Hi everyone. I think my Vogue might be toast. I am very distressed at this because I will have to buy a new one (cause I love my Vogue).
The light at the top (behind the speaker “grate”) shows red when I plug it in to charge it. It will not turn on. I have tried resetting it with the stylus in the little reset hole and removing the battery and putting it back in... No luck.
Any ideas how I could get it to turn back on? It was fine the other day.
Regards,
The Fish
That happen to me to, but i keep triying, and then turns on. its annoying, i don't know a solution for that, if anyone have a solution, reply. thanks
try a different battery. mine did almost the same thing and it never turned back on.
This happened to me. Do some googling and you can find a solution - I think it might involve turning it on while the battery is removed or forcing a hard reset in that state or something.
Google is your friend.
red light
do a hard reset ...
I would try a hard reset as well. You can always do a backup with Sprite Backup which has a free 10 day trial.
No need to hard reset. This same thing happened to me when the battery went dead. I tried to charge it in the car on a sunny day and exceeded the temp rating. Got a new battery and all is well.
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hi! does anyone encounter this problem with their xda iis? whenever i remove the battery, even if it's fully charged, my phone performs a hard reset. as far as i know, the backup battery should last for about 20 mins. i tried removing the battery for about 5sec then put it back on and my phone still performs a hard reset. is this normal? tnx!
i'm having the same problem. mine does a hard reset too when the battery is removed. can anyone else verify this as a hardware fault (the backup battery not working)? i just got my unit 2 days ago and i want to bring it in for replacement. did you just get yours from globe telecom? perhaps they got a bad batch? i hope they have replacement units.
happens the same to me...
The battery release catch is the switch between the main battery and the backup battery.
If the contacts are dirty/loose, the phone temporarily is without both batteries, so hard resets.
Did you tried switching it off and then remove the battery.... or u un plug the battery directly?...
I am using it without any prob, gives me about 10mins...
found this earlier thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=18582&highlight=battery
from the looks of it, its a sorta common defect but a defect nonetheless. i'm gonna gun for a replacement unit. the thread does describe workarounds to the problem, but for me a defect is a defect and its going back.
besides, the workarounds require that you are plugged in. not much of a work around
and yea, i turn off the unit first (including the radio) before i detatch the battery. still goes hard reset on me. when i check back after the hard reset, the backup batt is at 100%, meaning it hasent kicked in. the one time that it reported to be not at 100% after a batt removal test, it still did a hard reset so i guess at that time it didnt kick in fast enuf so save the data
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thorne said:
i'm having the same problem. mine does a hard reset too when the battery is removed. can anyone else verify this as a hardware fault (the backup battery not working)? i just got my unit 2 days ago and i want to bring it in for replacement. did you just get yours from globe telecom? perhaps they got a bad batch? i hope they have replacement units.
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got mine from smart... didnt notice the problem until now... they only replace units for the 1st 2 wks... so i cant bring it back to smart anymore... got this last month...
Same problem on Imate JAM...
Like you, I have a Hard Reset problem with my JAM. The backup battery seems to be full under the Memory settings. But whenever I switch the JAM off (put into also flight mode) and remove the battery out for SIM exchange or just remove the battery to test for only just 2 seconds, after replacing and turning the device ON it starts to reboot the device from start as made a Hard Reset.
Everything (all data in Memory) is lost. I tried to search this issue on many forums but couldn't find any suggestions.
Have you found the reason why it does so?
I also tried firstly to Pull the red switch than take the battery out, but the same problem occured again. I dunno what the Red rubby switch is used for?
I think the backup battery is defected on most HTC products.
Even I tried leave the device without battery for one day long but the backup battery still seems to be %100.
I think HTC devices are still protypes and beta versions...
Good thread.. I was just about to buy a spare battery for my IIs, but if it hard resets everytime I pull out the battery, what's the point of a spare battery? :roll:
Will have to backup everything and do a test to determine if I have this 'defect'...
OK, after having an emailing adventure between me and IMate Technical service from ClubImate they decided that this issue could be a hardware problem. I guess most of these products have the same problem but becuase not everyone removes battery they don't know if this problem exist on their devices.
It has not been more than 25 days I bought this JAM. I am afraid this device can make more faults in the near future...
Does anyone have other fatal problems like these?
It happened to me when I first got mine too. Two ways I found that did not cause a hard reset.
1. Before removing the battery, make sure your device is plugged and charging.
2. Get one of those SPB software that has an option for "suspend" or turn off. Make sure the device is fully off before removing the battery.
Both ways worked for mine. Good luck on yours.
Thanks my firend,
I'll have a check. But I think SPB is just a backup application.
So you say, if removed battery on hard reset just Restore everything back?
Anyway, in a helpless situation this should work!
Try This!!!
I was having the same problem... even if i power it off and then remove the battery, it would still HARD RESET on the next boot. this problem seems to have gotten worse day-by-day, so I was advised by my service provider to get it repaired by HTC as I dont have insurance, As long as your phone isn't *nicked goods* you can go to
http://www.htceurope.com/
and log it in for repairs if its under guarantee of-course. if its out of warranty they may charge you.
hope this helps
I deciced to sell and get rid of this JAM. Coz there are more problems like low earpiece volume issue. And I am afraid there will come more. Maybe we've gotta wait for a real Brand to make a PDA/Phone?
Thanks a lot.
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2. Get one of those SPB software that has an option for "suspend" or turn off. Make sure the device is fully off before removing the battery.
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Can you please give us a direct link?
removing the battery
before i used to experience hard resets when i remove the battery, and upon checking the back up battery, it is still 100%.
i am now using the psshutxp application to turn off the device before removing the battery.
For 15 mins without the battery, my xda is using the back-up battery to avoid the hard reset. and upon checking in the memory/battery indicator, my back-up batt was already below 20%.
all the while i thought i do have hardware problems in terms of battery.
I have installed it thank you.
But when I touch Shutdown, it simply blanks the display and the lights on the phone are still working. Is that okay? I can also receive calls while the screen is blank...
Ok, I have downloaded that application. It acts like a read shutdown. Step by step I tried first to Shutdown, then removing the battery. But sorry again everyhting has gone.
Are you sure that yours was also making hard resets before using this application when renoved the battery?
shutdown
this app works for me. am running wm2003se. I can leave my device for 20 mins without the battery, and still no hard reset occurs. Lucky me huh?
Try searching other thread regarding this application.
I woke up, turned off the alarm, lay back down, went back to sleep. I woke up later on, picked up the BA, dead.
If I sit it in the cradle (battery or not) the red led stays on, the battery on its own, it charges, the unit on its own, red led comes on. The blue one has started to come on faintly as well.
Any ideas?
The BA is presently sitting with the battery out so that the backup can run down, I have tried every type of reset, with no response.
If this fails.. there will be no way in hell that I will every buy or reccomend any HTC product to anyone. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
Anyone got a spare motherboard for sale?
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I woke up, turned off the alarm, lay back down, went back to sleep. I woke up later on, picked up the BA, dead.
If I sit it in the cradle (battery or not) the red led stays on, the battery on its own, it charges, the unit on its own, red led comes on. The blue one has started to come on faintly as well.
Any ideas?
The BA is presently sitting with the battery out so that the backup can run down, I have tried every type of reset, with no response.
If this fails.. there will be no way in hell that I will every buy or reccomend any HTC product to anyone. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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can you get bootloader ?
if you can get bootloader just re-flush it but make sure your battry in full
Nup.. can even get that. After 1/2 hr with the battery out, the unit still comes up with a red light..
Im going to leave the battery out for the rest of the day.. If that fails, I suspect a new motherboard or a hammer is in order.
TheDen said:
Nup.. can even get that. After 1/2 hr with the battery out, the unit still comes up with a red light..
Im going to leave the battery out for the rest of the day.. If that fails, I suspect a new motherboard or a hammer is in order.
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it happen to me before , I let battery out and change full battery and put it back to bootloader and flush new rom , it work,how long you had BA ?
Ive had it close to a year.
the battery, battery lock, or micro switch may have malfunctioned.. you will get the red light in these cases
*dies of relief*
Its ALIVE!
Seems the battery charge circut temporarily crapped itself. The phone ran flat (shouldnt have.. probably reported charge incorrectly. Hasnt done that since I installed BatteryPack Pro though..) and refused to accept a charge.. Possibly a dodgy switch. I placed the battery into the cradle on its own, gave it 10 mins and placed it back on the phone.
I booted the phone and then stuck it straight back onto the cradle, reinstalled all the software, restored the backup..
Alls working now.
*RELIEF*
That, was the only problem I have EVER had with my XDA.. I use it often, have installed a LOT of software and use multiple SD cards. No hassles. I soft reset the phone occasionally.. Usually a precautionary measure or if my genesis/megadrive emulator crashes..
I awoke this morning to find my BA (still plugged to the chrager) with no green light. it would not power on. I tired to remove and replace the battery, nothing. i tried soft reset and hard reset. when i put it in the cradle the light is red for a second, then goes off. I cant seem to get it to power on for anything? anyone have an idea?? please help! thank you
im glad no one wasted time responding. apparently the charger i was using drained the batteries. even though i got a red light when i set it in the cradle. after some time all is well. no data or settings were lost.
I think, You have some troubles with power converter in your BA.
It responds for conversion 5vdc->3,7vdc for battery charge and 3,7vdc->2,5vdc for pcb powering.
Best regards,
Shooter75
I think, board or rom error
Here's a wierd one,
No problem with flashing several roms but now the phone will not turn on.
Sometimes I can get it to turn on by connecting to mains charger and then let it 'charge'. Mind, there are no lights at all indicating the charge is working. Then, if I remove the charge cable then remove the battery only for a little time and replace it the phone may turn on.
bugger !
doesnt sound god
try take out the batt for 1 houre and then set it back in before trying to turn it on attack it to the c´harger and see if it begin to light as it shut
Thanks will try
Do you have another battery to try? it could be an issue with that
looks like a battery issue, but you can't be sure until you try it.
Yes folks thanks, I have three (yes sad) batteries, the original which used to last barely a day, then the official HTC extended and also a Mugen 3000mAh monster. There is definatively a problem with power getting through when the phone is off. Even when I manage to get it on, if I soft reset is stays in the off state. Also, when plugged in there are no charging lights at all. It does charge when on, the lights work and of course the software indicates it is charging. Problem now though, it's been off for two days and I just can't get it back on. I want to try a stock rom to see if this helps. It's my own fault, I know the risks with cust roms but this seems to be more hardware you know. Thanks again.
I have searched here and google all day to no avail. After charging my phone last night I tried to turn it on this morning and just get the amber led light then the green. It just won't boot. I have removed the battery several times, checked the battery contacts, all fine. I have tried the volume and power button trick but nothing. I rooted the phone about 4 months ago to gingervillian. All, has been well until now.I left the battery in there for a while and noticed that it got quite hot. I have now removed it and am going to leave it out overnight to see if it is anything to do with overheating. Anyone ever had similar or heard of this before, help appreciated.
Flashing amber usually means the battery is completely dead. Maybe try a new battery because it might be dead.
Oh, I like the sound of that planning to go to Tmobile shop (nearest one to me as on their network) to get it checked tommorrow. Thanks for that info.
Just an update for anyone who may have the same problem. I left the battery out all night, came down this morning and tried it and still the same amber to green and so on. Left the battery in and then about half an hour later just about to go out and noticed not flashing anymore. Tried it and it booted up fine! Battery only says 46% left will see what happens when I charge it tonight.
Tempted to go back to original rom in case this goes wrong again, didn't fancy telling the guys in the shop that I had rooted it and so voiding my warranty. Although I can't remeber what the warranty length was anyway?
Going to have a think about it as I really can't stand the original rom version.