I have a 850 I-mate JAM, and I installed the newest ROM. It was fine for like 2 days, and then every couple of days it would automatically reboot itself, wiping everything (except for me SD card) clean, and starting back up again from the beginning where you align the screen. I thought it was the newest ROM, so I download the orginal one and reinstalled it. Well it happened again, with the original ROM and its really annoying. It didn't start doing this until I installed the 1.11 ROM, but I reinstalled the old ROM and it still did it. Does anyone know a fix for this, or has this happened to anyone. I've only owned this thing for like 2 1/2 months.
I have a JAM850, running the latest 1.11 ROM and haven't found any issues yet. I'm running the following Today-Screen plugins: SPB PocketPlus, JournalBar, Rhinostat, SBSH Pocket Breeze, Pocket Syswatch.
I've heard of some hard reset issues involving Wisbar Advanced.
Are you running any special Today Screen apps?
Just SPB Pocket Plus (the latest version). Maybe it was just a small glitch, I'll play with it a little while longer to see if it happens again.
I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced this, but my Dopod 818 pro has a tendency to soft reset itself every few days, sometimes twice a day. I have my Dopod usually sitting on the desk next to my computer at work, I'd look over and suddenly it would soft reset.
Other than that, the unit has been running very smoothly, so I'm wondering what might be the problem that is causing these spontaneous resets. I don't have any particular programs running at the time either.
ROM update
have you applied the ROM update?
I was having the same problems 4 days before the ROM update came out, I installed the ROM update and it has not soft-resetted on me anymore.
So it was either a bug in the old ROM which manifested itself after some time which was solved in the update, or else I had installed some naughty software and it needed a hard reset. However regarding the latter point, when it started soft-resetting I had not installed anything new for more than a week.
Anon´s solution in this thread got rid of the soft resets and memory card disappearance problems on 818pro´s for most of us.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=41191&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=50
@acer175: There is no ROM update for 818pro yet, so this AFAIK is the only solution at present.
Thanks...
I'll give that option a try...i do hope an update come around soon to fix these minor bugs...
imate rom 23rd march
@Lucas
sorry I should have specified, I was referring to the Imate ROM dated 23MAR (that's what I have). I have a JAMin, but my friend flashed it on his 818 without any problems, although he is a bit unsatisfied with the sound quality.
Also they say somewhere around on this forum that the S200 ROM is even better.
Now the Dopod-own ROM update is just around the corner, Chinese version is already out. Dopod is slower than the other ODM´s since some of the Dopod´s own drivers contain errors which had to be corrected (leading to soft resets, memory card disappear etc.). HTC is not at fault, they released the updates to all ODM´s at the same time.
ODM=Original Device Manufacturer
chinese dopod 818 pro rom update out?
I hadn't noticed that they had any updates, except one for the speaker and one for the activesync...anyone have details where to find this update?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=46941
Is it just mine, or has anyone else noticed that their wizard reboots itself every so often? (Usually about once every 2 days or so)
Mine is a T-mobile MDA Vario
ROM Version 1.6.2.4 WWE
Clivectmob said:
Is it just mine, or has anyone else noticed that their wizard reboots itself every so often? (Usually about once every 2 days or so)
Mine is a T-mobile MDA Vario
ROM Version 1.6.2.4 WWE
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yes, i've stopped noticing such problems after upgrading to AKU2 ROM. btw, use http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php next time, this topic has been mentioned few times already...
Check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=48530. Lots of people have this problem, and several fixes have been suggested. The basic problem seems to occur with some ROM versions when you put in an SD memory card - I'm not sure whether size matters (!?).
I'm going to upgrade my ROM soon, but in the meantime I spent a week testing without any SD card inserted in my Vario and I didn't get a single reboot. Before & after the test I was getting (and still do get) at least 1 reboot a day. To monitor the situation, I used a little program called B_Uptime which automatically logs all resets.
So try taking out your SD card for a few days (if you can) and see if that makes the problem go away, I think you'll find it does.
Andre
mine only reboots itself on days i try to use msn messenger-if i dont launch msn, no reboots :?: :?
This is weird, it has happened to me before. Actually happened on my first replacement a few times one day and then the phone suddenly stop working and wouldn't charge or turn on. Today, it started happening on my second replacement, so I am beggining to get nervous it will die again....
I am using the original tmobile uk rom, so I can run blackberry connect. I do have a minisd card in, but I run a few things off of it, so I can't remove it.
Ok, cheers for all your comments, decided to take the plunge and upgrade to the QTEK 2.17 ROM.
I had a read of these comments and the comments on the other similar thread, and the problem appears to be generic to the T-Mobile ROMS.
By the way, the QTEK ROM is definately better for those that may be tempted. Give it a go.
CID unlock first using lockiwiz 0.2b (or later). Then install the ROM.
Worked for me at least.
ATB Clive.
I got an Orange SPV M600 a couple of weeks ago. I played around with it and it seemed quite slow and unstable (switching off in standby mode, random resets etc). I knew about XDA developers from when i had an XDA many moons ago, so I thought I would check out some rom upgrades for the SPV.
I tried Jesters 2.2 AKU rom which speeded things up a lot..but still the random resets persisted and were starting to piss me off.
I stuck an standard rom on and wiped the ext rom and restored an orange uk ext rom and bootscreens then rang orange.
They kindly replaced the phone and since then it has been in perfect working order. running really fast and has given me no problems whatsoever.
The moral of the story......if your phone is acting up, resetting and generally being arse..it may not be the rom thats the problem but a hardware fault. The M600 is superb now and although I would like to upgrade the rom to get some of the new features from a higher AKU I am going to restrain my self from doing so as it runs so well now.
On another note, can anyone recommend a good program that provides a proper close button for apps on the spv, so the apps close instead of minimise?
try HTC-X for closing apps
Or Magic Button...
once bitten....
I got HTC-X and this works fine for me. Does anyone have any experience with bluetooth GPS for the SPV M600? I have TomTom on an SD for my old navman PiN 570 and would like to get an external GPS for the M600 so i can use TomTom on it.
Hi, for some strange reason my wizard hangs at the boot screen some times after reseting after running spb backup. I have set spb to to a backup at 4am every alternate day so when i wake up in the morning i know my data is all backed up. It has worked fine for a while now but for some reason it just stays at the windows boot screen and when i wake up in the morning the battery is low It also happens sometimes when i regularly soft reset, and i found once the backlight turns off during reboot and i dont press a button to bring the backlight on it seems to hang then. Otherwise its fine. Its really quite frustrating because i use my wizard as an alarm clock and i was late to school today because it didn't go off because of this problem. Ive got oamp clock plus installed plus a few other tweaks but its never given me problems before. Its also a G4 wizard if that helps.
Thanks!!
you can always sell me your wizard
Install in main memory
Do you have it installed in main memory? I had this problem with an older version installed on the SD card. Moving it to main memory fixed the problem. Also, are you using the current version, which I think is 1.55
Its installed on the main memmory and i have version 1.12 build 2050. I think i might try 2 upgrade then and see what happens.
well i updated spb backup to the latest version and that doesnt seem to work. It now seems to freeze on the windows mobile screen on most soft resets, which are done from the os, ie installing a new program and being asked to soft reset..it freezes on that reset so i have to push the soft reset button. Is there any other options? i dont particularly want to do a hard reset as it would take me ages to tweak and install it all back up to scratch.
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well i updated spb backup to the latest version and that doesnt seem to work. It now seems to freeze on the windows mobile screen on most soft resets, which are done from the os, ie installing a new program and being asked to soft reset..it freezes on that reset so i have to push the soft reset button. Is there any other options? i dont particularly want to do a hard reset as it would take me ages to tweak and install it all back up to scratch.
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It doesn't sound to me like spb backup is actually the problem, if you can't install the program properly. I would recommend a hard reset. Since our system is working at the moment, you can be organized, copying setting files, my documents, etc. to the sd card. I can generally get back up and running with 95% of my tweaks after a hard reset in an hour. (It is worth keeping a file with program passwords, etc.) This is also a good time to upgrade your ROM, too. One flaw of Windows Mobile is that it doesn't uninstall programs properly, so that files get left. Eventually, a hard reset is a good idea to clean this stuff up.
By the way, an advantage of installing programs on the sd card is that they continue to work. Copy the shortcuts from windows/start menu onto the sd card and you can replace them without reinstalling. Most require reinserting the passwords, however. The programs that shouldn't go on the sd card are programs that (i) have a today plugin (ii) backup programs and other programs that have to perform a soft reset and continue to operate. SD cards don't start up right away coming out of a soft reset, so may not be available when needed in these instances.
Same with Sunnysoft Backup Manager
I have the same problem with SBM, both version 3 and 4. I did notice that it was hung up, I unplugged it and the backup started working. I do not know why, but it helped.
Alrighty then looks like ill have to do a hard reset. Is there a thread that will show me the right way to back up contacts etc and generally make a hard reset easier. I have a G4 wizard thats locked so im not so confident in upgrading my rom. Crossbow would be nice tho. I did manage to install spb back up to the main memmory on the ungrade but that didnt solve my problem. Oh well i guess its time to clean out ye old wizard on the weekend. Geez there goes my HSC.
Thanks.
Outlook
I sync with outlook, which preserves my contacts through a rom upgrade. If you upgrade the ROM you can't use the backup file -- contacts are stored in another form. I hear that it is possible to sync with Yahoo intellisync to the web, but I haven't personally tried it. In any case, syching seems to be the recommended means of saving that information. Don't forget to save your files, although those you can get from a backup.
FYI, I've been having the same problem (i.e., auto-backup, soft reset, FREEZE) since I installed the newest Faria ROM AKU 2.2.
The commonality, I think, might be the latest version of Omap Plus. There also seems to be a problem in general with this ROM of doing soft resets whilst USB is connected (which is how I do my nightly backups/resets).
If you haven;t done that hard reset yet, you might want to wait a day or two... I'll run some experiments tonight to see if Omap is the problem.
Alrightly ill wait, its wierd that it could be oamp clock plus as i have been using that for a while with no real problems. its only over clocked to 216mhz and that just makes it a bit more, lets say, perky than its regular clock speed. Im using OS 2.16... original I-mate Kjam rom on a G4 wizard. Im tossing up whether to pay 50 buks Aus. and get it unlocked, thats a fair amount of cash for some one who lives off bittorrent
I'd be surprised if OMAP is the problem
I've never had a problem with Omap. I'm using whatever came with Faria 3.3, which I assume is the latest. I've had one failed backup (it was only 48KB instead of the normal 5.5MB, so something failed) but otherwise no problems.
yeh, well ive been doing some more playing around with my phone and it just keeps stuffing up. I think its time to do a hard reset to clean out the junk n stuff. I think a G4 CID unlocking program is in the works that will be out soon. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293080 check out the pics.
Thanks.
Same problem here, also started out in February.. Unfortunately, can only offer my company for having this problem. I even tried a hard reset and then restore some old backup but with the same hanging... Windows Mobile really confuses me... I guess it is the "save to flash" thing that happens after a few seconds and not immediately.. Please keep me posted on your problem... I have been soft resetting almost 4 times a day daily since the start of February...
Sorry, no answers. OMAP Plus is fine.; for me, the problem seems to be being on the USB plug. SPB Backup works fine otherwise.
Well i could wait any longer, so i flashed with molskis G4 aku2.3 rom, i had to flash with wizard_love rom first to get the os upgraded but then flashed again with molskis to get the cuztomisations. all on a locked G4. Awsome. Its so fast now compared to before. And well i think it solved the problem as well. I think we should contiue this thread so as to find a solution other than reflashing, as i was up until 1am fixing it all up again.
Thanks!
duh... yup, I am still a newbie to flashing new roms...
Did you CID unlock your G4? ;-)
nah havent cid unlocked my G4, duno if it really worth the money. I think i can wait until the boys at the G4 unlocking project work something out. They always seem to. At least i think my G4 is locked, i bought it off a friend who i dont think even knew what sort of phone it was. ohh well im happy with my mollski.
I don't know but there is all these "I bricked my phone" thing going around with G4 wizards. I also considered Molski's but back off after reading all these negative responses...
Fair enough, i havent had any problems with molskis aku 2.3 rom and it has some nice customisations as well. i tell you what tho, my phone has never booted up qicker since i installed the molski rom. if only for that reason i would do it. were talking less than a minute, my older rom took ages.