Bricked? Hermes stuck on OS Bootscreen

[MDMC]

Hi,

i flashed a rom 2 weeks ago, everything went well. yesterday i wanted to flash another os but before i could flash it, it seemed to get bricked. It stucks on the "HTC Splash" (not the WM6 Splash). I read a lot of threads and wiki threads but i don't unterstand anything! What i've to do to unbrick my phone? I tried to flash another rom but after 0% of flashing a error appears.... flashing with sd card doesn't work, too :( it changes to bootloader after the "Loading..." screen

i havent got hardspl or something...

please help!

UPDATE: i got the sd flashing to work... same thing :( but: now it stucks at the WM splash, not the t-mobile/htc one...

:(

[ultramag69]

You need to find out what SPL you have (I'm guessing 2.03 but if you have 2.10 olipro then its got Hard SPl on it) and then do a search for "bricked SPL x.xx". You will probably find a HEAP of posts. However, some advice that seems to recover a small minority (sometimes with the "No GSM" error) -

1st thing to do is do a hard reset. Both softkeys and reset with stylus. Hold in all buttons until it asks if you want to reset to factory. Press "R" on the slideout keyboard and the "Space".
Hopefully this will fix. If it doesn't, Put it in bootloader, connect to pc (make sure "Allow USB Connection" Active Sync settings have been unticked) and run the SHIPPED STOCK ROM. This is the rom the Hermes came with originally. This MAY fix it otherwise you're in for some major reading and hair pulling.
If you should fix this then PLEASE, for the love of god, Hard SPL your Hermes before going into the wide world of flashing.....

Good Luck...

[MDMC]

thanks i'll try it. hard reset causes kinda... nothing^^

i hope i can fix it :( otherwise i'll buy a touch pro :D

[MDMC]

...but i think it doesn't work, because i flashed a shipped rom via sd card yesterday and the problem is still there... isn't there any way to put hard spl on my device, yet? :confused:

[ultramag69]

Try re-installing the stock rom again using sd card (if thatys how you did it last time), it could've been a bad flash. I've had those a couple of times myself. Just remember to install Hard SPL if you're successful as it makes it SOOOO much easier to recover from bad flashes.
Last thing to check would be if you have "bad blocks" using MTTY. If the boot sector has been stuffed up this may cause this problem. Do a search through the wiki, its been covered extensively...

Cheers...:D

[MDMC]

okay i think my problem is solved: t-mobile replaced my device :D

first thing i'll do with my new device: HardSPL^^

anyhow thanks!

[anthony.hall]

I have a Three (au) Dopod 838 pro, which I upgraded from the original Windows Mobile 5 to the Three Windows Mobile 6.0 ROM. Unfortunately I didn't read up on this site first, I thought it would be straightforward since it was a ROM from the manufacturer and all, so I haven't Hard SSPL.

The upgrade reported as successful and my PC disconnected but the phone won't boot, it sticks at the Dopod screen with some numbers at the bottom. They are:

M 05 R 1.47.30.10
S 04 G 32.80.7020.20H
B 07 D 3.54

I have tried hard resetting, and returning the phone to bootloader and reflashing the same new ROM image, always with the same result.

On the bootloader, it says

HERM100
IPL-1.04

HERM100
SPL-2.03

Is there anything which can be done or is it a trip to the service centre (wherever that is)?

[ultramag69]

Just checking - Hard reset = both soft keys above the dialler closest to the lcd and reset with stylus. Hold in until it asks if you want to reset to factory. Press r on slideout keyboard then space.
This is a hard reset, not just using the stylus.

Otherwise, you have a LOT of reading material to go through with (maybe) no actual solution.:(

Cheers...:D

[anthony.hall]

Thanks, but yes, I had tried that, a number of times. I think the phone will be going to a service centre today. :(