Ah nevermind I finally got skyfire to work!

My only problem is that I can't forward received text messages anymore!
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Ah nevermind! I figured that out too!

Thanks for all the helpful posts too!

I'm can't provide the exact instructions because I use my Vista PC primarily. But I'd imagine you'd right-click on whatever port/modem you're using, hit properties, and look through the tabs at the top and find the IRQ settings.

Everyone in this thread is a GOD.
i hunted all over google until i finally hit this thread. I was able to use my XP box to update to 6.1 (took two tries like most, and i d-loaded the installer today). Then since i have outlook on my vista box i have to sync with it. So i ripped active sync off of it, installed the latest wmdc, then just for laughs i installed the driver pack off of the samsung website. When i still couldnt connect i realized i the 6.1 upgrade changed my usb settings away from usb modem. changed that back and the device was FINALLY detected without the "unknown device" error i was getting. Then it still wouldnt sync, followed the thread and saw a hard reset is a good thing to do after the 6.1 upgrade. Right after the hard reset it connected to the wmdc right away.

like i said, you guys are awesome. Now ill be happily rocking my i760. I still cant get my email up on 6.1 (worked just fine on 6). but everything else is working now, tx to yall

(forgot to mention i WANTED to ask a question like 8 times, but i kept reading until i went through all 200+ posts. I'm a mod on a hyundai forum and i hate when people don't read the whole thing and ask already answered Q's heh.. as it turns out pretty much Everything was answered already heh)

I have just upgraded to 6.1 and now my pc wont let me sync my contacts list from pre 6.1

interesting, i didnt have any probs at all. You are syncing from outlook right? i mean that was my only option. outlook didnt care what version my phone was running. it was the same for 6 and 6.1

Here is a fix if you run into any or all of these errors while upgrading to 6.1.

Phone Download Fail
PDA Download Fail
EBoot Download Fail

If you get any of these errors you will find that no matter how many times you soft or hard reset it comes right back to the same error messages. This obviously may cause you to think your phone is bricked. Don't worry, it isn't.
To fix this all you need to do is boot the phone in "Pass" mode. To do this simply hold the CLR key (the one between the two softkeys) while doing a soft reset. You will see the word Pass appear on your screen and after a minute the phone will procede to boot all the way. Now simply re-run your 6.1upgrade and it will complete successfully. I have successfully upgraded 3 different i760s that experienced this problem and they are all now working perfectly.

EDIT: Sorry, somehow I missed it in my search but this solution was already posted here. http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/samsu...-out-kind.html

I just thought I would post it here because I spent a very long time on google looking for a solution.

Ok, I've been persistent and am having the same problem. I've tried three different computers (two XP Media Center, and one Vista), downloaded multiple times all with the same results - "ExtractResourceFile Failed"

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
Pax.

Like some people here, I got the "your device is upgraded already" message and am not able to upgrade the phone part of the device. (The PDA updated fine.) When I upgraded the PDA part and restarted, the upgrade tool wouldn't detect the device and asked me to hit the reset button. After manually restarting a few times, it finally detected and that's when I got the "your device is upgraded already" message. I tried the upgrade a few dozen more times (on two different computers) using all the tips and tricks I've seen in this thread. Same result. Just called VZW cust support and had a great experience (really). Connected to a tech immediately (no wait) and after about 2 minutes of discussion, they're sending a new phone. They made reference to my being a 5 year customer and my $250/month bill and said they were sorry for my trouble. When I get me replacemnt phone I'll give it another shot.

I have ordered the Samsung i760 (Verizon), moving from my BB 8830. I anticipated upgrading to WM 6.1 immediately out of the box. HOWEVER, based on this ongoing thread I am not sure I should. As much as I'd like to have the fixes and features in 6.1, it sounds like everyone is running into big problems. I was hoping that updating a "virgin" phone with no 3rd party apps. installed etc. would work well.

Any advice from the forum? I'd hate to mess up my new phone!
(I have Vista Enterprise on my desktop)

If you get the ExtractResourceFile Failed error message try downloading the Samsung Mobile USB Driver directly from Samsung first here

I kept running into the same problem. After downloading and installing the USB drivers I was able to successfully run the install and completed my 6.1 upgrade.

Hope this helps.

That did it! Took two times to install - pda then baseband.

Thanks, really appreciate it...

Pax.