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my MDA variowon't switch on

Hi All,
I have an MDA Vario that was working perfectly.
ROM Version 2.21.2.6 WWE
ROM Date 3/9/06
Radio Version 02.19.11
Protocol Ver 4.1.13.09
ExtROM ver 2.21.2.109
Very recently, I found that when I would hit the reset (soft boot) button it would not come back up. I found that if I would leave the battery out overnight and then put it in the morning it would switch on fine. A few days ago I though I would do a full reset via start>settings>system tab> Clear Storage. It looked like it did it ok but then the screen went white and now it wont switch on at all and appears to be dead. Even when I plug it into the mains charger the indicator light does NOT come on.
Have I killed my Vario? I hope not as it wasn't as though I flashed any firmware. Any ideas gratefully appreciated.
Jag

any help or ideas - like I said this was a working MDA vario and I have not tried to flash it or anything- thanks

Sounds like youve found the same bug that I did some time back. You have probably drained your battery all the way down. Look on ebay for a standalone battery charger, or get an additional battery. It seems that the Wizard can only charge its battery while it is fully booted up into windows. If you drain your battery down to nothing, and are unable to get all the way back into windows, the battery will never charge, unless you have a standalone charger.
Check out my previous post about this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=290370
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jagajutt said:
Hi All,
I have an MDA Vario that was working perfectly.
ROM Version 2.21.2.6 WWE
ROM Date 3/9/06
Radio Version 02.19.11
Protocol Ver 4.1.13.09
ExtROM ver 2.21.2.109
Very recently, I found that when I would hit the reset (soft boot) button it would not come back up. I found that if I would leave the battery out overnight and then put it in the morning it would switch on fine. A few days ago I though I would do a full reset via start>settings>system tab> Clear Storage. It looked like it did it ok but then the screen went white and now it wont switch on at all and appears to be dead. Even when I plug it into the mains charger the indicator light does NOT come on.
Have I killed my Vario? I hope not as it wasn't as though I flashed any firmware. Any ideas gratefully appreciated.
Jag
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jagajutt said:
any help or ideas - like I said this was a working MDA vario and I have not tried to flash it or anything- thanks
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If I recall correctly, there is a thread here somewhere that talks about battery recovery using a 9volt battery and some wire... seemed to work well for those who are stuck, no major surgery involved.
--M

I wouldn't use a 9v battery. You'll kill the phone. Thats more than double the voltage that it should be getting. I did "jumpstart" mine using another MDA battery. What i did is in the link i posted previously.
demontefixo said:
If I recall correctly, there is a thread here somewhere that talks about battery recovery using a 9volt battery and some wire... seemed to work well for those who are stuck, no major surgery involved.
--M
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d0ug said:
Sounds like youve found the same bug that I did some time back. You have probably drained your battery all the way down. Look on ebay for a standalone battery charger, or get an additional battery. It seems that the Wizard can only charge its battery while it is fully booted up into windows. If you drain your battery down to nothing, and are unable to get all the way back into windows, the battery will never charge, unless you have a standalone charger.
Check out my previous post about this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=290370
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What he said. It happened to me once too. What i did was i hooked up my phone to another (Nokia) battery using wires to my "dead" battery and booted into windows, once i did that i pulled the wires and was able to rechrge the battery.

thnxs for the replies - but that solution hasn't worked. I have another wizard as well and made sure the battery was fully charged and tried that - still no joy. I have a Voltmeter and it says the the battery has 4.17 Vdc
I still cannot get this wizard to boot up or the LED to light.
Any other ideas??
BTW - in my frustration I hooked up a 9 V dc battery that was reading 7 V or so and when I hook that up the camera flash light on the back comes on, but the phone still won't boot up..
Jag

In my case it was a hardware issue
jagajutt said:
Hi All,
I have an MDA Vario that was working perfectly.
ROM Version 2.21.2.6 WWE
ROM Date 3/9/06
Radio Version 02.19.11
Protocol Ver 4.1.13.09
ExtROM ver 2.21.2.109
Very recently, I found that when I would hit the reset (soft boot) button it would not come back up. I found that if I would leave the battery out overnight and then put it in the morning it would switch on fine. A few days ago I though I would do a full reset via start>settings>system tab> Clear Storage. It looked like it did it ok but then the screen went white and now it wont switch on at all and appears to be dead. Even when I plug it into the mains charger the indicator light does NOT come on.
Have I killed my Vario? I hope not as it wasn't as though I flashed any firmware. Any ideas gratefully appreciated.
Jag
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When I had the problem I found the following Hermes thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=289150
vjay555 advice is allways respected, you may want to give it a try, good luck

d0ug said:
I wouldn't use a 9v battery. You'll kill the phone. Thats more than double the voltage that it should be getting. I did "jumpstart" mine using another MDA battery. What i did is in the link i posted previously.
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heh. thanks, that's what I get for trying to remember something...
--M

O2 XDA Exec suddenly shuts down and won´t turn on again.

Dear users,
I have searched an answer for my issue but there where so many different things that I got kinda lost.
I am having the following problem with my O2 XDA Exec:
When using Wi-fi or Bluetooth for a while, the device suddenly auto shut itself down and everytime I try to turn it on again it keeps shutting down when showing the green windows mobile welcome screen.
Before this happens usually it looses the GSm connection and shows the antenna icon in the today screen with an ! instead of the signal strengh.
After a while (about 15-30mins) it turns on again like nothing happened.
Can anyone please help me with this issue?
My O2 XDA Exec specs:
ROM VERSION: 2.50.00 WWE
ROM DATE: 09/20/06
RADIO VERSION: 1.11.00
ExtROM VERSION: (IT IS BLANK)
2GB Sd Card

akibrit said:
...When using Wi-fi or Bluetooth for a while, the device suddenly auto shut itself down and everytime I try to turn it on again it keeps shutting down when showing the green windows mobile welcome screen.
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Sounds like your battery is failing.
You don't say what charge is indicated when it turns off, but if you look through the forum you'll find others have had this at 60 or even 80% of charge remaining. This charge level also seems based upon average consumption, so turn up the wick - by switching on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. - and a failing battery will not cope. Unlike Alkaline cells, NiCads, NiMh, Li-ion have much sharper cut offs.
I presume that the Exec reboots again, and stays on, when you plug in the mains power or powered USB cable.
How old is the battery?
David

I am not pretty sure about how old is the battery since I bought this phone on Ebay and it wasn´t new. I have 3 batteries and now I am testing with the 3rd one... I keep 2 of them charged and one in use...
I am glad to hear it is not a hardware issue or something that cannot be easily solved....
Hope to hear more suggestions, thanks for the prompt reply mate!

I am not pretty sure about how old is the battery since I bought this phone on Ebay and it wasn´t new. I have 3 batteries and now I am testing with the 3rd one... I keep 2 of them charged and one in use...
About the battery level when it happens, I am not sure beacause the indicator shows full even when it is not 100%...
I am glad to hear it is not a hardware issue or something that cannot be easily solved....
Hope to hear more suggestions, thanks for the prompt reply mate!

Jam Battery Meter Problem..

Hi everybody,
I'm having a strange problem with my i-mate jam.. I've replaced the battery 2 months ago with a new one. The new battery works like a charm.. I can make calls with only 6% of charge..
Anyway, about a week ago, the battery meter started jumping all over the place; all of a sudden the meter would show 100% charge then change to "Charging" state with 0% charge (both the primary AND the backup battery)!! Then in a while change back to 100%, then eventually it goes back to the real charge value (65% for example).. And then it goes to 0% "Charging" and so on.....
When I connect the charger, the device shows the right charge value, but sometimes it gets stuck @ exactly 81% even after 2 hours of charging, the LED is constantly yellow as usual but I can see a green flash every 8 seconds or so..
Sometimes, the device behaves correctly and charges to 100% without any problems, but when that problem happens it gets so irritating and annoying, and I am totally confused about it coz I can't make out a logical explanation to why this keeps happening.. I didn't install/uninstall any new programs.
Do you guys know anything about that problem??
Thanks ahead for your replies..
P.S: here's my ROM info:
ROM version: 1.11.00 WWE
ROM date: 03/14/2005
Radio version: 1.11.00

does the old battery also behaves like that?

does the old battery also behaves like that?
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No, the old battery never behaved like that.. It's a new problem. Anyway, I discarded the old battery so I can't tell if it behaves the same or not.
As I'm writing right now, the phone is connected to the laptop via USB cable, the LED is yellow and the "Power" menu shows 0% battery and "Charging" status! It's been like that for almost 30 mins now! I have no idea what's going on, the phone appears to be charging but the power meter indicates 0%!!
Could it be something with the charging circuitry??

Sound like a typical hardware problem.

Sound like a typical hardware problem.
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It could be. However, the meter has been behaving normally for 2 weeks now. And I'm linking the problem to low temperatures. Apparently, the new battery is of poor quality, so when the ambient temps. go below 12C the metering circuit starts showing false values.
I'll keep monitoring the problem and report if anything new happens.
Thanks all for your help.

i'm not sure but here in New Delhi when the temperaures have come down to almost zero, my device sometimes starts behaving like this but it corrects itself in about 5 seconds.and the battery is what was bundles with it and has been working perfectly from past 2 years.

[SOLVED]HD charging problem

My 2 months old Touch HD doesn't charge the battery anymore.
If i plug the power cord, the notification led turns red for 5-7 sec., then it turns off, and the battery meter shows no charging.
I can sync it with PC but runs again on battery, even the check box (under the power meter) is unchecked.
The only way to charge the battery, is to let the battery drains out (the phone turns itself off) and remove the battery from phone for few minutes.
I have the original ROM 1.57.831.1 (47324) WWE from 04/08/09 and i tried one hard reset ("clear storage" from settings).
Does anyone know how to fix this ?

I'm verry disappointed. Now it does'nt charge even i remove the battery.
I think i'll try the warranty service.
No other suggestions ?

Are you sure it is the problem of the HTC HD? I got hte same problem. But because I charged my second battery which was newly bought from the official website HTC UK. My original battery works well. So I returned my second battery.
Try another battery.

ci6i said:
I'm verry disappointed. Now it does'nt charge even i remove the battery.
I think i'll try the warranty service.
No other suggestions ?
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yep, same here...
my girlfriend and me, we own a HD, pretty much the same issue...
My device frist stated "unkown main battery status" and has been only willing to charge the battery while switched off and connected to PC (charger doesn't work).
My grilfriend's one now refuses to start at all.
One thing for sure - its not battery related since my fully recharged battery doesn't make her device starting.
I sometimes pulled out the battery without swichting the device off, or left it running for days before reseting it...i guess that might have triggered the problem...
gotta send it in, hopefully they don't mind my custom rom!

ci6i said:
My 2 months old Touch HD doesn't charge the battery anymore.
If i plug the power cord, the notification led turns red for 5-7 sec., then it turns off, and the battery meter shows no charging.
I can sync it with PC but runs again on battery, even the check box (under the power meter) is unchecked.
The only way to charge the battery, is to let the battery drains out (the phone turns itself off) and remove the battery from phone for few minutes.
I have the original ROM 1.57.831.1 (47324) WWE from 04/08/09 and i tried one hard reset ("clear storage" from settings).
Does anyone know how to fix this ?
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I had this problem to.... Change of USB cable did the trick! So.....it's possible that your USB mini cable is dead. Try another USB if you haven't tried it yet.

Thank you all.
alper1 said:
I had this problem to.... Change of USB cable did the trick! So.....it's possible that your USB mini cable is dead. Try another USB if you haven't tried it yet.
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I don't think it's the cable because i let the phone charging on my desk and suddenly, after few minutes (sometimes 1 min, sometimes 60 min) it stops charging (without touching/moving the cable),
ccieuser said:
...Try another battery
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I'll try to find another battery but my friends use Nokia
4irm said:
...One thing for sure - its not battery related since my fully recharged battery doesn't make her device starting.
I sometimes pulled out the battery without swichting the device off, or left it running for days before reseting it
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Well, in your case, for sure its not battery related.
After i left the battery out of the phone for 6 hours, it start charging again for 45 min then, the notification led start blinking red and green. After 2 minutes, the led turns off and i started the phone with 40% battery life.
It's driving me crazy and i don't know what to think!
I start to believe it's a battery problem but i'll ask for service opinion too, since i payed a lot of money for this.

Solved
My handset was repaired in service.
The problem was hardware related, generated by malfunction of switching power alimentation mechanism to motherboard.

Turn OFF

Hi again,
I have a problem with my Galaxy S4. Several times I changed the ROM, but it does not help.
When I install something such as a game or run several applications at the same time the phone is switched off.
It seems that when the processor is strongly charged if the phone turns off.
After a ptoblem to turn it on and have a couple of times róbować, wait a long time and switched. Sometimes it turns faster when power is connected.
Please help by phone will not turn off.
Actualy phone status :
I9505XXUEMJ5
Kernel version: 3.4.0 [email protected]#2
Build: Omega v13.2

Probably your battery is damaged. You then get this kind of behavior when your phone switches off or reboots when it uses more power. Try a different battery.

Lennyz1988 said:
Probably your battery is damaged. You then get this kind of behavior when your phone switches off or reboots when it uses more power. Try a different battery.
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It's a new phone and I got it three months. Rather, it's not the battery fault. As it is full charged it holds 3days.

It's your battery or maybe some other hardware failure. Flashing roms won't help you.