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Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Emergency!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi people, im using the 8525 and yesterday i installed a hebrew support software
then i restarted the phone.. and it froze! =[... first i see the AT&T sign on the screen then the animation comes and then the screen turns black anybody knows how to get the all the info out of the phone i have so much important stuff there... ???? helpp??
the thing is... it looks like its working... cuz the green light on top is flashing..
anywayz....
heres how it looks like:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=22794617

It looks like your Hebrew Support software has changed something needed in the boot process, so I'd try to remove that software somehoy (how?) first.
Leave the phone for some time and then try connecting to your PC. Can you get an Activsync connection? If you can then try to remove the Hebrew program using Activsync (Tools / Add/Remove programs).
Other than that you may need to Hard reset which will lose all your programs and settings, but leave it a while and hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me will come along with some help.
If you do come up with a solution, please post it here.
Good Luck.

i tried connecting it to my pc and nothing pops up.. =\ its like i didnt even connect it... but somehow it looks like its charging cuz when i connect it the light on top is solid...
any better solution?

I think only a hard reset will save you.

i dont want to do a hard reset! i need the info from my phone...
anything else i can do about it?

Indeed it looks like a hard reset is needed.
What ROM version are you using and what hebrew support wereyou trying to install?

im not sure what rom version i have... im new at this.. i mean i would tell u if the phone would turn on.. but i dont know how to check when its not on.. sorry =[
is there a way to check? sorry again.. i dont know alot about these stuff.. =[
and i was installing Ectaco hebrew support

hey, to check the ROM version, when you soft reset theres a bunch of red text.. the one on the right buttom next to the letter 'D' is your ROM version.
I'm sorry that this had to happen to you.. I had a similar problem (different software) a month ago.. cept I didn't have any data that I needed so I hard resetted it :S.
I'm sure there's definitely someone on the forums who can help you, I'll keep a look out for solutions.

tnxx alot for the cheer up and for the help.. =]
so my rom version is 2.15

help!!!!!!!!!!!!

eliran9 said:
help!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ask here:
http://www.pocketpcfreak.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Himalaya
and stop using bad manners on this site.

lmfaooo wat r u talking about "bad manners" r u kidding mee?

i was wondering if platform builder might help the situation?? cuz i saw alot of threads with a brick devices but im not sure if its the same situation as mine... any suggestions??

dont think yelling out unnecessarily for help will bring you nowhere except for inviting FLAMING you.
if you read around and observe, use of all caps is considered rude and bad etiquette.
i do share the same view as the other poster and seems like a HR is your only option.

oh wow lmfaoo if u consider that rude then ur stupid... and i was yelling help.. cuz i cant live without my phone.. and i need help. so i dont see how is it rude...
w/e i just need help wit my phone soo i guess im sorry (if that makes u happy) soo will someone please help me?

Ok, because you don't seem to get the hint, you need to do a hard reset on your phone. Look in the manual to figure out how to do this.

dude i no how 2 do a hard reset okay.. i've done this before.. but i dont wanna do a hard reset.. i need my information from my phone =\

sucks for you, maybe if you were more polite=/

damnn you people r so meann, im asking nicely for help.. please im begging u!!
i need to get the info out..

is there anything i can do beside a hard reset??

Backup and reset questions from a newbie

On my PC, I use Acronis Home Image to back up my entire OS partition. So, if things get buggy later, I can restore that partition image and within minutes I have the OS back to where it was before with all my programs installed, drivers installed etc... That is obviously better than just uninstalling programs that you think are causing a problem (since there are always left-overs spread throughout the registry and system files). You get what I mean.
Is there a program I can use to create a back-up image of the entire Touch HD at any given point, so I can restore it later if things get buggy?
I'm new to the whole smartphone world and so I have a couple of "possibly-dumb" questions.
1. Does a soft-reset mean just powering the phone off and then back on?
2. Does a hard-reset put the phone back to its factory condition?
3. How do you do a hard-reset?

Being newbie to something ain't bad, what is bad is not RTFM.
C'mon, try try the search function for your three questions,
the other question : create backup of entire HD, use sprite backup, or SPB backup or so, but check compatibillity first !

lucid said:
Being newbie to something ain't bad, what is bad is not RTFM.
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I'm involved in a few computer forums with topics where I'm experienced and I always try and help newbies out instead of using the RTFM card right away. You're right though - I could have done my homework better before asking. I just figured my questions (1 and 2) were simple enough "yes" or "no" questions, that someone could have just answered in a matter of seconds.
I know it can frustrating, when people ask questions that they can get answers to by searching the forum or the internet. And I have also asked people to do a search before asking. But, like I said - I thought a simple and quick yes or no wouldn't really bug anyone.
You can also tell when someone in a forum is just a leech getting information without doing their homework. But if you look at my posts in this forum - even as a newbie - I've done the homework for others and have contributed to answers that, in my opinion were really easy to find.
My suggestion to you, especially as a "senior member" in this forum, is to not be so quick to slap the RTFM card. It definitely has its place, but try and be a bit more flexible with newbies. It will create a better atmosphere in the forum.
All that said - thanks for the backup software info.

I take your point and it is well made, but I'm afraid I'm with lucid. These are basic questions and the sticky at the top of this forum that few people seem to bother to read is very helpful in terms of explaining the search function and use of the Wiki.
You may not be intrinsically lazy but there are far too many who are and it's difficult to distinguish. Over my time here I have seen people driven to distraction (!Singh! recently) and even driven away by the laziness and poor attitude of people who seem to think that they are signing up for some sort of paid support service with an obligation to help them solve their personal problems rather than a community to which a lot of very talented people give a lot of their personal time and expertise.
Personally I can quite readily accept that you aren't one of those, but actions speak louder than words...

Chris Cross said:
I'm new to the whole smartphone world and so I have a couple of "possibly-dumb" questions.
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Welcome to my world. Now there is two of us
Chris Cross said:
Is there a program I can use to create a back-up image of the entire Touch HD at any given point, so I can restore it later if things get buggy?
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Go for Sprite Backup. Got it and first buckup dono without any problems
Chris Cross said:
1. Does a soft-reset mean just powering the phone off and then back on?
2. Does a hard-reset put the phone back to its factory condition?
3. How do you do a hard-reset?
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1 - I don't think so. Under battery cover there is a tiny button called Soft Reset
2 - It should I presume
3 - chec out my first sentecne

You can do a Hard Reset by:
use Volume Up & Volume down keys at the same time and then for a 2/3 seconds push the power button then release it

iain.fraser said:
I take your point and it is well made, but I'm afraid I'm with lucid. These are basic questions and the sticky at the top of this forum that few people seem to bother to read is very helpful in terms of explaining the search function and use of the Wiki.
You may not be intrinsically lazy but there are far too many who are and it's difficult to distinguish. Over my time here I have seen people driven to distraction (!Singh! recently) and even driven away by the laziness and poor attitude of people who seem to think that they are signing up for some sort of paid support service with an obligation to help them solve their personal problems rather than a community to which a lot of very talented people give a lot of their personal time and expertise.
Personally I can quite readily accept that you aren't one of those, but actions speak louder than words...
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Yeah, I know it's not always easy to distinguish who is a lazy leecher. And I certainly don't expect someone to spend time researching a person's previous posts to determine if they are lazy. That would be ridiculous! I admit there is truth to lucid's post. I just think things can be worded better than RTFM.
Anyway - I'm not hung up on it. I'm thankful for the backup information and I'm looking more into it. Oh yeah, and I found my answers to the other questions too.
I just can't wait to finally get my HD and be applying some of the stuff I've read here.

@Strus: LOL - good, there are two of us here now. I'll probably be trying Sprite Backup since Spb Backup has questionable compatibility issues. And yes, you're right, the soft reset involves the reset button in the back.
@mokatia: thanks - I also found these instructions in this forum on hard reset to revert to the factory state. I also read that hard reset won't touch your SD card.
To perform a hard reset
1. With the device turned off, press and hold the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons, then briefly press the POWER button.
2. Continue pressing the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons until you see this message on the screen:
This operation will delete all your personal data, and reset all settings to the manufacturer default settings. Press VolUp to restore manufacturer defaults, or press other keys to cancel.
3. Release the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons.
4. Press the VOLUME UP button to perform the hard reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset.
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Thanks again for your input.

...and looking to give a bit back now and then by the sound of it, which is what it's all about, so all good.
Beware though, once you get your HD you can kiss goodbye to any free time you may have had...this stuff's addictive!

iain.fraser said:
...and looking to give a bit back now and then by the sound of it, which is what it's all about, so all good.
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yup
iain.fraser said:
Beware though, once you get your HD you can kiss goodbye to any free time you may have had...this stuff's addictive!
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LOL - let's hope so...

phone says can find image file for new rom whats the problem

everytime i try to install (volume down button + power button) it says "No image found". It really frustrates the living sh*t out of me! i completed everything untill the last step:
* Uncompress the .rar file to get the .image file.
* Rename the .image file to Kovsimg.nbh
* Copy the Kovsimg.nbh file to the top of the SD card.
* Remove the battery for 5 secs (guarantees the phone is turned off).
* Hold down the volume down button, then hold down the power button at the same time.
* After 2-3 secs you'll see the reg/green/blue stripes, then it will go to a light grey background saying "Loading".
after that it says No image found!
someone able to help me?
ive tried the search but i couldnt find anythink useful

Could you just keep all this waffle to one thread, its getting pretty ridiculous seeing yet another OMG I cant figure out which ROM, why ROM, how ROM, what ROM thread from your good self, why not just put all your questions in one thread... please...

I agree.
And please: go to the XPERIA ROM DEVELOPMENT subforum and read the sticky posts since this has been asked (and answered...) before !!

Ah the witty reply of the witless, thank your for your kindly worded message, those gentle words of wisdom surely touched my heart... but if you searched just a little and used some of that towering intellect so evident in your wonderful message you might have found what you seek... the reason no one replies to you or hand feeds you your answer is because with just a little bit of searching (and after being told several times to search) you would have found your answer... well done their chap... take care and good luck with your x1, when you brick it I guess that will be everyone elses fault for not doing your work for you... Watch out Gtrab, vitriol abounds...

You know, normally i wouldn't even respond to this but since you all got the urge to reply to EVERY thread or reply with the same smartass beloni, i've chosen to give my opinion.
You know how difficult it is for a first time WM or smartphone user to learn stuff about it? 90% of this forums users are experienced persons and all expect from others that they too are well experienced with WM/X1. EVEN THE BLOODY TUTORIALS HAVE TUTORIALS, and every thread is connected to 10 other threads about RUU, scripts and other stuff.
Not to mention the hundreds of abbreviations that one has to try and learn BY CHANCE (because somebody in the thread chooses to spell out the whole word instead of the abbreviation, god bless those persons).
So i've been trying to update to the new firmware aswel, but i have the same "no image file!" problem. Have you ever tried to search with the key words "no image file" or something like that? it filters out the word NO so all that remains in the search is image file, and guess what... every thread has atleast 10 matches with "image file".
So i've gone through all of the stickies and a couple of other threads and found some other users with the same problem. Now i face the next problem, 10 people ask about the same question and the answer is never clear.
I've found a couple of answers, and tried all of them but they wouldn't work, and now because of people like you (especially you Gtrab) i'm reticent to ask further questions because you people have the need to keep talking down to others. That's all i wanted to say.
So if you've read all the way up to here, i thank you for listening; you're a good person

Same thing happened with my microsd card. Have you tried a fresh format, with nothing else on the card? I ended up flashing the old fashion way, with RUU.

xda-devs is a free Encyclopedia, not a Hotline
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There's no other way... unless you post your PC brad, USB port specs, installed apps, kind of firewall and antivirus, your ROM, xperia model... oh so many vairable to list... This is TRIAL AND ERROR, there's no "easy way to the rainbow" Dorothy: This ain't no "home cooked biscuits", we're talking 'bout a expenive piece of hardware that can get bricked if you don't learn the appropriate basic knowledge first
Hence, It's IMPOSSIBLE to wite a fail-proof "UNIVERSAL TUTORIAL"
I posted a FULL scientific test about SD cards in the ROM DEVELOPMENT subforum, I had to test a dozen cards with a dozen formatting settings under Win XP and Vista until I finally found the right way to do it, and then I went and POSTED my results and SHARED with the community in the appropriate threads
Nobody told me what to do, I had to read and read and read again and still keep reading

This is mainly in response to Nyans post...
Firstly I dont often post sarcastic or admonishing posts but this chap really takes the cake by posting several threads with the same or similar issues that are very easily found through simple searching...
I do know how difficult it is for a first time user and whats more a relatively technologically illiterate user (thats me)... I have literally spent days searching for the information, trying out what I have found and then re-searching to solve problems or re do something I didnt get right or understand the first time... I am probably in the bottom 2% of the 10% that you claim is the non expert here (although IMHO I would say the percentage of experts is much lower)...
As for the search process it can be a pain, but if you use the google search and use terms like x1 or xperia on the end of what it is you look for it often leads you to the right place...
If all the answers you have found and tried do not work then try pming someone who seems like they know what they are about... I have done that on several occasions and they have all replied with useful and helpful answers usually pointing me in the right direction...
I also feel you are being harsh re your comment about "talking down to people"... too often people jump this board and ask without first reading, even on threads where the answer is a few posts above theirs... so more often than not I feel the odd "RTFM" is warranted... if like me you are technically challenged then my advice is read a bit, then read some more, then play with your phone, read some more and then read again to figure out what it is you read...
Finally re my post above that comments on the witty reply of the witless... I posted that after I had a very abusive email from the OP of this thread... so I felt that the reply was warranted there also... I hope you work out all the foibles of this phone, and good luck working out all the info, it can be daunting I know but it is worth it in the end...

strange, does it the first

all the master please help me, my BA strange,,,,, the screen suddenly go dead
after i actived the wifi or playing game, its suddenly dead, and i must push
power button to turn it on again through proses like softreset, that in battery
power.
but if i conect in charger power mode, i turn the wifi, playing game, its working
normal, the BA still on and working well,
please2,,,,,if someone knows the problem please help, im desper now....

Please do not open new threads with questions. Thanks.

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Please do not open new threads with questions. Thanks.
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sori, mybad.

You've already asked in Q & A thread. You have replies there for you. I've asked Mod's to close this thread.

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Please do not open new threads with questions. Thanks.
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You've already asked in Q & A thread. You have replies there for you. I've asked Mod's to close this thread.
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pleasee let it stay open, i think this problem is important to know, like simply, but it make confused and like trap i olmost change the mainboard, hope any great solution for me, and other newbie, so this can be solution. tx b4

loryshoe said:
pleasee let it stay open, i think this problem is important to know, like simply, but it make confused and like trap i olmost change the mainboard, hope any great solution for me, and other newbie, so this can be solution. tx b4
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It's really up the MODS to close or not. I suggest you EDIT your first post, and change the Tittle to something specific to your issue. The tittle you have chosen wouldn't be any help to anyone looking for a problem.

Great! Now the title doesn't make sense at all
Nah, seriously... I think you got the message but the thread should be closed (IMHO).

please don't double post
as the other question has more post....this thread is closed.
read the rules before you post again....rules in my sig.
thank you

a little help please

After completely messing up my xda exec by trying to flash a new rom or whatever it is, by downloading and running the program, it got stuck in bootloader, anyway my brother has 'sorted' for me only -
I cant disconnect from the internet...... ( i press the icon at the top of the screen
but there is no longer a disconnect
option)
the home sreen is now filled with 1 big digital clock that blanks the screen every minute when the time changes.
I DO NOT KNOW HOW OR TO FLASH A ROM, NOR WILL I ATTEMPT IT AGAIN, i have read oorb3000's home page and it may aswell be written in binary code, I hoped it would have been simple, but what ever is.
If 1 of you could give me some cab downloads or direct links that still work I would really appreciate it. I am looking to make my phone fun again, cheers peeps, please get back to me ( today is 8/7/11, tonight would be nice lol)

so none of the 8 people to view this post know of any cabs that could help me????
yeah right, is it any wonder why I lost my rag the other week, 1 of the most unuseful sites on the web this.
Honestly

MadusDogus said:
so none of the 8 people to view this post know of any cabs that could help me????
yeah right, is it any wonder why I lost my rag the other week, 1 of the most unuseful sites on the web this.
Honestly
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na its doing my head in, i regreted writing this site is useless by editing my post, for some reason the page reloaded without the edit and now i dont have an edit option. AARRRGGGHHHH! this phone is so annoying. Obviosly it wont happen tonight but please people, I need to be able to disconnect from the internet without having to reset the phone, a few weeks of doing that wont do it any favours, plus i would have to carry a charger everwhere. Im not having alot of luck with this phone. Its close to going in the bin lol

You'd most probably be better flashing (or getting someone else to flash) a ROM that you do like. However to disconnect from internet just bring up the comm-manager (do this from the start menu). Sorry I only infrequently pass by this way.

yeah cheers mate, i figured it out last night. All I need now is a decent Football Manager game, any ideas? once again google is useless lol

you need only this to work again
UNI_TMO_TMO_HR_20041_200147_11700_WWE_Ship
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