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Hi there,
Firstly, be gentle - I'm new to all this.
My Kaiser has recently started to mess with me. It will not connect with my PC for activesync. I've tried plugging it into PC's at work too all with the same problem: the host PC's do not notice the device being plugged into the USB however the phone will start to charge from the PC's USB.
I've tried disabling the "advanced network functionability" toggle, and even different USB cables.
I really don't want to hard reset the device until I get Sprite working (after an upgrade which I cannot do due to not being able to connect).
Whoever can help will make my Christmas card list this year
Frank.
You can have SPB backup your phone to an executable .exe file on you SD card if you have room and then hard reset.
Only problem with this is when you do a restore, you will probably restore the fault again.
Best option is just to backup your data (no apps or settings) with SPB, do a hard reset and put any cabs back on one by one to check if its one of those causing the prob.
Thank's for the suggestion Farsquidge. It looks like this will have to be the solution unless others have been through this.
It's annoying that WM6 is such a pain. So many small bugs on this device it makes me question where I'd rather settle with a mobile: Versatility + unreliability OR Normal phone + reliability.
effsee said:
Thank's for the suggestion Farsquidge. It looks like this will have to be the solution unless others have been through this.
It's annoying that WM6 is such a pain. So many small bugs on this device it makes me question where I'd rather settle with a mobile: Versatility + unreliability OR Normal phone + reliability.
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I hope someone can help you further on this.
It can be a pain to get them set up just how you want them but once working they are great!
With all the complex functions it has, there is no wonder people have problems (how many times do people reset their PC's or have a game or app crash it?)
That's what this forum is about, no-one knows everything and sharing info is the best way to do it. I find tons of uesful info and tips on here that just keep on enhancing the unit but, inevitably, I may add an app, or a tweak just not right for my phone and have to resort to the old hard reset and put it all back on again.
It's fun but gives you a wakeup kick at times!
Forgot to suggest, if you do not already have SP Backup, (because you cant sync) put your SD card in a compatible card reader on your PC then run it on your phone.
My suggestion would be this - download the trial for SPB Pocket Plus and install it (they have a CAB available). In the settings, go enable the "Safe Mode" boot option and soft reset. When the Safe Mode dialog appears, boot in safe mode and see if your computer recognizes the phone now.
If it does, something you've installed is messing with your phone. Start rolling back installations and resetting taking off the app at the top of the list under Remove Programs. After each app, boot in normal mode and see if you can connect. If not, rinse and repeat.
If you ever get a "normal" connection, you'll know which app or combination of apps caused your problem.
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My suggestion would be this - download the trial for SPB Pocket Plus and install it (they have a CAB available). In the settings, go enable the "Safe Mode" boot option and soft reset. When the Safe Mode dialog appears, boot in safe mode and see if your computer recognizes the phone now.
If it does, something you've installed is messing with your phone. Start rolling back installations and resetting taking off the app at the top of the list under Remove Programs. After each app, boot in normal mode and see if you can connect. If not, rinse and repeat.
If you ever get a "normal" connection, you'll know which app or combination of apps caused your problem.
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Nice one!! I only have the SPB 'Lite' that came on the HTC CD that does not have that option. Will look at their site for an upgrade myself.
Cheers..
Hi guys
I did a mistake and I increased the cash size of my Diamond too much. So, when I turn it on, it gets stuck at the green "windows page" (FLO3D does not start). So is there any "safe mode" so I can fix the registry without flashing the whole thing?
I have installed SBSH iLauncher and selected "always" safe mode prompt whenever soft boot. So far each time safe mode function well until I installed Microsoft Reader v2.4.1 few days ago. The device cannot boot up and finally display a screen saying something like I might have shut down the device wrongly or installed some software not compatible. I am forced to hard reset the device and installed everything again. The Monocube Safe Mode v2.x still cannot work in WM6.1 device. Same thing happen to Spb Pocket Plus since it is using the same Safe Mode. I am afraid there is only SBSH iLauncher offers safe mode, but it still cannot prevent my device from poor installation. Perhaps it might help not to load certain Today Plugin only when the safe mode prompt. For some scenario the device just cannot boot up the safe mode and there is no other alternative but to hard reset.
What do you mean by safemode????
There is no safemode in WM6. Hard reset and do it right the next time.
Cheers!
sensorama said:
What do you mean by safemode????
There is no safemode in WM6. Hard reset and do it right the next time.
Cheers!
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SBSH´s iLauncher as well as SPB´s PocketPlus DO provide an option for a safe mode on the WM platform......they do this by not loading today plug-ins and other certain modules, that can mess up your OS....
I think, there´s even a very good article about it in the WIKI of this forum. However, SPB´s products are still NOT oficially supporting WM6.1......
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SPB´s products are still NOT oficially supporting WM6.1......
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That said, I can confirm that the safe-mode function of SPB Pocket Plus does work fine on the Diamond.
To the OP, as discussed there are safe-mode programs available, however they require installing before you need them...
Mathew
sensorama said:
Hard reset and do it right the next time.
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+1
Although, as posted above, there is a way....
More interesting though, is what do you do when you've f*cked your device to the point it won't boot up, and you don't already have those programs installed? A way to edit the registry offline while the device is bricked would be nice... Like the PSP has the battery hack, a similar thing here would be nice. After all, the Diamond didn't come free, in fact there are quite pricey $$$, and there are many other things I would prefer to use as a paperweight before the Diamond.
I wonder if the ROM update software could be modified to allow editing the registry? I don't know enough about the way in which it functions internally, but someone here surely does. If it could, you could obviously reverse harmful changes and save yourself from hard-resetting and losing all those settings you took days to complete to perfection... Then you could relax a little more.. IF the IPL and SPL are working then you should be able to do anything within reason, am I right?
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+1
Although, as posted above, there is a way....
More interesting though, is what do you do when you've f*cked your device to the point it won't boot up, and you don't already have those programs installed? A way to edit the registry offline while the device is bricked would be nice... Like the PSP has the battery hack, a similar thing here would be nice. After all, the Diamond didn't come free, in fact there are quite pricey $$$, and there are many other things I would prefer to use as a paperweight before the Diamond.
I wonder if the ROM update software could be modified to allow editing the registry? I don't know enough about the way in which it functions internally, but someone here surely does. If it could, you could obviously reverse harmful changes and save yourself from hard-resetting and losing all those settings you took days to complete to perfection... Then you could relax a little more.. IF the IPL and SPL are working then you should be able to do anything within reason, am I right?
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Yea, see what you are saying. A kinda off-line regedit would be nice.
Well the future will tell. then again... its not that big hustle to reinstall your pda/diamond/whatever.... so im not that bothered.
cherrs!!!!
sensorama said:
What do you mean by safemode????
There is no safemode in WM6. Hard reset and do it right the next time.
Cheers!
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You don't seem to have read the sticky thread on reading the available information before asking / stating something... I've published several articles on Safe Mode. The Wiki even has a dedicated category at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Systems programs, Safe Mode booting etc on safe mode apps...
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I think, there´s even a very good article about it in the WIKI of this forum.
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Thanks
i also got stuck on the boot screen after a faulty aplication.
but after removing the sim , it went ok and i could uninstall the aplication.
worth the try
yep, recommend hard reset. spb pocket plus safemode works fine on touch pro
I have installed this piece of crap on my HTC Diamond (Blackberry connect WM6 pro 4.0.0.90) and now its stuck on boot screen (HTC logo).Is there ANY WAY to make htc working without hard reset?
Or,is there any way to save my personal data (contacts,photos,etc)and after that to do hard reset?
safe Mode for windows mobile
There is a way to restart in safe mode.You have to install SPB Pocket Plus for that.
I've two problems which lead into one big problem.
First im stuck in the bootloader mode. Every time I start the Qtek 9090 it's in bootloader mode (btw it says v2.06 on the bottom). When the reset button is pressed the normal WM 2003SE should start, but there's always the bootloader. I've tried reset, hard reset and camera+power+reset. This problem exists since I used EnterBL.exe, when I used camera+power+reset, I were always be able to get back in the normal mode. I read suggestions how to solve this problem, but they contain ActiveSync. This leads us to the second problem.
I'm not be able to establish a ActiveSync (V4.5) connection when the BA is in bootloader mode. It worked perfect in Windows 2003SE. In bootloader mode the BA says "USB" on the display and XP shows the device in the device manager (I hope that's the English name, it's just a translation from the German name), but ActiveSync doesn't find a device.
I've shriked extrom to 128 KB, because I wanted to upgrade to Win 6. Maybe that's necessery infomation.
I hope someone has the answer for my little problem, because my mobile phone is currently just a expensive paper weight.
welcome to the forum!
no, it's not an "expensive" paperweight.
let me please first say, stop messing around in the device manager (yes, that is the correct name), everything is just fine, it is normal that it does not connect as usual!!!
you are exactly where you should be, and apparently you already read about how to basicly get to wm6. ok, let me explain...
since you already your extrom space, you are ready for upgrading, and that is what the bootloader is for. of course you don't start the bootloader and try and reset again, the bootloader is for opening ports to access the rom, which, otherwise would be rom=READ only memory.
another thing is, the "serial" changes to "usb" when cradled. that is no problem, that's perfect.
you are now at the point where you take the rom (nk.nbf file) and put it in a folder containing the RUU (rom upgrade utility, basicly a bunch of files named maupgradeut_noid, enterbl, getdevicedata and so on, you know where to find those apparently )
and start the maupgradeut_noid, then the rom flashing begins. after it is done, you simply perform a hard reset, but not the old fashioned way (power+reset). wm5 and above use another hard reset.
you have to press power+reset and then quickly press camera+record to access a boot menu, then you use the camera and record button to switch the options in that menu to say the following:
clear registry hive: YES
format storage: YES
enable kitl: NO
then you confirm that by pressing the mail button, your screen turns white and after a short time you are done, and wm6 will start for the first time!
have fun!
with best regards
Chef_Tony
Thanks for your effort, now it seams that think are not so bad as I thought.
I did all the steps, but I was uncertain wheater maupgradeut_noid worked right, because the program didn't show the versions of the mobile phone's software. So I thought it wasn't correctly detectet.
So it's normal that these informations are not shown by the program?
After these incidents I'm a litte bit afraid bricking my beloved BA.
that depends, my upgrade utility never showed any information on the "from" side, just the version of the rom i was going to flash, and it is fine, for some people it seems to show all the information after killing active sync first by opening the pc's taskmanager, and kill the wcesmgr and wcescommmgr processes, i can't confirm the file names though, as i have wmdc because of windows 7, but you should be able to find the active sync related processes yourself. maybe after killing them, you have all the information there.
if there is no information at all, then something went wrong and you should start playing around until you find something there again. but even if flashing wasn't successful, you would realize that, because it would be awfully fast, and nothing would have changed to your device, or it would be formatted, but nothing bad like "bricking" would happen there, you can always re-flash the device, and if you actually got stuck in bootloader, which is totally different from your situation now, you would still have ways to get the device back to life, but that is very unlikely and you are right to ask first, but you are fine so far.
You made my day!
It worked just as you said. Now I've a proper running WM 6.
Thanks to Chef_Tony and the other people putting their effort in the community.
Hi, I've been trying to track some answers down all day about this, and I have no idea what's going on.
Last night, my phone was being a little slow, so I held the power button down and rebooted it. When it turned back on, it asked me to calibrate the screen and asked me if I wanted a password, and when I was finished, my SPB Mobile Shell didn't launch, and I noticed that I had no contacts, texts, or e-mails anymore.
However, it keeps on telling me that my storage memory is critically low. My theory is that my data is all there, I just can't access it for some weird reason. I ca actually use my old ringtones, so it wasn't a complete hard reset.
At first, I tried to hard reset the phone, but I don't have the "clear storage" application at all, so that's out. My next step was to try and see if I could somehow et someone at the phone store to flash it, but they just told me I had to buy out my contract because they are dicks. Big ones.
So I went home and tried to flash my ROM back to stock, so that at least I could erase the storage memory and restore some semblance of functionality, but I can't even do that. When I try to use Sync, the phone won't work, and on my Windows 7 machine, I can see that I have used 100% of the storage memory, and the drive is completely locked. I can't remove files from the computer, nor on the phone itself.
I tried to flash the thing, but even when I put it into the bootloader mode, the Flashing stops at 0% and nothing ever happens.
The phone is a CDMA Diamond 500, with MTS as the carrier. I just want to have access to that drive, is there any possible way to do this? Any info would be greatly, greatly appreciated.
Thank you to anyone who helps me out!
Just a quick note:
I found another person exhibiting this exact problem, but his problem was solved by hard resetting the phone. I can't hard reset my phone through ordinary means as described above, but is there any other way, like from the bootloader or by using hardware buttons? If I could hard reset, I think I could fix this whole mess.
Never mind, I managed to get it done.
Nothing to see here, folks.
I would use "Microsoft My phone" to back up my contacts and photos docs etc on your device drive. I'm not sure that a hard reset would even effect your "internal storage" so it's worth a shot.. You can find a .cab in the marketplace for the program. I know whenever I flash my phone it doesn't effect my Internal storage.
Sorry... to hard reset from bootloader hold down the volume down button and the center Touch wheel button and power button when you turn it on.
I would like to write simple security app for my phone, that wouldn't allow manipulating with mobile after it is ordered to enter disabled mode. I thought about it, and there are 2 things needed to be done. First I'll have to disable screen - not a hard task, but secondly, I need to ensure anyone won't be able to hard reset phone until mobile have disabled state. Normal reset won't be a problem, I plan to start that security app right after the phone powers up and load windows.
If the phone won't respond to commands and to perform hard reset(which would allow bypassing app by wiping it), phone is useless to anybody.
So if I want that to work, I need to disable hard-reset option by any means, but not disable whole phone.It got to be able to power up so app can again run and undo all changes. Is there any way to do that and don't break anything?
I've seen similiar app to what I want build, but it disabled phone totaly, so even after recovering it, it was unusable. That is where I want to improve, so I'd be glad if someone could help me.
i know nothing about mobile programing, but got some though regard what you want to achieve, you may need a customized password protected bootloader.
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I would like to write simple security app for my phone, that wouldn't allow manipulating with mobile after it is ordered to enter disabled mode. I thought about it, and there are 2 things needed to be done. First I'll have to disable screen - not a hard task, but secondly, I need to ensure anyone won't be able to hard reset phone until mobile have disabled state. Normal reset won't be a problem, I plan to start that security app right after the phone powers up and load windows.
If the phone won't respond to commands and to perform hard reset(which would allow bypassing app by wiping it), phone is useless to anybody.
So if I want that to work, I need to disable hard-reset option by any means, but not disable whole phone.It got to be able to power up so app can again run and undo all changes. Is there any way to do that and don't break anything?
I've seen similiar app to what I want build, but it disabled phone totaly, so even after recovering it, it was unusable. That is where I want to improve, so I'd be glad if someone could help me.
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hey, this sounds like a cool task. I can help with the SPL modification.
you would also want to protect it from reflashing with another ROM.
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hey, this sounds like a cool task. I can help with the SPL modification.
I think it might be just enough for now If we could password protect our systems from being wiped/flashed, but as I read, this wasn't possible. I'm not sure if times changed, but with android and win7 becoming popular, I doubt that anyone will take an effort and I don't know enough to make it by myself...
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cmonex said:
hey, this sounds like a cool task. I can help with the SPL modification.
I think it might be just enough for now If we could password protect our systems from being wiped/flashed, but as I read, this wasn't possible. I'm not sure if times changed, but with android and win7 becoming popular, I doubt that anyone will take an effort and I don't know enough to make it by myself...
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this can be done in several different ways by changing SPL...if you're interested PM me and I can sort something for you.
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This will be cool app .
I think what cmonex said may help by securing SPL itself, to start with.
Thanks.
Disable Hard Reset?
I think someone has already done that - and sent it to me in a virus in an MMS. My phone keeps wanting to "Power Off". If I respond "Yes", it immediately restarts. If I respond "No", it wants to "Power Off" again after a couple of minutes. The phone doesn't respond to the power button. I can't perform a hard reset.
I've been trying to find a copy of the shipped ROM to try reflashing it, but none of the links to the Australian Telstra ROM (2.31.841.6) seem to work. Can't seem to find one ANYWHERE?
This is driving me CRAZY.
Is there any OTHER way of doing a hard reset (eg while connected to PC?)
PS Oddly enough, it seems that while the phone is connected to the usb port of the PC, it DOESN'T try to power off! - Whoops, cancel that... "Power Off" dialog just came up!