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As weird as it may sound, my prophet is not loading up successfully since this morning. It was working well until last night and for no reason seems to have lost it's way.
I see the Splash screen with the IPL / SPL etc. information and then it proceeds into the blue Windows Mobile Screen (Windows loading screen) and doesn't get any further.
Has anyone faced a similar problem earlier and have a resolution to it. I do not want to Hard Reset my device at the moment.
I had this problem last time but it worked after n soft resets. I'm sure today I have far exceeded that number n in doing a soft reset on my device. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Umesh.
O2 Neo (WM5)
Feasibility of a probable solution
Read this solution on another forum and thought of bringing it up for discussion here.
It said that these PDA phones have backup power source probably as a battery / capacitor to store ROM data in absence of the main battery. In case of situations like mine where the boot sequence is probably hitting a deadlock or some other problem , it might work to drain the back up battery / capacitor completely.
This might force the PDA to look for a fresh boot sequence or default.
Is this a possibility ? Do the senior members / experts here believe or know anything about this. I feel it's worth a discussion, if so.
Thanks,
Umesh.
The probable solution!!!
Hi
I had almost the same problem and I guess you maight have done the same mistake.Have you newly installed any weather forcasting programs which install some plugins into your TODAY SCREEN?If yes,it is the one which is responsible for your failure.(Many of plugin installers in today screen may cause the sme problem)
Hope you can succeed with resolving it.
puzzled
Have you tried start up minus the SD card...?
amiromario said:
Hi
I had almost the same problem and I guess you maight have done the same mistake.Have you newly installed any weather forcasting programs which install some plugins into your TODAY SCREEN?If yes,it is the one which is responsible for your failure.(Many of plugin installers in today screen may cause the sme problem)
Hope you can succeed with resolving it.
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I did install the HTC Home Plugin but I'm also sure that did not cause the problem cause I had it running great for about 3 weeks now. The last software I tried installing on my device was Merriam-Websters pocket pc dictionary. It had some flash card feature which ran at start up and to my surprise the morning (without restart) before my cell went into the struggling mode. But unless it reloads itself, I cannot do anything about any of the softwares.
How did you resolve the same problem with your device. Did you also have to do hard reset ?
Rivendell63 said:
Have you tried start up minus the SD card...?
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I have tried with and without the SD Card - that had got my prophet working last time I had this problem but unfortunately, this time not. I even tried pulling it off at different intervals while the cell is stuck in the load mode, but to no luck.
You'd better to...
umesh said:
I did install the HTC Home Plugin but I'm also sure that did not cause the problem cause I had it running great for about 3 weeks now. The last software I tried installing on my device was Merriam-Websters pocket pc dictionary. It had some flash card feature which ran at start up and to my surprise the morning (without restart) before my cell went into the struggling mode. But unless it reloads itself, I cannot do anything about any of the softwares.
How did you resolve the same problem with your device. Did you also have to do hard reset ?
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Hi
Actually,I installed a POCKET WEATHER, a weather forecasting program which installs some plugins on today sceern.Then my problems with the device(same as your)started to appear.I waited for 2 or three days,but finally I found the solution in removing it from my device.Once I deleted it,my device returned back to its great condition that it had before.I guess, you should ignore and put away those programs which leave a trace in today screen.Don't ask me why(Cause I don't know that much!!! )but I heard about some subsequent problems with your rom's cash, or something.You'd better removing them and I hope they will help you to solve the problem.
I did not have any luck and had to hard reset my device. I had not done it even once since I brought this handset about a year ago and am only glad to have done this now. Just realised how slow my device was working with all the software installs and uninstalls I had experimented with it over the year.
I did loose some data - but in the end a fair trade off.
hard reset keys dont work
Hi! i got the same problem, i installed an updated TouchFlo in my phone, but it hangs at start up, so i tryed to hard reset the phone, BUT my phone is a chinese clone of pharos 3470 / dopod P660 and the hard reset keys dont work (camera + power + reset) i have been trying diferent combinations of keys but i cant find any solution.
does anyone know a possible way to hard reset a phone?
i did it before, but from inside the windows settings and it worked well, but i cant do it with the keys, and i cant get in windows settings when it is stucked at startup
please help!
I have a UK supplied Touch HD from Orange and it`s going crazy!
Problem 1:
Backlight switches off without warning, touchscreen still responds but obviously you can`t see anything! Multiple hard resets will eventually coax the backlight to wake up, but the delay between power button pressed and the "first buzz" of life is around 20-30 seconds. Started happening when it was about 2 months old. Initially it was infrequent and I put it down to an installed software problem, but now every few hours. Other symptoms include the charging light failing when the backlight fails and there is usually an increase in heat around the case. Strangely however when I use it as a sat-nav and it is permanently charging the backlight never fails. I have tried a new battery, desktop charger, turned off fast-sleep, autolock, light sensor, full reset and removal of all my software and it still does it. Sometimes its OK for 5 days, other times it goes "dark" after 10 minutes.
All ROMs updated to latest versions. NB This started happening with the original Orange installed ROMS
My original solution to the problem was to run bootloader which forced the backlight on, but the long delay between on/off and start means this doesn`t work anymore.
Problem 2:
Screen display appears inverted and mirrored after pressing power button during operation. This is an infrequent problem but may be connected.
I live in Thailand now. HTC Thailand will no doubt take it and charge me $250 for a new motherboard whether it needs one or not. I can`t easily return it to the UK and I just hope somebody somewhere has some ideas?!?
I was just talking to another user with completely bizarre issues. What you are experiencing is totally abnormal. Just to make sure it's not a software issue- what SPL version shows up in your bootloader? Also, what rom are you currently running?
Please read next post
Please read next post
** OOPS my typing brain isn`t working today **
Thanks for replying. I had upgraded to:
2009_RUU_BlackStone_HTC_WWE_1.56.405.1_Radio_52.62.25.34_1.13.25.24_Ship
with soft uspl but last night I reinstalled the original Orange ROM, effectively factory fresh. (The HTC April update won`t install natively on the Orange variant of the phone) and the thing stayed on all night and didn`t go dark. However, this morning when I got the reply, I turned off the phone to get to bootloader and it took 3 battery removals to activate the backlight.
Anyways SPL is 1.14.0000
R 1.09.25.14
G 52.49a.24.26u
D 1.14.22273
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
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** OOPS my typing brain isn`t working today **
Thanks for replying. I had upgraded to:
2009_RUU_BlackStone_HTC_WWE_1.56.405.1_Radio_52.62.25.34_1.13.25.24_Ship
with soft uspl but last night I reinstalled the original Orange ROM, effectively factory fresh. (The HTC April update won`t install natively on the Orange variant of the phone) and the thing stayed on all night and didn`t go dark. However, this morning when I got the reply, I turned off the phone to get to bootloader and it took 3 battery removals to activate the backlight.
Anyways SPL is 1.14.0000
R 1.09.25.14
G 52.49a.24.26u
D 1.14.22273
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
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So is the phone working properly again with the factory Orange rom? All I can tell you is that if you want to run the 2009_RUU_BlackStone_HTC_WWE_1.56.405.1_Radio_52.62.25.34_1.13.25.24_Ship rom you must have a base SPL of 1.54.0000. Even if you use USPL to flash the rom to bypass CID-locking you still need to upgrade your SPL because the new 1.56+ roms are not compatible with an SPL version less than 1.54.0000. Read the guide in my signature for more information.
I see cRaCKwHoRe is on your case, so your in safe hands. I'll leave it to him.
One suggestion though. Instead of creating new posts and saying 'Read Next Post', why not just edit your first post and state 'EDIT' or 'Update' with new information below. This way thread remains short and easy to follow
Just an idea mate!!
Hello again. As I said in the previous post, reset to check the ROM version caused it to happen again. 3 Attempts to wake it up this morning. This afternoon another spontaneous backlight failure. I started to wonder if it could be connected to something on the flash card. So I took that out and it has behaved since then. But this doesn`t mean problem solved as it had worked ok for the 5 previous days with the WWE 1.56 ROMS.
Also, HARDSPL is being identified as a Trojan "heur" with Bitdefender.
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Hello again. As I said in the previous post, reset to check the ROM version caused it to happen again. 3 Attempts to wake it up this morning. This afternoon another spontaneous backlight failure. I started to wonder if it could be connected to something on the flash card. So I took that out and it has behaved since then. But this doesn`t mean problem solved as it had worked ok for the 5 previous days with the WWE 1.56 ROMS.
Also, HARDSPL is being identified as a Trojan "heur" with Bitdefender.
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Most virus scanners show a false positive that USPL and HSPL are trojans or viruses. This is based on heuristics and how these utilities work. They are tried and tested and are most definitely safe.
And again I stress that you cannot run a 1.56+ rom on an SPL version below 1.54.0000. Since you are running SPL 1.14.0000 this is why you are having such issues. You need to flash a newer SPL version!
After the hardspl back to original Orange ROMS:
Anyways SPL is 1.14.0000
R 1.09.25.14
G 52.49a.24.26u
D 1.14.22273
I had 2 dark events. I wondered if there could be a problem with the memory card, so I took it out. My reasoning being, after it goes dark and is reset, something was causing it to wait 30 seconds before "smart mobility" and/or buzz (if the screens still alive). When my PC does that its usually because there`s a memory card or external hard drive confusing it. Took out the card and it was OK all night. Formatted the card this morning and had no problems all day.This is a guess, I am an idiot! But the memory card is the only ongoing part of my phone; internal storage and ROMs has been cleared or upgraded every month.I dont doubt my feeble attempts to upgrade to 1.56 and bypass HTC`s no upgrades for Orange handsets policy may have been a significant contributory factor. Interestingly, Orange are actively discouraging purchase of the HD, they have had too many problems with their handsets.
Going to keep the phone empty for a few days, no software, no sat-nav and see if I have any more events. Then I think will read your HARDSPL instructions far more carefully and retry the ROM upgrade. Excellent work by the way!
The odd thing about this telephone (apart from the inversion and mirrored display problem, which still occurs) is that following the nuclear option of total clearance and ROM upgrade/downgrade it will behave for an number of days and then the backlight dies again. It could still be hardware!
Going to keep my eye on things for a few days.
But if anyone else has had these problems with their HD or Orange handset, please tell! Maybe you aren`t crazy! To help this is a list of symptoms:
Spontaneous backlight failure but screen and phone responding
Simultaneous charging light failure
Delayed reboot 20-30 seconds before first buzz
Continued backlight failure requiring multiple hard resets to resolve
Weak vibration during failed backlight reboot
Inverted and mirrored screen at boot or after wake-up
Thanks!
Looks like a SPL problem only. It is responsible for the boot events and mismatched display drivers between SPL and the ROM most likely did it. Anyway interested in knowing updates once U flash a new SPL 1.54. and ROM..
Problems not resolved. Backlight dead again today. Multiple failures 10 minute interval. Totally fed up with HTC products. My previous HTC phone MDA Vario 2/Tytn/Hermes had to be replaced 4 times under warranty and until 2 weeks ago I used it when Touch HD died, now it has completely died as well.
Even in its "as-supplied" by Orange configuration the Touch HD won`t work now. May be I will try one more attempt at ROM upgrade. In the meantime I`ve just bought a cheapo Samsung sgh i200 for basic pocket PC functionality and just because it doesn`t say HTC on it!
Windows mobile is great. Massive software library and great to customize. But in my experience HTC make lousy unreliable products!
jamesmclean said:
Problems not resolved. Backlight dead again today. Multiple failures 10 minute interval. Totally fed up with HTC products. My previous HTC phone MDA Vario 2/Tytn/Hermes had to be replaced 4 times under warranty and until 2 weeks ago I used it when Touch HD died, now it has completely died as well.
Even in its "as-supplied" by Orange configuration the Touch HD won`t work now. May be I will try one more attempt at ROM upgrade. In the meantime I`ve just bought a cheapo Samsung sgh i200 for basic pocket PC functionality and just because it doesn`t say HTC on it!
Windows mobile is great. Massive software library and great to customize. But in my experience HTC make lousy unreliable products!
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That's really unfortunate. Seems you have bad luck, consistently
Most people really like HTC devices. They do actually make some pretty decent stuff. Seems you've just gotten rotten luck.
Taken it back up to 1.56 with Hardspl as suggested. Installed Dutty 3.4. And it worked... For one night! Dead again today. I think now it is a hardware fault. So I suppose she`s off back to HTC and I will have to pay some money.
I have been very unlucky with HTC products. I said before I had to have 4 HTC Hermes, thought it would be interesting to tell what was wrong with them:
1. Orange SPV3100 WM5. First generation Hermes 100, hopeless wifi, buggy, returned to store and refund.
2. MDA Vario 2. WM5 Upgraded radio version, better wifi. Decided it didn`t like being a telephone anymore and the radio died after 3 months. Returned to store.
3. MDA Vario 2. WM5 Factory replacement. Dead memory card reader, didn`t make it out of the store when I went to collect.
4. MDA Vario 2 WM6 (Hermes 300). Working wifi, a much better operating system. A real telephone. Lasted 18 months! 2 weeks ago, complete power failure for no specific reason. Won`t charge or do anything now.
But before Nokia and iPhone customers get too smug. I also had an iphone when they were first released in 2007 (1.02) and that was a bug infested piece of junk as well. Got stolen in Bangkok. I really do miss having to reinstall the OS every 2 weeks! And my brother`s Nokia N95 has spent more time with Nokia than with him. 8 visits to Nokia care.
And now I have a broken Touch HD, probably with a power supply issue!
All these phones have one thing in common. They were (with the exception of the Hermes 300) first generation examples. And just before you rush out and pay big bucks for the latest telephone from HTC or whoever... Think, was this phone ready for release? Or was it just rushed out to keep the shareholders happy?
Think about it...
Hell! finally I found someone with the same problems. But I have bought it just some days ago!! The only thing I have done since then: installing tomtom on my sd-card and setting this gps-signal thing to the value 3000.
when I bought it i tried to run it in the store: after turning on, black screen but still vibration when i pressed some button, so it must have been on. Then it suddenly worked, installed the system, everything perfect. yesterday i installed tomtom, today it probably "died" around 20 times. everything the same like already described, screen messed up, after turning on vibration after 30 seconds, god!
is there anything i can do? i just bought that thing
Spontaneous backlight failure but screen and phone responding
Simultaneous charging light failure
Delayed reboot 20-30 seconds before first buzz
Continued backlight failure requiring multiple hard resets to resolve
Weak vibration during failed backlight reboot
Inverted and mirrored screen at boot or after wake-up
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Sounds like you have the exact same problem as my HD: inverted screen, screen blank but still functioning etc...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520781
I am waiting for mine to happen more frequently before sending it away for service. Otherwise they will just return it if they can't reproduce the problem.
Pretty sure it is a hardware problem. I am in Australia and have the original stock ROM.
We may be onto a new fault here. Just noticed 2 more threads with the same screen issues. My phone has been OK for a few days, but today screen won`t wake up at all. Hooked it up to Pocket Controller Pro and it`s reporting a "microp version mismatch 0" in its dark state. Been checking on other websites and this seems to have been a problem with Touch Diamond previously. There doesn`t seem to be an update for microp firmware. One user tracked it down to a loose connection between screen and motherboard. I don`t know! I just wish it would work!
Any suggestions for MICROP issue?
Currently running Dutty 3.4 with 1.56 Olinex. But this has been a problem long before this ROM version.
Fallen Spartan told me this:
"Have you tried going to Start > Settings > All Settings > System > Power > Advanced and making sure device isn't set to turn off after a period of time?"
Until now my phone works without problems, I will report again after some days
Yup, tried that one. Doesn`t work. You will notice after you end a call, the screen will be dim. This is the warning of imminent backlight failure. It is not power management dependent. My problems with the phone started in Feb. Initially intermittent. Now constantly.
Sometimes the thing will work for a few days for no reason. Only way to guarantee no failure is permanent USB power. Pull out the USB and watch it die, instantly! That`s with the original or the new battery.
New motherboard may be the only solution. But it is worth noting that when I had problems with my Hermes and it had to go back to HTC 3 times, each time a new phone was sent. On the service report "New motherboard" was reported. The guy in the T-mobile shop told me they`re too expensive to repair so it`s easier giving you a new one. They still hold onto the old one for 3 weeks though!
Might try to repair the Touch HD, I still have my Samsung SGH. (It`s very slow!) but I think I will wait for ASUS or Toshiba phones with snapdragon processors. Had enough of HTC and don`t want another iphone.
This is a hardware issue. No if's, and's or but's. It is caused by a disconnection between the screen and the motherboard. A faulty motherboard or a loose / broken connector is the usual culprit. I would say 7 out of 10 times it is due to a loose connector. It is a poor design to begin with and after being dropped or roughed up enough it tends to break or get loose. HTC typically just replaces the motherboard in a warranty repair situation.
If you are lucky and just have a loose connector and are comfortable with opening up the device yourself, you can disassemble the device and re-connect or re-solder the 2 port connector that connects the motherboard with the screen. Of course this will "void" your warranty so I wouldn't recommend doing this unless you are comfortable working on micro-electronics. If your case is the type where it is intermittent and it works sometimes and then sometimes not, then you have a loose connection and it just needs to be reconnected or re-soldered.
I have seen and fixed a couple of these now.
Hi all, I've been searching XDA-Dev for a while looking for someone with the same issue, and although I've found similar issues, nothing really helped much...
A few days back, my HTC Touch (ELF) started playing up a bit; the touch screen alignment was a fraction out, not too bad, just irritating. When I tried to re-align the screen (Start > Settings > Screen > Align), it showed the alignment screen with the + symbol. I went through the taps, and after the final tap it's supposed to go back to the 'Screen' settings window, but instead the re-alignment process starts all over again. It got stuck in an endless loop.
I thought a hard reset would fix it, so after backing up all my data I tried it. I still have the same issue, but now I can't get past the alignment screen during the initial device setup, so I can't use it at all..
Just to give a brief run-down, here is what I tried (in this order):
Re-align - No luck, got stuck in an endless loop.
Hard reset - still stuck at the alignment screen.
Re-flash Onyx 6 R10 ROM - same problem.
Try flash different ROM (Onyx 6 R11) - same problem.
Tried re-flashing HardSPL 2.28 - same problem.
Tried installing different version of HSPL (tried 2.26 and 3.10) - SPL doesn't change, problem persists.
I'm going mad trying to figure out what would cause this, I haven't dropped my phone or had it anywhere near liquid or large magnets, so I doubt it's a hardware problem. But at the same time; if it is a software issue, why doesn't re-flashing Onyx ROM fix the issue?
If somebody could help me with trying to get my HSPL replaced, that should either fix it or at least rule out one possible problem.
Anybody got some ideas...?
ZaLiTH said:
Hi all, I've been searching XDA-Dev for a while looking for someone with the same issue, and although I've found similar issues, nothing really helped much...
A few days back, my HTC Touch (ELF) started playing up a bit; the touch screen alignment was a fraction out, not too bad, just irritating. When I tried to re-align the screen (Start > Settings > Screen > Align), it showed the alignment screen with the + symbol. I went through the taps, and after the final tap it's supposed to go back to the 'Screen' settings window, but instead the re-alignment process starts all over again. It got stuck in an endless loop.
I thought a hard reset would fix it, so after backing up all my data I tried it. I still have the same issue, but now I can't get past the alignment screen during the initial device setup, so I can't use it at all..
Just to give a brief run-down, here is what I tried (in this order):
Re-align - No luck, got stuck in an endless loop.
Hard reset - still stuck at the alignment screen.
Re-flash Onyx 6 R10 ROM - same problem.
Try flash different ROM (Onyx 6 R11) - same problem.
Tried re-flashing HardSPL 2.28 - same problem.
Tried installing different version of HSPL (tried 2.26 and 3.10) - SPL doesn't change, problem persists.
I'm going mad trying to figure out what would cause this, I haven't dropped my phone or had it anywhere near liquid or large magnets, so I doubt it's a hardware problem. But at the same time; if it is a software issue, why doesn't re-flashing Onyx ROM fix the issue?
If somebody could help me with trying to get my HSPL replaced, that should either fix it or at least rule out one possible problem.
Anybody got some ideas...?
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Its hardware - your digitiser needs replacing. You can run msp_remotealignment which may help push it through.
Better idea yet, use the search feature, there has been a few of these recently which have all teh information you would need.
For HSPL, look in the rom section and post in the right thread for help with that I guess.
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Its hardware - your digitiser needs replacing. You can run msp_remotealignment which may help push it through.
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Hmmm... I was really hoping that wasn't the case, I don't have money for repairs right now. But thanks for the insight.
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Better idea yet, use the search feature, there has been a few of these recently which have all teh information you would need.
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As I said in my opening post, I did search and found quite a few similar issues, but nothing exactly the same as mine.
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For HSPL, look in the rom section and post in the right thread for help with that I guess.
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And yeah, I'll try there (again). Only reason I asked here was in case the problems were software related, and if so that was one part of my device that I couldn't change for some reason.
Well, since I can't seem to find any more helpful information, in the mean time I've ordered a new digitizer... Once it arrives, I'll replace that and see if that was the actual cause of my problems.
if you get stuck dissambling, theres the guide in the rom section I think - its very detailed and should help.
Sorry i couldn't be much use, Its hard to be when at work.
captainstu72 said:
if you get stuck dissambling, theres the guide in the rom section I think - its very detailed and should help.
Sorry i couldn't be much use, Its hard to be when at work.
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Thanks, I do remember seeing that guide a while back and (ironically) thinking to myself "I hope I never have any need to do that"... And don't worry, I know what you mean; I'm at work as well. I don't have internet at home unfortunately, so at work is the only place I can really get online.
For the sake of anybody else that has the same problem as what I described here: replacing the digitizer worked perfectly for me, I got my phone up and running again last night. This would've all been done a lot sooner, but I was struggling to find the right screw driver to dismantle it (requires a Torx T5)...
awesome, glad you got it all fixed now
Hey Everyone,
Since there are tons of problems with the HTC i made a quick run through of what you should do if any problem occurs and known solutions, hopefully to reduce the number of posts.
If any problem rises these steps should be taken before posting:
1. Try a Hard-Reset by pressing the volume up and down and power key, this is return everything to default settings and if the problem is resolved it might be a software you installed, or just a random windows fault.
2. Try reloading your current ROM with Task29 you have installed, through PC preferably and then do a hard-rest. If the problem is resolved it might be a software you installed, or just a random windows fault.
3. Try reloading the Radio, if it resolves, you might have had a corrupt radio file
4. Try reloading your Official ROM using SD card thus removing HSPL to see if it resolves issue.
5. If you phone won't turn on, try taking out the battery for an hour, put your battery back in, plug in the phone, and then leave alone for 10 minutes, then try to start. Might be a battery issue if it does boot.
Common Problems with HTC HD2:
1) Touch Screen stops responding
Resolution: Call HTC and have them repair it as it seems like your digitizer stopped working and will need the screen to be repaired.
2) Constant Freezing and reseting of HD2
Resolution: Could be your motherboard, if you followed all steps above i would recommend calling HTC to have it repaired.
3) Phone will not turn on after flashing rom or radio
Resolution: you might have bricked your phone, thus out of luck.
4) USB socket has broken off the PCB
Resolution: You need to replace motherboard and is not covered under warranty.
Warranty Procedure of HTC:
They will require your SN number of your phone, explain your problem, and ship it to them. Pretty simple. Remember the 1 year warranty they have in place is based on manufacture warranty not actual sale date. If you bought this phone and still have a year left and there computer states you do not have a year left, this is when a receipt is required. They do not care if your IMEI is blocked or anything, they only want to fix your phone. It will take approx. 2 weeks to fix and get back to you.
If you want to add anything else to this list just msg me. And if you like this post please Thanks ;-)
Luckych
I've picked up a strange issue in the last few days ... but I'm not sure it's a hardware/software/firmware problem.
Symptoms:
A. Pull battery & restart ... everything works fine no matter how long I use the phone AS LONG as I don't allow the screen to blank (lock is disabled).
B. If Screen blanks, push power button & it lights up again ... now the phone won't detect ANY touches on the screen, the HW buttons are fine, any programmes running that display, etc are still running fine, clock updates, music/video plays ... just no touch is detected.
History:
1.) All was fine, HSPL: 2.08, Radio: 2.15.50.14, WM: EnergyROM, Android: Cope'nWarren SD AmeriCanAndroid
2.) Decided I wanted to play with NAND Android
a.) Had to install MAGLDR for that ... worked fine
b.) Installed HyperDroid-GBX-v12-signed ... problem cropped up the 1st time the screen was locked, played with various settings, no joy.
3.) conclusion ... problem with that ROM, no problem, reflash Energy ROM
4.) reflash Energy ROM ... problem still exists ... uh-oh
5.) Task 29 ... successful
6.) Flashed stock shipped ROM (RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE-AFK_1.66.421.1_Radio_15.32.50.07U_2.07.51.22_2_Signed_LEO_Ship) which I got directly from HTC here in South Africa ... problem still exists. BIG UH-OH
So obviously the problem is ROM, Radio & Bootloader independant (because the shipped ROM replaces all of that) ... which seems to indicate a Hardware issue.
The reasons I am wondering if it is NOT a hardware issue are twofold:
1.) The problem appeared so abruptly, after flashing MAGLDR & HyperDroid
2.) The problem ONLY exists after a screen-blank and not between powering on & a screen-blank.
Anyone with any ideas I can try, or advice?
Regards,
Peter
I have the same exact problem, while im in the OS i can use it for a long time, but when I hit the unlock screen I cant do anything! it makes no sense!
It is known for a while that something happens to the screen of certain devices after using NAND android. since I'm not using it I'm fine. You should search a bit before you do anything new.
I've seen plenty of milar threads before, try these keywords:
Digitizer touchscreen Unresponsive NAND Android etc.
I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for, not sure if anyone found a solution to that though.
Tx
Thanks ... suddenly a lot of old "screen locked" threads are "alive" & at the top of the forum!
You pointed me in the right direction ... now at least I can use my phone!
To anyone else who reads this ... use your OTHER hardware buttons to wake up the phone ... the END (rightmost) one is getting "worn" ... will eventually need replacing, but now it can be later ... hopefully MUCH later.
Seems MAGLDR isn't the cause, but because you use it (END button) so much when using MAGLDR, that's when the problem becomes evident ...
... Sadly ...
Sadly I have to let you know that it didn't taks so long for the problem to spread to all my hard keys!
I sent it in for repairs & was informed that they CANNOT only replace the "digitizer", but have to replace the entire screen (R2200-00 [South African Rands = ~ $300-00]).
I decided to rather get myself a Desire HD & am very happy with it.
My wife asked me to repair the phone anyway, so she could inherit it ... she's used if for a week now & the problem has reappeared ... On a brand new screen!!!! Am taking it back in.