Windows Mobile's finger friendliness and add convenience. Samsung's Favorite Settings application makes it easy to change settings and turn on/off some features. I have it mapped to the Main Menu button so it's always easily accessible. You can look around for replacements to most built in apps, like iContact for contacts.
Windows Media Player is actually able to play many of my video files but I hate it. I'm still looking for a decent replacement. You could rip your DVD collection on your computer then copy it to your Omnia, but that's a completely different guide than this one.
Before I end with software stuff, you'll need to know how to install software if you don't already. WinMo software comes packaged usually as a CAB file that you save somewhere on your device and then open, either selecting it from Opera's download list or by browsing to it with the File Explorer. A little hint: when asked where you want to install, it's best to install to My Storage (8GB external memory) unless the application's FAQ tells you to install to My Device (the "onboard" storage - where the system software is installed). You want to avoid adding to My Device because if it fills up, your phone won't work properly. Software also can be delivered as an EXE file that is designed to run from your computer with and install to your phone while it's plugged into the computer.
Getting outside of the software, you'll want to pick up some sort of case and screen protector for your Omnia ASAP to avoid getting any scratches. Mine's picked up a couple while I'm waiting for mine to come in the mail which upsets me a little bit.
That's all I can think of for now (I will probably add more later but I'm pretty tired, I should be sleeping haha) but as I first said, there's so much you can do. Search around for other modifications and programs, and just try them out. Omnia Hub is one site where I get some of my software from, and since it's specifically for the Omnia you won't have to worry about compatibility.

random tip -- the Omnia's video editor program will not accept videos above 640 by 480 resolution. If you go into Omnia's video recording mode, you will see on the left side of the screen a button with 6 numbers on it, which is the resolution. It records in either 640x480, 320x240 or 176x144. 320x240 is the best, since it records at a 'natural' frame rate (30 fps) and provides the best quality. And of course, the video editor can't work with the 640x480 videos.

I hope this helps, and please feel free to ask as many questions as you want (after using the forum search and Google, of course). The community here is very friendly and you'll likely get the answer you need. Enjoy your phone!

another thing I just thought of (like I haven't said that before) - With all of the customizing you're doing (you should be) you're bound to run into some problems here and there. Don't give up though, you're likely to fix it or find a different way to do whatever isn't working and you'll be happy with what you can do. If you want a phone that "just works" 100% of the time and you don't want to have to solve problems, save yourself the trouble and get a dumbphone. That's not meant to be a turnoff, but just keep in mind that you have to put in a little effort though it will pay off in the end.

[DavidNM]

Originally Posted by nitrous9200

First thing you have to realize is that there's limitless potential with your Omnia and I doubt you'll ever be 100% happy with it - you'll always be wanting to make it better and better! If you haven't done so already, you should flash to the "leaked" ROM and then to a custom ROM. A ROM, if you don't know, is what holds your system software, and users on this forum (Adrynalyne, Blazingwolf and others) have essentially cracked open the leaked ROM, (which unlocks your Omnia's GPS capability) and improved the speed and capability of the phone greatly. It may seem dangerous, but as long as you follow the steps required and have a stable PC, it will go fine and you will be happy you did. I didn't want to at first, but after I took the plunge I haven't looked back. It is by far the best upgrade you can do to your phone - and it's not like you're paying for it! You can look in the Omnia upgrades section of this forum here and theidoctor.org here for more information.
After you get the custom software, you'll want to install programs, games and utilities. I highly recommend Microsoft My Phone, which is a free service from Microsoft that allows you to backup and restore your contacts, text messages, tasks and a few others after a hard reset or ROM flash. It can be downloaded from that site; it is also preinstalled in some custom ROMs. The main other apps I use are Facebook (created by Microsoft), Pandora radio (google it if you don't know what it is, it's great), YouTube & Google Maps (official from Google) and Kinoma FreePlay (free version of Kinoma media player, I think it's better than Touch Player for listening to music although it is a bit gimped since it's free). Games are a whole other story, I could write another paragraph about those, but the main ones I use: Kevtris 2 (free tetris clone), Asphalt4 (great 3D racing game), G-Invaders (one of many that uses the rotation sensor in your Omnia, very fun), DopeWars (text based drug dealing game ) and Omniano (virtual piano, also very cool).
Many other applications exist to increase Windows Mobile's finger friendliness and add convenience. Samsung's Favorite Settings application makes it easy to change settings and turn on/off some features. I have it mapped to the Main Menu button so it's always easily accessible. You can look around for replacements to most built in apps, like iContact for contacts.
Windows Media Player is actually able to play many of my video files but I hate it. I'm still looking for a decent replacement. You could rip your DVD collection on your computer then copy it to your Omnia, but that's a completely different guide than this one.
Before I end with software stuff, you'll need to know how to install software if you don't already. WinMo software comes packaged usually as a CAB file that you save somewhere on your device and then open, either selecting it from Opera's download list or by browsing to it with the File Explorer. A little hint: when asked where you want to install, it's best to install to My Storage (8GB external memory) unless the application's FAQ tells you to install to My Device (the "onboard" storage - where the system software is installed). You want to avoid adding to My Device because if it fills up, your phone won't work properly. Software also can be delivered as an EXE file that is designed to run from your computer with and install to your phone while it's plugged into the computer.
Getting outside of the software, you'll want to pick up some sort of case and screen protector for your Omnia ASAP to avoid getting any scratches. Mine's picked up a couple while I'm waiting for mine to come in the mail which upsets me a little bit.
That's all I can think of for now (I will probably add more later but I'm pretty tired, I should be sleeping haha) but as I first said, there's so much you can do. Search around for other modifications and programs, and just try them out. Omnia Hub is one site where I get some of my software from, and since it's specifically for the Omnia you won't have to worry about compatibility.

random tip -- the Omnia's video editor program will not accept videos above 640 by 480 resolution. If you go into Omnia's video recording mode, you will see on the left side of the screen a button with 6 numbers on it, which is the resolution. It records in either 640x480, 320x240 or 176x144. 320x240 is the best, since it records at a 'natural' frame rate (30 fps) and provides the best quality. And of course, the video editor can't work with the 640x480 videos.

I hope this helps, and please feel free to ask as many questions as you want (after using the forum search and Google, of course). The community here is very friendly and you'll likely get the answer you need. Enjoy your phone!

another thing I just thought of (like I haven't said that before) - With all of the customizing you're doing (you should be) you're bound to run into some problems here and there. Don't give up though, you're likely to fix it or find a different way to do whatever isn't working and you'll be happy with what you can do. If you want a phone that "just works" 100% of the time and you don't want to have to solve problems, save yourself the trouble and get a dumbphone. That's not meant to be a turnoff, but just keep in mind that you have to put in a little effort though it will pay off in the end.

Hi! I'm not a neophyte by any means and have been around the Palm and PPC world for years - but this is a bit scary when I look at posts that contain ROM upgrades - and the posts contain over a thousand replies.

Is there somewhere that has a definitive, most up to date, most recent set of ROM upgrades with instructions, etc.? It's not that I'm lazy and don't want to look through threads - but I get the impression that there is some definite advantage to doing the upgrade - but quite frankly I don't have the time to read five thousand posts to make sure I'm going after the latest and greatest with the most up to date installation instructions.

Thanks if you can help.

[cg83]

theres an opera/flash app on ppcwarez.com use that

[da_new_guy]

thanks for all your suggestions

[da_new_guy]

ppcwarez.com doesn't work

[Solange82200]

I think he meant *******? That is the only site i can find close to what he might have meant. let us know


Edit: Took out the site name after realizing it might be warez (hence the name warez in the title, duh lol). Sorry for that

[nitrous9200]

Originally Posted by DavidNM

Hi! I'm not a neophyte by any means and have been around the Palm and PPC world for years - but this is a bit scary when I look at posts that contain ROM upgrades - and the posts contain over a thousand replies.

Is there somewhere that has a definitive, most up to date, most recent set of ROM upgrades with instructions, etc.? It's not that I'm lazy and don't want to look through threads - but I get the impression that there is some definite advantage to doing the upgrade - but quite frankly I don't have the time to read five thousand posts to make sure I'm going after the latest and greatest with the most up to date installation instructions.

Thanks if you can help.

I know exactly what you mean about the ROM threads, it's definitely ridiculous to read through 300+ pages of garbage to get the info you are looking for. (A wiki would probably work great for this purpose, but nobody's set one up yet. Hmm, there's an idea) I got my flashing instructions from theidoctor.org/omnia.html which was written in the good old days of the CC20 beta rom, but the instructions are the same for the new one. If you haven't flashed already, here you go, otherwise here's a reference for anyone else:

Turn off USB connections in Activesync, download the necessary software (UMDL flashing program and the ROM), open UMDL, select Unified Image File and browse to your flash file, then click detect, turn your phone off completely, plug it in then power it up again. Your phone's screen should say Entering Download Mode...Do Not Disconnect. Then just wait for it to finish.

PS - The new rom is called CF03 and there is actually a customer flashing tool available directly from Samsung:
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa/...0&AT_ID=157996
Go on that page and select Windows XP or Vista, then you will go to a page with the download and info. The layout is a bit hard to follow but you should be able to get to it. After you flash the official firmware, you can flash the custom ROMs with UMDL by following the same steps as before but by clicking PDA and browsing to the downloaded BIN file.
All of the latest roms will be in the Omnia Upgrades section and should be in the first post (Adrynalyne's ROMs, for example, always have the latest info in the first post and the thread title is updated accordingly; all of the other ROMs should be the same).
Here's Adrynalyne's latest thread made specifically for the CF03 update: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=75064