Hi
I have a serious problem. While my athena was being charged with my car charger I saw smoke in the charger. I disconnected it from the athena but probably too late. Now the mini usb is totally dead: I cannot charge it or connect to the pc and the light around the joystick doesn't light up when I insert the cable into the mini usb. Now there's 20% of the battery left so soon I'll have to do sth about it.
My question is can it be fixed without sending it to the service? They keep it a horribly long time in my country.
I'd really appreciate any help,please
You can charge the battery with the Athena cradle, they are cheap in ebay and come with a battery so when the Athena battery is nearly empty you just swap with the one in the cradle.
To connect with the computer you can use a bluetooth dongle, it will work with activesinc files transfer etc
otherwise the only solution for the USB connector is send it for service and depending of the damage it may be either a easy patch or a new board if there is tracks damage
Good luck
Thanx for aome advice PBL1. I suspected that I can't fix it without having it sent to the service. I guess I'll wait and see what they do (it's still under guarantee) before I decide to buy the docking station as it is rather expensive for Polish conditions. On the other hand I've been thinking of buying it for some time already, perhaps it's high time I did it.
I just don't know how they will react to the Michy Prima ROM cause I have no means of flashing back to the factory one. Thanx again for the advice
I can tell you that the total cost to my docking station was £30 if I remember correctly, that included the postage and the battery, given the price of the battery alone, it was worthwhile because I consider essential to have a fully charged extra battery if I am somewhere without possibility to charge.
I believe You may downgrade the room by the miniSD card method, do a search around here, there several threads about upgrading the rom with that method, it is worth to consider since some body posted that he sent the athena for servicing with SPL 3.5 and HTC flashed the original rom without considering that it was the wrong SPL, basically they sent back the item to the customer with a black screen.
However if you have SPL3.5 and want to use the downgrader to go back to SPL1.2 or to the original SPL perhaps you may check with cmonex that it is possible with out risks.
If you are in SPL1.2 I don't think you should have any problem.
regards
Yes you're abolutely right about a spare battery and the docking station. I have already decided (have been thinking all day today) to buy both as constant charging is a bit annoying. As for downgrading I'll really have to search for a mini sd solution cause the htc service in Poland might not be really user friendly. BTW could you possibly send me a link to a place with docking stations at this price? In Poland it costs more or less $100 and on ebay you may find cheaper ones but with one usb slot not two.
There you got
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-X7500-Adv...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Note: these do not include battery, at the time I got it they offered the extra battery in the package ( it was a wile ago), if I remember correctly the cheapest battery at the time seemed to run at £24 today it looks that you can find them must cheaper.
Note 2: since you USB connection is dead you can use the cradle for extra battery charge, VGA and USB host (external memory storage devices such as drives,card readers) I didn't try external keyboards mouses and such but they should work.
but you cannot use the USB for communication with your computer (activesink, USB to PC....) because the cradle use the normal micro USB for those, for those you can use Bluetooth as explained early but of course that is not good for rom flashing
I wouldn't suggest using that car charger anymore. If its under warranty, you'll definitely want to reflash the original ROM. Whatever you do, don't try to flash a ROM or downgrade your SPL using a bluetooth dongle
Hi
I have just received the cradle plus an extra battery, there asre still some cheep offers on ebay.
Now, as Weaselcossey says I have to flash the oryginal ROM via mini SD card. J've been searching this place but couldn' find an easy step by step instruction, expecially how to extract the .nbh file from the exe file thet the oryginal ROM is in. Does any one lnow some links?
I never done myself but perhaps you could try this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=312394
I'm going to try it out just now. But anyway it's kind of hard for me to part with my athena. That's why I've been waiting with giving it to the service, especially now wwith 2 batteries and the cradle. By the way there's also a nice mains charger on Ebay which Iwill probably buy soon: http://cgi.ebay.pl/O502-Desktop-battery-charger-for-HTC-Advantage-X7500_W0QQitemZ260138961370QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260138961370&_trkparms=72%3A1399%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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Hi, this is my first post to these forums, although I did spend a couple of hours browsing after finding them last night.
Having played with my wife's month old Mio168/TomTom5 and loved it, I decided that when my CPW/o2 contract was up I'd go for a pda/phone rather than the SE K750i I had previously been planning on.
I did just a little research and went for the XDAIIi over the MDAIII (don't like T-Mobile's pricing!) and XDAIIs (no wi-fi, slower and unnecessary keyboard).
I initially thought I had a great unit but things haven't been as smooth as I expected.
http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk supplied me with a Holux combined GPS receiver/cradle, Kingston 512MB SD card and screen protector at very reasonable prices and with swift delivery.
First thing I noticed was that whenever the phone utility was brought on-screen, it showed me that my last caller was the very first person I had phoned on it. After any call, the same info would pop back to the display, too.
Another little thing that surprised me was the SIM code entry. I have set an 8 digit code. When I enter the first number it appears on the display as an asterisk but when I hit the second, the first two numbers appear (the asterisk changes to the digit). Is this normal or a quirk of having '08' as the first two digits of my code?
TomTom5 installed fine but kept randomly freezing (whenever a call or txt msg came in it was certain to happen) so I contacted o2 Customer Support who told me to take it back to be checked out.
Three days after installing the card (and before I had taken the unit for its o2 'inspection') the SD card suddenly 'disappeared'. Actually, it's shot; it isn't recognised by my XDAIIi, my work supervisor's XDAIIi, my wife's Mio168 or my computer's USB card reader. I researched this a little and found it a fairly common occurence but the only recommendation seems to be to format it. HELLO? How does one format something that no equipment recognises? Fools!
Actually, while googling the SD card problem I found people recommending the removal of o2 Active to cure TomTom lockups. o2 Tech-Supp were very helpful with this - instructing me how to hard reset and install 'corporate' using the 0506 password. This appears to have cured almost all TomTom problems although I need more than the old 128MB MM card I currently have for storage!
This also fixed the 'last call' bug I'd been experiencing.
Having found this marvellous forum, I set about finding info for the XDAIIi and promptly discovered that the wikki bears little specifically for it. I would update it but don't know enough yet!
I did read a post last night that pointed out to a user that the cradle charges the battery from just the USB port, and not requiring the AC supply so I decided to check it out. Sure enough, the battery is shown as 'charging' but after leaving it overnight, I find that the charge has actually dropped to 87% (still says 'charging', too) from the 95% I left it on.
Perhaps I have a faulty cradle.
It also seems a little odd to me that I can use mp3s for ringtones but can only use wav files for the alarm!
Is there a way to stop the wi-fi 'do you want to connect' popup appearing when TomTom is running other than disabling wi-fi before running it? It's a right pain having TT freeze until I get rid ot the popup.
One other little thing - anyone know how I can ensure that GPRS isn't going to be used for web surfing? I don't want it to be activated accidentally and certainly don't want to go surfing on it for an hour thinking I'm using wi-fi!
Don't get me wrong - overall I'm still happy with the XDAIIi (look -> ) but there's just a few doubts as to whether I went the right way creeping in.
Hi there, im pretty much a "new" user of the XDA 2i aswell but have learnt alot from using this forum.
I have almost the same setup as you now as far as the "corporate" install, TomTom5 etc etc .... but i have updated the ROM on mine to the latest Imate version, which you can find in one of these forums , its called PDA 2K ROM streight from I-MATE or something along them lines.
I would recommend that you update also as it fixed a few problems was having with lockups, but make sure to do alot of research before you attempt it cos you dont want to knacker it up
Anyway .... my cradle charges fine just using the USB (no AC adapter)
Passord thing .... this has came up before , it for some reason displays the digits when the numbers 08 are first , i seem to remember it being something to do with emergancy calling features, although i didnt think that they started with "08" but there ya go
GPRS ... will only activate when you cannot get a Wireless signal, the hirachy is WiFi then GPRS, but to be on the safe side i removed all the setting configurations for the GPRS so it can never connect, i never use it anyway.
Im not sure about the "Do you want to connect" popup you get when running TomTom as it doesnt happen to me , perhaps you have wireless enabled all the time, id tun it off to save your batteries anyway.
well .... i think ive covered a few of the things your asking as good as i can, best of luck with it
Thanks for the reply, Danny.
I haven't had any TomTom problems since 'going corporate' so I'll wait and see how it goes before trying another ROM - taking warranty into consideration too.
Mind you, I haven't received any calls or texts while running TT either so all may not be as it seems.
Hmm. I'm plugged into a 4-port USB hub that came with an external power supply I don't use, so I wonder if that makes a difference. I'll have to pull out the base unit and plug the cradle in there to check charging on that.
I've double checked that I have no settings for GPRS so unless o2 'push' them to me I should be OK.
Yes, I do have wi-fi on all the time and the battery still lasts all the work day with a little usage when time permits. My cradle/GPS receiver charges the pda when it's in there on the way to/from work, so I don't really have to worry about that.
I'd just like to not be bothered by the connection dialogue box rather than have to turn off wi-fi for navigation purposes... have you seen how many networks are open out there? Not just the city centre ones, there are loads of not-very-secure company and household networks that can be connected to and utilised. Free broadband internet - almost makes you want to get a laptop!
the computer to which the cradle is connected via USB must be turned ON, or else there will be no current passing through the cable. Thus, no charging the PDA. The Ipods have the same "handycap". You can always use the AC power adapter...
Karbono said:
the computer to which the cradle is connected via USB must be turned ON, or else there will be no current passing through the cable. Thus, no charging the PDA. The Ipods have the same "handycap". You can always use the AC power adapter...
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Quite true, but my charging test was performed while the computer was on and defragmenting my 5 partitions.
Actually, my Soltek motherboard has 'hot' USB ports at the rear that still supply a little 'juice' when the power is off - my USB hub, BT dongle and Intellimouse 4 stay alight when the main machine is off, although I've not bothered to check exactly how much voltage is supplied.
Heya,
I've got a blue angel and lost the cable to connect it. Now i still want to upgrade the phone. Would it be possible to do it without the cable. Like bluetooth (don't think so) or through the SD card. Don't think so neither but don't have any way to connect it.
I don't use the cable for syncing or anything and it's kind of a waste to buy a cable for 50 euro's just to upgrade to windows mobile 6.
i dont think the BAs bootloader can flash from sd card - although i could be wrong
kick ass, how should that work?
You Can NOT Flash using BlueTooth!
GWD, You CAN NOT flash a ROM without a cable.
Seriously Flashing a new ROM is dangerous enough without taking the additional risk of bluetooth or wifi, even if you could I would not do it that way.
I am always careful enough to do it with a fully charged battery, and use a laptop with a batery so if the power goes off I don't brick [read destroy] my device.
Get onto eBay and buy yourself a new cable. See below for an example of one that took me 30Seconds to find on the Australian eBay site for $3.99+p&h
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FOR-XDA-IIs-...yZ130808QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Hmmm well I've missflashed my universal about 50 times and was always able to fix it. But i get the point about the cable hehe
only thing, in holland nobody uses ebay so cables are hard to find here. only for 50 euro's being about 75 US Dollars
Anyways I'm just going to try to borrow one than I guess, thanks for the advice
give www.gigata.com a try. I got a couple of cables really cheap from them. Problem is he just got hacked so give them a few days to get up and running again.
probeer smartphoneshop.nl
http://www.smartphoneshop.nl/produc...-cable-o2-xda-ii,-qtek-2020-t-mobile-mda.html
19 euro
I also have an Asus A636N PDA... that one flashes only from SD card. You copy the nbf to an SD formatted as FAT32, and run an exe from it.
Please help I have a LOT of important things that I want to transfer to my computer especially contacts.
Is it possible that I can transfer some contacts to the sim from the phone memory? I never saw an option for that.
on top of that, the phone cannot charge so I cant even get any important numbers that I need! please anyone can you let me know if this phone is a goner...
yes u can copy the contacts form to ur sim BUT the thing is that the copying is kinda limited for me it would usually copy only one number and thats it all the rest of the info for that contact wasnt able to be copied
the program is usually in the program folder and is called Sim Manager
???
is it possible that the USB port can be fixed at all? this phone has soo much for me to get off of it, I atleast need to be able to hook it up to the computer...
If you're in the UK, I've used this company to fix my USB port and they provided an excellent service
http://www.xdarepairs.co.uk/welcome.asp
its funny I long on in regards to that same problem. my usb port doesn't look damage, but it dosent react to my charger or usb cables. I thought it was my battery. so I bough a battery off ebay thank goodness it already had 70% charge. I also ordered a charger want see if I need a specefic charger for it to be detected. I'm willing to pay to fix the usb, but I'm in the usa.
I had the same problem recently and based on the board, the usb port wasn't really soldered that well. Anyway, maybe there's a hardware store that repairs there, that's what I did. Of course, I'm sort of pissed that the guy broke the volume slider. Now it just sets the volume to max or to minimum. Btw, If you do get your usb port fixed, max sure to test if the pc can read and write on the wizard. When I got my phone back, it could only read.
I bought this phone just a week ago and my computer does not recognize it when connected using the USB cable that came in the package. When I move the cable a little bit, it gets recognized sometimes. I suspect there's a problem with either the cable or the phone's port. I want to upgrade its ROM to the newer version announced by HTC a few days ago. Is it possible to flash ROM via an SD card?
Not the answer to your specific question, but on the subject of your PC not talking to the Mini, your PC isn't running Vista by any chance? I had to update the Windows Mobile Device Center from the MS web site before my two would talk to each other.
I went to an HTC care center today and they replaced the defective data cable. My computer detects my phone now. I'm happy with the service they gave.
I'm not going to buy any HTC product ever again. After having spent Rs.18900/- (this is definitely a big amount for a middle class Indian citizen like me) for a phone, it is NOT ACCEPTABLE to find a defective data cable in the package.
As far as flashing ROM from a SD card is concerned, I'm still curious. Can someone please tell me what to rename RUU_signed.nbh as? Also, how to enter the manual boot loader mode?
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I went to an HTC care center today and they replaced the defective data cable. My computer detects my phone now. I'm happy with the service they gave.
I'm not going to buy any HTC product ever again. After having spent Rs.18900/- (this is definitely a big amount for a middle class Indian citizen like me) for a phone, it is NOT ACCEPTABLE to find a defective data cable in the package.
As far as flashing ROM from a SD card is concerned, I'm still curious. Can someone please tell me what to rename RUU_signed.nbh as? Also, how to enter the manual boot loader mode?
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I lost the headphone, and I hardly found a place to buy a new one. I paid $ 40 for the new headphone. You are right, meet too, I will never buy another product of htc, very expensive. Even, I wrote to the company and they replied to me but they don't do anything because they know that customers are stupid.
Hello,
I don't know if there is still some people here but I expose my problem.
As I have a Desire HD for more than a year, I wanted to give my magic to my sister but I also wanted to flash a new rom because the old CM did her time on this phone.
The problem is that the wifi and the usb are broken as I can't even charge the battery simply by plugging the usb cable. And with no electricity, there will be no file transfer.
Also, il work on a computer with no sdcard slot.
So there are 2 possibilities :
- I download everything with 3G (this should work with apps, but not for a rom)
- Repair the usb chip on the cellphone, and if possible the wi-fi too.
The second is my favorite, but is anyone know where to start this manipulation ?
(I have some skills in electronic and soldering).
Thanks for future replies