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Well, after hours of research and searching and reading, I finally decided to flash my T-Mobile Wing. Yay! First, I did Hard-SPL from HERE and followed the instructions to the point. The CanonYang splash screens came up and my Wing loaded into Windows Mobile just fine. From there, I installed ASerg's policies again and ran Itje's Touch-IT Lite for the Wing "1__UPGRADE_ROM.bat" and followed the instructions it prompted me with. An error screen came up on my phone saying "Unknown Status" but I just left it alone. After about 10 minutes, Itje's RUU completed and I hard reset my phone.
Now, only the first CanonYang splash screen comes up and my phone locks up there. Did I just brick my phone? What do I do to fix this?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
*EDIT* In my haste and fear of the "brick", I chose to post a thread rather than do the obvious that many will most likely state. If it helps my situation, please note that it's nearly 5am in Chicago, I have not slept yet, and I'm pretty much terrified I just made a $300 paper weight. I'm certain many of you would do the same.
Yes, I did fix my problem... and yes, I found my answer by searching the forums... and yes, I will buy you all cookies! Itje gets a candy bar though
lol soz
press the camera button and at the same time use the stylus to push the reset ..... a colourful screen will come up ...... connect it to your computer and run a official rom..... you can either look from some or get windows mobile 6 from htc.com if you sign up to the eclub and just find it from there.
hope this helps
Hello all! First of all, I am a total noob to ROM flashing and the like, so please be nice and bear with me. I am pretty sure I bricked my phone and I am sure hoping you guys can guide me out of this mess.
I have a Tilt and wanted to sim/CID unlock it and flash a cooked rom (had my eye on Dutty's latest Diamond). I spent some time reading up in the wikis, etc. and decided to give it a try. I was using Olipro's Kaiser SIM/CID Unlocker & Changer to start. I flased the SPL successfully and was in the process of patching the radio (Step 2) when - wouldn't you know it - I bumped the USB cord and knocked it loose from the PC. Uh oh. I tried to recover but it apparently did not work.
Now, the tilt will not turn on at all unless connected to the PC via USB. Once I connect the USB cord, the device just goes through a continuous loop of the splash screen, constantly trying to reset, but never getting past that point. Now, I CAN get to the bootloader screen by simply holding the camera button while the device is going through one of its resets. Once I get here, it just sits there at the bootloader until I unplug the USB, which powers off the device. On the bootloader screen, it shows the following:
Security Unlocked (at the top)
KAIS1*0 MFG
SPL-1.0.OliPof
CPLD-8
Now, since I could get to bootloader, I decided to try and reflash a ROM. I tried AT&T's original rom and Dutty's ROM. Both seemed to flash OK, but once complete I was still stuck with the same problem. HELP! Where do I go from here? I saw the instructions for frankenkaiser. Would that help? I did not want to attempt it without seeking guidance first. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!
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looks like your screwed...like a nail....
looks like your screwed...like a nail....
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RU serious? There's nothing I can do from here?
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looks like your screwed...like a nail....
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Thanks Captain Productive.
To the Original Poster: You may still be able to save your Tilt. You will need mtty and a smart friend. Maybe if you look around you can find one. But, I recommend you compensate him for his time. If he is successful he saved you a $500 paperweight.
Would going through the frankenkaiser steps help?
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Would going through the frankenkaiser steps help?
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Hmmm Probably Not.
If I have this understood correct When you reset your phone it goes directly into Bootloader? You can flash 100% a ROM but it still goes into bootloader?
Usually this happens because the bootloader thinks its still in flash mode. You have to use mtty to Clear that flag and boot it and All should be happy.
If I have this understood correct When you reset your phone it goes directly into Bootloader? You can flash 100% a ROM but it still goes into bootloader?
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Well, not quite. First of all, when the phone is not connected to the PC, I can't get it to power on at all using any method. Once I connect to the PC, it acts like it is attempting to boot and goes to the AT&T splash screen. However, after staying on the AT&T splash screen for a few seconds, it simply resets itself and tries to boot again. It will continue in this loop unless I either hold down the camera button (which sends it into bootloader) or unplug the USB cord (which simply powers it off).
It should be noted that when I see the AT&T splash screen, I can not see the rom/radio version, etc.
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Well, not quite. First of all, when the phone is not connected to the PC, I can't get it to power on at all using any method. Once I connect to the PC, it acts like it is attempting to boot and goes to the AT&T splash screen. However, after staying on the AT&T splash screen for a few seconds, it simply resets itself and tries to boot again. It will continue in this loop unless I either hold down the camera button (which sends it into bootloader) or unplug the USB cord (which simply powers it off).
It should be noted that when I see the AT&T splash screen, I can not see the rom/radio version, etc.
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well i can save your tilt but it will cost you. if you mess up don't blame me though. I've been there and somehow saved myself by basic computer knowledge and tools available on this forum. I have a wedding to attend in a few hours and I haven't slept yet but you appear in need of some help.
well i can save your tilt but it will cost you. if you mess up don't blame me though. I've been there and somehow saved myself by basic computer knowledge and tools available on this forum. I have a wedding to attend in a few hours and I haven't slept yet but you appear in need of some help.
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Man, I'll take any help I can get at this point. Where do we start?
Sorry to keep bumping this, but can anyone help? I really need some assistance. Thanks!
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Sorry to keep bumping this, but can anyone help? I really need some assistance. Thanks!
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PM, GSLEON3, he is the king of recovering " bricked " phones.
P.S. Just remember people spend many hours helping people around here, hours they could be relaxing with their families. So when all is said and done , make with the appreciation. Good Luck
PM, GSLEON3, he is the king of recovering " bricked " phones.
P.S. Just remember people spend many hours helping people around here, hours they could be relaxing with their families. So when all is said and done , make with the appreciation. Good Luck
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Thanks, I'll definitely shoot him a note. If I can get this thing fixed, I don't mind ponying up some appreciation either!
Bump. Still looking for anyone who could help....please please please....
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Bump. Still looking for anyone who could help....please please please....
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Start reading to get prepared for help ( or if you are feeling brave ) but make sure you understand EVERYTHING ! DO NOT get impatient and just jump right in.
If you mess up here, yea the kids get a $ 500 play phone. Be patient GSLEON will get back to you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=371154
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=372497
SUCCESS!!!
Never mind the requests for help guys, I got it breathing again! I used mtty and found I had a bunch of reversed/bad blocks. I simply downloaded the latest AT&T OEM rom from the HTC site and VOILA! I'm back up and going again! If anyone else ever runs into this problem, this thread was a lifesaver:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=380951&page=2
Whew, that's enough drama for one night. I will try to load a cooked rom later...
Big thanks to all who responded!
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SUCCESS!!!
Never mind the requests for help guys, I got it breathing again! I used mtty and found I had a bunch of reversed/bad blocks. I simply downloaded the latest AT&T OEM rom from the HTC site and VOILA! I'm back up and going again! If anyone else ever runs into this problem, this thread was a lifesaver:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=380951&page=2
Whew, that's enough drama for one night. I will try to load a cooked rom later...
Big thanks to all who responded!
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Congrats to you!
A little inspiration for other newbies and GS gets to relax for rest of his weekend.
Well done.
Recently upgraded to 6.1 on my ATT Tilt. Now after i lock the device it will go to a grey lit up screen and suck the battery. The screen will go from grey to black and back and forth a few times then remain grey.
If i hit the power button on and then hit the power button again the screen will go away.
The problem is when i do not notice this, my battery dies FAST!
Anyone else have this? Any idea why?
Bump. Please this is draining my battery like crazy.
Not sure if this is the exact same issue or not, but I've noticed that occasionally, after I hit the power button or it goes into stanby on its own, that my screen will "turn grey" as you put it..... I think it is the backlight comming on without the rest of the screen. I've noticed it a couple times where it flashes on, then goes off again a couple times... once or twice staying on longer. Also, if I hit the power button to turn it on, the regular screen comes on and then it seems to stop. I've got the lock set to activate after 1 hour of stanby and rarely lock the phone otherwise.
I only noticed this after upgrading to AT&T's official WM6.1 ROM.
Anyone have any ideas?
That is the exact situation. And when you hit the power button on again then off again it seems to go away.
Glad I am not alone. Someone out there that is smart should know what is going on with the 6.1 and backlight.
I just noticed this happen on my Tilt last night when I plugged in the charger. The screen was already locked and in standby when I plugged it in. I placed in down on the desk and started to walk away when I saw the screen light up... just blank gray. I pressed the button to take it out of standby and then again to put it back in standby and then it was fine. Didn't think too much about it until I saw this thread.
I'm running totally stock WM6.1.
great im posting this months after the last poster but yes i just updated my phone to the 6.1 rom and i have the same issue happening.....and what is sad is that no one has answered with any help!
to EVERYONE in this thread...this forum would love to help others facing problems but we are not mind readers! please post more information...
for example, quite a few of you have noticed that the problem started happening after the ROM update to 6.1...don't you then think that it is important for you to look into what changes occur in your device when you upgrade a ROM?
if you read around, you will notice that SPL version and Radio ROM versions are just as important as your ROM version and that certain combinations of these three key ingredients will cause unexpected problems.
for those in this thread that already know the importance of SPL and Radio ROM versions, don't you think it is important to let the rest of us know these details in your posts about issues if you want help?
my suggestion to you is to post information about your device in your signatures (see mine for an example) so that you can post short messages about your issues and not have to worry whether or not you've provided the basic amount of information...you don't go to your doctor and tell him it hurts and then expect the doctor to guess where it hurts and to guess your medical history? you bring this information along in the form of medical history documents when you FIRST visit the doctor.
i'll try to help (and so will countless others) once you provide the basic information.
read the wiki for more details.
good luck!
thank you for help and advice. I have added information into my signature about my phone. And the grey screen has gotten worse. and yes it started when i dl the ROM from the HTC site for the ATT Tilt phone. Ive searched around and no one really has an answer from what i have found...please help!! Its is really annoying!
you still need to mention your SPL version so we can proceed from there. read the wiki for more information on how to find out what SPL version is present on your device.
update your signature with that information and then i feel your signature will be complete. remember, if the filename of the ROM contains some strings defining the versions of the various parts of the ROM, it does NOT mean that those parts of the ROM will be updated exactly as expected. for example, your signature says your ROM is "3.57.502.2 WWE"...did you get that information from the filename containing the ROM update? or did you actually go into Settings->System->Device Information to see the versions?
bottom line, don't rely on the version strings in the file that you download. instead, after the ROM has been updated, check on your device to make sure that the ROM, Radio, and SPL versions are as expected.
after you find and report your SPL here (read the wiki to find out how to check your SPL version), then we will probably advise you play around with the SPL version or maybe even try some other 6.1 ROM for the Kaiser. you should know that there are SEVERAL "official" ROMs available to upgrade to an "official" WinMo 6.1 and there are even more unofficial "cooked" ROMs to get you to WinMo 6.1.
hey thanks...i totally understand what your saying but i really dont even know how to check for my SPL or what SPL im using. I dont even know what SPL stands. I looked at the wiki but its talking about restoring your ROM and SPL back to what it was and stuff. I also found my ROM name in the phone info tab.
in the wiki (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Kaiser) the second question in the "ROM Upgrading" section should have an answer (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=SPL Questions?) that will explain what SPL stands for, what it does, and other terms that can refer to the SPL.
once you have read all of that, you will understand that the term "bootloader" is also used to refer to the SPL...then you can look at this page (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Kaiser_Resets) detailing the various methods of accessing low level device functionalities such as hard resets, soft reset, and entering the bootloader screen (at the bottom of this page). once you enter the bootloader screen (its called the tri-color screen), all the information displayed indicates what SPL version you have installed.
i agree that the information on how to check your SPL version is a bit difficult to find in the wiki but ALL of the above information is there...just have to read quite a lot of it and carefully too! but believe me, once you've done some solid reading and searching, you won't regret it!
please find out your SPL version and let us know! good luck
Thanks again...and i didnt see that SPL question before...i might have missed it...but it was helpful. Thank you...i hope i finally got what is needed and i added it to my signature! So i hope that is all the info needed to help me out because that grey screen is annoying...never happened before until i went to the WM 6.1 rom!
let take a step back......why dont you flash the at&t 6.0 rom back onto your device, if it still does that grey screen thing, we could then rule out the rom upgrade as being the cause.
well i really dont know how to go back to the other ROM since it is one o the ATT Tilt ROMs from HTC. And i like how the WM 6.1 is...they got really some nice new upgrades but thats about the only annoying glitch that comes with it other then the backlight resetting to dim at 10 sec's all the time. I know it is the ROM cause a lot of other people on here had the same issue after the upgrade...and some people tried to go back to the original ROM before the upgrade and it messed their phone up for a few people so i dont want that to happen with me!
Download the 6.0 ROM and and flash it just like how you upgraded it to 6.1, exactly the same process. You dont need to install HardSPL but it advisable that you do so.
Ton of ppl flash their device many many times, and they dont mess up their device. If you are too afraid that flashing ur device will mess it up, and you are very sure that the grey screen is cause by the 6.1 rom, good luck figuring out, cause i dont have any suggestions that doesnt involve flashing. ok maybe a hard reset.....but after that i'm out of suggestions.
Aight thanks for your help but flashing back isnt really what i want to do....like i said i like the new ROM but the grey screen is the only issue i have...and i know its only cause of the new ROM but im hoping someone else has an answer to the issue!!!
same here
Not looking for a solution, but just adding mine to the list,, I had a 6.0 version that did this. got a replacement after complaining of the backlight problem, and it did it (6.1 version), took it to the ATT device store and they swapped it for a third, 6.1 version also and it does it,, called the help line and they pretended not to know anything about it. just did a hard reset and said "its not doing it now,, I cant help you" I'll live with it if its the worst thing it has.
Scott
I just upgraded to the ATT 6.1 Rom last night and I'm facing the same issue. I have been trying to research as much as possible today and can only find people describing the issue. I did do some experiments today and here is what I noticed...
I have the Device Lock on my today screen. Before the ROM upgrade, when I would lock the device the screen used to dim immediately, and then of course I would press the power button to shut off the screen. Now, with 6.1 ROM, I noticed that when I lock the phone, the dim does not take place until 10 seconds. What seemed to be happening with my "experiments" today, is that if I press lock and wait for the 10 seconds for the screen to dim, and then press the power button to turn off the screen, no grey screen. If I press lock and hit the power button before the screen dims I get the grey.
Looking further into this, I hit lock and waited 2 seconds before turning off the screen. Sure enough after 8 more seconds I get grey. I repeated the experiment again. This time I hit the lock icon and waited 8 seconds before turning off the screen. Sure enough after only two seconds, the grey screen returned.
I feel pretty confident that if that dim took place immediately after lock, like the original ATT ROM, this might not be an issue (at least for someone like me that is used to the 2-step, lock and power button process).
As another experiment...
I also noticed that if I get the grey screen, I could slide out the keyboard and slide it back (which of course turns the screen back on), hit the power button to turn the screen back off, and the grey screen would go away.
Grey Screen on Tilt Problem
Same issue on mine. Anyone find a solution (for any version ROM, etc.) on the ATT Tilt? Thanks.
I have some links to Android in case anyone wants to try it out
http://www.connect-utb.com/htcandroid/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=24&p=65#p65
I cant download right now but let's see if we can get this working on our phones
the links attached are not available
all you have to do is goto
http://www.myhtcphone.com/downloads/14-files/3-file-for-automatic-and-easy-installation
and download them direct, i found them after looking around for 5 mins I am downloading now to give it a try
It takes up all my space on my rom 38kb. Has anyone else tried it?
android
Wizard running SPC Unnamed 6.1 Alpha Preview Release rom
Installed on phone
Android starts to boot up but then just sits on white screen. No luck but was fun to try
kingdmc said:
Wizard running SPC Unnamed 6.1 Alpha Preview Release rom
Installed on phone
Android starts to boot up but then just sits on white screen. No luck but was fun to try
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That is what I was going to install it off until I saw how much space it takes up.
It probably ran out of ram when trying to boot up. I would try and use this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=395173
I have the last TnT and I have the White screen of death too ^^^^
Same here start to boot then a white screen, I have see earlier builds running on the Wizard though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9U-zF_6sm8&feature=related
Why cant worck on myne
has someone tryed with overclock to 220
isent there any way we can mix up Android and liniwizard somehow to make this work..im running GM v3 and ive got like only 12 MB left after almost nothing except s2u2 is installed..but i tried this on my Himalaya...it stops at loading kernel
Everybody!!!
does anybody see the htc web its amazing!!!!!! we can not have the android we need more POWER!!! that omap doesnt have.
So this thread is duplicated search for the genius one its amazing how they wants to load it, but stucks on boots... red point side by side...
I'm sad...in theory android runs on anything...seems our wizards are not included in that description....I'm hoping we can get this up and running soon...I too continue to get the white screen of death.....anyone else have any luck?...i saw someone say earlier builds worked..can we get copies of those on this thread?
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Wizard running SPC Unnamed 6.1 Alpha Preview Release rom
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I would recommend a Rom that's finished
And just a bit slimmer TNT for instance the light version or J.Vd.Spanks rom.
But maybe a cleaner Rom with the files already in there should do the trick.
I was getting the white screen of death on linwizard too. Then I followed the boot instructions better. You cant have anyting running in the background and you have to put the phone in flight mode. (linwizard) I haven't tried Android yet.
thanks mr. incredible
i will try this now
Edit: don't work too...
Sorry to raise an old thread, but I am actively trying to get this too boot now. I have a little bit of android experience, so I am gonna see if I can help us out a little bit here!
Well its good to see someone trying it out wishing u the best of luck and as always i offer my services as a guine pig
Well, I feel that I am close....I have extensivly dedited the default.txt file to try and get it to boot....but still no luck. I have found however that you can indeed mix-and-match the various "distrobutions" of Android and make a semi-working version. The closest I have got to booting it is by using the zimage from the working Kaiser release, my modified default.txt, and the regular initrd-android.zip from here....it gets to the red ping pong ball, THEN the screen fades away, THEN a white scream comes up.......and then nothing. SOOOO close to booting it ain't funny! There is a guy on youtube that has done it on the Wizard, but for whatever reason he wont release his files, or tell how he did it! Heres the link to the videos=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS_AmG8fCR4
actually i had seen that video before but since i havent found anyone here ( which i consider the holy grail of win mobile/HTC phones) saying they were able to do it i assumed that it might have been a fake or something
still wishing you luck again
My unbranded TyTnII took a dump today, and reset itself to OEM condition, not so bad, except the data base was corrupt, so I would not configure a connection to my carrier (T-mo) .
So, I took it home, hooked it up to activeSynch, and brought up a previous sprite backup file to restore it.
Now it's a paperweight- it will start, display the three three install lines R-G-D with the Smart mobility splash, and that's it. I can't get it into bootloader, or anything else for that matter. Any ideas?
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My unbranded TyTnII took a dump today, and reset itself to OEM condition, not so bad, except the data base was corrupt, so I would not configure a connection to my carrier (T-mo) .
So, I took it home, hooked it up to activeSynch, and brought up a previous sprite backup file to restore it.
Now it's a paperweight- it will start, display the three three install lines R-G-D with the Smart mobility splash, and that's it. I can't get it into bootloader, or anything else for that matter. Any ideas?
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If you get to the 3 color screen you are in bootloader my friend, do you notice the USB sign display in the screen? If you get that you can flash. I will recommend that you hard spl your device first (Please read the sitcky of how to perfom it, click under my TyTNII link)
Moved as not ROM Development..
Hard-Reset and do not use your backup as may be corrupted...
If that does not work then try and get into bootloader i know you said you can't but try again and flash stock ROM.
thanks for the move, and my apologies for the mispost- I realized only afterward I had put this up in developers.
I can't get to bootlogger mode- the phone hangs at the initial splash where it displays the SW versions of R D G. It will not move past this.
I hold the camera and on buttons, and push and hold the reset pin, but this is as far as it gets. I will sit here, so far for an hour, but will not progress further.
What am I missing? It's been some time since I've had to muck with it at all, so I've become unfamiliar with the tricks.
It's not bricked as long as you can get meaningful info on the screen. It sounds like you need to revisit HardSPL and put on a newer version. Then flash an appropriate rom.
All right,
Many thanks for the help! I flashed and manged to get the bone stock HTC WM 6.0 ROM loaded.
Now, at the risk of asking what could be considered a dangerous question (almost as bad as starting an oil thread on a moto list) what would be considered the latest and greatest ROM of them all? these days? I haven't been on this forum for quite some time, and I'm sure you all have been busy w/updates. I gave up when WM 6.1 came out, screwed up the GPS settings and made the camera even worse, so I've just stuck with my plain 'ol HTC OEM ROM.
Any suggestions?
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All right,
Many thanks for the help! I flashed and manged to get the bone stock HTC WM 6.0 ROM loaded.
Now, at the risk of asking what could be considered a dangerous question (almost as bad as starting an oil thread on a moto list) what would be considered the latest and greatest ROM of them all? these days? I haven't been on this forum for quite some time, and I'm sure you all have been busy w/updates. I gave up when WM 6.1 came out, screwed up the GPS settings and made the camera even worse, so I've just stuck with my plain 'ol HTC OEM ROM.
Any suggestions?
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Yes, try them all and pick which one can meet your daily needs
having tried quite a few 'light and fast' types, i would say stick to more or less standard 6.1.
i spent a lot of time looking for cabs and then adding back in all the removed stuff i needed.
then get spb mobile shell on there and have a good looking phone.
6.5 never worked properly, esp messages, but a few other obscure probs.
my 2c