Soft reset turned into hard reset!!!

Gigi · 05-18-03, 08:22 AM

I was listening to my mp3s using wifi when the program (Pocket MVP) froze. I tried a soft reset (which always worked before) but ended up with a hard reset!!!

So now I have a few questions:

1. Is there a systematic way of restoring/backing up? That is, which programs should be installed first? I cannot use Activesync's restore function since more current data (not saved during last backup) would be lost.

2. If I want to install the new ROM upgrade, do I have to install 02 before 03?

Any other tips would be really appeciated as well!

Thanks,

Gigi

daximx5 · 05-18-03, 08:27 AM

Are you sure you weren't accidentally(sp?) holding the power button?

Gigi · 05-18-03, 08:48 AM

Of course that's always a possibility, but I don't think so since whenever you perform a hard reset, the Ax asks you to confirm it by pressing one of the buttons.

bernie_rubber · 05-18-03, 08:57 AM

"2. If I want to install the new ROM upgrade, do I have to install 02 before 03?"

No, you don't have to install 02 before 03!

05-18-03, 09:16 AM

I had the same prob ones. I did a soft reset and the set up your pocket pc screen appeard!!! without asking or anything!

You could try sprite pocket back-up for systematic backups.

hope this helps,

Wannahave

Gigi · 05-18-03, 09:16 AM

Ok thanks bernie_rubber!

io333 · 05-18-03, 10:27 AM

Soft resets turning into hard resets happen to me all the time. It usually happens after the Axim starts to get flakier and stranger --the digitizer gets way out of alignment and the ppc starts to have short periods of freezing, but usually comes out of them. Then finally it locks up tight, I hit the soft reset button and *bang*, hard reset. Then I restore from my SD card and everything is fine for a few more days.

This was posted from my Axim.

Mike C · 05-18-03, 11:05 AM

Do you have any wierd software running to cause that?
It sure isn't normal ... judging my mine which is rock solid.

I do a soft reset every time I want to use the gps software because I often get a memory is low warning if I just stick it in there and fire it up. Could you do some good by reseting more often ... rather than waiting til it gets critical?

Gigi · 05-18-03, 11:47 AM

Thanks everyone for your replies. Well this whole thing sure is annoying...but I am obviously not the only one this has happened to!

Quote:

Then I restore from my SD card and everything is fine for a few more days.

io333, will restoring from SD make me lose my most current data? And wannahave, is pocket-back up only good BEFORE I've lost everything?

Mike C, I don't think I have any weird software on it...just stuff I've read about from this site mainly. But I have noticed that my Ax freezes A LOT when using Pocket MVP!!! And about resetting more often, it's funny that you mention that, because I have already thought I've been having to reset a whole lot more than I should. But then perhaps I am comparing the situation to my desktop...

Mike C · 05-18-03, 11:57 AM

I hardly ever get a real freeze-up, and just soft-reset to flush the memory. What I was getting at was the possibility that your program memory might be low, causing some of the trouble.

If you're playing mpg's, try pocket tv instead.

Gigi · 05-18-03, 12:14 PM

I see your point Mike. I will try Pocket tv this time instead.

Thanks,

Gigi

kmji57 · 05-18-03, 12:50 PM

My Axim did the same thing some time ago. Hard reset instead of soft one without any warning.:rolling:

05-18-03, 02:31 PM

That does seem to happen to me once in awhile to me to, my battery fell out,and my backup was loose,that could be a problem to some.:)

Ill try to keep up with you gigi,like you wanted in the chat.;)

io333 · 05-18-03, 04:28 PM

I'm pretty sure it's some bit of software or combination of bits that's doing it. My first clue is when ActiveSync dies. Then it's time for a complete reinstall from scratch, or just living with the lack of ActiveSynch, which I manage to do pretty well. But after death of AS, it's all downhill from there.

The apps I use most often are ftxpbrowser, the ambicom wifi driver, npop, calendar+, gsplayer and pocketmusic.

If I had to bet on it, I'd put all my money on AS being the root of the softreset>>hard reset problem.

coolhand · 05-18-03, 05:36 PM

same think happined to me...was showing a friend a movie with pocket mvp, went to exit it and it froze.....softreset and it actually did a hard reset....and i dident have a backup done doh...