had the phone about 5 weeks or so now, but i am startin to get fed up with it, a few times now i have come to switch it on and nothing happens, but the led keeps flashing. So i have to do a soft reset to get it working.
i thought i had fixed it by removing some programs last weekend, then this morning it did it again, then twice more within a few hours.
just wondered if anyone has anything similar? if it keeps happening i will try giving it a hard reset before getting rid of it
Stu
Please be aware to not hit the power button too long. This will let the M600 go into screen off mode. It then looks like it does nothing, while in real, it is alive, you just can't see it.
You can toggle this modus by holding the power button again.
I have the m600 and have never had similar problems.
Robin
Check you SD card carefully. If you have corrupted files/structure it can cause crashes. I had this on my Orange M600 (often through the night i.e. would only start in the morning after a soft reset) I kept thinking that it was a software issue but I had some corrupt files on my card.
A simple test is to copy the entire contents of your SD onto your computer. If you have any errors it will normally fail at some point. It's always worth looking at the obvious/simple stuff first.
noony- thanks for the tip- my M600 has been plagued with lock ups, much like the ones you describe (locked in the morning etc).
I'm planning on flashing to a new ROM and will also reformat my SD and see what happens
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Any help is greatley appreciated. I just bought the xda2 a week ago and it worked fine until yesterday. At first the phone just wouldnt dial. Then it would freeez. After a soft reset, it wouldnt go past the first "o2" screen and would just hang. The blue light started flashing eventhough I never enabled Bluetooth. The system didnt start past that screen and it also wouldn't shut off. Even after a hard reset it still had the same symptoms(it froze at the bootup screen and had flashing blue light). Around 30 minutes later after trying to turn it on and off. I finally started. But then it happened again today. Thanx in advance
If it still displays these symptoms after a hard reset then it look like a hardware fault. Only other thing i can think of is if you have a memory card inserted that is upsetting the system.
It doesnt have a memory card. I was afraid it might be hardware related. Any idea on how to have it repaired from the US
I have an o2 Exec and frequently have the problem that the screen goes white and I can't see anything. It tends to happen either when I reopen phone after making or receiving a call (I always have the screen facing in when taking or making calls), or when I open the screen to check a message. I get the feeling that it is linked to the phone app. Its done it since I had the phone, and upgrading the firmware hasn't affected it.
I have found that the best way to get it back is to remove the power and put it back in, or just connect it to power. but sometimes i can spend 10 minutes messing around before it comes back.
Has anyone else had this problem, or know what might be causing it? I don't have any extra software installed other than what it comes with.
Try using it without an SD card for a few days, my Wife had the same problem in her Wizard, turns out if she removes the SD card fault goes away. Regards
cpu
it happens to me with cpuxcsalar installed, removed it, all back in business.
do you have this soft installed?
Rip, I don't have any extra software installed which is what makes it so strange. Gooroo, yes I have a 1Gb SD card in, I'll see how I go with out it for a while. Its certainly something I never thought of. Its a big let down though if that is the culprit.
I'll update this after I've done some testing.
Thanks
I hope your SD is under warranty still, mind you they are getting really cheap now anyway. We only discovered the fault after getting the wifes wizard changed under warranty and then finding exactly the same problem with the new one too. Seemed to happen after the device had gone to sleep on its own, then when waking it up she would get a white screen. Most of the time it was battery out to get it back working again. If she pressed the power button to put it to sleep and then woke it up again it worked fine, and if she let the screen go off and then brought it back again before it had gone to suspend it was fine too. Really weird.
Anyway let us know how you get on
Well I've been running for a few days without my SDcard installed and I'm still getting the same problem. It seems to be definitely linked to the phone app. I usually have the Exec open on my desk, then if I make a call and close the lid to use it like a normal phone, when I open it again the screen is white. Normally, connecting the power, then disconecting it again kicks it back into life.
Very strange!
Sounds like you need a replacement under warranty. You have tried the latest rom, you are running next to nothing in the way of additional applications and you have removed your SD card. I guess you can only try a hardware reset to see if the problem is still there, as O2 are going to ask you to do it anyway. If that fails to sort it get it replaced under warranty.
Hi all ,
I have searched the forum and have not found anything on this problem.
About 3 weeks ago my Jamin decided not to go into 'Standby' mode. I kept pushing the power button but it did not go into standby. Holding it down didnt turn the phone off either. The only way it went into standby mode was by setting the power options to automatically going into standby after a certain time. When this did happen I could not bring it back from Standby mode either. The only way for me to bring the phone back was by removing the SD card then the phone would light up.
Everything else on the phone works fine I can receive and make phone calls etc.
I did a hard reset and everything seemed fine for a while then it would start happening again.
I sent the phone in for a warranty repair and it came back saying there was some kind of software corruption. I thought everything was fixed until it started doing it again. I thought it may be the SD card so I formatted that as well. But to my suprise .. after a hard reset and without the SD inserted it did it again. I have taken it back to the service centre 3 times already and each time they just said it was software corruption and the same problem would occur. Initiall after the first hard reset the power button would work fine after a short period. The first time was 1 day then it would slowly shorten until it did not work after a hard reset.
I was wondering if there was anyone that has run into this problem ... or may know what the problem maybe. The phone is currently on a 'field test' as described by the technicians. I was told they would replce the motherboard if nothing else worked...
I would honestly rather have a new phone .... cause I have not had it for 3 weeks .. going onto 1 month ... and its annyoing ...
Hi dkbaj!
Are you still having this problem? I got a Wizard 4 days ago and sometimes, if it went into standby, it won't come back to me again...
Greets, Mr. Vi
Good evening everyone. My Hermes seems boot up fine, but after a split second it freezes.
Now, this happened the other day after I installed Egress RSS, but I was messing around trying to hard reset it and the issue was resolved. Last night I ran MSN Messenger Live and then it started this freeze up. Is this a known issue and is there a fix, or should I carry on messing around trying to hard reset?
After trying to soft reset it 30+ times, I've noticed a few things.
1). the today screen will initially load up completely before the freeze.
2). I think it's something to do with teh Live Today plugin thats causing the issue at it appears to change and the whole today screen locks up.
3). Pressing any of the buttons cause the screen to light up.
Anyone got any ideas?
I am not sure but my guess is maybe it is tryin to sync your contacts or connect to the server. So far im still hesitating to use it because of this. Im expecting it to be a [email protected]#$ to clean up all of my contacts.
trapper said:
After trying to soft reset it 30+ times, I've noticed a few things.
1). the today screen will initially load up completely before the freeze.
2). I think it's something to do with teh Live Today plugin thats causing the issue at it appears to change and the whole today screen locks up.
3). Pressing any of the buttons cause the screen to light up.
Anyone got any ideas?
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Well, this is where the plot thickens.
The Hermes will boot up if I remove the memory card before resetting. Sometimes it will even boot up with the memory card in, but it won't recognise it. Putting the memory card in once the Hermes boots up will either;
1). not recognise it.
2) Freeze
3). Work normally.
As it appears to be an issue with the memory card, I've tried inserting it multiple times, but the same issue is persisting.
Are there any similar issues that anyone knows of?
trapper said:
As it appears to be an issue with the memory card, I've tried inserting it multiple times, but the same issue is persisting.
Are there any similar issues that anyone knows of?
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Format the memory card on the PC then re-insert it into the HERMES. It may have gotten corrupted. Hope you have a backup of your files.
trapper said:
As it appears to be an issue with the memory card, I've tried inserting it multiple times, but the same issue is persisting.
Are there any similar issues that anyone knows of?
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My friend's wizard did the same thing with a card he had, I would freeze at boot, and if I put it in my wizard it wouldn't recognize it. I tried what stukes said, and on the pc if fine, but it still won't recognize it on his wizard. His wizard has no problem recognizing my card though.
hey guys,
long time reader first time writer.
i searched a lot for the last 2 days about this problem.
Two days ago, I was just phoning with my girlfriend till my battery goes down and the phone shutted down itself with a message like "Phone is turning off...". Around 30 minutes later I was back home and connected my phone to the power cable, but it didn't turned on (I thought).
I was trying a lot because I thought (!) it is bricked some how. Tried to connect it to my PC but of cause it doesnt exists for fastboot because USB Debug is off (I guess I turned it offagain some time ago) - but some minutes ago, something strange happend.
Again I was trying to figure out whats wrong with my phone. I turned it on but nothing happened. Around 40 Seconds later the ringtone for a new email was ringing and I was like "WTF?" - but yeah, it seems that my phone is running, but I just can't see anything.
The display seems to work because it goes on when I turn the phone on, but no colors, no images - just nothing appears on it. I don't know what to do. It seems that there is something wrong ...
Would be great if somebody got same problem and a solution.
Thanks a lot,
rob sanchez
nobody?
same issue here
32a on cyanogen mod by bcrook... latest version
Data wipe, full wipe, etc.
rob sanchez said:
hey guys,
long time reader first time writer.
i searched a lot for the last 2 days about this problem.
Two days ago, I was just phoning with my girlfriend till my battery goes down and the phone shutted down itself with a message like "Phone is turning off...". Around 30 minutes later I was back home and connected my phone to the power cable, but it didn't turned on (I thought).
I was trying a lot because I thought (!) it is bricked some how. Tried to connect it to my PC but of cause it doesnt exists for fastboot because USB Debug is off (I guess I turned it offagain some time ago) - but some minutes ago, something strange happend.
Again I was trying to figure out whats wrong with my phone. I turned it on but nothing happened. Around 40 Seconds later the ringtone for a new email was ringing and I was like "WTF?" - but yeah, it seems that my phone is running, but I just can't see anything.
The display seems to work because it goes on when I turn the phone on, but no colors, no images - just nothing appears on it. I don't know what to do. It seems that there is something wrong ...
Would be great if somebody got same problem and a solution.
Thanks a lot,
rob sanchez
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I'm sure this might seem pretty obvious, but...
Reboot into recovery, if you can. Otherwise you need to try another solution.
Then from there perform a system wipe.
After that, you do in fact need to reformat your SD card. You could try and simply format your extension partition, but ultimately in a situation like this you might try rebuilding your partitions entirely.
Put your ROM on the SD - name it update.
Then once you reinsert the SD card, perform another wipe.
After that, select repair extension file systems. (If you use Amon_RA)
If not, that's fine...NOW you can flash your ROM.