"Mostly" Dead Typhoon...

[Palimax]

I currently have an Audiovox 5600 that'd I'd describe as "mostly" dead. After a spill into liquid, my phone no longer booted. After drying out, it booted, but didn't finish loading. I was able to execute a factory reset (soft1+soft2 + 0), but it only completes loading to the default blue Windows Mobile logo after the Audiovox screen. It'll stay ont he Windows Mobile screen forever. In this mode keypresses wake the screen and the phone charges successfully from USB, but no sync and no obvious interaction beyond waking the device and turning on the screen backlight.

It also still boots into USB programming mode, but has what I believe to be the non-loadable ROM versions.
Typhoon
IPL 1.0

Typhoon
SPL 1.01.0080

Typhoon

USB
All indications seem to be that to re-flash the rom from the USB-based telnet tools out there, that I'd have to upgrade the IPL/SPL from the ActiveSync based ROM update tools -- something I can't do.

Any suggestions would be apprecaited -- before this turns into a 3.7oz brightly colored paperweight.

I've already ordered a Tornado (5m) as a replacement

[Palimax]

...following up my own message...

SPL 1.01.0109 did load on my phone, despite the lack of an ActiveSync connection. I figured -- what could it hurt. So, I'm SPL upgraded, but the phone exhibits similar behavor. Battery charging, USB connection, no ActiveSync.

Time to re-flash, I think. I'll keep you posted :)

[Palimax]

Update #2

After a week of being presumed dead and after ordering a SP5m, my phone has been resurrected and is running Windows Mobile 5.

I used the "PatchedRUU" for 1.01.109 to get an UI mode IPL/SPL.
I edited the "41 00 75 00 74 00 68 00 44 00 65 00 76 00" string in the "Magneto Smartphone Retail Bin"
Rebooted and working.

I still have the "AT&T SIM on Cingular shows as 310410 Roaming" bug though, but I think that's a Cingular/Old-AT&T problem.

Also my "8" key is dead, but I think a small Torx and I can get that fixed.

[Palimax]

Update #3 -- while I'm talking to myself...

Phone working (except the afore mentioned 8-key), but can't get ActiveSync to work, still. Tested on previously installed 4.0 and re-installed 3.8. Upon connection to the machine, I get new hardware of a network connection - but no ActiveSync connection.

My bluetooth is hiding *god knows where* so working on getting USB working may be a trick.

[lonegunman]

I will talk to you, anyway have you taken the phone apart? if not take it apart and gve it a good clean as you may have a short somewhere.