Weird Android Desire build boot problem, have I damaged?

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Sorry if this has already been posted about or if this is this is wrong place to ask but have used search and couldn't find anything.

I tried to boot the Desire build on my HD2 but after a few seconds teh white writing looked as if it just melted and froze which was really weird and concerned my allot.

I pulled out my battery and rebooted into windows but now I have noticed that when my white HD2 splash comes up I have a very distinct brighter part of back light I think like a smudge of light behind screen.

I did disable auto backlight when booting btw.

Can anybody explain what went wrong or if I have done any damage and will it correct itself.

Again sorry if this has already been discussed, if so can you link me to correct place.

Regards and thanks.

the "melting" is normal.. wouldn't worry about that...

Originally Posted by nutmegy

the "melting" is normal.. wouldn't worry about that...

When I say melting I dont mean when the writing moves down screen fast etc, I mean it physically looks like the writing freezes and then white text melts away into black background.

I also have a HD1 and have used android on there allot and didn't have teh same melting look which concerned me allot as I though it was damaging the light or digitizer etc.

[edit] Just watched a youtube video of desire booting and it did the same thing so am gunna give it another go, can anybody explain the light issue though regarding teh smudge of brighter light after booting rom as its still there and concerns me a bit.

Originally Posted by ATHiEST

When I say melting I dont mean when the writing moves down screen fast etc, I mean it physically looks like the writing freezes and then white text melts away into black background.

I also have a HD1 and have used android on there allot and didn't have teh same melting look which concerned me allot as I though it was damaging the light or digitizer etc.

Check the last visible lines of text just before this happens. Do you see something like "init panel" there? Then it should be perfectly normal.

Originally Posted by ATHiEST

When I say melting I dont mean when the writing moves down screen fast etc, I mean it physically looks like the writing freezes and then white text melts away into black background.

I also have a HD1 and have used android on there allot and didn't have teh same melting look which concerned me allot as I though it was damaging the light or digitizer etc.

I get that too...during boot...then it comes back and continues to load Is it not continuing to boot for you at that point? Have you disabled auto-backlight dim in Winmo before launching Haret? Are you seeing the boot text fade then just yanking the batt out?

Originally Posted by ATHiEST

When I say melting I dont mean when the writing moves down screen fast etc, I mean it physically looks like the writing freezes and then white text melts away into black background.

I also have a HD1 and have used android on there allot and didn't have teh same melting look which concerned me allot as I though it was damaging the light or digitizer etc.

Sounds like your screen crashed.. Happened a lot in the early Touch Pro Android days.

Originally Posted by meptik

Check the last visible lines of text just before this happens. Do you see something like "init panel" there? Then it should be perfectly normal.

+1, this is just the system "shutting down" and booting back into linux, you are fine.

Originally Posted by meptik

Check the last visible lines of text just before this happens. Do you see something like "init panel" there? Then it should be perfectly normal.

Yeah it does.

Ive just tried again, the text fades etc then just stays on blank screen and doesnt go anywhere?

Im prettt sure I turned auto back light off (unless it goes back on after windows reset), how long is it supposed to stay on the blank screen?

[edit] Just tried a second time....

Clean formatted card
Extracted desire build 5
turned auto back light off
run CLRCAD
run haret
get the linux boot text
get init panel
txt melts away
just hangs, waited for 10 mins, nothing.

Do these builds need any particular windows rom version/radio version/spl/hspl etc?

Originally Posted by ATHiEST

Yeah it does.

Ive just tried again, the text fades etc then just stays on blank screen and doesnt go anywhere?

Im prettt sure I turned auto back light off (unless it goes back on after windows reset), how long is it supposed to stay on the blank screen?

[edit] Just tried a second time....

Clean formatted card
Extracted desire build 5
turned auto back light off
run CLRCAD
run haret
get the linux boot text
get init panel
txt melts away
just hangs, waited for 10 mins, nothing.

Do these builds need any particular windows rom version/radio version/spl/hspl etc?

There's a definite requirement for the radio version: 2.08.50.05 or higher, as long as there's a 50 in the version number. People have been getting good results with 2.10.50.28_2 and 2.12.50.02_2.

ROM version might also influence things, check the Android thread. Some people are recommending EnergyRom, I'm using Artemis right now.

I got Desire v5 running very nicely here. My setup:

ROM: Artemis v25 WWE
HSPL: 2.08
Radio: 2.12.50.02_2

Originally Posted by meptik

There's a definite requirement for the radio version: 2.08.50.05 or higher, as long as there's a 50 in the version number. People have been getting good results with 2.10.50.28_2 and 2.12.50.02_2.

ROM version might also influence things, check the Android thread. Some people are recommending EnergyRom, I'm using Artemis right now.
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I second that. I'm running exactly what's in my sig and I have zero problems running the v5 Desire build.