Please help me! My phone has commited suicide!

[Starhero]

You all probably have heard the things that have happened to others, this might be different.


I got my Audiovox XV6600 (verizon) from a friend. His father used it extensively so there were some blemishs and such on it, and the battery life is horrible.

That was about 4 months ago and a week after I got it, I flashed it to the lates firmware.

Before I continue, I would like to state that I am computer lieterate, so through anything at me. I have owned a few regular cell phones that I have modded with firmware and such (not personally modded but flashed). Same goes for regular PDAs. (But I will warn you that I am a horrible speller :) )

Yesterday, I went to use my phone, and a common error happened that requires a soft reset. When I hit talk on w/e number I am calling, it just says "Dialing" for like 3 minutes, even if I turn off the phone, it will complete the call later if it has too, no way of cancelling in unless I reset or wait.

So I reset it.
That is when wierd shit happened.

Normally, the screen will blank, Windows Mobile will pop up and about 10 seconds later the back light will pop on. Well it the light took about 1 minute to start and I noticed at lower right hand part of the screen it says

"p DM FAIL"
"r DM FAIL"
"2.07.00 WWE"

After it FINALLY boot, I noticed I that it said the phone was off and there was NO WAY of turning it back on.

My hunch is that somehow the radio ROM got corrupted or this phone finally bit the dust. Probably both. BUT I WILL NOT ACCEPT DEFEAT UNTILL ALL OF MY OPTIONS HAVE BEEN EXSAULSTED!

I have searched google, searched this forum, searched the wiki and nothing fixes this thing.

The first option = Reflash
Answer= I have tryed that multiple ways and I am typing this right now since I think I have tried everything.

Option A,
I got the latest ROMS from verisons site. When I flash I get the country ID error, so I tried it with the _noid updater. First time, got the id error again, second time, continued with the update BUT, NO PROGRESS happens on the radio update and that is the first update!

Option b =?

option f = THROUG THE F***ing THING AT THE GROUND! (but this is my ONLY phone and it will be months before i even get a shit phone!)

Here is what is listed in my Device information of the phone. Remember I can use the PDA side of this phone, but that is all. NO phone, NO inet, and it makes sense too, it is like I don't have the drivers for the radio.

ROM version:2.07.00 WWE
ROM Date: 02/07/06
Radio version: DM FAIL
Protocol version: DM FAIL
PRL version: N/A
ExtROM version: 2.07.00 WWE
Hardware Version: 0041
ESN: N/A
Browser Version: MSIE 6.0

(Info from GetDeviceData.exe)
PH20A2 ( and yes that is all that is in the txt file)


HELP!

EDIT: Wow, UTStarcom can suck my *....*

Me:(explains what happend)
Tech: Your phone is "pooched"(wtf is that) Let me transfer you to *click* HELL no I am NOT going to send my freaking phone some where so you can restore my perment save and sell my contacts for money!

[jdc]

You all probably have heard the things that have happened to others, this might be different.I'm afraid it's not.

I got my Audiovox XV6600 (verizon)

error, so I tried it with the _noid updater. First time, got the id error again, second time, continued with the update BUT, NO PROGRESS happens on the radio update and that is the first update!

Here is what is listed in my Device information of the phone. Remember I can use the PDA side of this phone, but that is all. NO phone, NO inet, and it makes sense too, it is like I don't have the drivers for the radio.That is expected.

If you tried to flash your phone with a ROM image you pulled from here, it will not work. The wiki states that your phone is a CDMA phone, not a GSM phone. WM5 and 6 ROMs will not work with that phone.

The only thing you can try is to flash it with the official ROM from VZ and talk to them if it won't take.

[Starhero]

I used the ROM from my service provider, but since the phone has screwed up, for some reason it won't flash it.

Also, I am currently at my friends house who has Windows XP, I leave tommorow for home. At home I have Windows Vista Ultimate, I am well aware that is it either impossible or very hard to flash on Vista. Is there a way around it with out installing XP?

Keep replieing please, I will be checking, just a busy 20 year old (almost 20).

[jdc]

I used the ROM from my service provider, but since the phone has screwed up, for some reason it won't flash it.Ah, I read your original post as the last ROM you tried was a WM5/6 ROM you found here.

Also, I am currently at my friends house who has Windows XP, I leave tommorow for home. At home I have Windows Vista Ultimate, I am well aware that is it either impossible or very hard to flash on Vista. Is there a way around it with out installing XP?Yes. It involves installing some USB drivers, older ones I think. You will have to search the forums for that, as I don't know what is involved as I know better than to run Vista. ;)

Knowing which ROM you tried and rereading your original post, with the very limited experience I have with the Harrier, I would think that yes, the CDMA radio is 'pooched'.

You /might/ have some luck with a hard reset. It's worth a shot, but with those errors at the boot screen, I'm going to have to side with the person you talked with on the phone.

Beyond that, I'd search the forum for harrier and radio rom and see if you can find anything.

[bruceeanderson]

I, too, lost the radio ROM recently. I got with same p DM FAIL" and "r DM FAIL" errors display on boot. Verizon replaced the pda with one of rom date 02/07/06 ver 2.07.00.

I tried to do the manditory update on the new XV6600 from the Verizon download website using my Vista workstation and ActiveSync (HA_VZW_207_117_01167_A12.exe).

The update failed and now the pda screen reads "Serial v1.02". In no longer connects to ActiveSync via the cradle, and it is totally unresponsive to the keyboard, buttons, hard reset, etc. What do I have, and what can I do with it?

Also, is it Vista that is blew up the upgrade? I had done this same upgrade on my original unit via XP.

[Starhero]

and I haven't gotten another phone yet cuz I am a cheap a$$

As a despreate atempt can someone send me an ORINGINAL radio rom( the latest or maybe a step before)?

Idk exactly how to do such a thing but i figure my email is good


ch.hero@gmail.com


If someone has another idea PLEASE tell me