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help needed on restoring/reinstalling my tmobile mda compact

please help i have the t-mobile mda compact pm200 and i was removing a cracked version on pocket dos v1.09 from the remove list and it said windows wil need to perform a soft rest yes or cancel i clicked yes and my system restarted but now it just get stuck at the t-mobile screen. i have tried doing the manufatures hard reset but no joy i have take out the battery no joy and i can't even access it through my p.c what can i do to get it up and running again i don't care about the data already on there cuz it is all backed up on my sd cad

When you took out your battery, have you been waiting til the backup battery fully drained out? It takes about 30-60 minutes, better leave a few hours. Try this and post your results...

thank for trying but unfrtunatly it had no effect i tried for two hours then reinserrted it and no joy so i waited a further day but still nothing any other ideas tnx

Is it getting into BootLoader? Then you might try Flashing a new ROM!

how would i go about doing that? my computer won't even recognis3e my phone

I had about the same problem:
I was trying to install the Pocket PC Greek language support (free trial version) from the site http://greek.pocket-pc.penreader.co...der_Greek.html. on my MDA Vario Tmobile when it crashed!! It shows just a white screen and does nothing at all!! I soft and hard reseted the device but after restarting it shows the Tmobile screen and after a few seconds a white screen! Actually I am not so sure that the device is hard reseting because it doesn't ask me for a confirmation of the hard reset. When I startup my device it stops on the same white screen.No windows loading, no other commands accepting, not recognized by my desktop.
Did anybody have the same problem before? Does anybody know how can i get my PPC on working condition again
Thanks dagonist.
I hope somebody can help....

See for ROM upgrades on the forum :wink: if u get some images on the mini then it's not dead! It's just stuck at the bootloader mode, meaning that the OS is somehow damaged.. To solve this prob u must plug the mini into the pc (it will be recognised as an unidentified device, don't worry), then download a ROM upgrade set (u will find these on the net or in the xda-dev ftp). Execute the prog, wait 'till it finished and voila! Ur device will come as new If u encounter problem do a simple search in the forum regards rom - bootloader - upgrade and u willl find a lot of infos :wink:
Hope this helps, MocciJ

Thanks MocciJ.....but my desktop pc doesnot "see" my pocket pc at all!!

:? then it isn't yet in bootloader, is just stuck at the beginning of a broken OS! I mean that it tries to load the OS, but then it gets stopped since he read bad ROM (probably deleted in some way since u encountered this prob removing a prog) try to get it in bootloader mode, by pressing together the camera, power and reset buttons.. U will lose all the things in the RAM memory, but in this case u really can't do anything else.. After entering in bootloader, u can easily upgrade it..
MocciJ

Well, I just tried the camera button+power button+reset button....and nothing happens! It reset and comes back to the same white screen...
Any other suggestions??

well, did u tried to make it correctly? I mean: for entering boot loader u havce to press camera + power, and then reset (with camera and power pressed) if u can't still enter the bootloader, then I'm out of ideas, sorry...
MocciJ

I amdoing it write but nothing happens....

In the screen what can u read? If u read serial (it is barely visible) then see if it turn to usb when u connect the cable: if yes, we 're at a very good point...

When it starts up it shows the Tmobile logo and then for a few seconds :
ipl 1.08
spl 1.08
gsm 01.09.10
(something else...)
after a few seconds a white screen without any letters or anything else.

But I cannot see it anywhere on my desktop pc...

:? I can't figure out how you can get it back.. If it displays images and text, then the bootloader is still alive.. It even tells u the correct version of the complete ROM.. but I wonder why it can't access to the bootloader.. u must search in the forum how to reach the bootloader, but I'm sure of the power camera reset combination; when u can read SERIAL or even better USB on the device, u probably have solved most of ur problems, but chances are that u have even bad clusters of ROM, and cannot be restored with an upgrade (it happened to the External Rom of my mini after a bad upgrade)
I suggest to send it to repairs, before doing somewhat wrong, because if there is an original ROM inside they will repair it for sure, free :wink:
MocciJ

Thanks. The problem is that I got the phone from ebay, from a UK seller, and it was locked to Tmobile. So I don't think that I can ask for a factory/guaranty repair....

Thanks. The problem is that I got the phone from ebay, from a UK seller, and it was locked to Tmobile. So I don't think that I can ask for a factory/warranty repair....

seee i tried all of thoose things but i found the main problem was getting the computer to recoginise the thing and the program i put on was a cracked version ( i know i am a naughty boy) so if i send it off they could cause legal problems couldn't it

it depends on what u are meaning by "not recognised" but I assume that windows dosesn't even try to recognise the device (I mean that there aren't bubbles, notifications, or any other changes on the system) for the cracked software, well if u have installed it right into any RAM folder (not in the storage memory) then u can tell the repairing center that ur unit simply doesn't power on correctly.. :wink:
MocciJ

help!!!!

Hi all I don't know what happened but I can't interact with it anymore since I installed net framework 2.0 on my mini sd card... the only thing that does is switch on and off... not even active sync... I try to reflash my current firmware "AKU3.2-1.0RC1" but it wont find the phone... guys please help me on this I need this phone for work...

well have you tried to dump the net frame off your card? Did you hard reset before you tried to re-flash?

I tried to start it without the mini sd but It wond sync and so I can not reflash it.... i tried to hard reset and the stylus wont do anything in the screen... only when I press the power button I can use the stylus to click yes or not... that's it... :S please tell me there is a combination of keys to reset it or I'm f***ed

I found out that I can get into boot screen if I press power+camera button and then reset... but from there how can I start the reflash?

ok have you done the comm + voice + reset When it is in reset press power, it will ask you if you would like to format, follow on screen. and then it should put it make to factory settings.

Man......... you are my heroooo... SOLVEEEEEED... THANKSSSSS... more then 7 hours trying to find a combination like that... and now is done thank you once again

so it worked for you?

Sorted!!!!
Yes...You are a star!!!! thank you...

reboot and froozen
I have a T-MOBILE MDA and i change a video accelaration setting and after reboot alway froozen and i cannot do anything;i try the combination comm+voice +reset and appear a command said ress send if you want do default or any othes key if u want quit;I press send and reboot again but nothing change;could you help me more?maybe i did not understand your procedure u suggest here;I am a poor italian live in China and i need my phone and dictionary;

nnnike said:
I have a T-MOBILE MDA and i change a video accelaration setting and after reboot alway froozen and i cannot do anything;i try the combination comm+voice +reset and appear a command said ress send if you want do default or any othes key if u want quit;I press send and reboot again but nothing change;could you help me more?maybe i did not understand your procedure u suggest here;I am a poor italian live in China and i need my phone and dictionary;
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NEVER EVER enable that damn video acceleration feature in Pocket Controller without making a backup ( http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=1270&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 ) OR without installing a Safe Mode application ( http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=1255&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 ) first!
I've published MANY articles (example: http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=474&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 ) on the dire consequences of enabling video acceleration on WM5 devices. It's certainly worth reading all my articles thoroughly for anyone because, then, you can easily avoid situations like this.

How to restore the orginal S200 ROM ?

Hi people,
I have a mayor problem. I just fu*ked up my phone by installing WM6.
Now the screen freezes when the QTEK "Keep the world in one" logo is visible with the OS Version information. Hard reset wont work.
How can I restore the original rom ?
Please help me!

s200 off
and I have this problem. my phone is off by installing new spl
Now the screen freezes when the QTEK "Keep the world in one" logo is visible with the OS Version information. Hard reset wont work.
How can I restore the original rom ?
Please help me

To go in the boot loader screen you have to:
press & hold camera and commmanager button
press the softreset hole
release the commmanager button and keep hold the camera button until the 3 colours display appear
Byez

but wat can i do after i hav the 3 colour screen come out?
pls help..... i'm very nervous..... i don wanna waste my money coz i screw up my phone.,...
i'm now outstation... can go back to the service center within this 6 mth....

Connect USB Cable. Go in the Boot Loader screen (Hold down camera button, power button and soft reset until the 3 colours display appear). Run Rom upgrade Software.

mrsurya2000 said:
Connect USB Cable. Go in the Boot Loader screen (Hold down camera button, power button and soft reset until the 3 colours display appear). Run Rom upgrade Software.
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Which rom upgrade software ?

de.schurk said:
Which rom upgrade software ?
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http://www.romupdate.ru/ghjibdrblkz...rophet_220734_2207114_024721_QtekWWE_Ship.exe --> this software
don't worry, your device isn't bricked as long as you can run it in bootloader
check in WIKI if you have G3 or G4 Prophet

I'm the exact same situation.
And wiki didn't help so far...

Take it easy and flash the ROM as described. Use any WM5 ROM compatible with your device, but preferrably one with no vendor ID. In case you cannot update normally use the RUU-No-Vendor-ID application found in the FTP.
As said above the device is not dead, it can be recovered.

namco said:
Take it easy and flash the ROM as described. Use any WM5 ROM compatible with your device, but preferrably one with no vendor ID. In case you cannot update normally use the RUU-No-Vendor-ID application found in the FTP.
As said above the device is not dead, it can be recovered.
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Bear with me on the dumb questions
It looks like I managed to re-install
Thank you for your help. I installed the rom dezzer advised (post 7 of this thread) and it worked fine. Does that mean tha NOW i can flash smart1 1.3's?

Yep. Turn off the phone, make it sync with activesync and run UPDATE_ROM.bat.
Then cross your fingers Kidding. It will surely work. Remember to hard-reset after the upgrade.
If anything goes wrong just reflash WM5 and hard-reset. Always hard-reset after ANY OS upgrade.

mda vario

I have a big problem with my mda vario.
the begenning: !. i done a hardreset and before finishing a softreset.
now my ppc doesnt boot anymore. the hung up is by the screen of t-mobile.
Plese help me!
What can i do now, is my mda vario over?
No resets bring me forward
Touchscreen or any other buttons doesnt react and doesnt work anymore.
The only thing that i can do is to remove the battery

Stupid question, but why would you do a soft reset in the middle of a hard reset?
Anyway, probably your best bet would be to download the latest t-mobile rom, put your phone in bootloader mode and flash the rom again. This time, avoid doing a soft reset in the middle of it.

how do i install the rom in the ppc if it doesnt boot.
can you give me a todo list, please ?

how can i put my phone in bootloader mode

Press and hold the camera key and then press the on button. When multicolored bootloader screen comes up release the camera button and then you're ready to flash.

[Q] dead device

Hi
Plssssss Help me. i'm using HTC touch 3450 and i have upgraded my device with wm6.1
NOW THE PROBLEM IS...
1. MY DEVICE BUTTONS(HARD KEYS) NOT WORKING BUT I CAN MAKE THE DEVICE IN BOOTLOADER (TRICOLOR) MODE BY PRESSING CAMERA + POWER BUTTON.
2. AFTER INSTALLING A ROM WHENEVER MY DEVICE STARTS IT SHOWS THE HARD RESET SCREEN (BLACK SCREEN........... ALL THE DATA ...BLAH BLAB......)
I HAVE TO REMOVE THE BATTERY AND START THE DEVICE AFTER 30 MINS.) PLEASE NEED THE SOLUTION ......
3. I AM TRAYING THIS FOR A MONTH BUT NOTHING HAPPENS
PLZ GUYS HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEE OTHERWISE I'LL BE CRAZY!!!!!

rupesh baviskar said:
Hi
Plssssss Help me. i'm using HTC touch 3450 and i have upgraded my device with wm6.1
NOW THE PROBLEM IS...
1. MY DEVICE BUTTONS(HARD KEYS) NOT WORKING BUT I CAN MAKE THE DEVICE IN BOOTLOADER (TRICOLOR) MODE BY PRESSING CAMERA + POWER BUTTON.
2. AFTER INSTALLING A ROM WHENEVER MY DEVICE STARTS IT SHOWS THE HARD RESET SCREEN (BLACK SCREEN........... ALL THE DATA ...BLAH BLAB......)
I HAVE TO REMOVE THE BATTERY AND START THE DEVICE AFTER 30 MINS.) PLEASE NEED THE SOLUTION ......
3. I AM TRAYING THIS FOR A MONTH BUT NOTHING HAPPENS
PLZ GUYS HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEE OTHERWISE I'LL BE CRAZY!!!!!
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hi
if u can get ur tricolor screen then try this
connect the usb cable to pc and see if u get the USB words on the phone tricolor screen if so good try flashing any official ROM the same happened to my phone long back did the above got my phone back asuming u have done HSPL for ur phone if u have not done that then the only way is to take it to service
hope it helps good luck
thanks
hari

Wrong forum.. Touch P3450 is not a touch 3g , its the original touch (ELF version)
but i will try and help as i have owned both.
if your hardware buttons are not working it could be possible that your send and end keys are stuck down as this key combo brings up the hard reset you are talking about.
think you are going to have to open it as it sounds like a hardware fault, and if you cannot get into bootloader you cannot flash
if it was working alright before this is not the case, but either way you will have to fix your camera button and get into bootloader