Serious Omnia problem, need help !!

[Guest JaGuR]

Hi guys,

I have had my Omnia about a month, have installed a winmo 6.5 rom, all no problems, phone has been running great, up until yesterday when I was using iGO 8.

Had the phone plugged into the car charger, any way the phone goes flat, can't turn it back on until I get home and put it on the house charger.

Now my power button isn't working, won't turn off or on, it starts up automatically when I put the battery back in, but I can't switch it off, and my phone is really hot and is going flat in about 3hrs.

I have tried hard resetting the rom, still having same issue, is this hardware or software problem, and what can I do ?

Cheers

Edited August 30, 2009 by JaGuR

[Guest Morad kassem]

Hi guys,

I have had my Omnia about a month, have installed a winmo 6.5 rom, all no problems, phone has been running great, up until yesterday when I was using iGO 8.

Had the phone plugged into the car charger, any way the phone goes flat, can't turn it back on until I get home and put it on the house charger.

Now my power button isn't working, won't turn off or on, it starts up automatically when I put the battery back in, but I can't switch it off, and my phone is really hot and is going flat in about 3hrs.

I have tried hard resetting the rom, still having same issue, is this hardware or software problem, and what can I do ?

Cheers

I suggest that you should refer to the service center at your location even if there is no warranty

[Guest meabigbaldguy]

Let's think about this for a moment. Phone was working just fine and then just crapped out - whilst plugged in! Now it won't revive at all.

Sounds like some sort of hardware failure to me, but I wouldn't count on a warranty being honored if you've flashed a custom ROM.

[Guest xtralarge26]

This's happened to me before,

might sound strange but try installling a different ROM on your omnia,

i suggest DXID1 untill you know your phones okay then try some custom ROM's out if you wish,

Hope this helps.

[Guest T@R1Q]

all custom roms r bug prone.

u simply cant use them for long coz u'll find too many errors r heading.

solution, keep changing rom :D

[Guest meabigbaldguy]

all custom roms r bug prone.

u simply cant use them for long coz u'll find too many errors r heading.

solution, keep changing rom :D

This is an utterly noob comment. Whatever you percieve may have happened to your phone on count of a custom is probably unfortunate; however, I (along with plenty of other users on this forum) can vouch for the stability of the ROMs provided by the all of the brilliant chefs on this forum. Custom ROMs are an ever evolving type, which is why their variants are released often. The same goes for just about any type of software. Would you blame iTunes for being unstable because Apple releases a new revision almost every week?

Yes, some can be bug prone but just about every chef on this forum will point every detail out along with the comment "Flash at your own risk".

[Guest Zealster]

all custom roms r bug prone.

u simply cant use them for long coz u'll find too many errors r heading.

solution, keep changing rom :D

There are many, many stable ROMs on this site. When I had the latest official Samsung ROM, I had to soft reset my phone at least once a day. Now, I've flashed to a custom ROM and don't have any real problems with my phone except minor extra software issues. How is it that a custom ROM provides better stability than an official Samsung released ROM if they contain "too many errors." This is a false statement and an insult to any ROM cook who works to provide user stability and improves the Omnia's use.

[Guest kav]

There are many, many stable ROMs on this site. When I had the latest official Samsung ROM, I had to soft reset my phone at least once a day. Now, I've flashed to a custom ROM and don't have any real problems with my phone except minor extra software issues. How is it that a custom ROM provides better stability than an official Samsung released ROM if they contain "too many errors." This is a false statement and an insult to any ROM cook who works to provide user stability and improves the Omnia's use.

we have to agree with both parties here,, there are definitely many stable roms, but u have to agree that there are many unstable roms full of bugs as well,, many people flashed roms and they spend their time just trying to find solutions to the bugs for fixing them if possible.

the cooks as well do this,, they take the crap from microsoft and try to make it work better, but even they cannot fix all the issues. people use their fone in different manners for different things,, it is possible that 2 persons flash the same rom but they have different issues with it.. all because they use it differently. i know that an os should be stable no matter how u use it,, but hey,, thats microsoft fault IMHO.

what u mention as minor software issues might be big problems for others, so i think we should respect other opinions as well ( no offence meant)

[Guest rcicu]

sounds hardware related to me. The last few times I used iGo my phone over heated and shut down. It sounds like yours may have done the same. Are you able to reflash to CF03?

If you can or even if you can't I would take it back to the store for replacement. If they wont replace it Samsung should.

Good Luck

[Guest factorgsi]

sounds hardware related to me. The last few times I used iGo my phone over heated and shut down. It sounds like yours may have done the same. Are you able to reflash to CF03?

If you can or even if you can't I would take it back to the store for replacement. If they wont replace it Samsung should.

Good Luck

This happens the same with mine, tried several GPS applications, same result, heats too much after some time. Tried iGO, NDrive, SAmsung Route 66 (came with the phone). The phone doesn't hang or crash but simply stops charging from the car charger and eventually the juice is gone, no battery. Btw, this happens with both roms from Samsung and custom. It's an hardware issue I guess, a pain in the ass one.

[Guest JaGuR]

This happens the same with mine, tried several GPS applications, same result, heats too much after some time. Tried iGO, NDrive, SAmsung Route 66 (came with the phone). The phone doesn't hang or crash but simply stops charging from the car charger and eventually the juice is gone, no battery. Btw, this happens with both roms from Samsung and custom. It's an hardware issue I guess, a pain in the ass one.

Hi guys,

I flashed back to Original rom, well I hope so, I got it from Shokka's kitchen, it had the region check removed, as it wouldn't let me reflash back to the real original.

The problem still existed after changing the rom back, the phone would work as per usual, but the power button woudn't switch it off, and the battery, a diffeerent one to the one that was in it when the problem occured, would drain in about 3 hours, same with the original

The funny thing is, I was getting a usb cord not connected icon up the top, well I think that is what it was, even when the usb wasn't plugged in, didn't remember getting that before :/

Anyway sent it back to the store, hoping to get it fixed, or replaced.

The car charger I was using, wasn't an original Samsung one, just a cheap one off EBAY, could that have caused the problem ?

Cheers

Edited September 5, 2009 by JaGuR