Hermes radio problems (device stuck)

[FaCeOff]

Hi,

as already written in one of the WM6.5 threads I have some serious problems with my Hermes and it's not getting better.
I have tried to search a bit but I couldn't find the right answer to my problem so hopefully someone can help me.

I will try to write down as many details as I remember regarding the problem!

- Hermes was running fine WM6.1 till some days ago until GSM began to get crazy (not logged into network properly, device hang up etc)
Can't remember which ROM I installed before but GSM was 1.47.00.00
- Today morning I switched to Tai's Golden Globe V14.
Before I put the AT&T "fresh" ROM onto my device to make sure everything will run smoothly
After flashing to GG V14 I did a HW-reset and synched my Outlook stuff - everything looked fine so far
- Later on I tried to make some phone calls but the device stuck and did not react
I did a SW reset and from now on the journey began - the device did start sometimes till a blank startup screen and sometimes it just hang up while booting
I recognized it behaved differently e.g. if AC was connected it did not boot up till Windows but also HW reset did not solve the problem
- Back to the PC I tried to flash my device with different OS and Radio ROMs but without success
Finally I found the Vodafone DE ROM and it seemed to work fine again but just for one phone call. I tried to switch on my device approx. 5min after the call but it didn't work - I only saw the green indicator (GSM) but there was only the possibilty to do a SW reset
From now on the device got crazy again and if I try to make a phone call the device tells me a kind of error "Cannot make a phone call" or something like that or the antenna indicator disappears or the antenna shows an exclamation mark

Additionally maybe some more information:

- Herm100 device (originally O² Trion)
- Oli HardSPL 2.10 (did it a while a go)
- GSM often showed an exclamation mark and sometimes good reception but phone calls couldn't be done (sometimes yes, sometimes no, totally crazy)

I really appreciate your answers and if I forgot something to say don't hesitate to ask me.

Thanks

[stim141]

Sounds like the radio is fried or is dying. Have the same problem on my HERM200 (TYTN). Bought the phone used and it froze often. Never really installed a SIM card when I got it. Installed WM6 and I had trouble with the upgrade - got stuck a few times - lucky I had HARDSPL installed. When the radio appears it initially would only work a few minutes at a time - running applications and time seem to get the same errors you experienced. Took the phone apart and cleaned it with electronics cleaner. Left on desk on in standby for a week - checked it occasionally and still showed active radio. Rebooted a few times still ok. Took the phone out of the house for two days still worked. Battery drained down during period. Now have no GSM errors and I was only able to get it to get a radio 1 or 2 times. Reboots and hard resets do not improve. Reflashes won't improve situation because it can't find the radio or the chipset is fried and it can't flash.

[FaCeOff]

Hi and thank you for your answer!
Sounds like bad news and I sadly can confirm my device is more or less nearly unusable!
Yesterday I was not able to make a phone call and even flashing AT&T ROM did not bring any improvements even my SIM was taken out of the device. Seems like the radio influences the whole device even it's inactive. I will try some other radio ROMs... it can't be worse :)