I THINK I BROKE MY ORBIT! Major Problem with my xda orbit (running b&b v4.0 touch)
Hey guys (especially Tom)!
I have been very very happy with the mentioned ROM for the best part of 3 Months. No faults, very speedy and it looks cool!
However, today my battery fell out (I've lost the back cover) whilst the device was on. After reinserting it and powering back on, the device seems to hang on the screen with the windows logo on. It has been like that for 2 hours and I don't know what to do. Whilst in this state, the power button does not respond and the only option is to take out the battery to actually turn off the device, or insert the stylus into the hole on the left of the orbit. Neither of these options actually do anything....it just boots and stops at the windows mobile screen.
Obviously, I wasn't prepared for this to happed and so I don't have anything backed up...which is why I really do not want to hard reset.
Is there anybody who can help me out there?
THANKS GUYS
P.S. I have attached a picture of the screen at that point which it hangs.
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seriously this is important
villos said:
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seriously this is important
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oh....Sorry.Just see your thread now.I have update new version rom v4.3
I think,maybe u try update v4.3 ???
For me it better v4.0
If have else problem . PM to me .
Cheers..!
I've got the same problem with B&B4.1
If we can get a green Activesync you can just turn on your pda holding the speaker button (get the boolander mode) and the run the upls and the new ROM, or if you cannot the only way is to run the original HTC ROM from the bolander modality.
Soory but i think you'll lose all your data
sorry
you can also try to hard reset your device (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_Resets)
important: hard resetting will erase all data on the device (not on storage card). it sets your device to the point right after you flashed the rom.
but i like tom's advice more...reflash to v4.3. it also erases data, but you get a nice new rom
well guys!
thanks for all the helpful comments. i had a gut feeling that i had really screwed up my phone hours before i posted on here. and i knew that i was going to loose my data. thankfully, most of my stuff is on storage card and i backed up my contacts before i upgraded to bb v4.0
so anyway, i took the plunge and thought ok...well since i was going to have to hard reset which would erase everything anways, i thought i might as well upgrade to tom's latest offering (not that there was any need to...i absolutely loved v4.0!!).
two words.... ITS QUICK!! seriously, i noticed immediately the speed increase from before (although i haven't had a chance to put on all of my progs just yet like tomtom, resco explorer etc). the camera is also very very quick compared to v4.0 (you had to wait 5 seconds after pressing the shoot button).the touch flo cube runs a lot smoother now and i like the nice fade in/out and also the fact that you swipe your finger from top to bottom to initiate it as opposed to having a hard button assigned...its a nice "touch"
i cannot thank tom enough for this amazing ROM.
tom, if you're reading this can you please answer the following questions?
>the earth background in the comms manager...anyway of changing this?
>what does black bars do?
>and rom setting
>why does HTC action screen go away so quickly?
Apart from that....i am very impressed.
THANKS AGAIN TOM...YOU ARE A F*CKING LEGEND
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hiya, i'm using Sleuths Developer Rom v3.0, and its all been going fine untill just now ... completely out of the blue!
its easier to explain with pictures. So read my storey thingy:
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*Explains*
whenever i receive a message, or tap to view one, it automatically scrolls to the bottom of the message (Panel 4) and so i have to scroll up to see my message each time (Panel 5)
this happened completely randomly and it has happened to me before on one of JJ's roms.
i have searched, and done a Soft Reset, i've uninstalled the last application i installed (HTC Custom) to no avail!
i really do NOT want to hard reset as i have everything PERFECT on here now anyone got any ideas????
i must add that this happened randomly while receiving a message and it does it every single time!
would be greatly appreciated as hard reset is not my option ...
Thanks in advance
EDIT:
Ok Kasual has said that its the "D-pad fix" which can be disabled by downloading HTCustom (search it) and then go to "Pocket IE" tab and disable the Dpad fix, then soft reset and its fixed!
Yeah, I'm actually having the same problem. If anyone's got advice, I would appreciate it as well.
Great illustration
I also have that issue...
A hard reset fixed it for me. I have no idea why it happened, but a hard reset fdixed it. YMMV.
ah i foresee a hard rest then =/ argh didnt want to do that!! must be SOME explanation for it surely!!
thanks for the replies guys
I've had this problem with my 8525 since the day I upgraded to WM6, it has never gone away either.
D-pad navigation.
I am pretty sure this is caused by the "D-pad navigation" tweak. I also seem to remember that one of the newer roms is backwards (enabled is unchecked, disabled is checked). Try changing that tweak setting.
D-Pad Navigation
This is the behavior that comes with the D-Pad navigation tweak. You might want to make sure the tweak program is actually setting the registry to NOT have the tweak. I will look for the reference and post unless some one else beats me.
WOW many thanks Kasual!!! it is the D-Pad fix!
i'll edit my main post with a cure
many thanks
Although I never had this problem, I really appreciated your illustration of the problem (and the solution), which is really great!! Had a lot of fun studying
I wish many other users would be AT LEAST so kind to explain their problems with more than 7 words, such as "my dopod won't start anymore, suggestions??"
Olioaglio
Hey guys,
Recently I dropped my Artemis . No screen damage luckily only button damage, so the problem is that my left softwarekey, my green telephone key, and the navigation button won't respond everytime I push them. See beneith (red=broken):
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I need to click like 20 times fast and then suddenly the three buttons work again, but as you can imagine that's quite annoying. I don't feel like taking the cover off because it's not that easy, I reflashed many roms to check if it was a software problem but it's definetely a hardware problem. I think the two metal connectors don't connect if i push one of those three buttons, only after 20 times or so. Do you guys have any idea's on how to fix this?
And if not, is it possible to make a shortcut on the Today screen that directs me to the dialer screen because I can't access it with my broken Green Phone button?
Thanks already
Neozzz said:
Is it possible to make a shortcut on the Today screen that directs me to the dialer screen because I can't access it with my broken Green Phone button?
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You have 2 solutions:
This adds a new icon in your Home plugin
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\HTCHomeplug\4]
"iconindex"=dword:00000000
"ResPath"="\Windows\cprog.lnk"
"LaunchApPath"="\Windows\cprog.lnk"
This changes "contacts" to "phone" (112 for Calendar) softkey, just use touch screen
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113]
@="Phone"
"Open"="\Windows\cprog.lnk"
Thank you, that did the trick . It's a nice thing that the touch rom doesn't really need the buttons, you can manage and control almost everythin with HTC Home.
Now RollR is the problem
Suddenly all three buttons began to function normal again. But now my UP direction and MOUSE CLICK are not working anymore. The fact that my mouseclick is not working is really annoying because I use it a lot.
I think the problem is a software problem, because my mouse worked good before. I tried many different roms , official HTC, Premium, Touch. But still my mouse click and up direction are not working.
I don't feel like sending the phone in because that would be the third time to send it in for repair .
Can somebody help??
Thanks already
Neozzz said:
Suddenly all three buttons began to function normal again. But now my UP direction and MOUSE CLICK are not working anymore. The fact that my mouseclick is not working is really annoying because I use it a lot.
I think the problem is a software problem, because my mouse worked good before. I tried many different roms , official HTC, Premium, Touch. But still my mouse click and up direction are not working.
I don't feel like sending the phone in because that would be the third time to send it in for repair .
Can somebody help??
Thanks already
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The third time??? Your Artemis is very unlucky!
I think it's an hardware problem, perhaps it's broken a contact in the board, or a littel piece of metal inerrupts some contact (first the three keys and now the mouse).
Try to open your Artemis...
If the problem persists after hard reset and after flashing other ROMs... it's definitely hardware problem. You must send it to service.
Hi guys,
Sorry for posting this, and being a complete n00b, but i've recently tried two roms, and one i've been having problems where the rom uses too much memory and stops everything else running, and another which although is basic, doesn't seem to want to actually work properly.
The ones i've tried are:
Plain Jayne version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=461490
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394417
The latter one being the closest "theme/rom" layout as what I had originally, however I didn't do the original upgrade of the ROM so don't have what it was put on.
So what I was wondering if its possible to just get the basic rom for my Hermes?
Or even something which is basic to use, no fancy gimmicks, as much as I love the roms i've used.
The one i'm looking at at the minute is this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316726
Just wondering also what WWE stands for?
Thank you,
WWE
I believe it stands for World Wide English.
Excellent, thank you!
Sort of figured it would stand for something along those lines, but thats great for clearing that up!
Only looking now for just a plain rom for my phone now, since it hard resets everytime it needs soft resetting, even switching it off does this.
I've tried HTC's website, but they've got nothing on there for the Hermes, which is a shame.
Hope someone can help.
Greeee said:
Excellent, thank you!
Sort of figured it would stand for something along those lines, but thats great for clearing that up!
Only looking now for just a plain rom for my phone now, since it hard resets everytime it needs soft resetting, even switching it off does this.
I've tried HTC's website, but they've got nothing on there for the Hermes, which is a shame.
Hope someone can help.
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If you're after a plain WM6.1 ROM you can't go wrong with using CRC 13.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387990
A basic ROM that is as stable as you can imagine - without TouchFLO etc. but can be extended using his device update service. I use it on my Hermes (but my current phone is the blackstone).
Thanks for your help there afr33s! Will download later, as got to run to work now, shame really, as it means i've no music etc for going to work and then coming home.
Ah well.
One thing, checking the screenshots of it, is there any sort of function like the below:
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Sorry, i'm meaning only a few of those, ie the first screenshot, really.
Not fussed on anything else.
Would just like to thank afr33s for his reply.
I loaded the suggested rom, and have had no problems now for about 48hours.
Its been called on, i've loaded things on which I had on my original install, and generally loving it!
Thank you so much for your time, and I'm keeping that rom handy on my PC!
Looking forward to getting my staff phone now, just a shame I can't play around with it like that. Methinks it'll be a Blackberry or another HTC, but will definately need the QWERTY keyboard!
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Sorry, i'm meaning only a few of those, ie the first screenshot, really.
Not fussed on anything else.
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Download HTC home and the Diamond theme from the device update app. to get something like the (huge) screenshots you posted.
Yeah, I've both installed.
The screenshots were part of another thread, I had only clicked for the first screenshot, but it seems its all one image.
Anyway, i'm still happy with the phone, so thought i'd express my appreciation to you.
Thanks once again for your help!
Stock Tilt2. Every now and then there will be a bubble notification on the top of the screen, and when I tap on it the Notifications screen that comes up shows (underneath Medianet and battery) simply an exclamation point inside a circle, with no accompanying text. Clicking on it does nothing, and Dismiss All doesn't remove it. I have to soft reset to get rid of it.
Any ideas? (Other than flashing a new ROM! I'm actually perfectly happy with the stock ROM.)
This problem is happening on two separate Tilt2s, both with stock AT&T ROM; any ideas? Screenshot attached.
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$40 bounty added
They're multiplying:
$40 to whomever can figure out what is causing this.
Give this a try ..
You should find a use for them, let them breed and then corner the market and sell them.
WarlockW's post should help you out.
If that cab does not fix it, are you running ActiveSync with Exchange?
I had a similar issue with my old phone. It was a problem with my account on the exchange server. I had to have my profile recreated.
No I dont use exchange. I have read around here others having the issue as well though.
I've only experienced with issue with cooked roms. The stock Verizon 6.1 rom never displayed that issue. Unfortunately, I've yet to find the cause.
Thanks for the help with this. I actually am using Exchange. I was using 2007 and updated to 2010 since posting (which involved rebuilding my mailbox), and haven't had the problem since. So perhaps it was that, but I'll post again shortly with an update after I've had some time using it.
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Stock Tilt2. Every now and then there will be a bubble notification on the top of the screen, and when I tap on it the Notifications screen that comes up shows (underneath Medianet and battery) simply an exclamation point inside a circle, with no accompanying text. Clicking on it does nothing, and Dismiss All doesn't remove it. I have to soft reset to get rid of it.
Any ideas? (Other than flashing a new ROM! I'm actually perfectly happy with the stock ROM.)
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Dagordon,
I think its a defect on some of the phones they rolled out. I called HTC support, and they did not have a solution. Good thing for me is that the phone was less than 30 days old. The guy at the dealership took it back with no questions asked when I showed it to him.
I would think that your only option is what you mentioned above (flashing it with stock ROM).
Damn. The problem persists, even with a new Exchange setup. And the fixunreadcount program doesn't fix it -- it'll run successfully but the empty notification will remain.
So rfrancoi, you're saying that this problem only happens on some Touch Pro 2/Tilt2s, as in a different one might not have the problem?
I don't know is it an issue only I have, or maybe it's a well-know problem that Touch Pro2 users have to deal with but whenever I hit the lowest, middle part of the screen, the Keyboard's Options pop-up, although there's no icon to click. The on-screen keyboard on the other hand never pop's-up by itself, so the issue only regards the Option's box.
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I find this highly irritating, 'cause it happens EVERYWHERE: when I try to hit OK in G-Alarm; when I'm not too precise with the Sense slider or - and this is extremely irritating - when I play games designed for Portrait mode (the upper screen was taken while playing "The Simpsons Arcade"). Portrait mode games are just unplayable (hence the controls are often in the lower screen parts).
I don't really use the options box. If I ever use the on-screen keyboard (which isn't often) I have it always set to Phone Keyboard when in Portrait, and to Full Qwerty in Landscape. I never change those options so if it's possible to disable the Option's box all together that'll be just fine.
I'm not sure is it relevant, but I use an official ROM upgrade to Sense 2.1
Oh come on! I'm sure someone can help. Please? This is a truly irritating bug.
dude, i've never had this happen unless the keyboard icon was present in the middle. sure, if i hit a little weird (which technically I think is to the right of the icon (?)) that screen pops up..
I have no idea why its happening, but since no one has replied, I wonder if it is a glitch or bug w/ just what you got..? have you tried any other roms or resetting to factory default?
Not yet - I'd hate to reinstall all my applications, set them all over again and tweak the phone from scratch (I know I can do a backup but if I would decide to install a new ROM I would switch from the official upgrade (Sense 2.1 with WM6.5) to a cooked 2.5 and the backup wouldn't work).
I don't really fell like doing that just to fix one minor problem.
It's like with bugs on Windows PC - people usually let you to format your disc and install the OS again, but I'm always able to fix any issues I have without formating the device (I haven't done that in a year).
But I'm not that good with Windows Mobile, so I'm asking for your help, oh mighty ones
I'm sure it's something that could be fixed within the registry of with Total Commander - I just don't know how to find the bug myself.
Maybe someone could post his/hers setting from the registry (from directions that have something to do with the on-screen keyboard) so I could compare them with my reg keys?