How to hardware reset the date on ZTE Blade? (2038 problem)

[Guest Loulisk]

Did you know that entering a date beyond 2038 could brick your ZTE Blade? Well, apparently it can.

As you can imagine, I learned this the hard way and now I am left without a phone [on the Froyo Swedish R5 Rom (Gen2), it gets stuck in an infinite loop on the silver android letters screen]. I can still access clockwork 3.0.2.7, but no amount of wiping data or cache, or even re-flashing, seems to reset the date in one the phone can understand.

Is there any way at all to deep hardware reset the phone? I am prepared to take the whole thing apart, in case there is a cmos battery or something I should remove.

Who would imagine, after countless ROM flashes gone perfectly, that I would manage brick my phone with the stinking date...

[Guest craigb244]

there is a reset button behind the battery cover next to the camera.

ive never pressed it myself but you can try it.

[Guest Loulisk]

Thank God, guys, I applied this TPT http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...r-easy-install/ and it fixed the time and date.

Those last couple of hours have been horrifying (especially since I am too broke to buy a new phone).

So, word to the wise, whatever you do DON'T screw with the date. It ain't as harmless as one would think...

Edited June 14, 2011 by Loulisk

[Guest slitz]

Wow this is rather funny, not sure why anyone would purposely set their date that far forward though. Purposely brick your phone so you can warranty it?!