I just got my Mini S and it is a BRICK! All it does is go straight to bootloader upon booting... So i can't use the updater that's available.
Even if i do a hard reset, it goes straight back to bootloader. Somebody help, please!
where did you get it from?
was it a brick when you got it? if so compain and send it back
or have you done something to make it a brick?
I received it as such, but would prefer to fix it myself- its just different than other smartphones in that you can't load a rom image on it when it is in bootloader.
anyone have suggestions?
somehow get a Rom on to a Mini SD card and restore it thou the boot loader
if you know someone with a Vario then could put a mini SD card in it and back up the rom
Hello timothyadam,
yesterday my "mini s" was also dead (no booting os!), but:
when you are in the screen with the three colors (press Voice and camera Button and then reset) and you have connect the mini s via usb cable (in the left down corner you must see USB) then you can click the exe (imate or qtek prodigy file) and this work.
Regards
I've tried that, but since the K-Jam rom update only works when the device isn't in bootloader, i can't get it to recognize the device...
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please help i have the t-mobile mda compact pm200 and i was removing a cracked version on pocket dos v1.09 from the remove list and it said windows wil need to perform a soft rest yes or cancel i clicked yes and my system restarted but now it just get stuck at the t-mobile screen. i have tried doing the manufatures hard reset but no joy i have take out the battery no joy and i can't even access it through my p.c what can i do to get it up and running again i don't care about the data already on there cuz it is all backed up on my sd cad
When you took out your battery, have you been waiting til the backup battery fully drained out? It takes about 30-60 minutes, better leave a few hours. Try this and post your results...
thank for trying but unfrtunatly it had no effect i tried for two hours then reinserrted it and no joy so i waited a further day but still nothing any other ideas tnx
Is it getting into BootLoader? Then you might try Flashing a new ROM!
how would i go about doing that? my computer won't even recognis3e my phone
I had about the same problem:
I was trying to install the Pocket PC Greek language support (free trial version) from the site http://greek.pocket-pc.penreader.co...der_Greek.html. on my MDA Vario Tmobile when it crashed!! It shows just a white screen and does nothing at all!! I soft and hard reseted the device but after restarting it shows the Tmobile screen and after a few seconds a white screen! Actually I am not so sure that the device is hard reseting because it doesn't ask me for a confirmation of the hard reset. When I startup my device it stops on the same white screen.No windows loading, no other commands accepting, not recognized by my desktop.
Did anybody have the same problem before? Does anybody know how can i get my PPC on working condition again
Thanks dagonist.
I hope somebody can help....
See for ROM upgrades on the forum :wink: if u get some images on the mini then it's not dead! It's just stuck at the bootloader mode, meaning that the OS is somehow damaged.. To solve this prob u must plug the mini into the pc (it will be recognised as an unidentified device, don't worry), then download a ROM upgrade set (u will find these on the net or in the xda-dev ftp). Execute the prog, wait 'till it finished and voila! Ur device will come as new If u encounter problem do a simple search in the forum regards rom - bootloader - upgrade and u willl find a lot of infos :wink:
Hope this helps, MocciJ
Thanks MocciJ.....but my desktop pc doesnot "see" my pocket pc at all!!
:? then it isn't yet in bootloader, is just stuck at the beginning of a broken OS! I mean that it tries to load the OS, but then it gets stopped since he read bad ROM (probably deleted in some way since u encountered this prob removing a prog) try to get it in bootloader mode, by pressing together the camera, power and reset buttons.. U will lose all the things in the RAM memory, but in this case u really can't do anything else.. After entering in bootloader, u can easily upgrade it..
MocciJ
Well, I just tried the camera button+power button+reset button....and nothing happens! It reset and comes back to the same white screen...
Any other suggestions??
well, did u tried to make it correctly? I mean: for entering boot loader u havce to press camera + power, and then reset (with camera and power pressed) if u can't still enter the bootloader, then I'm out of ideas, sorry...
MocciJ
I amdoing it write but nothing happens....
In the screen what can u read? If u read serial (it is barely visible) then see if it turn to usb when u connect the cable: if yes, we 're at a very good point...
When it starts up it shows the Tmobile logo and then for a few seconds :
ipl 1.08
spl 1.08
gsm 01.09.10
(something else...)
after a few seconds a white screen without any letters or anything else.
But I cannot see it anywhere on my desktop pc...
:? I can't figure out how you can get it back.. If it displays images and text, then the bootloader is still alive.. It even tells u the correct version of the complete ROM.. but I wonder why it can't access to the bootloader.. u must search in the forum how to reach the bootloader, but I'm sure of the power camera reset combination; when u can read SERIAL or even better USB on the device, u probably have solved most of ur problems, but chances are that u have even bad clusters of ROM, and cannot be restored with an upgrade (it happened to the External Rom of my mini after a bad upgrade)
I suggest to send it to repairs, before doing somewhat wrong, because if there is an original ROM inside they will repair it for sure, free :wink:
MocciJ
Thanks. The problem is that I got the phone from ebay, from a UK seller, and it was locked to Tmobile. So I don't think that I can ask for a factory/guaranty repair....
Thanks. The problem is that I got the phone from ebay, from a UK seller, and it was locked to Tmobile. So I don't think that I can ask for a factory/warranty repair....
seee i tried all of thoose things but i found the main problem was getting the computer to recoginise the thing and the program i put on was a cracked version ( i know i am a naughty boy) so if i send it off they could cause legal problems couldn't it
it depends on what u are meaning by "not recognised" but I assume that windows dosesn't even try to recognise the device (I mean that there aren't bubbles, notifications, or any other changes on the system) for the cracked software, well if u have installed it right into any RAM folder (not in the storage memory) then u can tell the repairing center that ur unit simply doesn't power on correctly.. :wink:
MocciJ
alright.. i made a similar post to this before and i came across the wiki...
well i can't view what my SPL or my IPL because as soon as i turn the device on, all that shows is the boot loader screen and displays serial on the top with 0.16-0.90 in red characters on the bottom (I'm not sure what those are)...
here are the only details that i know about my phone:
I DON'T have hard SPL
My Original ROM i was using before was an htc windows mobile 5 rom
The reason that my phone is bricked right now is because the usb cable disconnected in the middle of the flash
I'm using Windows Vista for flashing
Computer won't recognize the phone when on usb
My phone (qtek 9600) can't load the operating system
*EDIT*
THE PHONE IS STUCK ON BOOTLOADER WHEN I TURN IT ON, NOTHING ELSE, BUT THE BOOTLOADER SCRREN DOESN'T SHOW MY SPL AT ALL.
ALSO, MY COMPUTER DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE PHONE....... MY PHONE HAS A TYPE 2A BRICK
Helping me will be greatly appreciated
come on.. I'm without a phone
Do you have a 2GB or smaller SD card? Copy a rom image to it and rename it HERMIMG.NBH
Turn it on and you might get lucky!
Just make sure its stock rom that was supplied, or the updated WM06 version as the CID should check out then...
vwkess forgot to mention, reset into bootloader, hold power, ok button and reset with stylus. Hold all buttons in until you get to the tri-colour screen. If it works, follow the prompts....
Cheers...
hi,
i think i can hlep.
i had recently bricked my phone with a custom wm6 image, it worked fine for two days and then i reboot, and all i see was the welcome image, nothing else.
so what i did is -
i pressed the hard reset buttons - power + OK + SOFT RESET (Stylus), kept it pressed for 3-4 seconds, the fone rebooted, the screen was full with some colored bricks i connected my fone in USB and on screen i saw USB.
I then again flashed my fone with the working update, it worked perfectly for me, try may be you can get some luck
ps - before doing all these, i turned my fone off by removing the battery, i removed sim card and mmc card as well.
regards
That may work too, but again, try to flash with a stock rom, untick "connect with USB" in activesync and then try.
Make sure you go to boootloader screen, instruction in rajivlodha's post, before you connect to the pc.
Goodluck...
I need some help as well.
I think I may have bricked my phone. It's a rooted htc hero cdma. I'm running cyogenmod on it and it was working fine, until using metamorph to apply some changes to the theme.
I went to reboot, and it now it won't load past the htc screen. Even when i try the key combination to put it into recover mode. I didn't install a nandroid backup, and i'd be fine with just completely wiping my phone. help is appreciated.
hello,
since yesterday I cannot boot my X1 anymore.
Rebooting starts, then I get the screen where I have to enter a security code (thanks to my company`s security policies...) and I cannot enter values there. After a few seconds it stops booting. So I cannot proceed
Only option I see is to reinstall ROM/firmware.
My laptop cannot see the X1 via USB because it is not up and running, so I cannot move data/new ROM to the microSD.
Is there a Software/firmware/ROM-updates available (prefered: WM6.5 German, or at least WM6.1) which can be started/run from my laptop?
I couldnt find a download link to VodafoneGerman WM6.1 here
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Kovsky_Shipped_Roms
thank you
Raggi
If you have soft SPL, you should be able to get into boot logger screen and update it thru the SE site/program.
Other option.. is there a card reader/adapter that fits the micro SD card for you to copy the ROM?
Edit: Does hard reset work at all?
hard reset doesnt work unfortunately.
Dont have soft SPL installed
my cardreader doesnt support microSD, so I guess I first have to buy a new one
is this the latest official Vodafone Germany WM61 ROM?
GENERIC deutsch DE (1.03.938.9) R2AA006
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=477801
Now I called Vodafone Business SUpport and they dont have a link for me....
Try the following:
Enter bootloader (press the silver buttons and on/off button when phone is off)
Use SonyEricsson's update program.
IMHO it should update as the phone connects to usb with different mode than normally.
great, a few hours later and got it working.
I went into town and but a new cardreader. in the meantime my X1 woke up
and I could use the SE update installer.
So now I have got a newer WM6.1 (ROM 1.03.162.10, radio 1.10.25.18) running which is so much faster than my old system
now time to enjoy the sun....
Strange, almost the same thing happened to me on that very day... Phone stopped booting after the SE logo (Animation didn't show up). Had to Hardreset after several attempts to solve the problem...
i have a tmobile wing and i have vista so i wanted to update my phone with a knew rom version....so i installed windows mobile device center 6.1 ...but it would not sync ,i uninsalled it then reinstalled it no go....so im wondering how can i hard spl my phone without my pc ....and install a rom ...now i tried my wifes touch pro 2 on the windows mobile device center and it works but my wing wont ....anyone ran into this problem or has a solution ...i read a few threads saying hard reset but that did not work
Do you intend to flash with the flash center using the USB cable or have you considered using an SD card to flash your ROM?
If you are using USB to flash have you tried putting your phone into bootloader mode? While pressing the camera button, press the soft reset button below the volume control with the stylus and continue to hold the camera button until the tri colored screen pops up. When it does, look in the bottom left ( if I recall correctly ) to see if it recognizes the USB connection. It will say USB in that bottom left spot if it is connected and you are ready to flash. Ideally you want to be connected via Active sync but it is possible to flash from the bootloader screen.
Consider flashing via SD card. There are many different threads on this and it really is a very simple process. I hear it is also better for flashing because if you unplug the USB cable during a flash you can brick your phone. Just an idea.
Good luck.
yes i would like to flash from wmdc if possible....ill try the bootloader mode first
i just tried it the bars come up and it says usb in the corner ...but wmdc would not recognise it ...is there some settings on the wing i need to do to get it to sync
1milenia said:
i just tried it the bars come up and it says usb in the corner ...but wmdc would not recognise it ...is there some settings on the wing i need to do to get it to sync
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To flash from the boot loader screen you just need to go through the steps in the flash center. I never looked to see if my computer recognized the phone while plugged in; I just assumed it did not because active sync was not running. You should be able to initiate the flash through flash center and as you go through the steps it should recognize which rom you have loaded and it should read the rom you plan to install (which should be placed in the RUU folder within the flash center). I personally had to do this process about two flashes ago and can verify that it worked for me without having to "be connected" as far as Window's was concerned.
My advice, just go through the steps in flash center and you should see some progress. Good luck.
i went through the process it tells me nothing is connected then i have to exit
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i went through the process it tells me nothing is connected then i have to exit
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I would then go through the steps to format a 2gb or less MicroSD card and place the ROM file in the root directory and renaming it HERAIMG. From what I hear, this is a safer way to flash anyway so this should be your method whenever possible. There are many threads describing this process. The hardest part for me was to find a way to properly format my card in my computer. My best advice if you have a Dell or another laptop with an SD slot built it, would be to use another port to plug into. I tried for days to find a way or a program to format my MicroSD card in the built in SD slot but no matter what I did, it would not work. Finally, after much frustration, I tried a usb card reader and managed to successfully format the MicroSD on the first try and have been flashing with this method ever since. Hopefully this is all it takes to get you back up and running again. Good luck once again; I'll have my fingers crossed.
HELLO
Please my phone htc p4350 just going to boot loader and not read an activ sync please iwant soulation
Hi everyone!
My friend has got the HD Mini and put Android on it. After AD crashed some programs didn't work after restart and so he wanted to install a new ROM on it. Everything worked fine until the installion got 100% suddenly the screen got black and showed this message:
Software update failed.
Please try again.
He tried again but nothing worked. No reset, nothing....
Can anybody help ??
Try to put a original Rom, first take out the battery, put the battery again, tham old the volume down, push the power buton, the screen will be in three colors, connect the usb cable, and flash the original Rom.
You need to download the original Rom, from the Htc site, with the Hd Mini serial number.
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Try to put a original Rom, first take out the battery, put the battery again, tham old the volume down, push the power buton, the screen will be in three colors, connect the usb cable, and flash the original Rom.
You need to download the original Rom, from the Htc site, with the Hd Mini serial number.
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Okay I did as you said, but we only got Error [276].....
And the tricolored screen doesn't look normal
but thx
it's the update error.just make a soft reset and launch the Ruu again.
ps:do you flash you device with the original rom?
Is very important you flash the original Rom, see in this post how to discovery the region of your Rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799923&highlight=Malima17
We used the original ROM but always the software update error appeared.
My friend can be lucky that he's got guaranty so he sends it to htc...
But thanks!!!
look at my thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041988 - with a (HD MINI) in your same situation I have repaired everything with my procedure. perfect. be quiet.
Procedure with the stock rom with activesync, having your screen, absolutely does not work, 'cause in your situation is corrupt to boot. With SDCARD method avoids the problem and create the boot from sdcard-