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Is my XDA IIi dead : Just red light

Hey all
I have an XDA IIi, which was working totally fine. I bought a windows smartphone, which was to replace the IIi as my main phone, so I took the sim out of the IIi and put it in the new phone. Put another sim in the IIi and attempted to power it on, I got nothing, so I put it on the cradle..all I get is a steady red light from the right LED.
When I was powering the phone off initially to take the sim off, I turned the PDA off, removed the cover, slid the red switch, waited a few seconds, and removed the battery etc....
The red light flashes when the battery is removed, and goes steady again when put back in. Sometimes it goes off when put back in, but nothing else happens.
I have tried soft resetting, hard resetting, hard reset while holding down every key I can think of at the same time, but still no go.
Is my IIi dead forever, or is there something that can be done to get it working again?
Thanks all

same thing happened to my friends XDA2 and no one ever was able to reply back nor did he ever figure out what happened to it because his warranty was up and he just bought a new one from someone, if you find out whats wrong please let me know because thats the SAME way his went bad, by changing a SIM card

zabes64 said:
same thing happened to my friends XDA2 and no one ever was able to reply back nor did he ever figure out what happened to it because his warranty was up and he just bought a new one from someone, if you find out whats wrong please let me know because thats the SAME way his went bad, by changing a SIM card
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I take my sim out all the time. is yours unlocked? even if it's locked to o2, it might not accept other o2 simcards. have you tried putting the original sim back in? Hard reset? I've never had it show a RED light before. this is interesting...

I have same problem after I put device on charge and after five - ten minutes his back to life

I too had this problem when i left my m1000 in my coat pocket over the weekend. It was completely dead, plugging it into the cradle to charge just gave me nothing, but if i left it, after around 10 minutes, the rred light came on, then changed to amber after around half an hour.
Phew. just dead battery. Have you tried the other battery that came with your xda ?

Hi, I had this wierd problem the other day, sorted it with a hard reset
Hope this helps.
Ste

my XDA2 is dead like this method lol it goes blank screen after i tried to upgrade to WM2203SE Chines one but i cant get it run untel this moment ,,,,
then i bought i-mate Jam ad tried to upgrade it with ansaky (27MB free storage) and it failed then goes blanke screen (red light when remove battery and plug it rechager) and i give it to service suopport hope thay solve the problem
any clue from you guys

TRY THIS !!
try to go to the Boot Loader mode
press power button , reset button and in the same time press the middle round key down foe a moment and get the boot loader screen "SERIAL "
or "USB" if connected to the cradle ... Re flash the PDA again and good luck

Re: TRY THIS !!
topspinner said:
try to go to the Boot Loader mode
press power button , reset button and in the same time press the middle round key down foe a moment and get the boot loader screen "SERIAL "
or "USB" if connected to the cradle ... Re flash the PDA again and good luck
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this wont help for me :evil:

XDA Exec, STUCK ON SPLASH SCREEN

Ok, Ive got a new problem with my XDA Exec.
Opened it up and tryied to turn on the backlight and nothing. tried a soft reset, nothingtried a hard reset now it just sticks on the splash screen, the red writing comes up on the right and side and just hangs there forever!
Please help

You're stuck. apparently the only remedy is turning it in to repair. For most of us it is under warranty.

Just off the phone to 02. Theres sending me a new one via courier on monday. it's less than a day old.
Is this a comon fault with the Exec?

erm ... I managed to experience this problem.
I was trying to uninstall SPB GPRS thingy that comes with the O2 package, and it just wouldn't go. I ended up deleting the program files and getting an error when it started up, so I deleted the GPRSNotify file under Startup. It never worked again ...
I got the splash screen, tried soft and hard resetting and various permutations (including standing on one leg and while holding breath) ... nothing. Did try to install fresh ROM, but startup wouldn't get far enough to let PC load ROM over USB.
Ended up contacting O2 who sent me a nice shiny new one, as it was only three weeks old. This time I haven't installed GPRS monitor thingy, and I don't intend to fiddle with it again ... or at least until I've forgotten my lesson ...

Sorry i ment to give you guys an update on this. I did manage to get it working again, although i still accepted the new one the sent to me.
What i did was installed a new rom off the 02 website. at 1st the computer couldnt see the phone so wot i did was enter what i think was the programming side of the phone. i found the instructions on how to this on the net. i think i pressed the 2 soft keys and the light switch while pressing the reset switch with the stylus (i think that was the buttons but unsure as i cant find the page again) when the screen light up again there was some faint writing on the screen with the word serial or usb. Double clicked on the rom file and 30mins later my phone was revived.
Funny it was the gprs monitor that i too installed before the phone screwed up? ive since installed it again on the new phone and have had no problems with it since.

trickydickyd said:
I think i pressed the 2 soft keys and the light switch while pressing the reset switch with the stylus (i think that was the buttons but unsure as i cant find the page again) when the screen light up again there was some faint writing on the screen with the word serial or usb.
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Otherwise known as Bootloader mode

Aye, thats the one.
Cheers

Dopod 838 Password required???

Hi,
As the title says, I bought a Dopod 838, second hand obviously, and when I power it up, it posts through the HTC screen, the Windows Mobile screen and the next screen asks for a four digit "Password".
NB I've tried this powerup with and without the SIM inserted, it seems as though the device is locked.
From the information the seller gave me, he never had a password on the device and it's not locked to any provider.
I've read through this and other forums, but I'm just more confused now than before, any ideas on what is going on and/or what I can do about working around this mysterious password? Is there a standard pass that the manufacturers use like other phones I've had?
I really appreciate feedback on this problem,
Cheers

Hard reset your Wizard by pressing CommManager + Voice Command and the reset hole.
The 4 digit password is set by previous owner.

PERFECT!!
Thanks for your help

I-mate jam (PM10A) faulty

Hi, after reading that the PM10A could take windows mobile 2006 i tried it, installed it and broke my PM10A. Now all the thing does is Vibrate, it wont charge or turn the screen on, all it does is vibrate for a short period of time and if i plug it in it will vibrate continously. Also it cannot be seen by the computer or active sync, everybody i have talked to about this says that it is a complete mystery, what i was hoping was to see if any body knows what is wrong and could help me??
I only bought this around 3-4 days ago and therefore quite upset, i know its my own fault due to WM2006 but is it fixable?
Please help me.

The Magician can't take WM6. wherever you read it, it was not true... It can't take WM5 either
I'm sorry to be harsh, but this is something that has been asked a lot of times, and the answer is still no. Closest you'll get as far as i know is the WM6 lookalike rom that someone here posted...
you bricked your phone, methinks... Buy a new one off ebay or something.
Welcome to the forums though

Enter boot loader hold down camera + power button and reset device.connect cable and update
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The Bootloader
You can enter the bootloader by holding down the camera + power button, and resetting the device.
the reset button is on the bottom right, a small hole. a wallaby reset pin fits nicely in the hole. the magician unfortunately does not have one.(but you can use the magician pencil) "

Works again! Thanks!
grigoreee said:
Enter boot loader hold down camera + power button and reset device.connect cable and update
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The Bootloader
You can enter the bootloader by holding down the camera + power button, and resetting the device.
the reset button is on the bottom right, a small hole. a wallaby reset pin fits nicely in the hole. the magician unfortunately does not have one.(but you can use the magician pencil) "
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Great, this works perfectly and now the PDA works normaly again, thanks a lot for your great help, very much appreciated, thanks a lot,
Thanasie

WM5
grigoreee said:
Enter boot loader hold down camera + power button and reset device.connect cable and update
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The Bootloader
You can enter the bootloader by holding down the camera + power button, and resetting the device.
the reset button is on the bottom right, a small hole. a wallaby reset pin fits nicely in the hole. the magician unfortunately does not have one.(but you can use the magician pencil) "
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hello is there no chance to upgrade magician from WM2003SE to WM5 ???

No I don't think so.
aaurnab said:
hello is there no chance to upgrade magician from WM2003SE to WM5 ???
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I don't think so but if you do find something please let me know, thank you.

My Magicain, seems to be permanently stuck in the bootloader mode. I've tried using the original flash RUU (even the NO_ID version) without success. It either doesn't detect my device, or says that it isn't the correct version for my phone (although I downloaded it from the official site).
Any suggestions?

Nokia 3650 said:
My Magicain, seems to be permanently stuck in the bootloader mode. I've tried using the original flash RUU (even the NO_ID version) without success. It either doesn't detect my device, or says that it isn't the correct version for my phone (although I downloaded it from the official site).
Any suggestions?
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Hi, i dont know if yours is an I-Mate but try to go to the i-mate website and download it from there it worked for me and i was just thinking you should maybe give it a try, let me know what happens.

Yes, I had already used it. This was what bricked my I-mate Jam, in the first place. I tried using the NO_ID tool, to try to connect with my device, but it keeps saying that my unit is not designed for this tool.

Nokia 3650 said:
Yes, I had already used it. This was what bricked my I-mate Jam, in the first place. I tried using the NO_ID tool, to try to connect with my device, but it keeps saying that my unit is not designed for this tool.
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Hi, sorry for the late reply, i used the one named : JAM_UK_Aus_11200_171_11 CDL
hope this helps,
i have now purchased a t-mobile mda 2 but i am having problems with this sim card as it will not recognise any sims i put into it, i have had a bad time with these HTC's that maybe i will not buy any more, this new one i have is my 3rd i think

I got the unit re-flashed with the 'big ROM' versiosion.
The unit now works, but I want to get my other Charmer working now. It shows the bootscreen, then the device turns itself off. I have to remove/re-insert the battery, then do a hard reset to ge it back on.

Nokia 3650 said:
I got the unit re-flashed with the 'big ROM' versiosion.
The unit now works, but I want to get my other Charmer working now. It shows the bootscreen, then the device turns itself off. I have to remove/re-insert the battery, then do a hard reset to ge it back on.
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hi, again sorry for very very late reply, i now fix these PDA's, have you managed to fix your charmer?

No. I haven't fixed the Charmer as yet. I gave up on that project, as it seemed to be more a hardware problem than the actual firmware.
I'll PM you more on this shortly.

Nokia 3650 said:
No. I haven't fixed the Charmer as yet. I gave up on that project, as it seemed to be more a hardware problem than the actual firmware.
I'll PM you more on this shortly.
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yeah sure PM me any time, thanks

I am not able to access the bootloader by pressing the three buttons. Device freezes on a black screen. What is the solution?

How do I know if my wife's Touch has been HSPL'd?

My wife has one of this little fellows bought in the US through expansys.
Unfortunately, about 2 years ago, when I had NO clue about modding and opening things up, her screen got damaged.
When she sent the phone the the local/official HTC dealer (we live in Costa Rica, and since then the shop closed) to get it fixed.
They did a great jog, since the phone is working flawlessly since then, BUT, now they ALSO changes the language of the OS.
When we bought it, it was in English, and after the repair it's now in Spanish.
We're planning to sell it, since she got a new HTC Pure (At&T unlocked), and I'm planning to return it to the original OS (English).
Anyhow, I was wondering, how to know if it has been HSPL'd, and if so, how can I get it back to the original English ROM that it came from.
I don't want to brick the phone doing this, and unfortunately, HTC doesn't have on their website the original ROM, like you have with all the AT& devices (I have a Pure and a Tilt2).
Thanks for the help guys,
Neuralgia from Costa Rica

step 1: power off ur phone
step 2: hold both the volume down + power buttons (do not release until u see the Tri colour screen)
Step 3 read the Hard SPL version from the screen.
Step 4: just do soft reset to boot back in normal mode

Unfortunately I can't get to the tri colour screen.
The Volume down is NOT a button itself, it's more of a slider (can't find a way to describe it).
(I know this works perfectly on my Rhodium device, so I guess the process is a bit different)
Any ideas?

Looks like the process is a bit different on the Touch (Elf), check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320155

press n hold camera button + power ON button..and pin the soft reset..u'll get tri color screen