ROM update freezez on either 45% or 53%

[taneli]

I am trying to flash my XDA with the Radio_Stack_Upgrade_v421.exe, the flashing freezez on either 45% complete, or 53% complete. After being frozen for several minutes the XDA just announces "Flashing failed! press OK to restart you device", if I do press OK it just boots and the same thing happens all over again.

the XDA is connected to a Compaq laptop running WinXP. With no other programs running besides active sync (as requested in the installation guide)

After the Radio Stack Upgrade (if I ever get this to work), I would be installing the much larger Radio_Unit_Upgrade_v31703.exe, so I might in for even more trouble than this...

Any help from you guys? what am I obivously doing wrong here?

[taneli]

More trouble:

Since the ROM flashing didn't go through I deleted the files autorunning the flash from the XDAs startup directory: now it boots as normal without tyring to do the ROM flash after each boot.

I noticed that I was supposed to flash the radio unit upgrade first, and after that the radio stack upgrade (not the other way around as I was tyring).. However now I cannot do the radio unit flash either: since a strange new feature has appeared. The XDA device does not recognize connecting the power cord at all. The radio unit flash requires that the AC power is attached: and even thou it IS attached, the damn machine doesnt recognize that and refuses to start the flashing.

Iv trying reseting the XDA several times by pressing that hidden button on the left-down side of the machine. Doesn't help: in all occasions, connected to the PC or not, It fails to recognize the AC connection. It also gives zero informaiton on battery life: just says that it is "unknown"

What I can I do to restore the XDA to a factory default state? or make it recognize the AC power connection?

Any help apprechiated, thanks!

[taneli]

Tried hard reset now ;) the XDA won't boot this time. its gets to the opening screen where reads 3.12 and a tad later the letters G and U appear. After a rather long wait, about 2 minutes or so, it says "beep" and a plain white pocket windows style window appears - after which the XDA seems to be completely frozen. When I place it in the cradle, the PC cannot connect to it, and just nothing at all happens. How do I recover from this?

Sorry for the multiple posts..

[Palitha]

I too have the same problem. After trying the new ROM upgrade the unit hangs. Nothing is possible. Only a white screen flashes after hard reset. How to fix this to come to it's original state?. Now when booting can see only 3.17.03 and G and R is blank. Then the white screen keeps on flashing. Pls. help.

Thanks

Palitha

[valheru]

Is the screen totally white or are there blocks in the screen. This sort of problem has been linked to an stk.lnk in the startup folder. Delete it see what happens.

[taneli]

Is the screen totally white or are there blocks in the screen. This sort of problem has been linked to an stk.lnk in the startup folder. Delete it see what happens.

The screen is not totally white: it has a blue bar on top of the screen. Also when this screen first appears there is a brief loud "beep" sound. After which it frozez.

How do you propose I delete the file? Since the device is unconnectable through USB, and does not boot into normal mode, what can I do?

I have already tried a hard reset with no luck: it just seems to get the XDA to the state its already in (no change in situation)

[taneli]

Still the same "SNAFU" situation here. Any toughts before I use the XDA device to warm up my fire place?