Comments on: Sammy is restored!

By: Lynn Blankenship

Lynn Blankenship — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:23:33 +0000

I am buying a used Q1b that doesn't have the recovery cds. I am ordering them from Samsung. Let me see if I have this straight. I connect the Q1b to my PC with the USB cord, I connect my USB keyboard to it (the one I use on a PC) and make sure I install the cds in the correct order. If I'm doing something wrong here somebody please let me know ASAP! It was working then some guy tried to install the 2 cds he had (he didn't realize there were supposed to be 3) and now it is stuck in the installing mode between cds. It just keeps saying hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, which nothing much happens because it is wanting the other cd I guess. Does this sound really risky to you guys? I haven't bought it yet or ordered the cds yet. Thanks for your input on this.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:37:16 +0000

Bear in mind that I restored the AVS functionality on the original Q1/Q1P, not the Q1U. I can't be sure how many disks come with the Q1U because I didn't buy one. There are three with the first generation Q1 series. Can a Q1U owner help out here? Thanks!

By: Kevin Bland

Kevin Bland — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:30:53 +0000

Hi…I read your post about restoring the AV instant on which sounds great as I have upgraded my Q1U to 2Gb. However I only have 2 disks that came with my Samsung…i don’t have a specific AV one. Can you confirm you have three seperate disks? Thanks. Kevin

By: Darin Danelski

Darin Danelski — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:24:23 +0000

HELP, I purchased a Samsung Q1 off E-bay and did not receive the “Samsung System Software” restore CD. I was forced to restore the unit as the Bluetooth was not functioning. I have been able to get most of the drivers off the Samsung Web site, but some of the applications that deal with Q1 settings, etc. are not there. I still cannot get the bluetooth running. Does anyone know if the Q1 settings program (which I don’t have) allows me to turn the Bluetooth radio on and off. Windows sees the Bluetooth device, but the bluetooth places does not see the radio…so I think it is turned off. I am looking for the ISO image file of the CD that I was supposed to get or a zip of the contents. Samsung will not get back to me..same with the seller. Thanks in advance for anyone’s help!

darin@ipti.net

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:13:41 +0000

Kevin,

Thanks again. It is not perfect but at least it works! I can now use the screen display button again. However, it has to have a program mapped to it too! This means that it opens a window – but at least it works again – I would be lost without that button.

In case you are wondering I have mapped a real keyboard to this as I use it in Kensington docking station. This is an excellent combination of tools!

Many thanks again,

Matt

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:49:39 +0000

Kevin,

thanks for the advice, I will give that a try now. What happens is the Microsoft keyboard reads the hardware buttons as some of the hotkeys on the keyboard. This means it loses the mappings. I have managed to get the onscreen menu back by putting a link to the program on the desktop.

Do you have any idea what program the hardware button actually runs for the screen resolution switching? Maybe I could just directly map the keyboard hotkey to that program.

Many thanks,

Matt

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:05:01 +0000

Matt, not sure why a keyboard installation would cause that issue, but that stinks! Here's what I would do: go to the software download section of the Samsung Q1 page and download the latest version of Magic Keyboard. I'd then re-install that application as that's the app that enables the Samsung hardware buttons. If that didn't help, I'd do the same for the Display Manager and then the Menu UI app; the combo of these three apps is what provides the hardware button functionality as well as the on-screen displays. I can't guarantee that this will fix the issue of course, but that's what I would do. Good luck!

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:39:35 +0000

Can someone please advise?

I have installed a Microsoft keyboard onto the Q1, unfortunately it hijacks all of the keys on the Q1! No more quick resolution switch or menu!

Please can someone advise how I go about reinstalling these?

Many thanks…

By: Gary Cunningham

Gary Cunningham — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:47:23 +0000

Well my Q1 turned up from the UK today (can’t buy them in Australia yet) and my locally sourced 1GB stick of ram (Corsair) also arrived so I put the two together and hey presto no AVS.
I tried the simple things first (F8 and delete restoration data) and it just hung in the welcome screen shortly followed by the black screen with mouse pointer, repeated the process a couple of times but same result. Next the full restore (twice, as outlined by Kevin), no luck, still the black screen of gloom.
Are there any other tricks I’ve missed to get the AVS working?

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:48:00 +0000

Lyle, Windows Journal comes with every machine running the Tablet Edition to the best of my knowledge, so it's in there. I'm not sure what program you're referring to; it must be third party or the Inking tutorial because in the XP Tablet Edition, you can't train the handwriting recognition; that's actually a new feature in Vista.

By: Lyle De Tepes

Lyle De Tepes — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:21:10 +0000

Great to hear that you can get 1GB of RAM and AVSnow!

I’ve been thinking about purchasing a Samsung Q1 around the first week of August myself. I’m glad to hear that you are pleased using it and have gotten rid of your old tablet over this.

This really has nothing to do with the topic, but does it come with Windows Journal?
Also, I’ve been seeing various screens of a program inside Windows that allows the computer to better understand your handwriting. Do you know what that is?

Thanks,
Lyle De Tepes

By: Stu Gisburne

Stu Gisburne — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:52:39 +0000

You know something, it's been a while since I had to use XP product keys too. I rebuilt my LE1600 a month ago and was not asked for the key either. My wife tells me to quit installing things as it always messes things up. I did something to it that introduced a glitch in resume from standby. All is well now though.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:38:53 +0000

Stu, it sure is on the PC just like it's on every other PC I own, but surprisingly I wasn't asked for any product code. Maybe it's just been a while since I've done an XP reinstall, but I thought I used to be prompted during that install. Maybe I'm just confusing it with the Microsoft Office CDs due to not having Sammy out and about for a bit. ;)

By: Stu Gisburne

Stu Gisburne — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:34:20 +0000

Kevin, the Windows XP product key is on the back of the Q1. Just stop having fun and take your hands off of it and you will see. :)

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:30:37 +0000

Stu, I did try the posted fixes, but that one didn't work for me. It hasn't worked for everyone, so it's luck of the draw, I guess. The most stable way to get it back in my opinion is to do the system restore. You can install the 1GB of RAM before your vacation and still watch movies and listen to music via regular Windows XP booting; you just might not be able to do that with the Windows XP embedded side. Let us know what you think of the Q1 and have a great vacation!

By: Stu Gisburne

Stu Gisburne — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:16:04 +0000

Kevin, to restore the AVStation functionality, did you try the boot and clear AV settings option? I read that in a post and was wondering. I have a Q1 due in today from CDW along with a 1GB memory module. I wanna intstall that bad boy right away, but I am leaving on vacation in this weekend and didn't want to go through a system restore just yet.