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Factory reset - talk me through it...

As mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296102 I'm having some issues with my Wizard variant. In short:-
- It won't vibrate (I've tried all the software options)
- It won't sync (with either Activesync for PC or Missing Sync for Mac)
- The internal memory seems to have become locked, so I am unable to install new programs or delete unwanted ones.
It's a UK T-Mobile MDA Vario flashed with the I-Mate 2.16.9.1 WWE ROM about a year ago.
I'm starting to think that a full factory reset is my only option to get the thing working properly again.
Can someone please talk me through it or talk me out of it?
Thanks.

From the manufacturer's site --
How do I reset the device to factory settings?
Select Start > Settings > System > Clear Storage. Type 1234 in the box and tap YES. This will erase all information on the device and restore it to factory settings

Well, that's the reset done. It seems to be stuck on "Running Install_Tsk.exe...". If it goes horribly wrong, Argos have got a cheapo phone on sale at £20 that'll tide me over until my contract expires next month...

You might try re-flashing the ROM you had on there or even upgrading to the T-Mobile 2.26 ROM and see if that solves your problem.

If I'm right, it should still be CID and sim unlocked from when I first flashed it with the K-Jam ROM. In fact, every time it has rebooted since the reset, it comes up with the HTC and I-Mate splash screens instead of the T-Mobile one I was expecting, which can only be good news.
I'm thinking of flashing it with a WM6 ROM. Any good ones come recommended?

I don't think anything will re-CID lock it unless you chose to do it yourself so you should still be good there. Which ROM to choose though is kind of based on personal preference. There's plenty to choose from in the WM6 section. The best thing to do is to read through the different ones, pick one you like and then flash it. If it turns out you don't like it that much, try a different one or use one of the kitchens and cook one for yourself.
By the way, before you flash any WM6 version, you should still flash t-mobiles 2.26 so you have a good IPL/SPL to work with and a clean base for it since you're having problems with your old version.

Thank you very much for your tips. Tomorrow is Sunday and I have no plans; looks like it's ROM flashing day!

Good luck. Make sure you read through everything before you flash anything, but since you're already CID unlocked it should be easy.

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xeno1 said:
Good luck. Make sure you read through everything before you flash anything, but since you're already CID unlocked it should be easy.
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I have installed a ROM but after the hard reset my phone stays in the boot screen frozen; this means is briked? I can't install the original rom cause it won't recognize the usb. any clues help please!!
thanks#
Gonzalo

sim card makes bootloader stick???

noob here - i explain as best as i can.
8525 bricked one day.
tried everything listed here (read for a few hours on hard SPL, etc.)
got frustrated - put my sim card back into old phone.
decided i would try to start up 8525 after a few weeks.
it actually loaded up WM!!! seemed to be working fine.
pulled battery to put in sim card.
back to being stuck in bootloader.
tried a bunch of different things again... loaded hard spl via SD card...ended up pulling sim card out... did a hard reset...eventually got it to boot to WM again.
put sim card back in and got stuck at bootloader.
tried to run hard spl again, even reflased the wm6 rom i got from HTC...no dice.
any ideas??? did i miss anything???
thanks in advance...

changed Sim card and broke apps

Hi, using a custom ion rom on my vodafone magic (unlocked).
Recently ported my number to t-mobile uk and today put the sim in.
All my apps broke and lost settings.
I did a wipe hard reset and I am still missing the gmail app (shows a box and says app is not installed).
Anyone else experience this?

Factory wipe.
If you've done this procedure already.
Might I suggest possibly ROOTING your phone for the sake of being able to install a custom ROM...not to mention being able to have that GMail application pushed to your phone from that packaged update.
Just a suggestion.
As for the SIM card switch being the potential cause of that issue. That is highly unlikely that it would REMOVE or corrupt the application. However, your SIM card is linked to the service, the service links the data, and the data is used by Google to forward their servers to a mobile device. It could be a number of things really.
I would try and wipe, reboot, and then go from there.

Hi, the phone was already rooted.
Anyway, I decided I needed something working so flashed a Hero ported rom, and lo and behold it is pretty slow.
Guess I'll be looking for some ion/magic roms.

ERROR!!! ''com.android.phone'' HELP

i've been reading this forum for a while, but
today I ran into a problem I really can't
solve.hoping that
one of you guys could offer some advice.
Here's the deal (I'll try to make it as short
as possible):
I've got an xperia x8, which worked fine
on my previous official stock ROM 2.1.
I installed a custom ROM (froyobread v.12)today and i keep gettn notified that ''com.android.phone'' had
stopped unexpectedly.
I've done everything I can think of, but this
problem persists as long as the current
SIM card is in. After each force close, the error
just repeats itself. Here's what I know:
other SIM card works flawlessly in the
phone with the custom ROM.
The error doesn't occur until it tries to
connect to the cellular network with the current SIM
Neither a soft nor a hard reset does
anything.
As I see it, there are a couple of options:
I think The SIM card is incompatible with the ROM because it works great on my old phone n also works great when i go bact to my original stock ROM 2.1.
If anyone can offer some insight or advice,
I'll very much appreciate it!
Thanks!

Did you try a full wipe? And just btw, I have a something like 10 years old sim card and it runs ok with FroyoBread

This is a known error for all custom ROMs. There are reports from Vietnamese guys saying that with some SIM cards it got FCs.
The only solution is to change SIM card, hopefully it will be compatible with custom ROMs. I don't have any problem like this so I cannot fix it myself.

yh gravier i did all the wipes seems to happen only when i put that particular sim in.

dx exactly what i have in mind, sad part is my operator phased out all the old type of sim and replaced it with this new type which is givin me all dis problems. thanks for d help man n oh great rom

[Q] htc hd2 ROM code error

hi
i tried to restore original OS into my mobile through sd card and it went faild i got an error "upgrade ROM code erre please try again" and i can't fix it now i have tried almost everything but all in vain ! and few months ago i lost its original charger and data cable so my pc can't detect the new data cable i have only way to go through the process is sd card plz help me out of this if anybody knows

you probably used the wrong stock rom. flashing any old stock rom from sd card first removes hspl, then tries to flash the rom, but since hspl has gone, only the correct carrier/region rom will work.
Alternatively, if the flash failed part way through and you get rom code error, you can usually just go ahead and try the flash again.
to help further you need to provide more info (should have been in post 1) model of hd2, exact filename for rom you tried to flash, what you know about the phone like where it was bought from ((i.e was it carrier branded)),