After trying to upgrade my Dell, it no longer will turn on. Please tell that I really do not have that so called "300 dollar paper weight". Is there anything that can be done.
Ok, I have upgraded the rom on a HImalaya device (NOT an Axim) several times, and with those devices, after you upgrade the rom you need to do a SPECIFIC hard reset.
Pressing the normal power button or other buttons to wake it up doesn't work.
On our device it involves holding down the reset button, camera and record (it will be different on yours).
This takes us to a screen where we need to change three settings (such as cleaning the registry hives) before the device starts up.
You need to figure out what the specific reset combination is for your phone (generally it isn't the same as the hard reset you would usually use ETC on a Himalaya device the normal hard reset is reset plus power, but the reset after bootloader is reset, camera and record).
Hope this helps.
Thank you for you help. I got it working.
would you share how you did this?
Hard Reset for X50 is Hold Power Button and Push Reset Button
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I had my original ROM back up to SD yesterday by performing a hard reset (hold on/off key then press the soft-reset button), then successful copy "CE + Boot to SD" to the card. But today, I can't perform the hard reset anymore. When I hold on/off key then press the soft-reset button, there is no option for me to choose, it only look like a soft reset. BTW, I did not neither change, modify or install anything since yesterday.
Anyone has any suggestion? Tks.
hhmmm never knew you could hardreset xda1's that way i believed that you needed to stick the stylus into the small hole on the otherside of the connector as in 1 hole for softreset and 1 hole for hardreset
Yes, the hard reset button on xda 1 is the tiny hole next to headset socket, push once, leave for 1 minute then push once more for fresh factory reboot. This procedure MUST be carried out after flashing phone.
I'm sorry I did call the wrong name for that procedure.
The problem is when I did successful unlock my Siemens SX 56 via ActiveSync by install the Special Edition rom 1.2, I couldn't enter the "bootloader" by hold on/off key then press the soft-reset button. Anyone pls help.
Since I recently bricked my Universal for the second time it made me think why this could have happened. The symptons are known. Your machine hangs in the splash screen (not the Serial or USB boot screen), you can flash another rom, but this does not help, and MTTY Task 28 gives an error.
I think I know what happened in my case. Both times (and I do flash my ROM a lot) I did not completely press the two soft keys on the keyboard really well when resetting with the stylus. The system the proceeded with a normal soft reset, and knowing this is not right I immediately repeated the process (holding the two soft-keys, reset stylus, and typing 0 on query) while the soft reset was still in process. I think this bricks the device.
Opinions?
Doodle said:
I did not completely press the two soft keys on the keyboard really well when resetting with the stylus. The system the proceeded with a normal soft reset, and knowing this is not right I immediately repeated the process (holding the two soft-keys, reset stylus, and typing 0 on query) while the soft reset was still in process. I think this bricks the device.
Opinions?
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YES, that is definitely the wrong way to put your device on bootloader mode. You need to press 3 buttons all at the same time namely:
1st: Power Button
2nd: Back Light Button
3rd: Reset Pin Hole
Who gave you the idea to press the 2 soft keys on the keyboard?
He was talking about the Hard-Reset you have to do AFTER flashing.
NiTeSHiFT said:
He was talking about the Hard-Reset you have to do AFTER flashing.
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I had never done a HARD RESET after reflashing. I followed the on screen instructions to just press 2 buttons namely (Soft Boot):
1st: Power Button
2nd: Reset Pin Hole
But NEVER a hard reset and I had not encountered any problems yet.
what the original poster really talking about is doing a hard reset WHILE a hard reset is starting. in which case you can take two views:
1) let the first one finish. that's the way it's designed and tested. starting another one is an exception nobody tested for.
2) a hard reset is a 'start from scratch' event. from ANYWHERE a hard reset should take you to a known good place. even from the middle of a hard reset.
from experience (designing complex hardware/frimware systems) either one SHOULD be right; but only one was in the designers mind at the time
take your choice (but pick that one)!
Hi,
When performing downgrade from 2005 -> 2003se, I followed onscreen messages, but Axim is black/dead/ dunno what to do to "make him alive again" !?!?!
I searched a bit forums and found out that:
In a few seconds, you'll be prompted to do a hard reset by pressing the power and reset buttons simultaneously. Ignore this message. What you want to do is hit the power, wireless, and reset buttons again.
(http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/08/17/how-to-downgrade-a-dell-axim-x50v-the-hard-way/)
BUT I did power/reset...
Is it possible to fix it not sending it so service?
I still have warranty by Dell, but I am not sure if they will cover that...
I used the following images for downgrade:
WM2003SE_A05_EN_X50v
with this filenames:
WM50_B_A05_X50v_WM2k3SE_EN.nb0
WM50_B_A05_X50v_WM2k3SE_EN_nb0.crc
WM50_K_A05_X50v_WM2k3SE_EN.nb0
WM50_K_A05_X50v_WM2k3SE_EN_nb0.crc
Current version running on Dell was AximX50v_WM5_A01_EN.
Thanks for any help and suggestions...
Regards
fixed it
It's working now...
After taking battery out, inserting it back... putting boot/image on sd card...
This is crucial: combination and timing
1. wifi+power button (pressed - hold them) + reset (quick press/release), in meantime hold wifi+power buttons and release them when loader menu shows!, (WM50_B_A05_X50v_WM2k3SE_EN.nb0)
2. !!!VERY IMPORTANT STEP!!!
A) device tells you to hard reset device (power + reset), DON'T do that!!!
what you need to do here is wifi+power, then quickly press reset button (less than a second) in the meantime button you need to hold buttons (wifi+power) until boot menu appears
3. choose this WM50_K_A05_X50v_WM2k3SE_EN.nb0, confirm it 2 times and wait for round 15min!
4. the result is: alive DELL with 2003se os, test this, 100% success guaranteed!!!
SUN with BIG SMILE appeared to me after DARK clouds
Cheers!
Cya
Thanks to Goldwin
A big clap for your clear and useful advice ; I was lost and you saved me.
Thank you very much .
By Geppoxy
I was trying to flash my x50v wm03 se to wm05. I have used the DiMa_B_A01_X50v_WM5_ENG.nb0
DiMa_K_A01_X50v_WM5_ENG.nb0
files downloaded from the link here. After turning into bootloader mode it asked me to confirm the file which i did. It falshed everything normally and asked for a hard reset which i did. Since then nothing works, no hard reset no nothing. Only the charging led is orange when charging and green when full.
Anyone got an idea how to fix this?
Thanks
Anyone???????
x50v does not powerup - fixed!
I ran into a similar problem. I made the mistake of doing a hard reset when prompted on the display rather than the Wireless + Power + Reset.
It 'bricked' my x50v. No lights no nothing unless it was plugged into the cradle and then the orange power light was lit.
To recover I did the following(first install the sd card with files as described below): Plug the Axim into AC Power. Press the Record + Power + Reset then the Wireless + Power + Reset. Make sure you hold the keys down for 2 sec before a short tap on the Reset.
When I did this I had the original windows 2003se files DiMa...(bootloader and image) and the WM50...(bootloader and image) files on the sd rom. Since the WM5 bootloader was active it found the WM50_B... and WM50_K... files. I selected the WM50_K... image file and after several minutes of installation the display instructed me to do a hard reset (power + reset). After the hard reset I pressed the power key and after about 30 seconds the Dell Logo was displayed with a progress bar across the bottom. The progress bar completed after about 30 seconds and now I'm the happy (relieved) owner of a flashed Windows Mobile 5 x50v.
Here are the list of files that were located on the SD-Card:
DiMa_B_A05_X50v_WM2k3SE_EN.nb0
DiMa_B_A05_X50v_WM2k3SE_EN_nb0.crc
DiMa_K_A05_X50v_WM2k3SE_EN.nb0
DiMa_K_A05_X50v_WM2k3SE_EN.nb0.crc
WM50_B_A01_X50v_WM5_ENG.nb0
WM50_B_A01_X50v_WM5_ENG.nb0.crc
WM50_K_A01_X50v_WM5_ENG.nb0
WM50_K_A01_X50v_WM5_ENG.nb0.crc
I found this fix originally documented here:
http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/x50-hardware-troubles/226854-bricked-x50v.html
A couple of other tidbits:
1) The upgrade process requires you to tap the action key twice. The action key is the center of the navigation button.
2) Read the instructions completely before attempting any of the upgrades (note to self-read the instructions completely before attempting an upgrade).
Thank you. This worked for me!
I was attempting to update my Axim x50v from WM2k3SE A05 (ROM_A05_R106214.EXE) to WM50 A01 (Dell_Axim_x50v_A01_ROM) via the USB connection. The connection somehow was lost. It would not boot up, but only show the Amber light when charging. It looked like it was completely lost aka Bricked. Then I found this link.
It seemed like this process was not working for me because it did not respond to the Record + Power + Reset (Dell Troubleshooting). I then let the device sit without battery overnight and then attempted again with Battery in. This failed.
What did work was taking the Battery out, putting the device on AC power, and then pressing Record + Power + Reset. Once it was in Memory test mode, then I pressed Wireless + Power + Reset (boot from SD Card). This then brought up the Boot Menu. Since the WM5 bootloader was active it found the WM50 files. If the WM2KE bootloader was active I would have seen the DiMa file. I was then able to install WM50 A01. I am now up to A02.
It took several attempts to get into booting from SD Card. I had to take the Axim off AC power everytime it failed. I did not see what stage of the memory test it was in when it finally accepted the boot from SD Card. (Sorry, wish I could be more help there). Just keep trying.
Thank you everybody for Saving my Axim x50v!
Axim x50v
hello need help with a Dell Axim X50v when I try intala a ROM, it is primed in erasing storage, nose to do, does the same with all roms I hope to help me
Welcome to forums
Perhaps here you can find more info:
http://www.aximusers.com/forum/
Good luck,
hey guys
how is it?
i have a problem with my diamond, its very strange
i already installed hardspl 1.24 on the phone
and now if i want to install the dutty v4 for my diamond .. alway when i click update to this rom its restarting active sync or the vista tool gets closed and the device isn't updating
on myother windows xp machine there is a application error if i want to start the dutty tool
can anybody help me?
thanks in advance and have a great week
rob
You should install this using the internal method.
Just grab the .nbh file and rename it DIAMIMG.nbh
Put this in your Internal 4GB storage.
Soft reset your device and immediately press the Vol. Down and back button and a grey screen will appear. Vol up to install. After, don't forget to hard reset your phone.
hey you
thanks for your quick answer
but it isn't working if i soft reset the device and press vol down and back (the arrow which is pinting to left) it doesn't open a menu!
do i need a special hard spl? or do i something wrong on the reset?
i just don't get te screen, it's just starting normally
really strange!
thanks in advance
robsterr said:
hey you
thanks for your quick answer
but it isn't working if i soft reset the device and press vol down and back (the arrow which is pinting to left) it doesn't open a menu!
do i need a special hard spl? or do i something wrong on the reset?
i just don't get te screen, it's just starting normally
really strange!
thanks in advance
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No, a special hard spl is not required. Any one will do. You are probably not doing the procedure quick enough. Try again.
When you soft reset get your hands immediately ready to press both (Vol. Down + Back Arrow Button). HOLD this until you see the grey menu and follow the instructions.
And make sure the DIAMIMG.nbh file is in your Internal Storage (4GB)
On my phone, the vol-down + back-button doesn't work either. It just resets the phone as normal. A vol-down + enter-button does move it to the hard-reset screen though, then an up-arrow finishes the hard reset, but not loading the DIAMIMG.nbh file. Maybe they removed the vol-down + back-button? Or changed it somehow?
Make sure that your internal storage is FAT32, It wont work if it is anything else
When you get to the grey screen, it tells you to Press the power button to update
razorbud said:
Make sure that your internal storage is FAT32, It wont work if it is anything else
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Yep, fat32...
LandyMan said:
When you get to the grey screen, it tells you to Press the power button to update
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Doesn't work, and the text is not there either.
I also think it's important to change the name .nbh before you transfer it to your phone, at least it was for me!
Well, I figured out one mystery. For my model version, it's not vol-down + back-arrow to get into the SPL screen on power up. It's vol-down only while powering on the device. Go figure!
Still stuck with no ability to install Hard SPL though
scottwilkins said:
Well, I figured out one mystery. For my model version, it's not vol-down + back-arrow to get into the SPL screen on power up. It's vol-down only while powering on the device. Go figure!
Still stuck with no ability to install Hard SPL though
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ALL MODELS SHOULD BE THE SAME>>
Basic Info.
(Soft Reset and press Vol. Down) = Get To Bootloader
(Soft Reset and Press Vol. Down + back-arrow) = To Install Radio or ROM form Internal Storage (must have DIAMIMG.nbh in first before flashing)
To confirm that there is no confusion. The "Back arrow" button is the one above the hang up button. NOT left of the middle circle button
So press volume down, Back arrow and then with your third hand, press the reset button with the stylus. Continue to hold the Vol Down and Back Arrow until the image install screen appears. (about 2 seconds)
Sorry guys, no the back-arrow button plus Vol-down does not work. Vol-down alone does. The new phones are different, I'm almost 100% positive they are. The stock SPL was version 1.95 which I've not yet seen here. And, I can't seem to dump any of the ROM (and now can't dump the SPL, BUMMER!, but that's another issue...)
But vol-down + enter + reset does give the clear memory option, with a slightly different wording on the reset screen that what I've read here that it should be.
scottwilkins said:
Sorry guys, no the back-arrow button plus Vol-down does not work. Vol-down alone does. The new phones are different, I'm almost 100% positive they are. The stock SPL was version 1.95 which I've not yet seen here. And, I can't seem to dump any of the ROM (and now can't dump the SPL, BUMMER!, but that's another issue...)
But vol-down + enter + reset does give the clear memory option, with a slightly different wording on the reset screen that what I've read here that it should be.
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Well so far your device seems to be the first out of the gate that reacts this way.
Sorry to hear!
dude plz help me where can i get dutty v4 rom for diamond......