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hey guys,
My o2 atom doesnt seem to charge at all when i plug it into the charger (i am using a motorola charger and also a imate JAMin charger)...the light flickers sometimes and sometimes the orange light is on constantly but the phone doesnt charge!!!
is it a battery problem or a charger problem???
please helpppp!!
thanks

does it charge whilst connected to your PC?

same problem when connected to my PC...sometimes the LED flashes orange and sometimes it doesnt........
i plugged it into my motorola charger for the last 3 hrs, just tryed to turn it on....doesnt turn on!!!!! THE BATTERY IS STILL COMPLETELY FLAT AFTER 3 HRS OF CHARGING!!!!
helppppppppppppppppppppppppppp

JAMinGUY said:
same problem when connected to my PC...sometimes the LED flashes orange and sometimes it doesnt........
i plugged it into my motorola charger for the last 3 hrs, just tryed to turn it on....doesnt turn on!!!!! THE BATTERY IS STILL COMPLETELY FLAT AFTER 3 HRS OF CHARGING!!!!
helppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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Isolate the problem first, if you can get another charger for you unit so that it would remove possibility of faulty charger. Next is to check charging PINS (maybe dent/dirty or something). Replacement battery! if a replacement Batt works, then problem is your battery. just my two cents!

JAMinGUY said:
same problem when connected to my PC...sometimes the LED flashes orange and sometimes it doesnt........
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Just found out that you have to connect it electrically not just physically for it to charge.
I used to connect it to my home PC (installed ActiveSync in it), and it charges normal.
When I connect it to my office PC (no ActiveSync in it), it won't charge.
Since I don't want to install ActiveSync in my office PC, I installed Softick Card Export on my Atom. Turn it on each time I want to connect to my office PC, connect the USB cable, PC identifies it as a new storage, and voila! Orange lamp doesnt blink and it charges

adinda said:
Just found out that you have to connect it electrically not just physically for it to charge.
I used to connect it to my home PC (installed ActiveSync in it), and it charges normal.
When I connect it to my office PC (no ActiveSync in it), it won't charge.
Since I don't want to install ActiveSync in my office PC, I installed Softick Card Export on my Atom. Turn it on each time I want to connect to my office PC, connect the USB cable, PC identifies it as a new storage, and voila! Orange lamp doesnt blink and it charges
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Agree with adinda in the first paragraph. I use the WM5torage that came built in WM6 roms. Since I don't have admin rights to install MS Sync, I just use WM5torage to turn the atom into a memory card reader hehehe. quite kewl!!

brian_2cool4u said:
Agree with adinda in the first paragraph. I use the WM5torage that came built in WM6 roms. Since I don't have admin rights to install MS Sync, I just use WM5torage to turn the atom into a memory card reader hehehe. quite kewl!!
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How do u do this sir? 'Coz I don't know how to use the WM5torage =X

nasty_42 said:
How do u do this sir? 'Coz I don't know how to use the WM5torage =X
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bro,
Before connecting ATOM to usb. click start\programs\system\WM5storage
click activate button on your lower right. Status should be active on top of the screen. connect usb to ATOM. and walla! you have a minisd memcard reader or removable storage hehehehe.
Once done dont forget to deactivate WM5torage so that ATOM can access storage card.
hope this helps

Works also with WM 6.5
I'm sorry to up this old thread =)
Just to say that I also had a charge probleme with my phone: charging by USB was very very slow, to reach 20% I had to put my PPC on charge all the night.
This solution works fine while I'm running on WM 6.5 ; )

Serious problem.... NO ACTIVESYNC

I just tried to plug my phone in today, and activesync does not detect my phone when I plug it in.... Activesync usually works great for me.
So far I have tried:
1. soft reset phone
2. attach wife's phone - still no sync (this leads me to believe it is a problem on the PC - not the phone)
3. remove and re-install activesync on the pc
4. restart the PC
The USB connection is definitely being made - as when I plug the phone into the computer it starts charging the battery..... but no activesync session is initiated, so I can't modify any files on my phone....
any other ideas?

Hmm that is bad... Well what do you use activesync for? Transferring files or for internet sharing?
All I can think of is maybe a virus? Run avast! virus cleaner. It's the stand alone virus cleaner not the actual anti-virus program. It won't install anything on your pc and it's actually one of the best. Just go to Avast.com.
If you use activesync for internet sharing you actually don't need it . I don't use it for internet sharing. You just need the drivers. I use wm5torage to put stuff of my memory card.
Hope something I wrote helped.

Uncheck start>settings>connections>usb to pc.

never mind........ I guess my data cable just went retarded.
I bought a new USB>MiniUSB cable today and activesync loads right up.
strange, since the original cable does not look like it is damaged at all, and can still charge the phone.
Oh well - all's well that ends well. lol.

zaep0b said:
never mind........ I guess my data cable just went retarded.
I bought a new USB>MiniUSB cable today and activesync loads right up.
strange, since the original cable does not look like it is damaged at all, and can still charge the phone.
Oh well - all's well that ends well. lol.
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i bit late to the party,me ,but this is a comon problem in certain devices,so far i changed 4 cables with my hermes.

oh well. good to know anyway.
I work as a manager at a retail store, and found a couple of PSP data cables (the exact same cable that HTC phones use, surprisingly) that were in the back room which clearanced to 10 cents.... I bought them out - so I have a TON of backup cables in case I ever need them. LOL

the problem is not the usb cable per say but the usb hub in the device.
the new htc hub since the Hermes have a low threshold for wear, the pins that is, so when your usb cable gets used for awhile it wears out a bit also,this gets to a certain stage the the pins no longer touch each other therefore this problem occurs .
i have noticed that my wife 3 year old wizard has a standard usb plug and we never had any problem with any cables,even using the cables that do not work in the hemes that started showing that problem after 6 months of usage.

yeah - well maybe I'll be lucky and the cables I bought (from the PSP) don't have this wear and tear problem

Phone call disconnects when data cable inserted.

I've noticed that when I am talking on the phone ( XDA II ) , when I insert the data cable to charge it ( During the call ) it disconnects the phone call.
The data cable is not connected to a PC, but to a regular 5V voltge adapter.
If I plug in the data cable when some program is opened, the device goes to the homescreen.
I am using WM5.
Does this happen on all devices, or just my himalaya ?
Thank guys!

I found the solution.
One of the programs running on the device caused it. I can't really tell which one. I just know that it was ran every time the system started.
If you have the same problem, try killing threads and programs from the task manager untill you find the one causing the problem.

PC doesn't recognize Touch HD (Blackstone)

Hi all,
Just picked up a second hand Touch HD on Orange, I want to Hard SPL it and flash with a custom rom but my Win 7 laptop will not see the phone when connected via Windows Mobile Device Centre, either as active sync or disc drive...everything works fine with my Xperia though.
Any idea's the reason behind this. I had no disc with the phone so do I need specific drivers for it even though my Xperia worked with the native Win 7 drivers...I've googled my problem but have not found a solution...please help

Are you using the correct USB cable? The one supplied by HTC is slightly different from the standard cable.
If I use a normal USB cable, the one from my camera or Blackberry for instance, it will charge from the laptop, but that's all. To sync and charge properly needs the HTC cable with the slightly different mini-USB end.
Cheers
Dazza

have you tried a hard reset? sounds like whoever had the phone b4 you was playing with the notification queue

Cheer guys, but have hard reset and am using the cable that came with the phone but still no joy on both my home machine (Win 7) or my works one (XP).
Don't know what to do next

Dazza2910 said:
Are you using the correct USB cable? The one supplied by HTC is slightly different from the standard cable.
If I use a normal USB cable, the one from my camera or Blackberry for instance, it will charge from the laptop, but that's all. To sync and charge properly needs the HTC cable with the slightly different mini-USB end.
Cheers
Dazza
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Sorry Dazza but that information is incorrect.....
I've got about 1/2 a doz usb cables that I have used for 6 months....ANY usb cable will work.
My HD has only just stopped being recognized in the last 2 days. I loaded W7 on my laptop 2 weeks ago and it recognized up until a few days ago. I suspect it's from some update that I've done.
Sammy

Try uninstalling activesync and reinstalling it again on the XP computer. That's worked for me in the past. If that works, you'll at least know it's not the phone or usb cable.
Not sure about W7 yet but I'll post something if I figure it out
Sammy
EDIT - This is where I'm currently searching
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/synchronize/device-center-troubleshooting.mspx

I uninstalled windows mobile sync centre on my W7 computer and reinstalled it.
Works fine now.

samlives said:
I uninstalled windows mobile sync centre on my W7 computer and reinstalled it.
Works fine now.
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Just reinstalled...still no joy

Have just ordered a genuine HTC HD data cable to see if it is the actual problem. It seems strange it won't sync on either XP or Win 7 yet does charge when plugged in.
The cable does show signs of slight damage as I can see some of the sliver wire exposed at the mini usb side. Am hoping it's this or I've got a knackered port on my phone

Have you disabled all firewalls and tried connecting?

samlives said:
Have you disabled all firewalls and tried connecting?
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Yep, have disabled everything but still no joy
Are there any HTC drivers that I need to install or should it just recognize the phone when I plug it in???

Start > System > ActiveSync > Menu > Connections
In this menu, check "synchronize all PCs using this connection" if unchecked.

And what got me going today (had forgotten this one)
On the Touch HD
Start - Settings - Connections - USB to PC
Check Activesync and uncheck "enable faster data synchronisation"
Spent a couple of hours trying to connect before I did this.
Hope this works for you.
r
Andrew

Thanks for your help guys but still no joy...am waiting on a genuine HTC usb cable to see if that's the problem as the one I have am hoping is faulty, otherwise it's my phone

kersey said:
Thanks for your help guys but still no joy...am waiting on a genuine HTC usb cable to see if that's the problem as the one I have am hoping is faulty, otherwise it's my phone
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If you can see wires on your cable, that's a good sign at least. If the cable is damaged, that's much cheaper than fixing your phone.
Do you know anyone with another cable you can test with while you wait? Any mini usb will suffice. There's nothing special about the HTC one (except maybe a steeper price)
Good luck

samlives said:
If you can see wires on your cable, that's a good sign at least. If the cable is damaged, that's much cheaper than fixing your phone.
Do you know anyone with another cable you can test with while you wait? Any mini usb will suffice. There's nothing special about the HTC one (except maybe a steeper price)
Good luck
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I've got a genuine cable being delivered either tomorrow or wednesday, it only cost me £5 so no problem there...the only thing that now worries me is you saying there's nothing special about the HTC one...I've tried 4 different cables and all they do is to charge the phone from the pc but not sync it, this is both at home on Win 7 and in work on XP...a damaged phone springs to mind now

I had the same problem. Try going into bootloader (switch off phone, press on-switch and volume 'down' at the same time) and then connecting your usb. After a few seconds it should change from 'serial' to 'usb'. Mine wouldn't even do that so I logged a call with HTC. It was a hardware fault. They replaced the motherboard and I had the phone back in 7 days.

ericjennings said:
I had the same problem. Try going into bootloader (switch off phone, press on-switch and volume 'down' at the same time) and then connecting your usb. After a few seconds it should change from 'serial' to 'usb'. Mine wouldn't even do that so I logged a call with HTC. It was a hardware fault. They replaced the motherboard and I had the phone back in 7 days.
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Have tried as you said...all it states is serial, no sign of usb
Am fearing the worst in that phone may be damaged and as it was bought second hand I have no receipt or idea of how old it is and whether returning it to HTC for fixing is possible.
My last hope is when my genuine HTC cable arrives tomorrow, even though I know deep down it won't work from what you guys have said, I'm deeply hoping that as the mini usb connection is slightly different on the phone to other mini usb ports that it might work, otherwise...that'll teach me for buying second hand

I had the same problem where my pc wouldn't recognize my HD, i tired the HTC usb cable and about 4 different mini usb cables and 4 computer. Done a hard reset, tried reinstalling active sync...basically anything and everything. In the end i took it back to CPW who sent it back to HTC and they replaced the motherboard.

sst said:
I had the same problem where my pc wouldn't recognize my HD, i tired the HTC usb cable and about 4 different mini usb cables and 4 computer. Done a hard reset, tried reinstalling active sync...basically anything and everything. In the end i took it back to CPW who sent it back to HTC and they replaced the motherboard.
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Thanks guys for all your help and advice...I don't think there's anymore I can do other than get use to the phone the way it is or try and sell it on ebay obviously declaring the sync issue...to 'Joe Average' it may not be as big an issue than it is to me.

Latest Fast WM 6.5 ROW for Artemis (xda Orbit)

hi guys,
i have searched the forums for wm 6.5 ROM, but lots of them are still in beta phase,have bugs or slow.
can anyone give link to a stable WM 6.5 ROM for my xda orbit
Thanks in advance

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6.5
Babbelut ROM WM6.5-28005 v0.3 NLD/WWE
*spb mobile shell is great, he is currently developing beta rom
http://www.sendspace.com/file/97d3p7 (download link for v.3)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZTXWO4D7 (download link for v.Beta)

Downloading it now, will check it later on. THX

Was about to create topic but found this and hopefully will try this and hope it works on my XDA Orbit 2. I brought it off Cex from Aylesbury and it needs some love and update as i have Windows Mobile 6.1 (eeurrgh) and brought it off cos i thought i can upgrade to Winodws Mobile so i hope these works well for me.
Any introductions of doing that?
Thanks in advance.

First link didnt work. The XDA tried to block it by restarting it themselves. Tried third time. And unlucky.
Second Link. How can i use NBH file for my XDA?

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Wrong place dude..
this is for xda orbit 1/artemis..
your looking for xda orbit 2/ poloris..
you need to be here..
Rn

Hi all I'm new here. My phone "O2 XDA Orbit" behaving strangely. Suddenly the sound disappeared and I can not hear phone calls directly into the phone, and any other person hears me not(microphone off), and not just one click sound on the screen. If I restart the phone with USB cable inserted into the phone and computer (on), then the sound occurs again(but not in original style, sound occur in to the back speaker not in front ), and phone function almost normally with microphone (on)>>> until the next reboot when sound disappear again and microphone is off. I mention that;.... connection the phone to the computer can not be achieved in any of this cases. The error code (USB connection) connection on my computer is {Code 10(One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it)} who can not recognize the new hardware. In your opinion of specialists in this field what would be done? I think something happens to the ROM which gives errors of hardware power. The sound occurs when I insert into the phone power charger connector and disappears when the power supply plug out ... Please if you can help me with some guidance what I have to do one upgrade of ROM or something? Specification of the phone is:
[*]IPL-3.04.0001
[*]SPL - 3.04.000
[*]OS - 3.4.0.0
[*]CPU - OMAP850
[*]Speed 201Mhz
[*]RAM 64Mb
[*]Flash 128Mb
[*]Data bus 16bits
[*]ROM 3.4.206.2WWE
[*]ROM date 4/18/07
[*]RADIO Vers. 02.67.90
[*]PROTOCOL Vers. 4.1.13.28
[*]EXT. ROM.Vers 3.4.206.101
[*]MODEL of phone -ARTE200
[*]Platform - PocketPC

Funny ...!!! Today I put the phone to the charger and after I removed the plug from the power supply, the sound has returned, but the USB connection to a PC still can not set ...! What should I do? A new version of Windows can install on my phone; without connecting the USB cable to the phone(ex.-of my card micro SD)??

Adryum said:
Funny ...!!! Today I put the phone to the charger and after I removed the plug from the power supply, the sound has returned, but the USB connection to a PC still can not set ...! What should I do? A new version of Windows can install on my phone; without connecting the USB cable to the phone(ex.-of my card micro SD)??
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have you got activesync or windows mobile device centre installed on the pc?
if yes..
i suggest you buy a new usb cable.
i have this problem with a couple of cables.
"USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNISED"
but when i change to a differant cable, everything is ok.
flashing via micro sd - upgrading windows.
have you done uspl 1.11.cmon?

Thanks for your attention Raving in the first place ...! Data cable has no damage that I checked the same cable with my photo camera and it works normally with PC and I have two more data cables and the problem is the same. It seems weird that the phone do some work once, ...once not. It starts when he wants the sound, and can not find any explanation ... In contrast with the USB connection can not establish anything, something happens to the sound module and USB ...PC see's something, but it's not sure what it is, and says he can not establish connection with the new hardware and it gives me error "CODE 10". in Universal Serial Bus Controller and the Active Sync is instaled on my PC but he don't say a word about this connection...I don't know on what to do...! I must mention that this oddity occurred only three days go and without them I do something wrong ... He grabbed him crazy after a normal operation for a year and a half, because we had no problems with it until now ... I used as a GPS and the phone and I was really pleased with him. By the way, what they mean uspl 1.11.cmon? All data of my phone are in the first post.The phone it was once unlocked by someone else, and now I can use any SIM card from any GSM provider..............I forgot to say that I've rebooted 2 times in general mode and now works but without USB connection sound when he wants it or not................But I think she has lost some registry ...!!!

click 1.11.cmon in my signature.
this will divert you to a tutorial thread.
when you can connect your device to your pc successfully, you should do the uspl 1.11.cmon but not for now. do not try and flash a rom yet either, you will break your device. (thats what uspl 1.11.cmon is for)
id like you to just try the "hard reset".
back up all your data first.
bookmark the page as ill be updating it regularly.
personaly i think its your usb cable, eg:
one of my cables works with a micro sd reader but not my for my device, i understand your cable worked but now does not.. however thats what happened to me.

Sound engages when he wants and where he wants. If I restart the phone, sound disappears and microphone stop; and I can not talking on the phone. Enter data cable from PC to phone, and give the phone restart. Once the phone is starts, sound appear but only in back. When talking on the phone sound very loud and sounds of the touchscreen controls can not disconnect the rear speaker who remains engaged and does not want to disengage it from the normal operating mode. Another job here would be that when inserted in the charger cable, the sound is right: each speaker and microphone or operational. If I remove the plug (charger) of phone then the phone function normally just like before, but without USB connection. If I plug "USB cable data" on the phone, to the desktop I see message "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does Not Recognize it. USB Device not recognized." If I unplug USB cable from phone the sound disappears, and what I have to do is to start over again.......!!!!!!!!!

I tested all data cables, and are ok. The problem is hard. The hardware has a technical failure which somehow blocks the data on USB. Battery power consumption is higher and the battery is discharged rather quickly than it was before the cage. At night when I charge the battery full, morning at 10:00 is only 30/40% of capacity. But what is even stranger is that: when I connect phone to PC, in device manager shows me the new hardware (Mobile Device) but after a few seconds there appear a connection error code (CODE 10) that is the hardware can not start. Active sync has not started when the fault occurred..... In your opinion what should be done in this case? ... Should contact a service or ... in any way I can test something before others get the screwdriver into my phone?

sabih00 said:
hi guys,
i have searched the forums for wm 6.5 ROM, but lots of them are still in beta phase,have bugs or slow.
can anyone give link to a stable WM 6.5 ROM for my xda orbit
Thanks in advance
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Thanks, i will test...

The connection was made the first attempt. After a week of "digging" through all possible places I noticed that the connection was obstructed by the firewall.PFFFFFFFF ..... Finally found! The FIRE WALL(on PC) settings to be set: ADD PORT------ "Outbound UDP ----5679" -on exceptions tab....See this:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp6/sync/activesync-troubleshooting.aspx?WT.mc_id=FWLink
TKX Raving U're the best...

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Adryum said:
PFFFFFFFF .....FIRE WALL
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lol, i didnt think about the fire wall being the problem.. typical that it was something that simple.lol although it did sound like a dodgy usb cable..
thats something ill remember
have a good new year dude!

guys i am having a problem....whenever i try to install any ROM i get error 224 device not responding......my htc is connected through activesync.....what can be the issue...i am using windows 7.

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raving_nanza said:
ERROR [224] : DEVICE NOT RESPONDING
check the ActiveSync connection and run RUU again. if problem continues, uninstall active sync and re-install.
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1. unplug device
2. re-connect device to pc
3. wait for active sync/wmdc to connect
4. run ruu
5. if error continues unplug device
6. uninstall active sync/wmdc
7. re-install active sync/wmdc
8. restart pc
9. go to step 1.
Rn

quertz?
Hi raving nanza,
you did a great work with BAB v03.
It works great. sometime the touchpanel reacts slow but good.
But i can't change my touch keyboard from qwerty into qwertz.
HKEY_LOKAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout\"Active" is "00000407"
Thats the German code - but still having Qwerty?
HKEY_LOKAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\KEYBD\"TaskManVKey" is "0x23"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\keyboard layout\Preload\1\"default" is "000000407"
What to do?

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che.bike said:
Hi raving nanza,
you did a great work with BAB v03.
It works great. sometime the touchpanel reacts slow but good.
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thats Babbeluts rom, not mine!
i merely suggest it to the other users
ill look into your qwerty to qwertz keyboard, when i find out ill post it here and ill update the tips&tricks thread
Rn