My IMATE JAM is dead, does not bootup, HELP...!!!

[ranjanrishi]

:cry:
I also have a similar problem, the story goes like -

My IMATE JAM was going perfectly fine, it also had the latest WWE ROM, no issues. Now for some reason, I download from www.pocketgear.com and install the trial version of "Pocket Mechanic" which also installs "Pocket Hack Master 2005". While trying out Pocket Mechanic, I use something called "registry cleaner" which is supposed to cleanup any incorrect/unused registry entries. After this I try "Pocket Hack Master 2005" which is a software to test the CPU speeds. As soon as I run this program, the screen freezes and my phone is dead. I try and reboot the device, but it is stuck at the blue boot-up screen. I am unsure whether my PPC died because of registry cleanup or because of "Pocket Hack Master 2005" software.

Anyways, now, I decide to re-install the WWE 1.12 ROM and start using the device. But, no luck, on the PPC - the blue boot-up screen does not go away and on the installer screen - "Checking information on your device... Please wait...." and is stuck.

I think the device is not booting up and hence is being not recognised by the PC as a USB device.

Please help... I am dead...!!!! Any safe boot options, anything at all?

[Dakky]

try to press camera and power button, and while holding them, press "soft reset hole". it should boot into bootloader and it will be displayed on the screen V 1.0 or something like that and the light will be OFF ! connect USB and reflash!

[dark_ente]

pls forgive me for silly question, but... how do you flash, or reflash your device?

[Jammer]

I am sure you do NOT need to re-install the ROM.

Registry Cleanup manipulates the Registry. If crucial entries are deleted by accident the Operating System (i.e. the "RAM part" of it) might not boot anymore, but the ROM itself is not compromised.
Also Hack should only manipulate the registry and the Operating System on a software/RAM level. I cannot imagine that it would alter or destroy the ROM itself or the Bootloader.

Did you also try to "hard-reset" by pressing+holding power button while pressing the soft-reset-button-in-hole for a few seconds ?

This completely resets the device to the "factory default" (of the current ROM version) where you need to calibrate the screen again like after the very first power-up....you also lose all data and installed programs in the device, but I guess that is the least of your concerns now....