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Dead Power Button and MDA II reboots on startup!!! Fcuked!!

Hi,
I am depressed. When I bought the MDA II a week ago (used) it had a problem that I didnt think would be so bad. The power button didnt work (which I didnt know when I bought it off ebay). So I though what the hell, I can do without it since you can use software to bootload. I updated to WM2005 and everything was fine. Did Buzz's RAM and DOC patches and ok until here. When I tried to install some apps and games I tried to install Age of Empires and try to run it. My Himalaya did crash and I had to remove the battery. When it started it shows me the T-mobile logo, the rom versions etc and then the backlight goes off and resets over and over again by itslef.
Now without a working power button I cannot go into Bootloader mode, since I cant go into the OS I cant run software to go into bootloader mode. I opened the device (I have no warranty anyways) tried to remove the battery but all data was store on the devices memory so I dont think that did much. I tried to figure out what the problem with the button was, but it is so small I cant figure out where the problem is.
So no warranty, no powerbutton and no OS. Exept of the fact that I am ****ed, its 7 o clock in the morning ( No I havent just woken up ) do you think that my Himalaya will every see the light again? If yes, how?
Thanks for reading!

you can try to format it first. just press camera, record, reset button. no need to press power button.

Thanks that worked! I had to clean the regestry as well though!

Help! Wizard keyboard and buttons locked after every poweron

Hi,
Have next problems. After every power-on:
1. opens outlook mail;
2. have keyboard and main buttons locked. Stilus-screen is OK.
after pressing e (internet explorer)button or comm.manager buttons everything is OK;
3. pressing center button in d-pad opens ScreenAlign (as after hardreset), and after completing this continues normally as expexted;
4. cann't hard reset, because Send button don't operates as p.2 above.
It is Qtek 9100 orign.
Have flashed Qtec, T-mobile and Jam latest roms, exact same behavior
Can anybody help?
And sorry my poor english language.
Tiit

Damn...
My wizard acts exactly the same..... I've spent couple of hours to see if there is any solution of this problem on the forum... Well, there isn't.....:/ NOONE wrote a single word.... Even something like "there is no way to fix it, flush your wizard in the toilet"... Experts...

I'm sorry for being so annoyed, anyway i still request for help and I would be grateful if someone could give a tip

try to flash one of the 6 or 6.1 ROMS perhaps? If that doesnt fix it, then I dont know what to tell you!

I have this issue too. The only thing that works is to keep pushing on, under and around the Lock button on-screen. It will eventually unlock itself but it takes quite a lot of tapping

Big problem!!!

I have a huge problem with my MDA compact III. The problem is, I have to hardreset my device almost everyday. Thats because all of a sudden the device acts strange and won't open almost every program. When I softreset the device then, the device won't pick u a signal. In stead of showing how strong the signal is, it diplays a !. Also after the softreset sms, mms or my mailaccount is deleted. I have never spoken anyone with the same problem or anyone with a solution. I only have Windows Live Messenger installed, but many people have and none of them have my problem so that doesn't seeme to cause this problem. It's really annoying and it's getting worse by the day. Yesterday I had to reset my device 3 times(!).. If anyone knows this problem or more important, knows a sollution, please share it with me cause i'm close to driving my car over my MDA
Tom

Are you doing an actual hard reset where you hold the two soft keys on either side of the chome wheel, then hit the sunken button on the left side with your stylus while holding the two soft keys and then confirming with the green talk key? If so, sounds like a hardware problem.

No not using the softkeys. I always perform a hardreset in settings menu, i don't know how it's called in english but in dutch is called 'opslag wissen'. Sometimes I get an error saying cold boot could not be completed blabla and then i have to confirm to hardreset.
Tom

Sounds like you are using the 'clear storage' option. Try the actual hard reset procedure and see if that fixes things...thats how I do it.

I just performed a hardreset using the the softkeys. I hope this will make a difference and solves my problem. If not, my MDA gets his first swimminglesson and I'll contact my insurancecompany.
I'll let you know it worked out. Thanks for you're help

Tomschayk said:
No not using the softkeys. I always perform a hardreset in settings menu, i don't know how it's called in english but in dutch is called 'opslag wissen'. Sometimes I get an error saying cold boot could not be completed blabla and then i have to confirm to hardreset.
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As far as I know, this 'opslag wissen' is the equivalent of a hard reset. So it should not make any difference, unfortunately.

no it didn't make a difference. had to be hardreset allready. going over to plan b, allready filling the bathtub.

If you do teach it to swim, however, please post pictures.

Touch Screen

Hi, I have a problem with my Cingular 8125. See my touch sreen is not working and I just flashed my phone. Now I am at the part where it tells me to "Tap the screen to set your Windows Mobile based device." Since my touch sreen is not working, I can not touch it, well I did but it does not work. Is there any other way I can by pass this? Any help is really apprecited, thanks in advance.

why not install wm6 standard rom without (touch screen)

If can provide the link, I would really apprecite it and also I tried flashing the ROM with WM6 but I have Vista. I followed all the steps in how to update ROM with Vista but it doesn't work. Everytime I try to flash the phone, it says "ROMUpdateUtility MFC Application has stopped working" and I can not seem to find any solutions .

PLEASE NOTE!!! SMARTPHONE(Non touchscreen) AND POCKET PC ROMS ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS! YOU CANNOT FLASH A SMARTPHONE ROM TO A POCKET PC!

I tried flashing the Cingular 8125 with a WM6 ROM, and that doesn't work. I couldn't find any ROM that has the touch sreen disabled . Is there a WM6 for Cingular 8125 that has the touch sreen disabled? If anyone could help me, I would really apprecite it.
- Thank You...

aiq said:
Hi, I have a problem with my Cingular 8125. See my touch sreen is not working and I just flashed my phone. Now I am at the part where it tells me to "Tap the screen to set your Windows Mobile based device." Since my touch sreen is not working, I can not touch it, well I did but it does not work. Is there any other way I can by pass this? Any help is really apprecited, thanks in advance.
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If your touch screen doesn't work I don't know how much use the phone will be for you but to get past the spot your in at this stage of your install you can always use a freeware called my mobiler at mymobiler dot com or pocket controller pro from any of the usual places.

Than you for the software information, it really helped but I'm still stuck, I am at the "align screen" part, I keep tapping the target but never works.. .

I just posted this on another forum and then I read this posting. Based on what I read here, the MDA is totally hosed if you cannot use the touch screen?
Well my MDA Touch Screen has finally quit working. My MDA is almost 2 years old. Now I have a problem using the MDA since I am so use to using the Touch Screen. Has anyone tried to use the MDA without the touch screen?
If so, how did you setup your MDA? I cannot even get to the various button menu to reset all my buttons. I have been using SPB PocketPlus, SPB Diary, etc., and now I am at a loss to even get to the Menu Screen. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

All I can say is that you can try to change the touch screen or call T-Mobile or HTC to see if they will replace it for you. I just ordered a new touch screen I found on eBay and am waiting until it comes so I can replace it and see what happens. If you are having software problems, I am not sure what problems you are having, you can try to re-flash the MDA with the newest MDA ROM or a ROM on this site...
Hope it helps

I had the exact same problem you had, and I finally came across a solution on a different site.
All you need to do to bypass this is connect your phone to your pc (usb activesync) and browse the contents on your wizard and delete \\\Windows\StartUp\Welcome.ink . Then soft reset your phone and you are past the screen calibration part and continuing the installation

A Little Late
I had the exact same problem you had, and I finally came across a solution on a different site.
All you need to do to bypass this is connect your phone to your pc (usb activesync) and browse the contents on your wizard and delete \\\Windows\StartUp\Welcome.ink . Then soft reset your phone and you are past the screen calibration part and continuing the installation
Can you tell me how to find this file? I've connected my 8125 to my PC, but did a search for the file and it's not found. If I can bypass the screen it would at least be able to be used. I appreciate your help. Also, using My Mobilier doesn't work if you can't tap the screen as I tried it.

T-mobile mda vario II constant freezup

Hi everybody!
I have this problem, everytime i start my mda it freezes at the home screen..
Don't know what to do..
I allready tried to do a hard reset, it didn't help. To get out of the freez, i have to soft reset it, it really sucks, because the phone is unuseable..
See ya!