Hi guys,
Was hoping somebody here can help.
Yesterday I was making a call using my bluetooth headset. At the end of the call I pressed the usual end talk button but for some reason it said I was still connected, the phone had crashed at this screen.
I therefore decided to restart the device using the button on the bottom of the phone.
Now it hangs on the T-mobile load screen. It displays what I presume is the firmware revision, the numbers disppear then it locks showing the white T-mobile splash screen and doesn't get any further.
T-mobile are going to replace the phone but I really need to get my contacts off the phone. I know I should of done a backup but you know what its like
Has anybody got any suggestions how I can get the contacts off the handset??
I presume if I do a full reset I'll loose everything.
I have tried removing battery and leaving off for a few hours / let it run flat / reboot with usb and mains connection while holding reset etc etc.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
i kinda have the same problem whith my spv but i dont care about contacts..., and im sorry you cant get them back unless you have saved them to sd card/backup typen on wii since christmas yehaa!
Hey guys, i've tried a search but nothings come up so far as how i can get my contacts off the phone.
Heres the story so maybe someone out there can help me.
Last week i put my phone to charge and realised the screen had just gone black.
I could still press the buttons and knew it worked because it still vibrated.
Took the battery out and left it overnight, in the morning put it back in and tried turning it on. Still black screen, but the phone still vibrated when i pressed buttons.
Took it to a mobile phone repair place a few days ago and they said the motherboard was gone (so i need to take it back in later and get this done).
I asked for it back hoping to be able to access the contacts off the phone but when i tried i can only get to the files (pictures, notes and music) but not the actual contacts saved on my hd.
Heres what i'm hoping to do.
Somehow get to my contacts via my computer and copy them off the phone. Since the phones screen is black, i can't install anything that requires use of the phone itself.
I've got everything i need so far except for the contacts.
Any help would greatly be appreciated!
Black Screen
If the phone still seems to be working but with no screen, you could try something like MyMobiler (http://www.mymobiler.com) which allows you to operate the phone from your PC desktop. Outside chance but maybe worth a quick try?
If you can still turn phone on, why not use Microsoft Outlook and activesync and save all your contacts, appointments, calendar entried etc this way
Hi.
I do not know if you use or not Microsoft MyPhone.
After every rom update i use MyPhone to sync the data.
After that the data is accessible on the web: contacts,photos, videos,appointments,sms,music, documents etc.
This is a great think right?
Frozen it by fridge
It will be worked some times
Hi,
I have a big problem with miy HD2. Everytime I shut off the phone and boot it again, the phone function is not available and I am not prompted to use the pin number.
In the status line at the top there is a "!" and something that looks like a cone (german: Trichter).
the only way to active the phone function is to dial a number, after that I am asked to fill in the SIM pin number.
I got the same Problem...
Please Help...
Hi all,
I have had loads of problems with this phone, so I decided to do a factory reset.
It rebooted as normal until it got to the Motoblur setup page
It asks for the Motoblur details to be entered, but once you have entered them and pressed the 'next' button, it goes back to the previous screen instead of the next step and then gets stuck in a never ending loop.
I've tried skipping the sign in process but instead of skipping it, it just goes back to the first Motoblur account setup screen instead.
Out of desperation, I have tried to make several new Motoblur accounts but every single time, it gets to 80% completion, then stops.
I have even left running all night (plugged in) and it still freezes at 80%
I can't do another factory reset because it won't get past the Motoblur setup screen.
I've tried to do a hard reset by holding x and powering the phone on but this doesn't work. It just brings up the triangle and android robot but it does not go to the next step despite me leaving it for several minutes.
Only had it for 7 weeks and am awaiting a response from Expansys on what to do.
Any help from you guys will be greatly appreciated.
Apply a debrand image of your system and do a full wipe
phorenzik said:
I've tried to do a hard reset by holding x and powering the phone on but this doesn't work. It just brings up the triangle and android robot but it does not go to the next step despite me leaving it for several minutes.
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Have you pressed the @ key when you get to this step with the robot and the triangle? That should bring up the reset menu, and then you use the volume and camera buttons to choose and select the option you require.
Cheers,
Steve.
StevePritchard said:
Have you pressed the @ key when you get to this step with the robot and the triangle? That should bring up the reset menu, and then you use the volume and camera buttons to choose and select the option you require.
Cheers,
Steve.
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I didn't know you had to press @
Thanks
I've done a hard reset, but I still have the exact same problem.
If I try to input my proper Motoblur details it instantly says connection failed (it doesn't seem to even try to connect as fails the instant you press 'next)
Creating a new account hangs at 80%
Any more ideas before I throw it against a wall?
I notice there was an option to boot from SD in the recovey mode.
Would this allow me to boot an official motorola rom?
If so, where would I get the rom from?
A walkthorugh on exactly how to do this would be appreciated if this method could fix my issues.
I'm really annoyed because I sold my HD2 for this phone and I'm regretting it.
Thanks
phorenzik said:
I didn't know you had to press @
Thanks
I've done a hard reset, but I still have the exact same problem.
If I try to input my proper Motoblur details it instantly says connection failed (it doesn't seem to even try to connect as fails the instant you press 'next)
Creating a new account hangs at 80%
Any more ideas before I throw it against a wall?
Thanks
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I think you need internet connection in order to validate your account or create a new one. Check your APN settings first, or do it on wifi.
Hi,
I've tried it whilst connected to my wifi router. I've even tried it via the data connection but nothing happens.
It seems that despite the data/wifi connections being there, it just ignores them.
I think this is the issue. It's not connecting and I don't know why
The phone displays the wifi/3G data symbols in the task bar but it doesn't seem to be using them during the Motoblur setup
Mine is dead too!!!
Hello everybody,
Greetings from sunny, flooded, blown away, Queensland Australia!
Long time lurker, first time poster...
I have a...
Vodafone-Australian-2.2-Milestone2
2 weeks old and its an expensive paper weight. It was rooted and thats about it, had a bunch of root required apps on there, installed the bootstrap, but hadnt installed Xrecovery yet.
I was playing around the other day. changing settings, installing and uninstalling a heap of apps, testing them. Some app suggested I restart or it restarted itself, cant recall, and that was the end. Boots until it gets past the M, and then its just bootloop city.
Won't register on comp in RSD or anything. Will boot to stock recovery and cleared cache and data several times, but that didnt fix anything. Won't even charge the battery. It will run an update but has to be signed. Problem is, we havent had any updates yet on these phones in Australia and there are no custom roms. What update.zip could I get to try to fix it, because I think thats about my only hope.
While recovery was wiping the data and cache it would stop frequently and each time I would touch the ok in the bottom corner of the screen and it would continue, and seemingly despite the 10 or more stops, completes fine. Surely thats not normal.
Out of ideas, I would just send it back with a story but the vodafone boot animation is replaced with disco flashing lights. and thats all it does, non-stop. Do you think they will notice someone has been tinkering?
Ideas? Thoughts?
Oh, and forgot to mention, when I first got it I had the same problem with the Motorola sign in wizard on startup, for quite a while, cant remember how I got around it though. Stop trying to sign in and just get out of that wizard, install ADW Launcher or similar and dont go near any Moto apps. You are only required to do a Gmail sign in, not Moto.
That's the problem though.
I'm stuck at the Motoblur sign in and it will not skip.
Whenever I select skip, it just goes back to the motoblur sign in page instead of going to the home screen.
Basically, in a nutshell, this is what's wrong:
I can't sign in to motoblur (gets stuck in a loop)
I can't create a new motoblur account (crashes at 80% every time)
I can't skip the sign in process (takes me back to the motoblur sign in page instead of loading home screen)
This is my first and last Motorola phone. Not good at all.
So what happens if you press press home or back repeatedly instead of skip? And if all fails reflash new SBF
benking1972 said:
So what happens if you press press home or back repeatedly instead of skip? And if all fails reflash new SBF
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It just goes back to the motoblur setup/signin screen no matter how many time I press home, back or skip. It's as if a dll is missing and it's unable to boot to the home screen.
How do I flash a new SBF?
Motorola have agreed to let me return it but if I can do it myself I'd rather do it.
I have found this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11155476#post11155476
but the link to the UK SBF is dead
Yeah, that's the one, and the link to UK SBF works fine for me. If you can't get it to flash that way, then you are going to have to do it the way I am about to do mine, which is...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804088
Failing that, send it back and be done with it.
since its so new id send it back. you shouldnt be having this problem at all. the milestone 2 is a very solid phone. i had mine running for 90 days straight not even a reboot or crash or anything lol. sounds like you just got a duff one. with any piece of technology theres bound to be a few that slip through the net. even if you find a fix for your problem you dont know what is causing it. and if youve had problems before then somethings obviously wrong. since theyve agreed to let you return it then thats your best option.
Probably i should send mine one back as well.
Bought a new Milestone 2 yesterday (from ebay, Chinese guys but as per retail package phones are for UK market). Put the SIM in just to check before wiping out everything from my old Defy. Made a call, checked the version and the menu and put the SIM back to Defy to backup all I needed. Plugged Milestone to the mains. 3 hours later found promising "Fully charged" on the screen and put the SIM in. That was it... Since I can't power the phone whatever I do. I thought the Power button went off as I tried to perform hard reset (x+Pwr), BRM (Arrow up+Pwr) and nothing happent at all. But then I put the phone on the charger again and the Power button worked fine switching the screen off and back on.
Any other methods to get the phone running?
UPDATE: It's strange and weird, but I've just had an idea to remove SD card and it worked - the phone powered on immediately!! Formatted the card using card reader, put it back - the phone works flawlessly. Fantastic! =))
Hi.
ive had my omnia 7 (on orange) for a year now. ive never been totally happy with it but it has done and i dont actually thing that its miles behind other smart phones.
i never updated the phone for roughly 6-8 months, then when the mango update came out i decided that it would be best to update to that. all has been well since then untill a few days ago.
I went to go onto my messages. every time i clicked on my messages it returned me to the main screen. i tried several times every time the same thing happened. so i switched off my phone and turned it back on and both the messages app and my contact app had dissapeared off both the main screen and the apps screen. after a few minutes my contacts came back and had full functionality. but my message app didnt. then after a while i went to go onto my settings and could not get onto them it kept returning me to the main screen again.
i thought it would be a good idea to update it so i connected it to my computer and it updated but still didnt bring my messages back.
every time i turn off my phone the contacts app dissapears.
i can still recieve messages and if i go through contacts i can view and send messages. but if i dont know who sends me a message then i have to look through every contact. and if i dont have the person in my contacts i cannot find the message unless that send me another one and i manage to catch the notification on the top of the screen.
i have taken the phone to my local orange shop and they told me to look on the forums (great help they are i know).
so i come here looking for some help and hoping taht one of you great people can help me
thanks
Shields Lad
i read somewhere that this is a bug and if you receive a certain sms then this happens. the only way to fix it was to reset your phone via the settings/about/reset. this will erase everything from the phone
Thanks for the quick reply. do you have any idea how i would do that on the computer? i cant access the setting on my phone.
You can format the phone trough the bootloader. To do it follow these steps:
1. Ensure your phone is charged at least 50% of it's full capacity as a power cut during a format operation could lead to unknown results.
2. Disconnect your phone from any power supply (usb to pc/charger)
3. Shutdown the phone by holding the power button till you see the "goodbye" message (otherwise you will force the shutdown)
4. Hold the volume down and camera keys and while holding them press the power button till you see a black screen with a yellow exclamation signal in the middle followed by a text asking you to format the device, release all buttons and now press the start button two times. Wait till you see the message "format done!" and your phone will restart automatically.
After these steps you should have your device restored to a working state
Shields lad said:
Hi.
ive had my omnia 7 (on orange) for a year now. ive never been totally happy with it but it has done and i dont actually thing that its miles behind other smart phones.
i never updated the phone for roughly 6-8 months, then when the mango update came out i decided that it would be best to update to that. all has been well since then untill a few days ago.
I went to go onto my messages. every time i clicked on my messages it returned me to the main screen. i tried several times every time the same thing happened. so i switched off my phone and turned it back on and both the messages app and my contact app had dissapeared off both the main screen and the apps screen. after a few minutes my contacts came back and had full functionality. but my message app didnt. then after a while i went to go onto my settings and could not get onto them it kept returning me to the main screen again.
i thought it would be a good idea to update it so i connected it to my computer and it updated but still didnt bring my messages back.
every time i turn off my phone the contacts app dissapears.
i can still recieve messages and if i go through contacts i can view and send messages. but if i dont know who sends me a message then i have to look through every contact. and if i dont have the person in my contacts i cannot find the message unless that send me another one and i manage to catch the notification on the top of the screen.
i have taken the phone to my local orange shop and they told me to look on the forums (great help they are i know).
so i come here looking for some help and hoping taht one of you great people can help me
thanks
Shields Lad
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This is definitely that FB message bug. My friend got bricked due to it recently. It's probably a matter of time I'll pick it up too. MS should fix it soon, reflashing isn't few minutes job, so this is a problem. Not to mention possible losing of some important info. Well, we can only hope it will be fixed soon.