Stuck on the "boot" screen

[leedavid]

Hi,

I tried to upgrade the ROM, unfortunately we had a power cut (sod's law haha) and my PC cut out. Now when I try to turn my XDA on (o2 exec) all I get is a dark screen with USB at the top and V1.01, I've tried the recovery tool included in the update but obviously didn't work because windows doesn't recognise the device.

Any ideas would be MASSIVELY appreciated.

btw I've tried doing a hard reset and pressing 0 but it just resets the device to the above screen =/

Thanks,
Lee

[OllieD]

Just Re-Run The Rom Upgrade Utility And Reflash The Rom.

Regards,

OllieD

[leedavid]

Tried that several times, the problem is that Vista isn't recognising the device thus the rom flash can't find it. Ive been through all the Wiki how-to's with no avail :confused:

[OllieD]

Ive Never Flashed With Vista And Never Will.
I Read There Was Issues And Didnt Think It Was Worth The Risk.
Its Never Wise To Run Flashing Software In An OS It Wasnt Designed For.

Anyway Flash With XP And Your Problems Will Be Gone.

I Dont Think XP Even Recognises The Device When Its In Bootloader The Flashing Software Just Knows What To Do, Although The Software Wasnt Designed With Vista In Mind.

Regards,

OllieD

[King of Rapture™]

Tried that several times, the problem is that Vista isn't recognising the device thus the rom flash can't find it. Ive been through all the Wiki how-to's with no avail :confused:


There are some year 2004 XP drivers available for Vista. Do a search and you will find it.

It is too late and I am tired. If you can't find it then I will try to help you later.

Good luck and don't worry as nothing is wrong with your device. Wrong drivers for PC.

KOR!

[mzalan]

If nothing else works, try using mtty to erase the device, and reflash!

Oh, and word of advice: Never flash with Vista, it f.cks your device! Always do your falshing with XP, that's the most stable out there...;)

[King of Rapture™]

If nothing else works, try using mtty to erase the device, and reflash!

Oh, and word of advice: Never flash with Vista, it f.cks your device! Always do your falshing with XP, that's the most stable out there...;)


I always flash my devices on Vista, and never had any problems. Though, you have to have proper XP 2004 year driver installed.

KOR! :)

[LifeIsAnUpgrade]

Tried that several times, the problem is that Vista isn't recognising the device thus the rom flash can't find it. Ive been through all the Wiki how-to's with no avail :confused:

Do you try to flash via a hub connection? Because it's recommended to connect the device directly to the PC!

[GSM system]

brother go to this link your problem is fixed

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Uni_Stuck_Bootloader

or this

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Uni_Stuck_Bootloader_Serial

respectfully

[mzalan]

I always flash my devices on Vista, and never had any problems. Though, you have to have proper XP 2004 year driver installed.

KOR! :)

well, yeah. but in that case, I could argue that the driver, which counts, is from XP;)
But anyway, most people here would recommend against flashing in Vista, unless you must. XP is just a lot more stable, and causes fewer problems. but let's not get into which is better, shall we?:)

[dj64]

hey guys, ive been stuck in this bootloader thing for ages now its been a day ive had no luck so far im using vista myself and there is no XP computer available to me unfortunately. the mtty utility says cannot open ports, im not using a hub either and the unit_exitbootloader.exe does not help either :( i need some serious help please. the screen is stuck at USB on the top (whe i take out the usb cable it says Serial on top) and v1.00 on the bottom. please help, ive got vodafone v1640 version of universal. thanks in advance