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exec goes into continuos loop thing

Just got a s/h exec and I think it is faulty. Whats happens is it starts up ok and works for a while and then for no reason that I can think of it goes into a loop which stops it from working.
When I say a loop I'm not sure thats the right terminology but imagine if you tapped the start button and the start menu opens... and then imagine you tapped the tab button , the next item would highlight. If you tapped the tab button again the next item would highlight and so on. Well its as if the tab button is being hit over and over because all the items in the start menu will be highlighted one after the other over and over again.... it just goes round and round in a loop.
Its possible to escape from this and go to another screen but the same looping will go on in that screen too.
If you switch off and leave for a while and come back to it it works ok for a short time and thens starts the carry on again.
Sometimes if you just wait a while it stops, but will start doing it again even if you dont touch anything.
I've noticed one way to force it to stop is to slide the volume button... this seems to stop the loop and allows normal function for a while.... then the crazy looping starts again.
Has anyone seen this or know anything about it.

Nope sorry, maybe you can have it replaced where you bought it as from your post, you can recreate the problem easily.
Side Note : Have you tried Hard Resetting? Or installing another ROM?

I have tried hard resets and factory reset... problem remains.
Will try new ROM.... just trying to figure out how to do it !

weegee said:
I have tried hard resets and factory reset... problem remains.
Will try new ROM.... just trying to figure out how to do it !
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Just download a new ROM form imate or something, unpack all the files in the ROM update to a directory, put the attached file in same directory.
Enter bootloader mode (Backlight + Power + Reset Hole) you will see SERAIL on the screen but not backlight so look hard.
Plug into PC, the SERIAL will change to USB
Run the attached file. You will see a photo of an S100 but continue anyway....
Hard reset when finished... DOne

ok have installed latest rom... but exec still doing loop loop

Just for arguments sake, can you try installing Imate's newest ROM?

yea thats the one i have just put on.
It seems to be doing the problem less than before. I notice that it does stop if i press the backlight key or move the sound slider.
I'm wondering if there is dust or dirt got in behind the buttons or something like that... although I would have thought other people would have come across this b4 if that was the problem. The machine is one of the first to come out, although I just got it a couple of days ago.

weegee said:
yea thats the one i have just put on.
It seems to be doing the problem less than before. I notice that it does stop if i press the backlight key or move the sound slider.
I'm wondering if there is dust or dirt got in behind the buttons or something like that... although I would have thought other people would have come across this b4 if that was the problem. The machine is one of the first to come out, although I just got it a couple of days ago.
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If you have tried different ROM flavors and still get the same problem, then it is definitely hardware related. Send your unit in and demand for a new one not a repair

Just been playing around with it again and notice that I can make the problem happen if i press any of the keys on the navigation pad except the top one.... and i can stop the loop by pressing the light button.
Weird or what.

My initial thought on this is maybe its got wet at some point

I have opened the xda up and stripped it down to all its parts. No sign of any dampness or dust dirt etc. Dont see anything missing or broken.
Put back together, but still doing this.
Driving me nuts.... its a great machine but is very tiresom to use with this going on.
Another think I notice about this machine, I have never used it as a phone, but I tried putting a sim card in and There is no sound through the earpiece. Only sound comes from the speakers when you set it to speaker phone.

I suggest just return it and have it replaced. It's probably a faulty button. Probably gets stuck whenever you press it.

Doesnt need a button to be pressed for it to start.. just starts by itself... and can stop by itself too.
Sometimes it can for ages without doing it, other times it does it all the time.
Cant figure if its hardware or software problem

GHOST-IN-THE-MACHINE

Yea... maybe I should get a priest !

I had this problem when i first got mine, if you move the sound slider down, then up, it seems to stop doing it for a while, and it hasn't happened in the last couple of weeks atall, maybe its because its new, and just needs to settle in?
Jay

Well at least I'm not the only one to have it.
My sound slider does stop it happening but only for a while and then it starts up again.
The machine is perfect in every other way, its just an annoyance I could do without.
I've tried everything, even stripped it down and left parts out, like buttons, to see if they are the source, but no difference.

I have the same problem!!!!!!!!!
Someone help please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have same problem. I send to service but until today they can't repair that problem.

Blank screen although I get an activesynch

Sorry if this has been discussed before. I searched, honest.
I got a T-Mobile MDA from a friend. When I power it up, the screen illuminates, but nothing displays. Oddly enough, when i plug it into my cradle, activesynch completes with no errors.
I don't suspect the screen is bad, but does anyone have any thoughts? I can't get the thing to display any info, in spite of the fact that the screen looks flawless.
I'd appreciate your input. I'm frustrated. :x

So you can access your device via ActiveSync?
You could try doing a hard reset, maybe anything in the configuration went wrong --> all data will be lost.
If that also do not work, than i think you´re connector is not connected right, or there is a hardware malfunction....
Stefan

Get screen capture software at the bottom of this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=39266&highlight=
Use it while active sync-ing your PDA, you can know if your PDA is working or not.. or just that the screen is the one that is going boink.
BTW, try shining a light on the screen to see if you can see anything at all on the screen, probably you've shut off the backlight?

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try
Actually, I know the screen "powers up" because the backlight comes on. I just don't get a display. I'll try a hard reset, and let you know. I'll also try to capture the screeen like you suggested. Thanks for the tips.
Puzzling about why the think synchs, (like there's brain activity) but no display. Could it be a bad screen, and where could I get one cheap?

Dead Touchscreen

Good afternoon,
Just wondering if anyone could give me a hand here. I have the Hermes in the guise of a MDA Vario II. On Thursday, I was using a Wi-Fi connection and the handset got really hot and since then the touch screen has been unresponsive. Since then I've noticed that one of the soft-keys looked as though they were stuck on (changed colour as though they were in being pressed), so I clicked the hard key underneath it which stopped the soft key from being as though it were pressed but that didn't fix the matter of the dead touchscreen.
I've also tried cooling the handset down and then trying to use it, but that doesn't fix the matter.
I've tried reflashing the ROM (Black 3.0.1) on the device, but I get stuck at the calibrating the touchscreen step as the touchscreen doesn't work. I can bypass the first tap screen command though, by pressing the power button to put the device into sleep mode and then pressing the power button again to get it out of sleep mode. This also happened when I flashed Black 2.5. The weird thing is that my phone will still ring even when stuck at the calibrating screen step but it won't show the caller; it just makes the ringing noise.
I've got to admit that I'm running out options fast. I don't want to open the device up unless it's unavoidable. I've alread had a look over some of the other issues with touchscreens but I can't find a resolution.

I think you are snookered here. Warranty fix may be problematic with all that flashing. You could open up (warranty voiding) to see if a connector has worked loose, but that is very much pot luck. Repair job at full cost - possibly very costly!! (and not guaranteed to be working when you get it back - often they replace the LCD screen that may in fact not be broken!)
Won't go into details of the screen issue - you'll have read them all anyway.
Mike

Thanks Mike,
I've got it back to the T-Mobile Hungary ROM now (but it still won't get past the screen calibration). I've been talking to T-Mobile to a seperate issue with the handset and they've said that they'll exchange it, so it looks like I could be sorted. My main concern is that they might query why it's got a Hungarian ROM on it; although I'm hoping that they'll see the splash screens and get stuck at the screen calibration so it won't be an issue.

Screen "vibration" (flicking?)

Hi all,
as my signature says... yes, I sent my X1 to repair (cracks, as always). When I got it back, it seems to be perfect. Outside. Switched it on and it seemed ok.
As soon as I came back home, I noticed that the lower part of the screen "vibrates" (I can not define it in a better way... I suppose the right verb is "to flick"). At sunlight I did not noticed it, but at home and in the dark it is really really visible (and annoying, on a 600€ brand new phone).
Does someone ever had the same issue? or does someone know how to solve it (apart from sending it again to repair).
Thanks!
P.S.: searched the thread and foud nothing. Searched in google and just came up with a "refresh" problem, that does not apply to our X1... or can we change the refresh rate?!

I did once experience what I believe was the same issue, the flickering screen. The problem was still there after a soft reset and power cycle, but then after leaving the phone for a few minutes it turned back to normal.
Unfortunately I don't think I be of much help here as I don't recall doing anything special to get the screen back to normal.

jjm34 said:
I did once experience what I believe was the same issue, the flickering screen. The problem was still there after a soft reset and power cycle, but then after leaving the phone for a few minutes it turned back to normal.
Unfortunately I don't think I be of much help here as I don't recall doing anything special to get the screen back to normal.
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Thanks... I'll just spend my time watching at it and hoping it will magically disappear like it happened for you!

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Thanks... I'll just spend my time watching at it and hoping it will magically disappear like it happened for you!
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+1 Here. Gone after some while. Try to full charge it.

it happened to me always on the hard reset screen. Never happened any other time...thankfully...

display turned white

hi all
my htc touch elf (P3450) display turned to white with black patch at one place & some lines all of a sudden. it was working all fine. i was charging when a call came. i disconnected recieved the call. after that the screen turned white
Tried restarting but no result.
I can hear the notification of a message coming. but no ringing tone when i tried calling from other number
Please bail me out.
regards

Hardreset could be the solution

not resolved
i cannot see anything on the screen except white screen with black patch.
i tried hard reset with imaginary screen but not resolved
i see no visible screen cracks
how to check if screen is crack?

It may be that the LCD is cracked, thats what it sounds like to me, anyways. Check the connector as well though to make sure it is all connected correctly.
The white with black patch does sound broken to me though (Sorry!)
Stu

Hi Stu, I just received my friend's ELF. His display turn white, but the device still be able to receive phone call. trying to enter bootloader, all I get is white screen with some black-horizontal-thin lines. Tried to hard reset, now it seems the device is on phone setup position so I can not get anything.
Is this LCD issue? Could it be broken? FYI, before this happen, there's already one dead pixel on the screen.
BTW...is it possible that upgrading to cooked ROM can bring LCD broken? may be, unsuitable ROM?
regards,
Bom81

Not sure if flashing a cooked rom would kill the screen - although I would say thats very unlikey.
It does sound like the sceen is broken, theres one way to find out - If you don't mind giving it a go - you could always try your screen quickly in his phone - I'd imagine you're fairly familiar with the internals by now
(I do have a spare screen laying around now - JTAG is no longer able to pick up my bricked elf at all - full battery etc how I was doing it no longer works - guess it is dead for sure now!)

captainstu72 said:
It does sound like the sceen is broken, theres one way to find out - If you don't mind giving it a go - you could always try your screen quickly in his phone - I'd imagine you're fairly familiar with the internals by now
(I do have a spare screen laying around now - JTAG is no longer able to pick up my bricked elf at all - full battery etc how I was doing it no longer works - guess it is dead for sure now!)
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Hahaha..LOL, Today I did want to put my LCD on my friend's elf. but I forgot to bring the opening tools to my office. guess I'll do it tomorrow and see how it goes. I'll let you know after my experiment with this thing.
A little bit Of Topic on this thread, I think so, your device has problem
so even the JTAG method will not be able to connect to the processor. Too bad you're in england, otherwise, the spare screen could be very useful here. LOL
UPDATE
ok..confirm the LCD is broken. I've changed the LCD with mine, and the device is working fine. i guess the dead pixel is the cause of the problem.

Should be able to find one cheap enough on ebay - I do seem to find it cheaper to buy another faulty one (maybe even bricked) as long as the screen is working

Need help on my HTC Touch
Hi Guys,
I really need your help badly. I have an HTC Touch (Elfin), I presume (128/256MB). The problem is i have downloaded the official windows mobile 6.1 rom and extracted the .exe file using Winrar. After which, i copied all the files to the sd card and renamed the .nbh file to ELF0IMG as instructed in the forum.
I put back the sd card and pressed the camera button and the power button at the same time. When it booted up it says reading from SD card and I can see that it is extracting the roms and ext roms. Afterwhich, there was a progress bar and then soon after a while screen turned to blue and then white. Currently now, as I am tying this the screen is still white. Please advise me asap in what to do? Thank you very much.

kss1 said:
hi all
my htc touch elf (P3450) display turned to white with black patch at one place & some lines all of a sudden. it was working all fine. i was charging when a call came. i disconnected recieved the call. after that the screen turned white
Tried restarting but no result.
I can hear the notification of a message coming. but no ringing tone when i tried calling from other number
Please bail me out.
regards
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Ur display screen has been broke as simple as that..

Ok. Here is the thing.
I've droped my phone down, straight on the screen, no problems. 5 minutes later, when my brother was trying to play on it the screen turned white, with no stripes.
After 1 month i even forgot i had an htc, found it in my office drawer, and i thought of reinstalling the rom. But before that i pushed very hard on the screen, i took the battery out, pushed it in the battery space and after i started it worked like a charm.