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I upgraded my Vario II (T-Mobile, UK) to Schap's WM6 (v 3.54a) a few weeks ago and everything was fine. But in the last couple of weeks I have noticed two things - the phone occasionally ran exceptionally slowly (only cured by a reset) and the battery ran down at an alarming rate (around 12 hours with limited Internet (3G) access).
This morning I cleaned the screen (using some spray I use to clean my glasses and a cloth) and a couple of hours later the screen stopped responding to touches. Completely dead although I can navigate using the hardware button and D-pad.
I have five questions:
1. is this a known problem?
2. has it anything to do with WM6?
3. is there anything I can do to fix it short of returning my phone?
4. if I return my phone (it's under warrenty) must I restore WM5?
5. if so, how best to do this?
Thanks in anticipation of a response.
Bobby
First reinstall wm6 and check things out, if your problems are still there, then yes its best that you reinstall your wm5 and take it to your dealer.
Thanks for the advice. I re-flashed my phone but no difference - the screen is still touch-dead.
So I guess that it's a hardware fault.
I plan to downgrade the OS to WM5 but I have also changed the boot screen (to the HTC one) and I need to go back to the original T-Mobile (UK) boot screen. Can anyone tell me how to do this?
Cheers.
Hi, I have the HTC Touch installed on my Orbit, I have just gone to connect it to my PC but it isn't even charging it never mind connecting to active sync.
I have tried it on my other PC with another USB cable too and that didn't work either. so it's not the computers.
It will charge fine with a mains charger, is this likely to be a software error on the XDA or is my usb slot dodgy, any ideas anyone???
Try a different USB lead as that could be the problem (I bet you used the same lead on both PC's) - OOPs re- read the post and you tried another lead!! - hard reset might be the next call then if you really want to wipe the device - Mike
Thanks for the help, After 4 soft resets it decided to work, Strange. I upgraded to armetis touch 4.01 from 3.01 and it seems a lot slower and buggy. Think im gonna go back.
mikehulme1983 said:
Thanks for the help, After 4 soft resets it decided to work, Strange. I upgraded to armetis touch 4.01 from 3.01 and it seems a lot slower and buggy. Think im gonna go back.
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Strange, mine works fine, try to re-flash it.
mikehulme1983 said:
Thanks for the help, After 4 soft resets it decided to work, Strange. I upgraded to armetis touch 4.01 from 3.01 and it seems a lot slower and buggy. Think im gonna go back.
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Was it the Vanilla/Generic 4.01 - the blue one NOT the green one - by chance?
I had the same problem and noticed that ActiveSync on the phone (the application with the green circle icon) would not run. Pressed the link on the menu and nothing opened on the phone. You should get a screen telling you to make a connection etc. I flashed it four times, all to no avail.
I downloaded the same ROM, but the GREEN version and it worked! Go figure.
If you are in the mood to try again, I recommend the Artemis Touch 4.01 WM6.1 WWE ROM - Lite without cube. It works really well, and even though it's got some of the HTC Touch apps in it, it has a lot of room left to run programs. More than I had when I loaded the Vanilla version and then installed the same HTC add-ons. I'm running SPB Pocket Plus 4 on my homescreen (I understand it to be a memory hog) and I still have 21.1 M left (after fresh boot, according to BatteryStatus). After a day of use (wifi & gprs internet (both pIE and Opera), tomtom, phone, text, email, MP3s, live radio stream, a game or two, and PIM stuff) it usually sits right around 16-18 M (using hibernate along the way, to keep it cleaned up). I'm very pleased with that as most the roms I tried seemed to suffer from memory leak. Also, battery drain isn't an issue. Overnight (10 hours of no use, but ON) I see a 2% drain. I do a lot with my phone so the rest of the day I've got it plugged in if I'm streaming or in the car etc. I can't really speak to battery drain during the day other than it hasn't been an issue for me at all. Again...very pleased.
BTW, (on my phone at least)...the Artemis Touch 4.01 WM6.1 WWE - Vanilla had no SAPsettings even though it's listed as being in there and I could not get the Artemis Touch 4.01 WM6.1 WWE ROM - Lite WITH 4 sided cube to boot. It just hung at the splash screen. The full WITH 4 sided cube has extra stuff in it I'm not interested in, so I loaded it to check it out then went back to the one I raved about above (Artemis Touch 4.01 WM6.1 WWE ROM - Lite without cube).
runningtiger said:
Was it the Vanilla/Generic 4.01 - the blue one NOT the green one - by chance?
I had the same problem and noticed that ActiveSync on the phone (the application with the green circle icon) would not run. Pressed the link on the menu and nothing opened on the phone. You should get a screen telling you to make a connection etc. I flashed it four times, all to no avail.
I downloaded the same ROM, but the GREEN version and it worked! Go figure.
If you are in the mood to try again, I recommend the Artemis Touch 4.01 WM6.1 WWE ROM - Lite without cube. It works really well, and even though it's got some of the HTC Touch apps in it, it has a lot of room left to run programs. More than I had when I loaded the Vanilla version and then installed the same HTC add-ons. I'm running SPB Pocket Plus 4 on my homescreen (I understand it to be a memory hog) and I still have 21.1 M left (after fresh boot, according to BatteryStatus). After a day of use (wifi & gprs internet (both pIE and Opera), tomtom, phone, text, email, MP3s, live radio stream, a game or two, and PIM stuff) it usually sits right around 16-18 M (using hibernate along the way, to keep it cleaned up). I'm very pleased with that as most the roms I tried seemed to suffer from memory leak. Also, battery drain isn't an issue. Overnight (10 hours of no use, but ON) I see a 2% drain. I do a lot with my phone so the rest of the day I've got it plugged in if I'm streaming or in the car etc. I can't really speak to battery drain during the day other than it hasn't been an issue for me at all. Again...very pleased.
BTW, (on my phone at least)...the Artemis Touch 4.01 WM6.1 WWE - Vanilla had no SAPsettings even though it's listed as being in there and I could not get the Artemis Touch 4.01 WM6.1 WWE ROM - Lite WITH 4 sided cube to boot. It just hung at the splash screen. The full WITH 4 sided cube has extra stuff in it I'm not interested in, so I loaded it to check it out then went back to the one I raved about above (Artemis Touch 4.01 WM6.1 WWE ROM - Lite without cube).
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It was the 4.01 full version, even after I went back to 3.01 it still happens, the best way of doing getting it to work is to plug the usb into the phone and pc then do the soft reset that works everytime, Does anyone have a fix for this! I doubt it's the rom because it's done this on 2 different roms now.
Also when I try and charge it from the mains it doesnt aleways work and I have to soft reset?
Maybe a dodgy usb port then. My previous HTC phone with the same type of multi-use USB port got to where it would only charge from a desktop cradle...not the car, not usb, not the wall charger. I bought a cradle that charged the phone and an extra battery simultaneously. Then I'd keep the extra battery with me for 'just in case' - and of course, would charge the phone in the cradle nightly. The only way I could ActiveSync was via BlueTooth. That was my experience anyway. On a side note, the USB port on my Artemis seems much better - very smooth. It has a very positive feel when plugging in the cord. My other phone it always felt 'chunky' - for lack of a better word. Not smooth at all. So, I'm hopefull - or, at least I was until reading your post - that this one will last.
Problem with ActiveSync
I had this problem so you try to turn off your antivirus, firewall, antispam etc. and then try connect to PC.
I had this problem so you try to turn off your antivirus, firewall, antispam etc. and then try connect to PC.
hi
i have a problem some time my artemis turn off i don't now why
can any body help me please
I have the same problem
For anyone to do a proper problem determination, we need to know what rom you are using, what windows version and pref. also what applications you are running.
tanks for replay
i use mw6 i don't use any rom
but the phone turn off and the battery show 60%
tanks
i have the same problem, i used different windows 6.5 roms and at this moment i use Artemis touch 4.02 full with cube. witch is a stable rom. with this rom i never had that problem but now i have. i also tried different radio roms. anny solution?
Could it be a bad battery? My phone's been charging at 16%. I do a soft reset and suddenly it's up to 70%. Then at 60% it shuts off. I turn it back on again and I get the red flashing light signaling low battery before it shuts off again. I turn it on again later and it shows 40%. I've ordered a new battery for myself. Hasn't arrived yet.
i also ordert a new battery, i hope this is the solution...............
i was having the same troubles with my artemis ,i read some posts about this
problem especially one talking about a cpu issue ,i followed his advice ,i just reflowed the cpu ,and all things became right, but it so early to have
a definitive opinion ,i will use my phone intensivelly for a month and post the results
i'm having same issue also. have try warranty my unit (change system board), but same thing happen again (can;t turn on when press power button). although using the original Dopod wm5 ROM, same thing happen after warranty.
now i'm using WM6.1 V34 by PDAVIET ROM till now it's working fine. if i've update any additional Todays Item (Pointui), same thing will happen again (hang)..
during a rom upgrade some time back, my screen started to fade, at first very very dark etc, the just black.
I could not connect diamond to pc (never even came up as a usb device) it was dead!!
The phone was hard spl'd and had been through 20 or so roms without issues...
I have managed to re hard spl it,, put radio back to 25, and put an old simple duty rom...
it now active syncs, receives calls, etc
but screen is black????
any clues besides ebay??
Does the screen turn on at all when you Hard SLPed it?
NO, no lights on Unit anywhere
Not even below on the Phone or Home buttons etc, the unit has 0 lighting power at all times (after hard reset, after hard spl etc) , but it active syncs etc. and makes sounds??
Is it software or hardware? Strange thing is this happened after a rome upgrade, which makes me think software, but I have upgraded, re hard spl-d numerous times to know affect.
So if hardware, I can see new sreens on ebay for 20GBP delivered, and I was thinking of ordering them if they are not too hard to install?
Any input appreciated
it appears after a rom flash, now the screen seems to be actually light in black for awhile, so slowly patient is being revived but I still do not know how to get it back...
UPDATE: Screen came back but on low power (ie no backlight) and it is now stuck installing opera??: bug Microp Mismatch during installation. We are slowly getting there
ok - if it's software, the best way is mtty - as far as i can tell, it'll make sure everything is wiped out...
but from the sound of it... u said it went down while upgrading - so i might not be the software, coz while upgrading (%ages shown) software is being "written" - but it's not really "active"...
but worth a try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=540290
good luck
Updates: Lights on Bottom coming on
I am having a difficult time getting MTTY to work, but the device white lights on the lower end of the screen turn on now. (when I seem to reset the device etc)
I can update the rom to other roms without problems, is there a reason to use mtty to update or should I just order a new screen?
UPDATE: Energy Rom works! but screen is very dim, no brightness, and I get this infamous Microp error???
looks i'm still screwed this is a hardware error...screen went black again...
I bought one of these today and updated it to Windows Mobile 6.1 and installed several things. But when I took it off charge, after about 5-10 minutes it turned itself off and stayed on that 3 coloured screen when I turned it back on until I pressed the reset button. Now it seems to turn itself off after a certain amount of time ranging from about 30 seconds to 3 minutes unless the charger is plugged in.
The phone has been charging all day since I got it so I have no idea when the problem started, so I'm here to ask if this is most likely just a faulty battery that needs replacing or could it be because of the update/something I installed?
Sounds like faulty battery...
But aside from this:
when it boots and gets stuck in four coloured screen- what do you see in the corner down right:
three rows with numbers or a triple "none"?
If "none" appears, immediately reset by inserting your stylus into resethole.
Then it should reboot showing numbers before finishing bootprocess.
And to be shure- in the end of updateprocess, did you perform full reset by using messagebutton/yes/yes/no?
Which radio rom do you have? (1.15.00 would be best)
Have you unlocked your extended rom?
And: do you know D-Twos WM6.5.5Multilang?
I'll try to find the necessary links...
some how-tos:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5456317&postcount=6
D-Two's Rom:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=758462
(unlocks extRom automatically when installing)
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