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xda iis help needed.

hey guys..
i'm a new member to this site and i found the things talked about a lot interesting.
and would like to try out some of them but currently i think i'm in a diff situation wherein i have a xda iis (blue angel) which has traveled down my family chain for the last few years.
i have absolutely no idea about anything in it.
and somehow it is in bootloader mode through the execution of the enterbl.exe file.
now i'm unable to restart it by hard reset. and am unable to connect to it through mtty.exe
i was looking around in google until i stumbled on here. i did find the information valuable here. but i couldn't find the part to help me out.
has anyone faced such a situation.
i'd be greatful if u could plz help me out.....

We'll try ...
Hey attractiveaki,
Welcome to XDA-Developers forums
We'll sure try to help a fellow BA user get round their troubles!
So, tell us, what have you tried so far?
Have you tried the information on the following page?
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BlueAngel_WM5_For_Beginners
And what about removing the battery overnight?
Watching and waiting...
Bird

thanks for the link but i already tried that...
i also tried to hard reset it a number of times but no use.
i tried to open it by connecting it to my laptop but i can't open it in mtty as well
gives an error that the port can not be opened.
also the bootlog mode automatically closes after a few mins and its difficult to come back to even this phase.
ryt now my cell is just completely switched off.
and another thing i had a windows mobile 2003 version not a windows mobile 5.
besides that i dunno anything ..
not even the language code or the area of purchase.
help me if u guys can..

How about this then ... ?
Try the following:
1) press the D-Pad centre button and then the mail button
2) press and hold the power button, then (keeping the button pressed) use the stylus to press the reset button - hold both for 30 seconds and release
Let us know what happens!
Bird

thanks for the tip but no use still....
i tried to remove the batterey overnight but its no use
then this method also is not helping.........
can i have it done at the local mobile shop.
or would that be useless as well...??

Only option
attractiveaki said:
can i have it done at the local mobile shop.
or would that be useless as well...??
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Looks like it's your only option now!
I'd check the prices for a BA on eBay first, just to make sure that you aren't paying anymore than that to have it fixed!?
Sorry I couldn't help
Bird

Whats happening with the S?
I had one in 2004 and sold it earlier this year.
Could be the battery is not holding it's charge?
Does it power on when connected to a USB port/mains?

Soft reset in htc desire

Hello, someone can tell me how to do a soft reset to htc desire, there is some key combination or there is some software to do it?.
Thanks

keep the power button pressed for a longer time. a menu will be shown. select power down (phone will now shut down), press power button again. et voila! you have 'rebooted' your phone!

thank you very much but I do not work or do not

Any apps to do this ?

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Any apps to do this ?
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Are there any?

juanjitos said:
thank you very much but I do not work or do not
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Uuhh.. What?

So is it at all possible to have an app that reboots the handset essentially?

There was an app on the market called quick boot I think, never used it myself but you could try that, although it may need root and the desire will probably be too new to work with it, so maybe one to keep an eye on.

Sorry for such a noob question, but the reply above, is that not simply turning the device.off and on again as opposed to rebooting, or carrying out a soft reset? Coming from an iPhone and wm before that, i was led to believe there was a difference. Removing the battery with the device on was a soft reset, rebooting the iPhone was also slightly different from turning it off and on again. ?
I would also like to know if we could do a soft reset without having to take back cover off and remove battery?
Thanks

I have to take back cover of my Desire to reset it. Turning off doesn't work in my case. Simply - last time I was waiting 15 minutes and it still displaying 'shutting down'. I can't shutdown my phone.

Hi, I guess you want to reset HTC Desire without taking it a part.
Check this video on youtube on how to do it.
youtube.com/watch?v=L58SK9dhrVc
Add www, i couldn't post the link as i'm new user.
Hope tis helps.

gimsig said:
Hi, I guess you want to reset HTC Desire without taking it a part.
Check this video on youtube on how to do it.
youtube.com/watch?v=L58SK9dhrVc
Add www, i couldn't post the link as i'm new user.
Hope tis helps.
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I think you didn't catch what we are talkin about. Soft reset doesn't meen we would like to erase all data and revert back to factory settings.
My phone is not able to shut down even after one hour after pressing: power botton for a moment -> power off. Any clues?

D-fens said:
I think you didn't catch what we are talkin about. Soft reset doesn't meen we would like to erase all data and revert back to factory settings.
My phone is not able to shut down even after one hour after pressing: power botton for a moment -> power off. Any clues?
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@ d-fens
Strange indeed soft reset works here fine but used it only a few times
Maybe a hard reset forces to reinstall the o/s correct and solves you're problem because it should work via the power button...
Do you get the pop-up menu with the different choices?

awf said:
Strange indeed soft reset works here fine but used it only a few times
Maybe a hard reset forces to reinstall the o/s correct and solves you're problem because it should work via the power button...
Do you get the pop-up menu with the different choices?
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what the hell are you people talking about?
a soft reset is a way to restart the phone using an option in the phone, perhaps an app
so when there's the option to POWER OFF the phone, there is the option to RESTART the phone

Strange indeed soft reset works here fine but used it only a few times
Maybe a hard reset forces to reinstall the o/s correct and solves you
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what the hell are you people talking about?
a soft reset is a way to restart the phone using an option in the phone, perhaps an app
so when there's the option to POWER OFF the phone, there is the option to RESTART the phone
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that's right.
Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

I got the popup menu when I press power button for a while but when I press first option to shut down the phone - it does not shut down. Shuting down message displays for ages and nothing happens.
Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

Sorry, I think I got it wrong. D-fens - what you have done is fine, taking out the battery, judging by htc website
htc.com/europe/howto.aspx?id=721&type=1&p_id=312
but I don't know why wouldn't it shut down with power button, it works fine with my.

I think I know what your trying to get at, the problem is in your phone, unmount your SD card, I suspect its faulty. This will I suspect work. Try it and tell us how you get on. I'm assuming switching the phone off and on again is the same as rebooting or soft reset on Android.

Lol mega fail answers. I think currently there is no way to soft reset your phone without going the long way of turning it off and turning it on again. Quite annoying I know, but you should not have to soft reset your phone much at all, if you do then there is a prob with software etc. I have only soft reset my phone maybe 2-3 times in the few weeks I have had it for.
But again I believe the question is:
Is there an app or some special way to soft reset the desire, without removing battery or without pressing and holding power button and selecting turn off, as both these methods simply turn the device off and are not actually resetting the device...

Use quickboot or root boot. I personally use root boot. Works fine.

FM Radio problem

Hi all, first time posting on this forum
Had the Desire since last Friday and for the first time tried out the FM Radio on it. All seems well at first but after a few minutes use the app just stops responding completely and the Radio continues to play whatever your currently listening to. You can still manipulate the on screen buttons but nothing happens at all. You cant change stations, re-search for stations doesnt work its just effectively stops the current station from playing, or change anything via the menu button. The app power off button on the top right stops working and the only thing you can do to make the Radio work again is rebooting the phone
This is very frustrating because i use the radio on my phone alot normally. Is this a software fault or hardware fault or something else im missing here?

This would be a software issue. Would you be willing to try a Hard Reset? By performing a Hard Reset, this will return your phone to the state it was in before the first time you turned it on (factory settings). This will hopefully eradicate any software bugs that you are experiencing with the handset.
Note: A Hard Reset will not remove the data and files that are in your phone’s microSD card. However, a it will permanently delete all your data and customized settings, and will also remove any applications you've downloaded and installed. Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a Hard Reset.
A Hard Reset can be performed using two different methods:
Method 1: Performing a factory reset via settings
The most convenient way to do a factory reset is via the phone settings.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Settings.
2. Scroll down the screen and then tap Privacy > Factory data reset.
3. On the Factory data reset screen, tap Reset phone, and then tap Erase everything.
Method 2: Performing a factory reset using phone buttons
If you cannot turn on your phone or access the phone settings, you can still perform a factory reset by using the buttons on the phone.
1. With the phone turned off, press and hold the VOLUME DOWN button, and then briefly press the POWER button.
2. Wait for the screen with the three Android images to appear, and then release the VOLUME DOWN button..
3. Press VOLUME DOWN to select CLEAR STORAGE, and then press POWER.
4. Press VOLUME UP to start the factory reset.

I had the same issue a while ago, I haven't used the radio since as I can't be bothered with the hassle of finding out why.

Factory reset seems to have worked a charm Will test some more later but seems to have corrected a right pain of a problem
Nice easy solution, thank you Mastoid, your help was greatly appriciated

woody75 said:
Factory reset seems to had worked a charm Will test some more later but seems to have correct a right pain of a problem
Nice easy solution, thank you Mastoid, your help was greatly appriciated
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no problem Bud, anytime

No, i was wrong. It hasnt sorted the problem as its back exactly as before. Is it just a poorly written app or a fault elsewhere

Ok after the problem persisting i contacted Orange and got the handset replaced but to my disappointment the new unit is doing exactly the same thing
I havnt even been able to pinpoint what triggers this from happening. Sometimes it happens after a few minutes with it on in the background whilst casually playing with other apps, other times after it stops working and locks up after a phone call and other times after the Radio has been playing and the the phone is otherwise idle and you press the power button to bring the screen back on
The only things that are the same on both the old and new handsets are the sim, earphones, and 8gb SD card that were swapped between the old and new phone but surely they could not be the issue???
I have read on other threads/forums that a few other people are having identical problems but im really at a loss and cant believe its because i have had 2 faulty handsets in a row with the same problem

It's not a handset problem, the FM radio app locks the phone up so something is going rogue.

The strange thing is my Dad got the Desire as well and ive tested the Radio a couple of times now at length and his works perfectly without freezing up. Could it be something sim card related? I shoved in my own reformatted 8gb sandisk SD card...could there have been data on the original SD card that it accesses whilst the FM Radio is in use and as the original 4gb card's not there the Radio player locks up? Corrupted software twice on 2 seperate handsets? I really havn't got enough tech knowledge to know if these things are possibilites or if im way off track

I would guess it is most likely due to another application running in the background which is taking resources or preventing the radio application from getting resources and then the app starts to lock up. I really don't feel like removing my applications 1 by 1 and testing though.

I had a similar problem it turned out to be the task killer I was using. I put it on the ignore list and restarted the phone and its working normally now.
I don't know if its same issue as yours but might be worth a try

Unfortunately not - the only app i installed was 3G Watchdog. Suppose the only thing to do now is uninstall that too and retest

I have exactly same problem , it's totally random, we need to contact HTC about this problem , it is clearly software problem , really i think that all units are faulty ,manu people just didn't test radio yet. My friend also has same problem.
Europe stations.

ok , i just contacted htc support and their response is to try to boot desire in safe mode, i just did that , and again freeze , radio is playing in background, but GUI is totally out of sync in fm radio app , buttons doesn't react

mines been fine, mines unlocked - used radio loads this last week, on and off for around seven hours a day, is you're desire branded/locked to a network? maybe oranges software?

i've the same problem, also randomly the radio starts to scan for new stations... it's really annoying but i managed a way to stop it, simply putting my finger on the "picker" a couple of seconds stops the scan.
I've got also a problem while listening to mp3s, the phone randomly switchs between tracks when in standby.

newb needs help

Hello! I have had my Tilt 2 for a couple weeks now and I love the thing. I want to put a ROM on the guy but i'm running into problems. Couple questions for this. if there is another thread, pls reply the links if u would be so kind
1. Since my drive on my computer won't work, I can't install Activesync 4.5 and when I tried to get it from windows directly, an error message said that it doesn't work with vista. Is there something I can do to get it so i can try to tweak my phone a bit?
2. I was also wondering if there was anything I can do without syncing my phone to my comp and without a rom. Like changing the color of the clock for instance. or jus putting the youtube app on the damn slider bar.
3. I'm pretty tired of pushing the power button on my phone or sliding the screen to wake up the thing. How can i change that?
I'm sorry if u see this as a waste of time to answer but I'm still pretty new to this phone. The help will be much appreciated. Thanks a lot!!

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Hello! I have had my Tilt 2 for a couple weeks now and I love the thing. I want to put a ROM on the guy but i'm running into problems. Couple questions for this. if there is another thread, pls reply the links if u would be so kind
1. Since my drive on my computer won't work, I can't install Activesync 4.5 and when I tried to get it from windows directly, an error message said that it doesn't work with vista. Is there something I can do to get it so i can try to tweak my phone a bit?
2. I was also wondering if there was anything I can do without syncing my phone to my comp and without a rom. Like changing the color of the clock for instance. or jus putting the youtube app on the damn slider bar.
3. I'm pretty tired of pushing the power button on my phone or sliding the screen to wake up the thing. How can i change that?
I'm sorry if u see this as a waste of time to answer but I'm still pretty new to this phone. The help will be much appreciated. Thanks a lot!!
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Welcome to the forums!
1. Vista and 7 use Windows Mobile Device Center (Google it, and the first link should be the download link from Microsoft). WMDC is the new ActiveSync for the newer Windows OSes. When you get that done, you should be able to sync your phone to your PC.
2. You can change the clock by installing .cab files on your phone. You can search for different clocks in the Apps & Themes sub-forum or just search the whole XDA site.
To install cab files: download a cab file. Plug in your phone to the PC's USB port. Choose Disk Drive Mod on your phone so the PC can see your phone's storage card (only). Drag the cab file anywhere on the SD-card. Disconnect your phone. Using File Explorer on your phone, locate the cab file and press it. Follow the prompts to install. Soft-reset the phone.
3. There are different locking programs out there (such as TouchLockPro) that use the phone's sensors (Accelerometer, light, proximity) to unlock/wake the phone. You could search and check out those lock programs. But, how would you like to wake your phone, anyway?
I hope this helped you!

that helps a lot! thx! one more newb-ish question.... how do i soft reset my phone??

hachihead said:
that helps a lot! thx! one more newb-ish question.... how do i soft reset my phone??
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Turn it on/off or press the red reset button (I think the Tilt2 has it behind the battery cover).

Removing app that is "pending"

Does anyone know if there is a way to remove an app that is pending?
I was installing a demo of one of the xbox live games (Twin Blades) and it would freeze up at "installing" every time, and cause the phone to get very hot
now it is stuck in the download section as pending and I can't seem to clear it out.
Any fixes out there?
I'm using an HTC Surround

Have you tried tapping and holding on the download? Should pop up a menu to retry or delete.

Yea, unfortunatley that does nothing. It isn't stuck on an error message (it was the first time, and then I was able to press and hold to get the retry/delete menu), it's just pending. Tapping it brings up a menu that just says its name and that its pending, but a press and hold does nothing

Have you tried connecting the phone with Zune software? Maybe that gets the broken download right.

Appears that anything that has been partially downloaded cannot be canceled. At least from my experience. Extremely annoying.

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Have you tried connecting the phone with Zune software? Maybe that gets the broken download right.
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that doesn't help, although maybe downloading it on the software and installing it will help. I'll give that a try

dccorona said:
that doesn't help, although maybe downloading it on the software and installing it will help. I'll give that a try
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its happened to me...i just pulled the battery and they were clear in my download history and re-downloaded it....

I have had this issue when an update comes out for an app that I am "trying." The only way I found to fix this, is to uninstall the app from the app list, then reinstall it in the Market.

This is happening to me as well. I bought Puzzle Quest 2 and it's stuck in pending. Since I haven't downloaded it before it doesn't show up in my games list so I can't uninstall it but I can't redownload it either. Also since I bought it the zune software recognizes that and if I try to download it there it says app already purchased.

Happened to me once. I was installing an app on 3G and i exited to do something; when i came back it was stuck on pending.
Had to restart. Didnt pull the battery, just a regular reboot cleared it and i was able to download the app again.