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I'm in serious need of help - i tried to upgrade my sx56 to the 4.00.05 with voice command and now i can't get the back light on, i've got no phone and i can't even get the usb connection to notice the unit.
HELP - what do i do to fix this problem
thanks :shock:
Can you get to the bootloader? If it was only the operating system that you flashed you should be able to recover it. You will need an sd/mmc card, a card reader/writer and xdatools. All the info is here on the forum. You can download a rom from www.yorch.net and choose at the bottom of screen "sd card flashing".
forgive my ignorance but where would i find the bootloader and i unfortunately don't have a sd card as yet - i've been looking into that guess i'll be gettng one pretty soon
may i assume that this will resolve the issue that my usb connection is not even recognizing that my unit exists
thanks
robin
hey cruisin-thru, i have just purchased a 256 card - will i be able to resolve this problem or am i totally screwed
thanks
:shock:
Hi ...
since ur gonna flash ur XDA with SD i may advice you to get a newer ROM than 4.00.05. i recommend either TMO 4.01.00 or A30.09. both you can get cooked at Stefan kitchen at lumpistefan.dyndns.net
once you cook the ROM as .nbf file and download it, u will need SD reader/writer for ur PC. move the file to the SD card and insert it into ur XDA. if it asks u to format it just press NO.
goto the bootloader by pressing and holding the power button while soft reset. it should recognize the card content and ask u to press the action key .... enjoy ur new ROM!
note: if u still want the 4.00.05 ROM, use winzip or winrar to open the exe file and extract the .nbf file and follow the above steps.
good luck ...
thank you for your assistance - i've just purchased the card reader/writer and am about to transfer the .nbf file over
you indidated going to the 4.01.00, can you tell me what difference there is between the different roms
thanks again for all your help
robin
Hi ...
Mainly the diferences are bugs that are fixed in old versions like some issue with the back light, SD card erasing, self rebooting ... etc.
A30.09 is perfect except it has an annoying sound issue and has no extras at all ... that's why I prefer TMO 4.01.00
BTW, I noticed that I just misspelled the kitchen address ... it's http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/
Ok...
I know, this is wierd...but every now and then the \storage card folder just disappears from the system. It's like the pocket pc no longer recognizes that there's an SD card there. I've tried taking it out, and then putting it back in. But that doesn't solve the problem. The only way I could get the device to recognize that there's an SD card installed in the slot, is via a soft reset.
Any suggestions on how to resolve this issue? I used to have an iPaq h4350, and this NEVER happened...
Thanks,
Quordandis
Strange...
Tell more about your SD card and device's ROMs (versions).
Let's see... I have a Siemens SX66 model PH20B1, ROM v1.40.00 WWE, Radio v1.13.00, ExtROM 1.40.125 WWE
The SD card is a PNY 1gb....Wierd, huh?
Thanks,
Q
I have a similar problem. But the \Storage Card 'sometimes' comes after removing and inserting back, otherwise the softreset will only do the trick. Any idea. My ROM versions are as in my sig
Our versions are almost identical, except the ExtROM is slightly different (which I'm not sure really makes much of a difference). Also, taking it out and putting it back in does NOTHING for my device....only a soft reset will solve the problem....
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Q
SD Card spontaneously Disappears
I have the same problem... if I press a little bit the storage card down it appears again. I thing this is due to bad contact result of a fall.
I send it to repair but came the same way, they only up-to-date the rom version.
Should I try to open it and check the contcats !?!?
some more info
When the PPC enters this mode, if I browse the storage card through the PC (via active sync), it shows only the folders and all files are missing. If I sopft-reset it and check it again, (life came back) I could see all the files then.
Any idea why this is?
Yes, I noticed the same thing today...!
The folders on my Storage Card are still there...but are empty! File explorer shows that the folders DO contain stuff.
I have tried to soft-reset, but no luck yet. Strange.
HappyGoat said:
Yes, I noticed the same thing today...!
The folders on my Storage Card are still there...but are empty! File explorer shows that the folders DO contain stuff.
I have tried to soft-reset, but no luck yet. Strange.
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Softreset worked for me..
I occasionally get this - usually when I have been using tomtom 5 and getting it to recalculate a lot - I noticed last time that the unit was a bit warm, so it may just be a thermal issue - I have overclocked to 530MHz+.
A soft reset sorts it out
I get this a lot too.. Programs that are currently running are
1. PocketPlus 3.0
2. Resco 2005
I notice 1 thing though.. that if I do a quick ON/OFF, the SD disappears and I have to softreset to get it back.
However, my work around is that when I switch it on, I let the thing fully load first before turning OFF the unit. (See through Resco today pluging-in). When the indicator appears.
So far hasn't bother me for more then a week d..
Happy trying.
Will try the same trick then...
I've uninstaled pocket plus 3.0 and never hapen again.I still have resco explorer 2005
Best regards
ooh
Im experiencing that same problem. The only way toget rid of this annoying thing is to soft reset the device.
Before swapping my XDAIIi with my new EXEC I made a back-up on my SD CARD. BUT THE EXEC CANOT RESTORE FROM THIS LOCATION!!!..... Is there anyway of recovering my data????? thank you anyone out there with more knowledge and expertise who could help.........
Find another device running the same ROM version as your old device and restore your data to that device. The extraxt what you need and active sync. The transfer all data to the new device.
Thanks.....It was exactly what I thought. But I have tried this on 4 different machines.....and they all crashed or froze and it just didnt happen........
Is there any other possible way!? :?
When you say you made a backup on your SD card, I'm guessing you mean a backup of the entire XDAIIi system (including all your files, all program files and all ROM files).
If so, you can't restore a backup from an XDAIIi onto an XDA Exec. They're two completely different machines and the backup will be incompatible.
Like badgerboybadger says, you need to extract from your backup only those files that contain your personal data: your documents, templates, ringtones and so on. Leave behind anything connected with the device or installed programs. Then you can copy your personal data onto your Exec and it will work. If you want to transfer installed programs from the IIi to the Exec then you'll need to reinstall them on the Exec...
....silicon,
Yes Indeed, I did make a full system backup!
and you are talking about something i was not aware it is possible to do???
lets see......
you say......"you need to extract from your backup only those files that contain your personal data: your documents, templates, ringtones and so on. Leave behind anything connected with the device or installed programs. Then you can copy your personal data onto your Exec and it will work"......
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How can I even access the inside of the CompactFlashBackUpNew backup file ......???
Is that what you are suggesting ...if I understand you right???
Thanks.... :idea:
Wangu77 said:
How can I even access the inside of the CompactFlashBackUpNew backup file ......???
Is that what you are suggesting ...if I understand you right???
Thanks.... :idea:
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Yeah - I guess that was what I was suggesting, but I've got no idea how to do this! Sorry.
I wasn't sure which way you'd have done your back up or whether it's possible to extract particular files. I suppose it must be, but I've never done it.
If you still have your XDAIIi then can you copy specific files off it?
Alternatively, do you still have a synchronised documents folder on the PC to which you used to connect it? That should have most of the documents that you'll want to keep.
If not I don't know what to suggest.
Providing your old PDA is still available, you really need a backup program that you can run on both PDAs. For example, something like Sunnysoft's Backup Manager - even a time-limited trial edition may be sufficient. Select and back up the required files/data to SD-card on the old PDA, then move the card to the new PDA. Install the backup program there and recover the files/data with that.
Just be careful of the different program versions, try not to copy system files across, and be prepared to do it a couple of times (or more) until you get it right.
Seems no one had a solution for my alarm problem, I need to do a hard reset. Which file's do I've to backup from TomTom, so I could easy put it back on and let it work on my P3300 after the reset. I did a hard reset before, and I had to go back to the phone shop because I lost the TomTom program. And the guy who did it doesn't work there any more......
Had to do a couple of hard re-set's on my orbit. Have TomTom installed on micro card. as long as its installed here, should give you no problems.
you will need to re-do the shortcut to TomTom start program...
Hope this helps...
You should just run the cab file on the sd card, that will put everything back for you
Don't forget to backup itinaries if you have some, it's located on \Program Files\Navigator\itn and not on SD !
All others parameters are on card folders.
Please post all utilites for handling/copying/extracting/repairing/
restoring/upgrading etc for pim.vol
I have backed up a pim.vol and changed my device with same OS WM 5.0 however when the pim.vol is restored the contacts do not appear.
1)Is there any software to read pim.vol and extract it in txt,csv file.
2)Is there any software to rewrite pim.vol to fit in newer roms.
3)Is there any software to upgrade or repair pim.vol files.
4)Is there any way to add data from pim.vol to Outlook .
5)I have two pim.vol files both of different devices but WM5,
Is their way to interchange data between them so that each other device
has data of the other device. (One is empty in my case)
Thank You
girish Kadel
Same problem
I have a similar problem. I would like to fix a failing pim.vol. If I put it on my device I get "no service" on the phone and can't access my calendar or contacts.
I found a perl script that parses pim.vol for contacts, but it only extracted about 20 out of over 100.
I have exactly the same problem as drkosse except that my contact list is around 4000 and I just updated like 5% of it last week without sync. So I really need it back up. Any tools to fix it?
Hey,
I am also urgently needing some application to read or extract my contacts from a pim.vol.
Any suggestions>?
I thought there is an answer for this...
I would also be highly interested in something that could do that.
yes im having the same problem! i went froma moto Q to HTC Mogul 6.1
i copied the pim file from the storage card after renaming the first one.
the soft reset. then clicked contacts and it just shuts out!
im not sure what to do now. i need those numbers!
lol
I had the same problem, flashed my Omnia with a new rom, forgotten to extract all contacts appointments etcpp, so had searched for a tool to extract the information from the pim.vol (which i saved wisly before)
had found this:
http://www.phatware.com/index.php?q=product/details/dbexplorer
looks like it works, doing now an extract of the data and restore into the systems pim.vol (else it won't work, the pim.vol's are incompatible through different roms ): )
I also really do need a tool for repairing my pim.vol DB. Isn't there any solution available yet? Calendar and Contacts won't start anymore, also I get shown thet there is no Service available, if I use my broken pim.vol. If I rename it and it gots replaced with a newone, everthing is working fine again, but all my data is lost, of course. Also DBExplorer isn't working for me, it says that file is no valid database or broken. :-( Can anyone help me pleaze! Greetz, BKC