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screen always goes blank on cingular 8525

At this point I can;t even use the phone. it started earlier today after upgrading to Windows Mobile 6 Pro Black Edition 2.0 from windows mobile 5 and it would usually haoppen when i was talkin on the phone while recieving a text message, after which the screen would turn white and Id have to take the battery out for a quick second. Now even the battery doesn't do the trick so basically I can't even use my phone since my looking a blank white screen
any ideas whats going on?

Could you please give us some more information, setup your signature to show your rom version (and name), radio version, spl etc...
What EXACTLY have you flashed to your phone recently (or at all)?

okay I tried to get a signiture but I dont know if it worked so here it is
Cingular 8525
IPL-1.01
SPL-1.40.0lipro
HERM 100
Windows Mobile 6 Pro Black Edition 2
CE OS 5.1.195 (Build 17740.2.3.0)
ROM version: Pro Black 2.0 (1/04/07)
Protocol: 32.71.7020.12H
Now I plugged the phone into my pc usb port and it turned on again without any problems.
Few other things
I upgraded my vista drivers to the ones pointed on this site
The Hard-SPL-V6 utility never seemed to work as it would always give me error but everything else was installed without a problem and since I already have SPL-1.40.0lipro I guess theres no point in using that utility, from what i understand...

So you havent tried upgrading to ANY other rom at all?

I want to give the Windows Mobile 6 3DES.2 a try next but I don't know if I'm doing smething wrong here.
Aside from that, I havent really installed any apps

jarnism said:
I want to give the Windows Mobile 6 3DES.2 a try next but I don't know if I'm doing smething wrong here.
Aside from that, I havent really installed any apps
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OK I doubt that it is the ROM that has caused any issues here, i would like you to CONFIRM that your bootloader version is 1.40.olipro before you continue doing naything else.

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OK I doubt that it is the ROM that has caused any issues here, i would like you to CONFIRM that your bootloader version is 1.40.olipro before you continue doing naything else.
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I just checked and that's wht it says, its been there ever since I installed windows mobile pro black edition 2
I check by pressing the power and ok button and resetting the little buttun with a stylus.

OK, have a go at flashing a different WM6 ROM, try 3DES?!

Well at least he does his reading. Welcome.
Hmm...The infamous white screen. I was a victim of that for a day, tho 1.40Oli should have fixed that...Hmm try reflashing the ROM?
Also...with 1.30Oli or later, I was able to flash with Vista without doing the driver replacement using RUUWrapper.
The way you make it sound, it seems like you have "temporary white screens"
I don't think it would hurt to reflash...and tell us your results ^_^
I'm not that educated in anything advanced yet but I am curious now.

well right now the screen goes white everytime pwer goes off and i press the power button. I can have the phone turned on all the time which draines the battery or power off the screen and reset it everytime i need to use the phone... Anything similar to that happen to anyone?

this only happens whenever the phone is unplugged from the power for some reason. As soon as its connected to the ac adapter or usb, the screen turns on and off withot a prob

Phone is on... White blank screen ??

Please help.....
I installed Schaps 3.6a Rom on HTC8525 (TyTn), been working for a week... Today I got a white screen... No icons.... I did a soft boot and hard boot and also removed the battery... when turned on just a white screen shows..
Any ideas?

Ah thought the screen of death was gone but i guess its back. by chance what version of hard SPL do you have if you have anything lower than SPLv7 upgrade as some thought this to be the case some thought that roms that had been ran through Taz's tools to cause this issue,.

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Ah thought the screen of death was gone but i guess its back. by chance what version of hard SPL do you have if you have anything lower than SPLv7 upgrade as some thought this to be the case some thought that roms that had been ran through Taz's tools to cause this issue,.
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Thank you for your response. Please forgive my ignorance... I tried to locate the SPLv version on my HTC8525 but failed. i would not know where to look except to try to hard boot by pressing the two side buttons and getting the multi color screen. Is there a fix that you know of for the white screen? Do you recommend I change ROM and downgrade radio?
Again... Thank you for your help.

This white screen syndrome is intermittent and the phone goes back to normal after 45 minutes or if an incoming call is received... Strange... still I have not figured it out... Please help if you can...

Problem with upgrading to WM6 for IPAQ hx2495b

Hello,
I hope someone could help me with this because I have been reading this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329079
for more than 3 hours.
(I started reading at 10pm and now it is 1:42am)
and read through every single post (and even every single word).
However, I am still having a problem with upgrading my IPAQ hx2495b
Basically, when I tried to get into the white screen boot loader mode, the screen faded to white and then nothing happens. I do not see any icon (or any graphical shape appear whatsoever) to indicate I am in the boot loader mode, it was just white.
I pressed the contact+iTask+reset button, which I believe is the correct combination.
And the screen shows no reposnse when I pressed and held the calender button.
I was be able to format PS though.
And when I tried to run the update program, it simply said the program failed to connect to ActiveSync.
My current bootloader version is 1.02.00H and I am running on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 using the Windows Mobile Center.
Could someone please let me know what I should do? Many thanks!
Regards
Anyi

OK, problem solved, I just have to work with the white screen! Welcome WM6!!!!!

Really
How id you fix it

you pretty much have to just do everything blindly and hope things will work, which turned out to be the case for me. Good luck!

Try Tommy's ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=383173 , it's 6.1 and it's faster (as far as i can tell) than 6.0.
zhuanyi said:
Hello,
I hope someone could help me with this because I have been reading this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329079
for more than 3 hours.
(I started reading at 10pm and now it is 1:42am)
and read through every single post (and even every single word).
However, I am still having a problem with upgrading my IPAQ hx2495b
Basically, when I tried to get into the white screen boot loader mode, the screen faded to white and then nothing happens. I do not see any icon (or any graphical shape appear whatsoever) to indicate I am in the boot loader mode, it was just white.
I pressed the contact+iTask+reset button, which I believe is the correct combination.
And the screen shows no reposnse when I pressed and held the calender button.
I was be able to format PS though.
And when I tried to run the update program, it simply said the program failed to connect to ActiveSync.
My current bootloader version is 1.02.00H and I am running on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 using the Windows Mobile Center.
Could someone please let me know what I should do? Many thanks!
Regards
Anyi
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White screen of death

Hello everybody,
I seem to have a major problem with my XDA Orbit: Not only it shuts down with no apparent reason so that I have to reset it, but it shows sometimes the dreaded "white screen of death" - from now on "WHISOD". The screen all of the sudden slowly goes white and sometimes shows dark vertical bands. After that - if I am lucky - I can reset the device, however a couple of times I already had to hard reset end even reflash it.
I have already checked software and plugin problems and would rather say that it seems to be a hardware problem. Any ideas out there. They would be highly appreciated.
Best regards,
Smack

i had the same problem and as at now my phone is dead becuase i did not flash it with the original rom. look for the rom it came with and flash it to the phone ,like how u first got the phone or u will loos ur phone very soon

I am not at all sure if it has to do with the ROM. I have tried different ROMs to check the error but it appeared with all of them. However the next time I will try again with the latest official ROM.
Thanks for the comment and your help. BTW Did you send your Orbit in for repair?
Regards,
Smack

Hi, do you use the uspl before every new rom install? Try it.
I have the same problem, my htc3300 is almost dead I think. No way I can even turn it on, allways end in the windows screen, and it was because I didn`t use the uspl before last rom install.
Give it a try, and let us know.
See ya.

Thanks. No flashing problem. I have flashed a couple of devices (always unlocking them before ;-) )and have had no problems whatsoever.
The problem I mentioned is not connected to any earlier flashing. The device works a couple of hours perfectly. However suddenly it starts to behave like crazy.
Now to your problem: If you can get into boot loader modus you will most probably be able to unlock your item. Search for uspl and download it. Then get into boot loader mode (press voice recorder button and power button while resetting the device) and you will get a three colored screen. Then connect the USB cable. You will see "usb" in small fonts on the screen of the device. Now you can run uspl. With a little luck the device starts again. However you can flash it again with a fresh ROM the same way (after unlocking it). This may (!) work.
Regards,
Smack

Hello,
I have the same problem, I already hard reset end even reflash my p3300 many times with different ROM.
I even tried running it for some time with and without the micro SD, ending with the same result: the screen of death.
Any ideas , tips, anyone ?
Thanks,
Roundi

Ok, I tried the following: Just take the battery out for six or seven hours and insert it again. The device seems to run smoother. Will keep you posted. Tell me if it works out for you.
Regards,
Smack

Ok, just removed the battery, I will leave till tomorrow morning.
I will keep you updated.
Thanks,
Roundi.

I have same problem here - though mine is the second phone and the fifth motherboard I've had. HTC just don't seem to able to fix it. I'm now trying to get a refund.

Hi, Jem.
Yes that's something I have thought about too. Did you you use the original ROM? However right now the system seems to be more stable. I have had only one blank screen after removing the battery (and one shut down).
Regards,
Smack

I have just put in the battery and switched on the phone after almost 24h.
So far so good.... I will try to use it for a while and will let you know.
Regards,
Roundi

Had the same problem again, when using Mortplayer. I have Mortplayer installed on the SD card. Could it be that the problems arise, when there is heavy usage of the SD Card?
Any ideas are welcome.
Regards,
Smack

Again it went SOD shortly after turning it on. I didn't launch any applications.
I am stuck here.....

XDA Orbit not running right

My XDA Orbit went crazy today, first I couldn't start him at all, he wasn't react on "power button". After few attemts he finally started. I connected him to PC but he turned off after couple minutes. From this moment I can't start windows, it stops at starting screen (with IPL, SPL, GSM, OS). After a while screen starting to quakes (like a low frequency on CRT). I tried hard reset, it won't help and run it in bootloader mode but Orbit just reset.
Additonal info:
IPL 3.04.0001
SPL 3.04.0000
GSM 02.67.90
OS 3.4.0.0
ROM: Original WM6 from O2
Can anyone help me?

Have you tried a different barttery?

No, I didn't. I don't know anybody with artemis to borow another battery.
EDIT: I checked battery voltage, it's about 3,85V and now i noticed something, on battery sticker is printed it is for ARTE160 3.7VDC-1200mAh but on the phone it's printed ARTE200 5VDV-1A. Is that can cause the problem?

Finally I forced it to run in bootloader mode and flashed with the same O2 WM6 ROM. He started and I was abble to flash USPL and other ROM. It's better but still sometimes phone just poweroff with no reason

flisak said:
Finally I forced it to run in bootloader mode and flashed with the same O2 WM6 ROM. He started and I was abble to flash USPL and other ROM. It's better but still sometimes phone just poweroff with no reason
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Hi
Had a similar problem!!! Try reflashing the rom....It worked for me..I used the o2 stock rom found on the the artemis wiki in the ftp section.... Can also highly recommend the Touch rom found in the windows mobile 6 section of the artemis section here..
regards
Lohtse

I bought a new battery but phone still turning off and freezes. Now I can't even turn it on, sometimes it starts but screen slowly fades away and after few seconds its only black screen with black light. It's propably a hardware problem but what?
EDIT: I started it, working fine when it's connected with pc but when I disconnect it freezes after couple of minutes.

flisak
open the device and check the screen is connected propperly, piss easy, just be very carefull.
if this does not work buy a new LCD.

Hi, I have the same problem with my Artemis, did anyone find a solution? Can be a problem with the LCD?

And plus one here. The device always turn off, and is difficult to turn on again. Rplaced battery and is the same.....

I've got an XDA Orbit that periodically hangs (full black screen and occasionally this seems to drain the battery very quickly). I've taken it apart and reseated the connectors and these all look ok.
Seems to happen when you're taking it out of a pocket to answer a call etc. Sometime it just requires a soft-reset but occasionally it just doesn't respond. In these instances I have found that twisting it slightly across the diagonal (top left to bottom right bending back slightly) and then resetting the device seems to bring it back to life and it's ok for a few hour/days again. If I leave it alone, i.e. not in my jeans pocket - it's fine, so think it's hardware related but not sure which bit is faulty - screen, touch-screen, mainboard etc.
If I bend it the same as above when it's working the screen goes screwy and causes it to crash so think it's definitely this is what's causing the device to crash. However, the clock seems to keep going (I'm assuming so as in most incidents it doesn't seem to lose the correct time - although I might just be seeing the problem the instant after it has crashed) so don't know whether the mainboard is still ok.
Just thought it might help some if you try the slight twisting described above to see if that helps with these to get them working and if anyone has any ideas how I can work out which bit of mine is faulty I'd be grateful.

when I try to flash the ROM 6.5 for my HP3300 after 4% flashing it restrats again. Pls help me out. I think this problem might be with my Ext_ROM. How to unlok EXT_ ROM

what is the best touch rom to use for my xda orbit. and where can i get it

lohtse said:
Hi
Had a similar problem!!! Try reflashing the rom....It worked for me..I used the o2 stock rom found on the the artemis wiki in the ftp section.... Can also highly recommend the Touch rom found in the windows mobile 6 section of the artemis section here..
regards
Lohtse
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what is the best touch rom to use for my xda orbit. and where can i get it

Well it seems that I'm having similar issues with my Orbit.
I've been having problems with it for a few weeks and they seem to be getting much worse now.
Occasionally it would just lock up and freeze, but after frantic tapping it will unfreeze itself and continue working fine. But over the past few days it's been locking up regulary. Removing the battery was the only way to get it going again.
But now it just won't do anytihing. As soon as I start it up I either get a white screen (it phases in during the splash screen), or it'll start up, freezes after a few seconds, then eventually switches itself off. Hard resetting it makes no difference at all. Changing the battery didn't work either. I always keep it on charge overnight, could that be the problem? Maybe I'm just overcharging the battery (if that's even possible).
Note: As I've typed this, I've switched it on again only to find the battery's flat, even though it's been off for most of the day (I gave up trying to start it up). The battery usually lasts for the whole day - maybe even 2 days if I don't use it much. I had it on charge overnight as I said.
I'll try another battery to see if that works. If not then what can I do?