hi
i tried some registry tweaks on my nike, because no alternative keybord worked. But after a soft reset my phone allways stops booting while shwing the startscrenn with Rominformation.
Can a edit the registry or do i have to make a hardreset. if i have to do a hardreset: Is it possible to restore the Data after a hardrestet (e.g. the contactlist or the sms)
thx
JonnyX
just do the hard reset and then do a full restore w/ Sprite or SPB or whatever you backed the device up with before you started messing with the registry.
definitely a better idea to back up your stuff first before beginning to mess with anything. try the my phone back up or search for a backup application before you do a hard reset next time.
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Hello,
I'm a long time browser of this site (for the past few years), and this is my first time posting. Great site - I love it!
I've just upgraded to a o2 Orbit 2 (HTC Touch Cruise).
I love this device, I've been using Pocket PCs since PPC2000 but never a PDA/Phone hybrid before, this is my first, it's amazing!
I'm using an 8gb MicroSD card to store as much as I can, rather that storing apps on ther main memory (the only apps installed there are Resco file explorer, and any today plug-ins etc).
I am having a slight issue with Sprite Backup, included with this device.
Everytime I try and backup my device state to the SD card, the program freezes about 32 seconds into the backup operation, the status in the app says "building self restoring header". I've left this for well over an hour, just incase it's working, but when i've returned to the device it's still stuck in this stage, and I have to soft-reset the device.
I've hard-reset a few times now, but to no avail, the program still freezes.
Currently I'm using the default stock o2-branded rom:
ROM Version: 1.25.206.3 WWE
ROM [email protected] 01/03/08
Radio Version: 1.58.25.14
Protocol version: 25.69.30.05H
Anyone else experience a problem like this? If so, how did you get around it?
Thanks in advance, Keep up the good work,
Chris.
never had this problem
hi there!
I got the same device, and it works (almost) perfect.
I can perform a Backup, no lacks, no critical errors, but everytime one file is skipped(a tmp file). It realy doesn't matter for me, i tried to restore a backup yesterday and it worked fine. The only thing which wasn't restored was the "photo dial cube", i had to add my friends again.. i think you know what i mean, ah and i had to set up the vpn connection again.
Everything else was restored fine. All contacs, all of my messages, pix, software... even the trial period of mochavnc keeps running, and wasn't reseted(doh).
I think a reinstallation could solve your problem. On the CD's which were delivered by O2 there is a Insaller for Sprite Backup. Try this.
Have a nice Day!
Greetings
Win****
Hi there, thanks for the reply.
I've reinstalled again. It was one of my apps (S2U2, or CallFirewall) that was causing the problem.
Some files were locked and couldnt be unlocked when Sprite Backup kills the processes.
I've found an alternative backup application, Resco Backup, that works flawlessly.
I've even performed a hard reset and restored from the backup, so all is good!!
So you don't use sprite anymore?
I'm fighting with my phone for three days now.
everytime I reboot after a restore, (sprite reboots it first after which all comes up well adn my phone is my old one) but as said after any reboot I do hereafter all my microsoft applications can't find their initiation files sych as :mssyncapp, :mspoutlook :mscprog, :msexplore
I've tried many times and many things and discovered that probably sprite is doing a background task. And it is.
As it resets to the wrong time and date, when set in the right time and date it has missed tasks and it will start these tasks imediately.
Uninstalling sprite helped me out!
But sprite is not easy to uninstall so many files will stay onboard and again after a reboot: crash.
Since the only sollution is factory reset (t-mobile screen), install sprite, restore phone, uninstall sprite, reboot and hope it will not fail the microsoft apps again; it is very time consuming to find out what the *** sprite is doing / has done to my phone.
Hard reset and reinstall every single application I had already installed seems the best way and like my predecessor; do not use the software that came free with your phone. It kills and also sels; a premium version, now why would I need that?
May be a stupid question, but because of my GPS lag, I'd like to try and do a hard reset of my device (risking that my extremely fast fix (<10 sec) is gone).
But now I'm hesitating because of the following:
Does a hard reset also change the registry back to the stock version?
Further I assume that:
- My storage card remains intact (all files stay there) and
- if I make a back up all my contacts, e-mail settings, Opera favorites etc etc etc will be saved and I can restore them (from the storage card)
- all my personal installed programs are restored from a back up
- registry will not be restored from the back up
Hard reset takes the device back to factory settings, compketeky wiping it out. Your storage card will be fine. Backing up your PIM info is no problem and restoring that should have no effect on how your device operates. If you make a backup of your entire device and then restore it, you will most likely still be having whatever problems you had before as it does restore everything under normal circumstances, even the registry.
If you're having issues, the best thing to do is backup PIM info only and just reinstall everything after the hard reset. Plus, if you put a new rom on your phone, that's the safest method anyway.
Whenever You Backup Your Registry Don't Use Any Passwords On Your Phone While You Back It Up. Because After A Hard Reset And A Backup Restore It Will Prompt For Last Password But Even If You Know It, It Won't Work.
I Found This Out After 3 Hard-Resets In A Row. I Realized It After Restoring The Reg Then Turning Off The Screen.
So Remember, Do Not Back-Up Your Registry While You Have A Password On Your Phone. =]
Hi,
Sice i installed Resco Keyboard and uninstalled it i dont get my usal phone pad. Is it possible to get it back or do i need to do a hard reset?
Sorry if this question has been asked before, but didnt find any info via the search function.
barbapappa_86 said:
Hi,
Sice i installed Resco Keyboard and uninstalled it i dont get my usal phone pad. Is it possible to get it back or do i need to do a hard reset?
Sorry if this question has been asked before, but didnt find any info via the search function.
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A hard reset is always the best option, but I´m sure someone could point you into another way
If you would have a back up program like spb backup for example, you would have simply restored a backup. You can delete the remaining registry values if remaining. May be it will work otherwise do a hard reset.
mirchichamu said:
If you would have a back up program like spb backup for example, you would have simply restored a backup. You can delete the remaining registry values if remaining. May be it will work otherwise do a hard reset.
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Thank you to you both! Hoped to not do a hard reset but i will try to do the backup.
try cleaning up with SKTools, maybe something's blocking your dialer for some reason.. even tho it should have anything to do with it
you should also use Advanced Config 3.3 to see if your Dialer Skin is enabled.
I am trying to change the "Phone as modem" value to "Sprint" found in hklm-comm-internetsharing-settings
I tried phm regedit, and resco explorer registry editor on the phone, then I tried mobile registry editor 1.1 on the desktop pc that remotely edits the phones registry, I also tried CERegeditor that is on the Desktop to remotely edit, and another one that allows you to "unlock" the registry like CE before editing (But none of them work. I tried all of the below with every single editor). I am using soft reset 1.1 and or the soft reset button.
I read that you have to wait a minute with wm5 and wm6 for it to save properly then soft reset and it will save.
I have made the edit, exit the program and reset, reverts to old setting. I tried to make the change and stay in the program for several minutes, then reset, reverts to old setting.
I tried deleting the key, waiting each way resetting, bam the old key pops back up.
I have tried every combination for every length of time up to including waiting several hours before the reset with the program open and then with it closed, and still after the reset, bam the original is back.
I even tried hard resetting the phone thinking maybe something installed keeping me from editing the registry, but nope.
I also tired the cab tethering fix files I have found....nope, still shows "Phone as Modem" in the key value
I even just tried reloading the rom from HTC to see if thats why I could not edit, maybe my version was messed up some how.
Nope, still cannot get it to save the "Sprint" value.
Please help, any ideas?
Anyone have any ideas on this? Or has this been the case for anyone else?