Phone locks after boot

[Guest d80tb7]

My phone locks up after booting (the home screen becomes visible but I get a 'no service' status where the operator logo should be). I cannot power down the phone via the power button and have to resort to taking the battery out of the back.

I've tried hard resetting but this has made no difference.

I have applied the UK update and removed certification via the Orange website. The only programs I have installed are GNUBoy and Orneta (sp) Notepad. I have not installed any programs recently(over a month).

Any ideas or am I going to have to send this back to Orange?

[Guest frank/vrs]

mine is doing this as well got it yest pelease help

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

Using which SIM card?

How long are you waiting before pulling the battery?

[Guest d80tb7]

I've waited a good 15 minutes before pulling the battery. Interestingly sometimes it manages to load the clock, sometimes not.

[Guest frank/vrs]

using the sim card that came with the phone i leave mine about 10 mins sum times and there is still nothing please help as its a cump phone and i need to get it working :cry:

[Guest frank/vrs]

mine will sum times work for a bit then it will frezze

[Guest madu]

Have you tried a Hard Reset

[Guest frank/vrs]

yes and it will not let me do that properley when i press the function key it cums up with 3 diffrent culors

[Guest madu]

The timing is hard there, but you need to hold the action key for 1second just after it says Card Found!! BE QUICK!!

[Guest frank/vrs]

I am trying the hard reset Firstley it says u should get 2 options "press any key to enter boot loader" and press action button to enter diag mod" well i only get the first 1 but if i hold the action button down i do get to select "erase ipsm" but when it says passed and i move 2 the left it dosnt say end any were it just goes trogh pages.

i just dont now what to do please help

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

Once it's said "PASSED" just hold the power button or pull the battery to reboot....