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soft reset when removing from cradle WM2003

I have recently noticed that my XDA resets itelf fairly regulalry when removing it from the cradle. Has anyone else been facing these problems.
I am running the following
XDA 64MB version
ROM 4.00.05 ENG
ROM date 06/05/03
Radio Version 4.21.00
This ROM was created from jsummer's ROM kitchen.
Many thanks,
Hasnain

Yes I've heard that happening with the iPAQ, but this the first I've heard
of it happening on an XDA though!
If I remember correctly a hard reset should resolve it.
BTW what software do you have installed?
HTH

thAT HAPPENS WITH MY XDA AS WELL EXCEPT I HAVE POCKET PC 2002 BUT IT STARTED HAPPNING SINCE I UP DATED MY ROM AND RADIO VERSION

The only extra software is the s/w that I have got installed with the ROM, including things like PhoneExt, File Commander, nPop and many of the default XDA Kitchen extras.
Also installed is Calendar+
Thanks,
Hasnain

I am having a similar problem with PC 2002 where I get soft reboots at random times...
Is this a known issue with the XDA? and do you think a hard reset will help?
Thanks,
J

check your startup dir under windows if you find a stk.lnk move it out and try and even try with other files

Qtek freeze

On Monday 18.05, I have upgraded to qtek v. 1.66. Since then, these last 2 days, around 8 pm, the BT light start flashing and the qtek does not work any more. Making a soft reset just stop the green light. The only solution I found is a hard reset. Installed programs: SPB 2.0, wimram, ezwap, vito button mapper. Perhaps is one of these program not compatible. I will now wait until tonight 8 pm, withour reinstalling any programs and see if i need to downgrade to older version.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thank you in advance
Dtipex

i have that issues once in awhile
is use spd but not version 2
my qtek 2020 came with 1.66
this mean i use backup and restore often
suppose i could try to leave it default
and see if it's a program doing the stuff

are u using a SD512 card? if yes try to remove it and see if the forced hard.reset is still needed.

i use a 128MB and a few times removing it helped but in general it dont help
nor does removing the batt or sim
or trying to charge it which it cant when it's frozen
suppose it could be a hardware issue but odd that a hardreset always solve it then

I am getting same problem, but with me , it can happen without warning, i cannot switch on, no response to any soft reset attempt, only solution is to do a forced hard reset. Happened now 5 times in 1 month, (new i-mate v.1.66) programs installed, sprite backup v3. PI v5, spb plus v2, hudsonmobile phone dashboard, spb gprs monitor, resco file explorer, fitaly, phatpad, phat notes and scary bear check notifiaction (usually no more than 11 listed). It is a nuisance, but i no have confidence in hard reset and restore with sprite backup working well, i now keep regular backups. I am very interested to know if there any any potential conflics etc. I have seen in some of the threads oin this forum that soft reset 5 times at the start of hard reset, when the red tect appears bottom right, can work, I will try next time.

For me it's under multie last version.
Sometimes it's freeze 10s.
Before I do hard reset but now I wait and its works.

wonder if it could have anything to do with the strange max process limit bug
or if people who dont install any software themselfs also get it after X time

Exactly the same problem:
Sometime the blue light goes on, don't know if that is the same problem.
But hangs with a black screen, no backlight, no button response and no light after a bat change or softreset.....
Operator version: 3.66.3.171
ROM version: 1.66.00WWE
ROM date: 02/20/04
Radio version: 1.10.00
Protocol version: 1337.18
ExtROM version 1.66.171
SD256 Toshiba-card
Software:
TomTom 3, Spb plus 2.0, Calendar+
I thought the problem was the the option in the today screen; "Display Today screen if device is not used for xxx hours. I set the option off, but i not really tested it.

After much research reading different posts and threads, it seems many of us using ROM version 1.66.00we are getting the same problem. It seems it is something to do with the radio. Owners of earlier versions are not posting these concerns. apparently v1.66 can not be downgraded to the more stable 1.52. According to some posts, a new version 1.72 will be released shortly, which hopefully will solve problem. Check the posts on this site regarding the 1.72 beta release. I am getting fed up with these issues, imate costs a small fortune and its reliablity is a dissappointment to what is otherwise a great device.

what radio does 1.5 and 1.7 use because my 1.66 have 1.10.00

it seems that i-mate devices which came originally with ROM 1.52 had the radio 1.06 and for those who have subsequently upgrade to 1.52 from an earlier ROM 1.03 they get the 1.10 radio stack.

Camera and Album are MISSING!

Very strange thing happened to my QTEK 2020:
I had installed the Widcomm Bluetooth Stack the 'Bluetooth.cab' floating around and I was not pleased with it nor did I truly need it and tried uninstalling and NO GOOD. Hard Reset and I in turn started from scratch with reinstalls. Here is my problem:
Upon the Hard reset there is no longer a camera.exe nor album.exe in the \windows directory - and the button of course is not assigned to the Camera because it IS NOT THERE!
This is a HARD reset peeps! It is inherent in the ROM 1.60.00WWE, no? How is this possible? Did this villainous bluetooth.cab do this? I have tried again hard resetting to see if there was anything and EVERY time there is no Camera nor Album installed!
I have installed the Camera/Album 2.5 which came from HTC inherent in the 1.72 ROM and it works great until I soft reset and then it locks the device so there is not a solution there.
Very strange indeed, any comments or remedies?
- Thanks

i've had the same problem with at times a hardreset would not load my extented rom programs another hardreset or opening the extented rom manualy and running the cab files solves it

Looks like part of the extROM was not installed.
Check the config.txt if its still complete. If not: repair it.
Check is the cabs are still in the extrom. If not: didnt you forgot to lock the extrom when you hard-reset the device? You have to get new cabs then.
I think the old versions are lying around somewhere.
OR: Upgrade to 1.72.00! Good occasion now.

Thanks
Thanks for the help... I didnt even know all of the possibilities of unlocking the ROM and seeing what is in there!!! This little machine is COOL!!
I suppose backing up the External ROM is 100% important now that I know it is there!!!
Thanks again for all of the help.
I installed the ExtROM unlocker and re-installed the camera 1.5 cab that was there, rebooted and tried out the camera and it is giving me the same problems as the 2.5 version of the camera did... I will leave it alone for the time being, I didnt really use the camera that much any way
- Cheers

tried out the camera and it is giving me the same problems as the 2.5 version of the camera did
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what problem ?

I dont know what happened, but I replaced the older version of the Camera CAB with the 2.5 and changed the config file and then locked the ExtRom then hard reset and the camera works fine as it should...
Before ithe device was locking up - just a black screen when the camera was called... not any more.
Again, thanks for all of the help! This forum is amazing!
- Cheers

Phone hangs

Howdy
I use the exec as my phone and have a bit of an issue. I have found that the phone hangs and I don't get calls (go straight to VM ) no rings etc.
when I try to dial out it says service not available
I reset the device ad all is fine.
the only thing I can think on is Magic Button
I have uninstalled it for now to be sure.
is there a better phone to use then the one with the Exec?
I am looking for any assistance with this.
I have all my apps installed on the 1g SD card
including Ewallet, Pocket PC Bible,
I had magic button installed but since have gotten rid of it.
any other info I can provide to help in diagnosis just ask

im having alike issue too alto didnt install aplicaltion uch as yours,
the only thing i got is a video player from a 3rdparty and an SNES emulator..
my hpne sometime is not taking the call and send them to VM too but worst soemtime it switch off on my self !
so im gonna try WM6 now and see if it fixes the issue [email protected]

timhellsten said:
Howdy
I use the exec as my phone and have a bit of an issue. I have found that the phone hangs and I don't get calls (go straight to VM ) no rings etc.
when I try to dial out it says service not available
I reset the device ad all is fine.
the only thing I can think on is Magic Button
I have uninstalled it for now to be sure.
is there a better phone to use then the one with the Exec?
I am looking for any assistance with this.
I have all my apps installed on the 1g SD card
including Ewallet, Pocket PC Bible,
I had magic button installed but since have gotten rid of it.
any other info I can provide to help in diagnosis just ask
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did u try hard resetting the device! perhaps that may help. by the way which version of ROM you got on your phone.

Phone Hangs
Hello here is my phone data
Device O2 XDA
OS: Win Mobile 5.0 build 14847.2.0.0
ROM 1.30.107 WWE
ROM Date 04/11/06
RADIO Version 1.09.00
Protocol Version 42.42.p8
EXTRom Version 1.30.162 WWE
I have the device set in corporate mode with code from this forum
Software installed
Ewallet on SD Card
Olive tree bible on SD Card
Removed magic Button (remove programs)
any thoughts
Help needed... want a more stable device..

timhellsten said:
Hello here is my phone data
Device O2 XDA
OS: Win Mobile 5.0 build 14847.2.0.0
ROM 1.30.107 WWE
ROM Date 04/11/06
RADIO Version 1.09.00
Protocol Version 42.42.p8
EXTRom Version 1.30.162 WWE
I have the device set in corporate mode with code from this forum
Software installed
Ewallet on SD Card
Olive tree bible on SD Card
Removed magic Button (remove programs)
any thoughts
Help needed... want a more stable device..
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That's strange because the O2 standard ROM (AKU 2) is usually quite stable and quick. I wonder if the problem may lie in running your apps from SD card (which tends to be slower than the internal memory unless the card is fastand reliable) - maybe this is slowing the phone down and causing it to miss calls.
A number of suggestions - try first uninstalling all your apps and reinstalling them one by one testing the phone as you go. That may show the culprit app. If that doesn't work, try reflashing the ROM (using the software on the O2 xda website). If that doesn't work, try upgrading the radio to 1.14.1. I find this very stable on O2. If that doesn't work, try upgrading the CE ROM (you might like to start with one of the AKU 3.3 or 3.5 ROMs). If that doesn't work, you may be looking at a hardware fault.
If you need to know how to upgrade a ROM - read the wiki (several times if you've not done it before!)

Will try
Howdy
Will try your suggestions for sure.
Thanks very much for the help...
Tim

[solved] Updated to WM6, want to delete extROM

Hi.
Ok, I upgraded my BA to WM6. Everything works fine.
But now as I got everything configured, I need more space for my programs.
I know it is only possible to remove the ExtROM with WM2003.
But I don't want to reconfigure the whole thing again.
Is it possible to make a complete backup of my BA how it is now (with every program, configuration, ...) and reflash it with this backup after I removed the ExtROM unter WM2003?

Your question is not very clear, but you can use Utilities like SKTools to take back up of entire syatem and reinstall at any times later.

if i were you, i would remove the extrom, reflash your BA and reload apps that u need. it's a clean way of doing stuff.

April 1 said:
Your question is not very clear, but you can use Utilities like SKTools to take back up of entire syatem and reinstall at any times later.
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Ok I'm sorry for my poor english:
- I want to create a flashable image of my actual WM6.
- Then flash it with WM2003, erase/resize the extROM.
- Reflash with "my" WM6.
Why: because im lazy and don't want to reconfigure my BA again

bo2000 said:
Ok I'm sorry for my poor english:
- I want to create a flashable image of my actual WM6.
- Then flash it with WM2003, erase/resize the extROM.
- Reflash with "my" WM6.
Why: because im lazy and don't want to reconfigure my BA again
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SKTools is one of the solution.

Ok. Thanks everyone for their suggestions.
Actually I ignored all of them and didn't save anything
Instead I decided to reinstall the most recent versions of my programs. Some of them where quite old.
Everythings worked fine (downgrade -> resize ExtROM -> upgrade) and I'm very happy with the result.
Thanks again.