Dead O2 XDA Zinc...help!!!

[unem]

I bought an O2 XDA Zinc just yesterday and successfully updated to WM6 (downloaded via official site: http://www.seeo2.com/user/XdaZinc/template/XdaZinc_WM6_Aug2007_WWE.vm)

My problem started when i was not able to make/receive any calls so i tried soft resetting the device. This did not solve my problem so i proceeded to hard resetting but still the problem persisted. To make matters worse i left the phone to charge for about 10mins and now the phone refuses to boot. It's completely dead. I've tried soft resetting and also removing the battery but still no luck...

Guy's if anyone has come across this problem then do help me out here...i'll wait for your replies before taking it to the customer care centre

[unem]

breathe....breathe...phew!!...
i am patient...i hope that someone will give a reply with the solution soon

[MyLittleCat]

so,did u fully charge ur Battery before starting ur Zinc...?if ur phone cannot make/receive any calls,i think it's caused by ur ROM...u should flash ur ROM again...now u can find a nice battery for Zinc,try to starting ur phone after fully charged...i will post ur problem to some other PDA bbs later...u know,in China,we have a lot of Gosu~Good Luck

[unem]

thanks for d reply man...didn't fully charge it but battery was about 50% when this happened...m gonna charge the phone for a few hours now and hope for the best

[unem]

i forgot to mention that before the crash the imei showed some weird symbols like ";!?92:04..."

[MyLittleCat]

...so...how about now?it works...?

[MyLittleCat]

btw,do not use USB cable to charge ur Phone at the first time...in fact, can use AC as prossible as u can~

[unem]

yeah i did charge with d provided AC charger for about 2-3 hrs...it did start once, passed d boot screen n froze at a white screen, so i restarted again and now it's as dead as can be...guess i have to visit the customer care...vil keep u updated...thanks

[MyLittleCat]

well,if u think it will take u a lot of time to solve ur promble through the official customer,i have some other advise for u~u can contact me with MSN.(otwotree@hotmail.com)...i can tell u the details~

[cruzzmz]

MyLittleCat ... do any bbs in china show how to make or cook the zinc rom? i hv been searching high & low with no luck ...

regards

[coolestzero]

MyLittleCat ... do any bbs in china show how to make or cook the zinc rom? i hv been searching high & low with no luck ...

regards


I've been searching as well and haven't found any solution yet.
I have Zinc WM6 and looking for a better ROM then the one O2 supply.
Joining cruzzmz cry for help :) :confused:

[cruzzmz]

it is really hard to even extract the rom .... been searching for a loooong time :(

[unem]

Finally after a long search i stumbled upon a china bbs ... & wz d help of google translate ....

this is a tool to extract the MarsII_G4.ABI .... hurrayyyyy

so i thanks this bbs ---> bbs.pdafans.com/viewthread.php?tid=434583&extra=&page=1
& the maker GanFan

but to be in the save side, ill quote the page



Hopefully this will help us to cook a better rom for our Zinc

Thanks again GanFan for the amazing tool

Solution to make .abi file on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368401&highlight=zinc

Finally got the .abi file (thanks to cruzzmz) and have kind of got my zinc brought back to life and got wm5 installed now but system is very very slow n bootup takes forever...
jeez!!! this is becoming to be a real nightmare...thank god my Wizard does not give me such problems. anyway i'll try loading wm6 n report back

[cruzzmz]

Solution to make .abi file on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368401&highlight=zinc

Finally got the .abi file (thanks to cruzzmz) and have kind of got my zinc brought back to life and got wm5 installed now but system is very very slow n bootup takes forever...
jeez!!! this is becoming to be a real nightmare...thank god my Wizard does not give me such problems. anyway i'll try loading wm6 n report back

good 4 u ... i think WM6 is much better

[unem]

good 4 u ... i think WM6 is much better

well it is...infact all my problem started when i updated my wm5 to wm6...ended up not getting calls though network was detected...now after restoring wm5 phone is terribly slow and imei number doesn't show up at Settings page or either shows some weird symbols... *#06# fails too...waiting for activesync to detect phone (it takes 10-15 mins to boot phone) so that i can try wm6 upgrade again...i'll report later

[unem]

well finally submitted the O2 Zinc at the customer care n it seems they'll report back only on wednesday...they said it might be mainboard problem...really??? let's see

[unem]

Thanks guys for all the help...finally got my O2 Zinc back and they said that all the problem was caused by faulty PCB so they changed it as it was under warranty and now it's back to WM5 again....hmmm...wondering whether i should try upgrading to WM6 again...what say you?

[cruzzmz]

no harm if u want to try

[unem]

hey guys m back again with a different problem....now i got people complaining to me about radio like static noise while talking to me whereas i can hear them crystal clear.....anybody experienced this????

[cruzzmz]

hey guys m back again with a different problem....now i got people complaining to me about radio like static noise while talking to me whereas i can hear them crystal clear.....anybody experienced this????

nope ...
maybe now ur mic got problem? maybe u should send it back to o2 since it is still under warranty right?

[shuren]

is there any ROM modificators out there that can customize our lovely zinc ?, alot of ASUS PDA ROM out there but is there any for our zinc, hence since it is oso an ASUS MADE PDA ma ??

[cruzzmz]

is there any ROM modificators out there that can customize our lovely zinc ?, alot of ASUS PDA ROM out there but is there any for our zinc, hence since it is oso an ASUS MADE PDA ma ??

Check my Thread ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368401

maybe ill throw in a Kitchen also .... soon

[unem]

Check my Thread ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368401

maybe ill throw in a Kitchen also .... soon


aah just came to know about the cooked rom...cheers!!!

anyway as for the mic problem...i finally mustered up enough courage to try n upgrade to WM6 and it has kinda solved the static problem...let's hope it stays that way...sorry that i can't test your rom right away as right now i am just too pleased that my zinc is working properly...all the best though.

[harry_01]

O2 Xda Zinc IMEI upgrade 18:<516>;6>4;14

any solution