The 3650 issue

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TECHNORYT
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The 3650 issue

Post by TECHNORYT »

Hi all,
I've a Nokia 3650 cell phone. I know that the ScummVM port doesn't run on this phone, but I discovered that IT IS NOT DUE TO THE LACK OF MEMORY!!!
A friend of mine has a Siemens SX1. It has the same amount of memory (actually, he had only 1.5MB of free phone memory) but he has been able to start ScummVM with Monkey Island 1. So, in theory, the 4MB of memory of the 3650 are sufficient.
Any idea on the real cause of the problem? How can I get ScummVM run on my phone?
agentq
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Post by agentq »

I know nothing about this issue, but I wouldn't say that just because both phones have 4Mb of RAM, that they both have the same amount of free RAM.

It's certainly possible that the OS of the Siemens phone takes less memory than Series 60 and therefore means that ScummVM has more memory in which to run.
Anotherguest
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Post by Anotherguest »

No I think that you are confusing the internal storage compared to working RAM.

The SX1 has around 10 mb free after starting the device, and this is suffcient to run ScummVM.. the 3650 only has 4 mb free..

Now as it comes to internal storage (C: space) that might be something similar, but since both devices accept memory cards this is not an issue for scummvm.
TECHNORYT
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Post by TECHNORYT »

Thanks for your clarifications. My confusion was due to the fact that the 3650 has 4MB of shared memory, while the SX1 has 4MB of storage and 16MB for applications. So, yes, the memory is the real problem :(
Deathraw
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Post by Deathraw »

I heard that there is a program called sTools and it could set phone in flight mode and free a memory.I will translate the toutorial wich i found.
1) We are opening sTools
2) We are going to the tools fold.
3) We are choosing Flight mode.
4) Phone is turning by itself of.
5) We are removing the sim card.
6) Turning on the phone and accept the flight mode.
7) On the screen appears the phone menu.
8) Choose application and run it!!!
I had translated it from the article how to run n-gage games on other platforms and there was a trick for a 3650
here is a link for article http://peb.pl/komorki/30584-gry-z-n-gage-faq.html
Reply if it will help because i am yhinking about this phone.
Unfortunetly I hadn,t found the stools download yet.
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