This is very odd.
My Vario II - only a month old - works fine - all apps, etc - until you hit the 'start' button on the screen.
Then the machine locks up - sometimes for half a minute, sometimes forever. Nothing works while it attempts to 'start'. When (if) it does start working again, the start menu appears, and everything is good again.
What's going on? What bit of malware could do this to a Windows Mobile 5.0 device - any ideas?
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OK, so I have a Compact II with UK TMob ROM 1.12 (I think), I have not really done anything to it except install a few 3rd party programs from Handango.
I installed MY|Messages and the program did not show up in the programs menu, so I did a soft reset. When it booted up I got a strange screen that read something like:
Windows Sync:
18:07
And part of the OS loaded behind this. Pressing buttons or tapping the screen does nothing. I did another reset, it booted and then only half the OS loads, none of the today screen custom programs loaded. Still can't use any of the keys and the touch sceen is non responsive.
I tried a hard reset (power + reset button), and the phone just boots as normal, it does not go back to factory settings.
Any ideas about what I can do with my new brick? Soap dish?
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OK, so I have a Compact II with UK TMob ROM 1.12 (I think), I have not really done anything to it except install a few 3rd party programs from Handango.
I installed MY|Messages and the program did not show up in the programs menu, so I did a soft reset. When it booted up I got a strange screen that read something like:
Windows Sync:
18:07
And part of the OS loaded behind this. Pressing buttons or tapping the screen does nothing. I did another reset, it booted and then only half the OS loads, none of the today screen custom programs loaded. Still can't use any of the keys and the touch sceen is non responsive.
I tried a hard reset (power + reset button), and the phone just boots as normal, it does not go back to factory settings.
Any ideas about what I can do with my new brick? Soap dish?
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If activesync works, try uninstalling the program that way. Also, will the phone go into bootloader mode?
Activesync can't connect, I can get it into bootloader mode but I don't really understand what to do from there, I am currently search/reading about this now. Perhaps you could explain how I should proceed from here? I should point out that when I am in bootloader mode my PC gives me the "ding dong" USB connection sound but I can't see where the device shows up.
monkeynotes said:
I tried a hard reset (power + reset button), and the phone just boots as normal, it does not go back to factory settings.
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Hard Reset on the MDA Compact II (and I assume on all WM5 devices) is:
Hold down the camera and voice notes buttons (on the MDA Compact II it's the two buttons on the left of the phone) and then use the stylus to reset whilst holding the two buttons down. Release the reset, with the buttons held down for a count of four/five and the screen will display something about pressing "Send" to format the phone.
Press the Send button (the green phone) and all will be well ;-)
The hard reset is a bit of a bugger but once you've managed it, it's dead easy.
brykins said:
Hard Reset on the MDA Compact II (and I assume on all WM5 devices) is:
Hold down the camera and voice notes buttons (on the MDA Compact II it's the two buttons on the left of the phone) and then use the stylus to reset whilst holding the two buttons down. Release the reset, with the buttons held down for a count of four/five and the screen will display something about pressing "Send" to format the phone.
Press the Send button (the green phone) and all will be well ;-)
The hard reset is a bit of a bugger but once you've managed it, it's dead easy.
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Thank you so much, it worked!! Even in the instruction manual supplied by TMo it said to do it the way of the old MDA Compact (power+reset). I don't know how or where you learnt about this new reset but I am glad you came along and shared your knowledge. Thank you, thank you.
monkeynotes said:
Even in the instruction manual supplied by TMo it said to do it the way of the old MDA Compact (power+reset). I don't know how or where you learnt about this new reset...
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I had a Wizard for a couple of days and the manual of that one said to hold the camera and voice notes buttons so I thought it might work with the MDAcII.
Glad it worked out for you.
Hello, for some reason myTMobile MDA (HTC Wizard) is not booting up. It is hanging in the Windows Mobile screen. How do I hard reset? Is there any other way to give life to my WM5 PPC?
comm manager + vc button + soft reset - soft reset + 2 secs - comm manager - vc button + talk = hard reset
Sure, after I flashed my wizard to the Qtek 2.8.7.1 test ROM, it hangs on the windows mobile screen or only half of the today screen could be displayed sometimes, not always and not so frequently, seems have to bear it until the shipped version come.
Hard reset not working for me
The standard hard reset method of comm+record+reset doesn't work for me, and I'm also experiencing a crash during bootup (nothing works!). Is there any other way to perform a hard reset?
I have also noticed that mine hangs during boot.
However if i keep pressing the direction button (any direction) and just stop the backlight going off then it will boot up eventually.
My wizard often hangs during booting. It's very annoying. Does anyone know of a way to get it to reboot without removing the battery? When I remove the battery it forgets the date and time, and I often forget to reset them, so it's stuck in 2006 and nothing works.
I've found that it seems to boot better if you wait a while between turning it off and turning it on, especially cooling it off in between. (I am not overclocking it)
Hi there,
I have a problem with my MDA Compact. It seems to like hard resetting itself.
For example, it'll be in my pocket and I'll take it out and press the standby button to see if I have any messages. Nothing happens at all. Press it again, and again, and again, nothing. Take the back off and the battery out, back in and turn it on... nothing. However, if I then plug it in to USB or put it on charge and then press the power button, it will come to life and then I'll be greeted with the lovely Welcome to Windows Mobile 2003, tap here to set up your device.
And thus, I have lost all my contacts and messages. Help
Actually, how do you hard reset the pda?
It hasn't reloaded all of my t-mobile software and settings
Hi, I'v got O2 XDA Mini S and a "little" problem with it. I'v just installed Phone Profiles [Second Edition] 8.0 and it crashed my phone. After installation (on my memory card), I could not see it on my today screen...so I'v tried to configure it in today screen configuration - but I could not get there - the configuration we're not accessible (it crashed). So after that, soft reset. And the real problem began. After the boot screen and "windows mobile welcome screen" the mobile just freezes. Active sync on my PC connects to it just for a second, then disconnects. The Phone Profiles [Second Edition] 8.0 is installed on my memory card, so I'v removed the memory card - the same problem. It was annoying - so hard reset....does not help. I have Wisbar Advance 2 as well, which is starting first and I can see only the welcome screen of it (sometimes it loads and I can see the whole skin). Sometimes (after reboot) I can see the menu, today screen etc. but the phone freezes. I think that the Phone Profiles [Second Edition] 8.0 is freezing the phone after his process starts. Is there anything like "safe mode" start or something like that, which could help me to remove this soft ? Or any other way to normally start the phone ? Any ideas ? Many thanks for help.
It should start after hard reset - phone profiles, wisbar advance will not load after a proper hard reset - the phone will be back to factory condition.
Did you do proper hard reset? After that it sounds like phone profiles should be installed to device memory not storage card. Most today plugins only work properly on device memory.
I'v done the hard reset (I think it was done properly - comm manager and voice command button pressed in the same time and then reset button). But after I'v pressed these buttons, nothing specially happend....the phone was still off. So I'v turned it on....and there were no changes with the software - still the same. Maybe I'm doing the hard reset wrong ?
leez said:
I'v done the hard reset (I think it was done properly - comm manager and voice command button pressed in the same time and then reset button). But after I'v pressed these buttons, nothing specially happend....the phone was still off. So I'v turned it on....and there were no changes with the software - still the same. Maybe I'm doing the hard reset wrong ?
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Yep sounds like hard reset is not done. Press these 2 buttons but keep them pressed and dont let go - then press reset with the tip of the stylus and then text should come on the screen with black background. Press green (call) button and hard reset will commence.
Or you can first turn device off - then press the 2 buttons and keep them held and press power on to reach the same screen.
Ok, I'v done it. Many, many thanks for help. The phone manual is wrong (!). . Anyway Phone Profiles [Second Edition] 8.0....WTF is that ? This program just crashed my phone and I need to reinstall all the soft. Wrrr. And I just wanted a profile manager . Thanks again for help ! :mrgreen:
Good, I am glad - try the one I use - its free http://www.winmobileapps.com/device/pocketpc/plt/plt_download.aspx
Nice one, got it. Thanks.
Hi,
I have a tmobile MDA (wizard). I attempted to install some software on it, but disconnected and rebooted before it was complete (it appeared to be just spinning).
Now after a soft reset, screen shows only 'Windows Mobile' after booting, and none of the buttons work and I can't advance from this screen.
Is there a way to hard reset that doesn't involve using the OS (ie, I can't click on anything because it's not getting to that point).
Also in this state activesync isn't detecting device.
Thanks in advance! - Chris
Hold down (and keep holding) the camera button while depressing the reset button. Hopefully it boots into a tri-color screen. If so, plug it into the USB port and, at the bottom of the screen, it should display "USB". If that happens, flash it with a *known good rom*, such as a stock T-Mobile rom. Don't try to be clever, the object is to get the phone working. Once the flash has started, *get up and walk away* for 15 or 20 minutes. Don't check in on it, leave it alone, It takes some time. When you hear it's little chime, it's done, rebooted and ready. If any of the above doesn't happen or the flash outright fails, then you may have trashed it permanently. It doesn't sound like it's beyond hope yet, however.
i have the wizard and im having the same problem after installing a ROM from this website...it just goes to the windows mobile screen with the numbers then shuts off...id really like to save my phone is there anything else i can try because that hard reset thing isnt working
axxeman001 said:
Hi,
I have a tmobile MDA (wizard). I attempted to install some software on it, but disconnected and rebooted before it was complete (it appeared to be just spinning).
Now after a soft reset, screen shows only 'Windows Mobile' after booting, and none of the buttons work and I can't advance from this screen.
Is there a way to hard reset that doesn't involve using the OS (ie, I can't click on anything because it's not getting to that point).
Also in this state activesync isn't detecting device.
Thanks in advance! - Chris
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Well same thing happened to me a few days back.. I had to Cold Reset [which restored it to factory defaults], but hey I got it working again..
Press Communication Button [Top Left] and Record Button [Top Right] at the same time and use the stylus to soft reset..
You will get a black screen, asking you to press "Send" to reset to "Factory defaults"
Press "Send".
Hopefully you should get your MDA working again ...
I read the "Above" in the HTC Wizard Service Manual [PDF] on the *last page* under the "Cold-reset" Section..