I've had my phone for about 6 months. It was working fine, but lately it's been acting really strange. It freezes on boot and get stuck on the "Stick together" screen.
I've tried a HR, Update and it still persists.
I've wanted to flash a custom rom, but the phone also freezes on the boot loader so i can't even get the flash to follow through.
The one time i got the tmobile's latest flash update to work. It rebooted the phone and then the problem was still there. With it getting stuck on the "Stick together" screen.
A few times when i tried booting the phone, the phone vibrated 7 times and then turned off.
I've looked around the forum and searched for quite some time but haven't found anything. (It's a pretty big forum so i may have missed it). I will continue to keep looking but if anything has a fix or can help me please do.
Thanks!
(Glad to finally be part of this community)
-Raymon
Sounds silly but try these two things.
1. There are some pins on the battery that can be easily bent. Inspect them to make sure they're ok. There are usually other symptoms with this though, such as it won't take a charge or won't start at all, just thought I'd mention it.
2. Try it without the SD card in.
Hey, thanks for the reply!
The phone charges fine with the usb cable. It's at full charge right now actually.
I took out the sim card and sd card when i did the HR and before i put those back in, the phone still froze on boot.
Really not sure what's going on, I'm going to try flashing it again when i get home. But last time i tried, it got stuck at 0% and then my phone froze, was scared it was going to brick, but i don't think it did.
Any other insight would be great, i really hope to resolve this issue.
If any other information is needed, please don't hesitate to ask. I can provide as much as possible to get to a conclusion.
Thanks,
-Raymon.
I got the same problem -- freezes and 7 vibrations before it. I made formatting with mtty (task 29 and task2a), it didn't help.
Anybody knows about 7 vibrations signal? Is there leodiag like blackdiag for HD?
That 7 vibrations HAS to mean something...but i'll be damned if I know what. People in both Leo sections keep saying that their phones vibrate 7 times then shut off, and I don't know what that really means....some investigation is in order!
Just got done talking to t-mobile, my replacement is on it's way, still very weird.
Would love to know the solution to this.
Please tell me can I replace my faulty HD2 from T-Mobile? I bought it in Frys without contract and used it with another provider. I never had a T-Mobile contract.
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Please tell me can I replace my faulty HD2 from T-Mobile? I bought it in Frys without contract and used it with another provider. I never had a T-Mobile contract.
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same here, bought the phone on Ebay and i live in Albania.
i have the 7 vibrations and then i have to take off the battery , leave the phone cool down so i can use it again for the next 10-20 minutes and then back to the vibrations
I have the same problem, mostly when i used GPS application, the phone reboot then vibrate one on th esplash screen then 7 times and freeze, the solution for this is to remove the battery for 10-20 minutes, pray and put it back, it is very annoying. I have this problem with ROM including the stock ROM.
hd2 freezes on BOOT!!!
try to take out the sim and leave the SD card in you will notice that it will work much better and get past the stick together screen ..mine does the same thing i think i may theSIM card but who know??
Nice suggestion, but totally useless.
I think these 7 vibrations means fault in NAND operation, but didn't find any approves.
I've this problem too.
7 vibration and freeze.
I've try update new radio, task29, new custom rom but nothing better.
Did anyone found any solutions, Please share.
Thank you.
mine got same problem.. i put the hd2 in freezer (without battery) for 3 minutes, then take it out.. put battery.. and my hd2 can start.. but after a while, when the cold is gone.. my hd2 will off it self.. hehehe
Any solutions?
I have the same symptoms, though the vibrations aren't that frequent, as much as stucking is..
I am not in a position to get a replacement, what do I need to fix?
This seems to be a heating problem, the freezer solution seems to work
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Hey everyone, my hd2 died (original 1.48 rom), I already tried soft reset, hard reset, put out my battery, charge it and everyhting that came to my mind but when i turn it on it wont go further than the first htc image.
Is there anything i cant do or should i just take it back to the shop?
Thanks
I would take it back, even if you do fix it. You don't want a phone that may still have a underlying problem.
Htc HD2 BRICK Need HELP!!!!!!!
I flashed Duttys_Leo_Sense_2.5_5.2.23554.5.5.0_1.72_Multi-Lang_6.5.5_Radio_2.07.51.22.2_V1.2_WWE into tmobile htc hd2 cause i was [email protected]$kin goin Rom happy and didnt double check its compatibility and my screen went blank black, cant power on, cant go into bootloader, and cant hard reset but when i plug it in to my computer it recognizes it as a device without a driver i saw it in the device manager on windows 7 ulitmate. CAN I SAVE MY HTC HD2??
I KILL my htc hd2 (BRICKED)
I used HSPL2_1024_RUN.exe i flashed like 5 roms within 24hrs i was trying them out and this one made killed my hd2.
for those stuck on the htc boot image
take off the back cover of the phone and press the little red button, this will restart the phone
AS SOON AS you press it, press and hold the volume down button this will bring you to the bootloader
connect the phone via usb to your computer and flash a different radio rom (look first which are compatible with your rom)
if this doesnt work, using the same method flash back to your original rom.
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I flashed Duttys_Leo_Sense_2.5_5.2.23554.5.5.0_1.72_Multi-Lang_6.5.5_Radio_2.07.51.22.2_V1.2_WWE into tmobile htc hd2 cause i was [email protected]$kin goin Rom happy and didnt double check its compatibility and my screen went blank black, cant power on, cant go into bootloader, and cant hard reset but when i plug it in to my computer it recognizes it as a device without a driver i saw it in the device manager on windows 7 ulitmate. CAN I SAVE MY HTC HD2??
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for tmous with 1gb rom NEVER flash a radio with .51. in the code.
still haven't seen anyone recover from this. if anyone has please let me know.
Damn it captain!!!!!!
I just got it on the 24th shhhhhhhh....... ummm i just will take it to TMOBILE i hope i can get an other one, they may not have one in stock or they WONT give me another. i will see as soon as the store opens.
Sorry to hear about people's problems. Just remember if you have TMobile
USA there is NOT a way to flash another rom onto the phone..Just give it time the wonderful folks here are working on it. If your still in your 14 day grace period just return the phone to the store and play dumb. You might
have to wait for another phone since apparently they did not anticipate
how many people wanted this phone and sold out quickly. I know I was there
at 6:30 and the second in line and they only had 5!
Anyway, the most important thing you can do here is DO a search!
I KILL my htc hd2 (BRICKED)
BUT I have flashed roms into Tmobiles htc hd2 like TOUCH_X_TREME_23549_TMOUS_2_30_5_49 among others and they worked! i was just try different ones and i PICKED and I BRICKED!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just remember if you have TMobile
USA there is NOT a way to flash another rom onto the phone..
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sorry? sure about that? seems to me lots of people have successfully flashed their tmous hd2.
It only goes wrong if you
1 - flash a rom based on anything less than 2.10 rom
or
2 - flash a radio with ..51.. in the version number.
I KILL my htc hd2 (BRICKED)
When I take it back do you think tmobile can they tell if i flashed a rom?
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When I take it back do you think tmobile can they tell if i flashed a rom?
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possibly, however its worth a try, there are other people that have reported they got it exchanged. the worst theu can do is send you it back un fixed. They can't keep it and make you pay for the fix.
I KILL my htc hd2 (BRICKED) and the walk of SHAME!!!
Ok well thanks for your GREAT!!! input how can i add you to friends for future epic fail endeavours!!! i encounter.
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Ok well thanks for your GREAT!!! input how can i add you to friends for future epic fail endeavours!!! i encounter.
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hehe, i rarely bother accepting friend requests, this isnt a social networking site!
Just find any post be me, and either click my name or the green button next to my name to PM me.
Shamely going back to tmobile on wed
I went to tmobile last friday they tried to turn it on, pushing reset and taking out the battery so they put me on a list for this coming wed. I still got the bricked one with me they told me to bring it in for a trade. i have tried everything to turn it on but the screen remains BLACK. so i got a BLACK BRICK!!!
Any more ideas?
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for those stuck on the htc boot image
take off the back cover of the phone and press the little red button, this will restart the phone
I do not see a little red button under the back cover. I am in the US, just bought phone, slightly used of course, no warranty. It suddenly went dead this afternoon while charging, will sometimes try to power up but will just keep flashing that one screen "stick together" over and over.....
Tried another battery, same thing.
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Mine is doing the same thing . . . in the US, the reset button is right next to the SD card slot, and it's yellow. Mine wouldn't come on Friday, and I started a web chat with Tmobile to see if they would exchange it, and then it just came back on. They said as long as the white sticker at the top of the battery compartment is still white (proving you didn't get it wet), then they will exchange it. It worked fine for me the rest of the weekend (AFTER I did a hard reset, and got it running great!!). This morning, I locked it while running MobiTV, then I couldn't unlock it, so I pulled the battery. That was 2 hours ago, and it still won't come on . . .
If it doesn't come on before I leave work, I'm taking it to Tmobile tonight!!
UPDATED 20 minutes later: Just came on . . . no rhyme or reason why?? Just started after MULTIPLE times of taking out and putting back battery, SIM, and SD card. Got the same error that I've been getting the last couple months on reboots (services.exe)?? When I did a CleanRAM, it free'd up 3.36MB . . . so SOMETHING was hung up, but nothing was running in the task manager??
Generally, few task managers show what's really going on with the phone's memory. Use an advanced task manager which will allow you to control the actual processes running on your device, Google for the names of those which seem to cause mischief and terminate them (if possible) or try to find a solution.
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When I take it back do you think tmobile can they tell if i flashed a rom?
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Hey I am also Tmobile User and I have flashed a few ROMS luckily I have not Bricked my phone (knock on wood.) I was just wondering how your return went? I have insurance on mine and figured I would just take it back if that happened. I just didn't know if that would work? Did you ever get a new one
Another update . . . used my phone all afternoon, and tried to charge it, and it wouldn't charge??? Luckily, my husband has the same phone, so I checked his with the same charger. Compared the two phones, and the prongs that hit the battery were bent back. I folded them back down, and now it can charge again. Makes me wonder if that is the problem with the phone not coming back on? Maybe putting the battery back in so that it wasn't hitting the prongs has been keeping it from turning back on . . .
Hello HTC users
I am very new to HTC so i need your help please
I have purchased my HTC HDT (T-Mobile) from usa about a week ago.
When i finally got it and tried to turn it on it wouldnt get passed the "Stick together" loading Logo. I have removed the battery and let it recharge until the light went green. once i started browsing the phone it just went off and got stuck at the loading page again.
any advice would be most appreciated
Thank You
bubbles1212 said:
Hello HTC users
I am very new to HTC so i need your help please
I have purchased my HTC HDT (T-Mobile) from usa about a week ago.
When i finally got it and tried to turn it on it wouldnt get passed the "Stick together" loading Logo. I have removed the battery and let it recharge until the light went green. once i started browsing the phone it just went off and got stuck at the loading page again.
any advice would be most appreciated
Thank You
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Hello, and welcome to XDA.
Just to clarify you have an HD2 correct? If so, have you installed anything....an application or modification or anything to customize or personalize?
i bought this phone off ebay suppose to be new
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i bought this phone off ebay suppose to be new
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Try this first, hold both volume keys, and the red power button, then reset the phone, if that doesn't work, then your phone is dead, sorry
Keyword there, "SUPPOSED" to be new, many times, people break their phones with a program that wasn't meant for it, and they put it on eBay. You get those kinds of people on there. Sounds like you need to file a claim on PP if you still can, file a complaint, because you just bought a broken phone.
Only way to make sure it is "NEW" is to buy a BNIB one, buying a new or used one is a hit or miss if the guy before you messed it up or not.
check the battery connection pins and make sure none of them are bent. There's 5 of them, and they should all be even in a row, like this: ll l ll
I have done the hard reset and the soft reset.
If i do get inside the phone it would work for 20 30 min and then goes off
to re open it i have to take the batt out for at least 5 min and then retry again.
I have contacted the seller and he said to give it to the lab and he will refund me on whatever it costs.
sigh
Before you take it to a lab, check those battery pins. Make sure they are straight. Easy. Next, try it without the micro SD card in it. See if it works. If it does then it's a crappy micro SD card. If it still freezes, do a hard reset. After a hard reset if it still freezes Then get a replacement. Did it look like it was in a sealed box? Even if it was, the seller needs to take it back unless it had a no returns mention on the auction.
Its a faulty unit. Had the exact same thing happen to me with my launch model. T-Mobile replaced it for me free of charge. In your case contact pp as you just got screwed
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the problem its the sd card boot ur phone w/o sd card and it will boot as it is lol save all the data of the sd card and reformat it. it happened to me...
Are u able to solve this problem...
I am also facing the same problem.... I tried even installing custom ROM etc... still the same.
It start if i disconnect the battery for 10 min and try again.... But it can crash any time..
i would suggest returning it asap if possible.
I had this problem happen towards what has to be the end of the life of my hd2. It would freeze there until you took the battery out and hoped it booted.
Later mine wouldn't boot and all and is now basically a 600 dollar vibrator since all it does is vibrate till the battery dies.
Follow the below steps if your device is turning off or rebooting randomly. If the problem still isn't fixed then it is time to send it to HTC.
Note that the SIM card seemed to be the problem for most people (including me) - making sure it was 100% inserted into it's socket seemed to fix the problem.
1) Make sure battery & battery cover are seated properly (replace battery with a known working one if you can)
2) Make sure SIM inserted 100% and SIM cover is seated properly (important)
3) Restore your phone back to stock RUU
4) Do not subject the phone to extreme temperatures
5) You could also try putting a piece of paper between battery and battery cover to force it to make contact with the phone power terminals (don't cover up battery cover gold contacts though)
If you have done all of the above and your phone is still rebooting and/or turning off randomly then you should send it to HTC. No use faffing around trying to fix it if it's a hardware fault.
Sending your phone to HTC:
You should keep a diary of: How many times your phone reboots/turns off, when it happens, what you were doing when it happened, if the room temperature was warm/cold, telling them you followed the above steps, etc.
If you suspect your phone has restarted but you didn't know when it happened (e.g. after waking up) you can find out how long your phone has been on for since last boot, by going to Settings>About Phone>Battery and taking a look at the 'up time' - an up time of 00:05:35 indicates the phone last booted up (or restarted in this case) 5 hours and 35 minutes ago.
This will really help HTC and hopefully make things go much faster.
This is getting annoying now... the phone seemed like it was in an endless bootloop after it decided to randomly turn off today (kept turning off then I would have to turn it on again). I flashed my nandroid backup of my original Rom but that didn't fix it.. infact, it even turned off while I was using the phone (as opposed to turning off only when the screen is off).
I took off the sim cover and noticed the sim was sticking out a bit so I pushed it in. No turn offs for now, but I hope that was the problem.. I really don't want to go through the hassle of a warrentee claim.
hi,
are you sure you got a "HTC Desire HD" ???
and not a "HTC Desire" only ?
Sounds like a known issue with some "HTC Desire"....
greets
Alex
Hi, yes it is a desire hd (ace).
I have flashed an RUU for my device, which has removed the clockwork-mod, custom ROM, and restored S-ON (gotten rid of ENG HBoot and restored normal HBOOT)
If my phone still randomly turns off, even once after this, then I am filing a warranty claim. This is unacceptable, I can't even rely on it for waking me up in the morning because it might decide to turn off in the middle of the night (and it has done that before)
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If my phone still randomly turns off, even once after this, then I am filing a warranty claim. This is unacceptable, I can't even rely on it for waking me up in the morning because it might decide to turn off in the middle of the night (and it has done that before)
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Is the phone still under warranty if you root it or flash different time?!
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Is the phone still under warranty if you root it or flash different time?!
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The general idea is, if they cannot tell its been hacked then its in warranty. But restoring the phone to stock wipes out all hacks anyway so its fine. Just make sure you do it before sending it to HTC. Back in the hd2 forums, we would only flash stock bootloader over hacked one for 'warranty purposes'.
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Hi,
I have the exact same problem, which is very annoying : sometimes, when I press power button to put the screen on, it reboots (not fast boot, but I can't say if it's a real reboot either, it seems longer, don't really know... ).
It happens also in the middle of the night, the phone does nothing and then it reboots, sometimes several times in the night (wakes me with the vibration sound and the white light from the screen)
It seems to be random, but more and more often by now.
I'm new to Android (this is my first smartphone), I've been using my DHD for a month and I am very glad with it, except for this big problem
I use Stock HTC ROM (no root yet).
I went to the shop where I had bought it and was told that it seems to be a software problem, so an update shoud be ok.
I already had the 2 OTA updates and tried a hard reset but still have the problem.
Does somebody know how to fix this ? Thanks
BTW, I asked HTC by email this morning, waiting for the answer. I'll update you if they can fix the problem.
Hmm.. my phone doesnt reboot.. it just powers off. But ever since flashing a stock HTC RUU (which removes ALL HACKS, root, S-OFF, ClockworkMod, custom kernal, custom ROM, custom radio, etc etc) it has worked fine. But I also noticed my SIM card was sticking out slightly (approx 1mm) so i pushed it in (and then proceeded to flash Stock ROM).
Try making sure your SIM is all the way in, and try reseating your SIM and battery covers.
I did a test with my phone, exposed the battery to cold for awhile and placed it in my phone, no turn offs so the cold for me isnt a reason.
Ok, thanks. I just tried that, and now I just have to hope it works ;-)
Well, when the screen is off and I press the power button it boots so i can't know whether the phone was on or off, it seemed to be the same problem as yours.
I also had the reboot problem, it might be a diferent problem.
Now i hope it's solved, thanks to you I'll update this thread if i have something new.
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Ok, thanks. I just tried that, and now I just have to hope it works ;-)
Well, when the screen is off and I press the power button it boots so i can't know whether the phone was on or off, it seemed to be the same problem as yours.
I also had the reboot problem, it might be a diferent problem.
Now i hope it's solved, thanks to you I'll update this thread if i have something new.
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Hope it works I haven't had a single turn off ever since I made sure the SIM was all the way in.
Keep us updated, maybe this is a common problem
I'm just realising I didn't explain that I only used at first the second part of your advice : cleaning everything, sim and battery, and putting them back, carefully and checking they're in place.
I'm sorry to say that it didn't work
I keep in mind the other advice you gave, rooting and using a different ROM.
As I'm not used to it, I think I'll wait for HTC's answer to the email I sent before I try this (in case I have to return it, I don't want to have to unroot the device, I don't know enough about that yet ). So if they can't solve the problem, I will try diffent ROMs.
It doesn't seem to be a common problem, but if it is, maybe HTC will publish an OTA update
My first 2 DHD's used to randomly reboot at times, but on my second DHD I noticed the problem was indeed my SIM card not being inserted far enough. If that is clearly not the problem in your case, I'd just try to get it exchanged for a new one.
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My first 2 DHD's used to randomly reboot at times, but on my second DHD I noticed the problem was indeed my SIM card not being inserted far enough. If that is clearly not the problem in your case, I'd just try to get it exchanged for a new one.
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Thanks for mentioning this!
Ever since making sure my SIM was inserted all of the way (even if it was out by 1mm) my phone has never turned off, it has even gone the longest without turning off now! Good to know someone can clarify it was indeed the SIM card.
@ sand1011
Sorry to hear your problem was not fixed. It appears your problem is caused by something else, and since you are running a stock HTC Rom I cannot really say it is a software issue.
I suggest you pursue a warranty claim with HTC after you receive your email from them. Please also post HTC's response in this thread as well, I would like to see what they have on the issue. Remember to delete any personal information from the email before you post it here. Thanks
Thank you both for your answers.
You're right, I'll return/exchange the phone if HTC has nothing to fix it. (I'm not sure I can have a new one directly because it's been a month since I bought it, it could be too long)
(btw, I'm a bit relieved to see I'm not the only one having this problem)
Sure, I'll let you know what HTC say (I guess if I have no email answer, I'll call them, I think there was a french phone number on the website)
I too have had this very annoying issue. I can confirm that it is fixed my pushing the Sim Card all the way in. When the phone is on, try removing the Sim Card and you will notice the phone turns off. I have put a small amount of tape over the Sim to prevent it from moving out.
I also used a small piece of tape to secure my sim card and it has never shut down since.
Good to see that most people have resolved this issue by making sure their SIM card is inserted properly.
The sim card has to be inserted all the way in? But I met with some resistance when I'm trying to.push it in. Anyone got any pictures on how far the sim card can be pushed in?
Cos I encountered a reboot when I called someone today.
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Anyone has any ideas that when I call out and the phone reboot is due to the sim card not inserting all the way in?
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My DHD has also been shutting down randomly recently, especially this morning. I justjust checked the SIM card and it was about 1mm out... Will keep an eye on it this afternoon and the next couple of days...!
This isn't a request for help, but what I find to be the issue with my particular HD2. Originally, my HD2 would get stuck at the Tmobile "Stick Together" screen and would not boot past that. I tried a master reset, flashed an official Tmobile ROM update, a custom WINMO 6.5 custom ROM and now DFT's Windows Phone 7 ROM. What I noticed is that if I left the phone connected to the charger and casually used it for just navigating through system menus (no sd card or sim inserted) it worked fine for awhile and then shut off. I assumed due to the fact the phone was warm from charging etc. Try to reboot and it would get stuck at the start screen etc. Yesterday I finally popped my sim into the phone, did some casual web browsing etc, once again phone froze and then shut off. Took the battery out and laid the phone on my back porch for about 10 minutes, stuck it back in and the same thing happened after a few minutes of browsing. This made me believe that these damn HD2's are possibly suffering from the same issues that cause the XBOX 360 to RROD. I guessing the cpu etc is heating up and shutting down due to the heat which possibly is causing the solder points on the board to give out. Cooling down possibly is re-seating the solder points and allowing the phone to boot back up normally. Has anyone attempted a fix related to this issue dealing with the main board, maybe possibly re-soldering contact points? Don't know if it will work, but I may be wrong just giving my opinion to what I think the problem is with this phone. Emailed HTC, got a quote of $120-170 USD to fix my phone WTF!!!! I figure with how many people have had this issue they would atleast give a discounted repair rate or throw out a recall, oh well.
I also had this problem. no anwser from RMA.
so i acept it because i had no idea on it.
Hey Steeltippin visit this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982454
You can also either have your mainboard or try and do it yourself.
Peace.
Dang, wish I would had came across this a day or two ago. Sold the phone the other day for $150, bought a functional HD2 today with a cracked screen. Got an extra digitizer laying around that I bought that imma put in and be on my way.
Stupid thing is that I can do everything to it aside from getting it to boot all the way to work! I tried reflashing OEM roms and I tried custom roms. They all work just fine and it just won't boot all the way. I can turn it on and off, use format option, download mode and magldr. I keep my sim out and memory card. Before this all happened I always used OEM OS. Last thing I did was check my bank account, close the browser and click the power button to turn it into sleep mode. Few weeks ago I did have an issue with it for a day. It kept turning on and off constantly boot to random points. Mostly to the AT&T screen. It would boot all the way rarely and I got it to stay on a couple times for about 10 mins to copy all my stuff from it. Is it possibly something to do with the hardware being a POS and Just crapping out for no reason because cell phones are poorly made expensive bricks?
I've seen this issue across the forum several times. Unfortunately, just one case seemed to "return" to life, without understanding the reasons behind the "lapse".
What I can suggest you can do (and feel free to disagree) is get in touch with Cottula (creator of MAGLDR) and see if you can help you. You can send him the phone, maybe he can analyze it and get something out of it.
GL, mate, and if you find a solution, I'm sure other folks here would be glad to hear it.
Ahhh ok thats what I figured. I browsed a bit, but most of what I saw is people couldn't do anything. I didn't see anyone saying they could do as much as what I can do with it. I'll try your advice and see if maybe he could help. I took apart the phone to see if maybe someone came loose, though I saw nothing. Clean as a whistle. What I think maybe happen is it burnt up finally. I notice at times it would run extremely hot, mostly when I'm talking on it for more then an hour.
Well, for your sake I hope it's not burned out (hardware issue). I hope it has some software component that's screwed and that has a chance of being investigated and maybe fixed.
Also, the getting hot while talking/browsing for periods more than 30 min it's a known issue. It's however supposed to be quite warm, but not actually really hot, if you know what I mean. It it however possible that exposing the phone to higher temperatures to cause hardware issues.
In any case, I wish you good luck. Who knows?
I gave AT&T a call to see what they could do. The software warranty is 6 months past and she wasn't able to override anything that much passed over. Though I was able to get my 2 years wavered and get a early upgrade. So I got myself a Xperia Ion. I'm happy I don't have to put up with a flip phone for another 4 months. lol
I tried working on my focus a bit more playing with zune and other programs I found. Though I don't see it coming back to life trying all the different ROMs. I would think to make it work again is to re-flash the actual phone bios itself. Just like a computer starting it still uses DOS then loads the OS. I don't know how a phone works to much, but I'd assume same process. Something to do with the root-root of the phone telling it to be stupid and not boot properly.
Another note, where is the best place to sell this to get some money out of it? Screen and other pieces of its hardware are 100%. Should I try ebaying it?
I had a similar issue, last thing i did was removing the SD card before re-flashing the MGLDR and custom ROM